Best animation plugins for WordPress
The most popular animation plugins for WordPress in November 2026, in WordPress.org’s own popular order, which follows active installs. Blocks Animation leads with 90K+ active installs, ahead of Greenshift (70K+) and UiCore Animate (40K+). All 262 plugins tagged “animation” are below, with figures from WordPress.org that update every day.
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Top 10 animation plugins
- 1.
Blocks AnimationThe most installed animation plugin, with 90K+ active installs. Rated 4.8 from 73 reviews, updated 2 days ago.
- 2.
Greenshift70K+ active installs. Rated 4.8 from 107 reviews, updated 4 days ago.
- 3.
UiCore Animate40K+ active installs. Rated 3.2 from 10 reviews, updated 7 months ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.9.11.
- 4.
Animation Addons10K+ active installs. Rated 4.6 from 67 reviews, updated 3 days ago.
- 5.
Animations for Blocks10K+ active installs. Rated 4.8 from 27 reviews, updated 2 months ago.
- 6.
Loading Page with Loading Screen10K+ active installs. Rated 4.6 from 124 reviews, updated 2 months ago.
- 7.LottieFiles
6K+ active installs. Rated 2.3 from 18 reviews, updated 9 months ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.9.11.
- 8.
Block Animations, Motion & Scroll Effects6K+ active installs. Rated 4.6 from 46 reviews, updated 2 weeks ago.
- 9.Better Block Editor (BBE)
6K+ active installs. Rated 5.0 from 11 reviews, updated 2 months ago.
- 10.
Animate on Scroll4K+ active installs. Rated 4.3 from 6 reviews, last updated 2 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.5.14.
All 262 plugins tagged “animation”

Blocks Animation
Up in the last 7 days:2#468by Hardeep Asrani2 days ago
Add CSS animations and scroll effects to any Gutenberg block. Choose from fade, slide, zoom & more, with delay and duration controls — no code needed.
- Installs
- 90K+
- Rating
- 4.8(73)
- Downloads
- 1.6K/day

Greenshift
Up in the last 7 days:22#583by wpsoul4 days ago
More than 20 special blocks for Gutenberg to build complex pages and animations with highest possible web vitals score.
- Installs
- 70K+
- Rating
- 4.8(107)
- Downloads
- 929/day

UiCore Animate
Down in the last 7 days:2#831by uicore7 months ago
UiCore Animate adds page transitions, smooth scroll, and engaging animations to Elementor and Gutenberg blocks, for smoother, engaging experiences.
- Installs
- 40K+
- Rating
- 3.2(10)
- Downloads
- 91/day

Animation Addons
Down in the last 7 days:5#1,463by Wealcoder3 days ago
Animation Addons: all-in-one Elementor addons pack – GSAP scroll animations, 100+ Elementor widgets, 40+ Elementor 4 Atomic Widgets & 300+ templates.
- Installs
- 10K+
- Rating
- 4.6(67)
- Downloads
- 433/day

Animations for Blocks
Up in the last 7 days:2#1,757by ska-dev2 months ago
Allows to add animations to block editor blocks on scroll.
- Installs
- 10K+
- Rating
- 4.8(27)
- Downloads
- 88/day

Loading Page with Loading Screen
Down in the last 7 days:2#1,865by codepeople2 months ago
Loading Page with Loading Screen plugin performs a pre-loading of images on your website and displays a loading progress screen with percentage of com …
- Installs
- 10K+
- Rating
- 4.6(124)
- Downloads
- 55/day
LottieFiles
Down in the last 7 days:17#2,687by LottieFiles9 months ago
LottieFiles for WordPress is the easiest way to add Lottie animations to your WordPress website using the Gutenberg editor.
- Installs
- 6K+
- Rating
- 2.3(18)
- Downloads
- 44/day

Block Animations, Motion & Scroll Effects
Down in the last 7 days:11#2,689by nK15 days ago
Animate WordPress blocks with reveal, scroll, mouse and loop effects, set in the block settings.
- Installs
- 6K+
- Rating
- 4.6(46)
- Downloads
- 122/day
Better Block Editor (BBE)
Up in the last 7 days:7#2,813by Dream Theme2 months ago
Better Block Editor (BBE) — responsive layout controls, on-scroll animations, and pre-made site templates for Block Editor.
- Installs
- 6K+
- Rating
- 5.0(11)
- Downloads
- 57/day

Animate on Scroll
Down in the last 7 days:9#3,518by Arya Dhiratara2 years ago
Animate any Elements on scroll using the popular AOS JS library simply by adding class names.
- Installs
- 4K+
- Rating
- 4.3(6)
- Downloads
- 11/day
Animentor
Down in the last 7 days:24#3,717by overengineer5 years ago
An Elementor extension that adds a widget for Lottie animations.
- Installs
- 3K+
- Rating
- 5.0(8)
- Downloads
- 15/day

Maintenance & Coming Soon Redirect Animation
Down in the last 7 days:6#3,779by ilyasine2 months ago
Enable maintenance mode in one click with stunning animations and customizable access for specific users.
- Installs
- 3K+
- Rating
- 5.0(34)
- Downloads
- 37/day

LottieFiles
Down in the last 7 days:16#3,909by KAP ASIAs2 days ago
Creative layout to your site with smaller json file using Lottie animations.
- Installs
- 3K+
- Rating
- 5.0(8)
- Downloads
- 29/day

AOS Animation for SiteOrigin Page Builder
Down in the last 7 days:4#3,972by covalenciawebs4 years ago
Add animation to widgets, cells and rows in Siteorigin Page Builder.
- Installs
- 3K+
- Rating
- 5.0(2)
- Downloads
- 22/day

AnimateGL
Up in the last 7 days:7#4,220by creativeinteractivemedia8 days ago
Scroll animations, hover effects, typewriter text and count-up numbers for Gutenberg, Elementor and Bricks. CSS and 3D WebGL effects. No code.
- Installs
- 2K+
- Rating
- 5.0(22)
- Downloads
- 129/day

Confetti
Down in the last 7 days:11#4,241by WP Sunshine23 days ago
Add a confetti celebration to any page with a block or shortcode. Seven styles, no setup. Premium fires it after purchases, form submissions and more.
- Installs
- 2K+
- Rating
- 5.0(49)
- Downloads
- 56/day

Sky Addons for Elementor
Up in the last 7 days:5#4,573by wowDevs27 days ago
Sky Addons is a powerful Elementor addon with a GSAP animation builder, 160+ widgets, 167+ templates, 2,000+ blocks and a complete Theme Builder.
- Installs
- 2K+
- Rating
- 5.0(9)
- Downloads
- 58/day

Counting Number Block
Up in the last 7 days:4#4,699by Phi Phan2 months ago
This block provides an animated counter effect for numbers. It’s fast, lightweight, SEO-friendly, accessibility-ready, and fits any design.
- Installs
- 2K+
- Rating
- 5.0(9)
- Downloads
- 81/day

Animated Blocks on Scroll
Up in the last 7 days:11#4,890by Virgildia5 months ago
Add scroll based animations to WordPress Gutenberg blocks.
- Installs
- 2K+
- Rating
- 5.0(8)
- Downloads
- 26/day

Easy Textillate
Down in the last 7 days:22#5,330by Flector1 year ago
Very beautiful text animations (shortcodes in posts and widgets or PHP code in theme files).
- Installs
- 1K+
- Rating
- 4.8(15)
- Downloads
- 11/day

Animator
Down in the last 7 days:31#5,497by Toast Plugins11 months ago
A highly customisable, yet user friendly interface for applying CSS animations to your website frontend.
- Installs
- 1K+
- Rating
- 4.5(15)
- Downloads
- 22/day

Marquee Block
#5,606by Emran Ahmed14 days ago
Marquee block is CSS based animation block to display scrolling text, images and any kinds of blocks horizontally and vertically.
- Installs
- 1K+
- Rating
- 5.0(3)
- Downloads
- 44/day

Animated Typed JS Shortcode
Down in the last 7 days:41#5,814by Yong2 years ago
This plugin add shortcode to create an animated typing effect with Typed JS. No settings needed, just plug and play.
- Installs
- 1K+
- Rating
- 4.3(6)
- Downloads
- 11/day

Elements Hive for Breakdance
Down in the last 7 days:13#5,894by elementshive9 days ago
Turn Your Breakdance Websites Into Visual Symphonies With Elements Hive.
- Installs
- 1K+
- Rating
- 5.0(19)
- Downloads
- 34/day

Page Animations And Transitions
Down in the last 7 days:14#6,113by Weblizar - WordPress Themes & Plugin1 month ago
Page Animations And Transition is provide multiple Animation effect to your WordPress site. Show your page with stylish transition.
- Installs
- 1K+
- Rating
- 2.8(32)
- Downloads
- 23/day

Tumult Hype Animations
Up in the last 7 days:3#6,165by tumultinc24 days ago
This plugin allows you to upload your Tumult Hype animations to your Wordpress site to easily embed them using shortcodes on posts and pages.
- Installs
- 1K+
- Rating
- 5.0(7)
- Downloads
- 24/day

SmartText Rotator
Down in the last 7 days:25#6,507by Labib Ahmed1 year ago
A WordPress plugin that allows you to add rotating words in a sentence with CSS3 animations.
- Installs
- 1K+
- Rating
- 3.5(11)
- Downloads
- 11/day

Animation Builder
Up in the last 7 days:4#6,774by Toast Plugins1 month ago
Complex scroll-triggered animations. No coding required.
- Installs
- 1K+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 11/day

Animation Pack
Up in the last 7 days:7#7,060by DevsBlink10 months ago
Animation library for Elementor & Gutenberg.
- Installs
- 900+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 11/day
Reading Position Indicator
Up in the last 7 days:35#7,379by iworks (Marcin Pietrzak)3 months ago
Add reading position indicator on page top.
- Installs
- 800+
- Rating
- 5.0(66)
- Downloads
- 9/day

WEN Skill Charts
Down in the last 7 days:5#8,173by WEN Themes7 months ago
Show animated skill bar and circle
- Installs
- 600+
- Rating
- 4.5(6)
- Downloads
- 22/day

AI website builder for the block editor and Elementor
Down in the last 7 days:23#8,188by syarifstudio18 days ago
AI website builder, animations and custom css for the block editor and Elementor
- Installs
- 600+
- Rating
- 5.0(3)
- Downloads
- 35/day

Lordicon
Down in the last 7 days:52#8,459by lordicon1 month ago
Enhance Gutenberg pages with animated icons from Lordicon. Add motion and style with high performance.
- Installs
- 600+
- Rating
- 5.0(1)
- Downloads
- 11/day

Interactions
Up in the last 7 days:58#8,784by Benjamin Intal3 months ago
Scroll, hover & click animations. Build interactive experiences for Elementor, Bricks & Gutenberg. No-code Trigger → Action builder with ready …
- Installs
- 500+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 11/day

Confetti Fall Animation
Down in the last 7 days:54#8,996by Muhammad Shakeel9 months ago
Confetti fall animation plugin for WordPress. Add a delightful falling confetti animation to your website for celebrations and special events.
- Installs
- 500+
- Rating
- 5.0(2)
- Downloads
- 6/day

Animate My Site
Up in the last 7 days:43#9,473by edobegagic9 months ago
Add animations to your website in just a few clicks.
- Installs
- 400+
- Rating
- 5.0(2)
- Downloads
- 11/day

Smooth Custom Cursor
Down in the last 7 days:38#9,977by hsarticle1 month ago
Adds a smooth, animated custom cursor — choose from 9 cursor styles, each fully customizable with a live preview — no coding needed.
- Installs
- 400+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 11/day

Scroll Magic Addon for Elementor
Down in the last 7 days:76#10,141by magicpages4 years ago
ScrollMagic for Elementor makes it easy to respond to the user's current scroll position. This is the perfect plugin to create an animation effec …
- Installs
- 300+
- Rating
- 3.3(4)
- Downloads
- 0/day
CodeFlavors floating menu
Down in the last 7 days:5#11,143by Constantin Boiangiu10 years ago
Create animated navigation menus on the left or right side of any WordPress blog.
- Installs
- 200+
- Rating
- 4.7(13)
- Downloads
- 6/day

KineticHub
Up in the last 7 days:51#11,756by kinetichub1 month ago
Animated Gutenberg blocks for motion, media, typography, buttons, marquees, dividers, and interactive page sections.
- Installs
- 200+
- Rating
- 5.0(2)
- Downloads
- 11/day
RA Widgets Animate
Up in the last 7 days:5#11,961by FrodoBean8 months ago
Animate widgets using Ultimate Scroll Animation Library.
- Installs
- 200+
- Rating
- 4.8(4)
- Downloads
- 11/day
swfObject Reloaded
Up in the last 7 days:54#13,015by CodeAndReload14 years ago
Allows easy embedding (shortcode inserted via Add Media button while posting) and better management of swf files.
- Installs
- 100+
- Rating
- 5.0(1)
- Downloads
- 0/day

Animation Block
Up in the last 7 days:58#13,268by Paul Allen7 years ago
Use the power of animate.css to animate Gutenberg blocks as they enter the viewport.
- Installs
- 100+
- Rating
- 5.0(2)
- Downloads
- 0/day

AboveWP Page Loader
Up in the last 7 days:63#13,624by AboveWP2 months ago
A sleek and elegant page loader for WordPress websites by AboveWP.
- Installs
- 100+
- Rating
- 5.0(1)
- Downloads
- 7/day

Cube 3D Slider
Down in the last 7 days:56#13,806by manu2252 months ago
Display cube 3D slider in your website.
- Installs
- 100+
- Rating
- 4.0(4)
- Downloads
- 6/day

Scrollchart
Up in the last 7 days:62#13,874by scrollchart3 months ago
Drop animated, accessible diagrams into any post or page. Responsive, themeable, mobile-friendly.
- Installs
- 100+
- Rating
- 5.0(1)
- Downloads
- 11/day

Stylish Scrolling Title
Down in the last 7 days:94#14,198by Dear5 months ago
Title of your website will auto scroll from left to right
- Installs
- 100+
- Rating
- 5.0(1)
- Downloads
- 0/day

WP PleaseWait
Down in the last 7 days:154#14,921by ngoclb6 years ago
Just an awesome splash screen for your website (or PWA), support 12+ spinner styles and many customizable things - message text, spinner size, backgro …
- Installs
- 100+
- Rating
- 5.0(5)
- Downloads
- 0/day

Ani-Mate Gutenberg Animation Extension
Down in the last 7 days:12#15,432by tweakitguy1 month ago
A simple plugin that adds animation on scroll (AOS) to Gutenberg blocks.
- Installs
- 100+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day

Mouse Trail Free
Down in the last 7 days:274#17,174by miranda312 years ago
Enhance your website with a captivating mouse trail effect that follows your visitors' cursors.
- Installs
- 90+
- Rating
- 5.0(2)
- Downloads
- 11/day