Best animation effect plugins for WordPress
The most popular animation effect plugins for WordPress in November 2026, in WordPress.org’s own popular order, which follows active installs. Animated Headline leads with 70+ active installs, ahead of Custom Popup Builder for Elementor (10+) and Onex Custom Popup Builder (fewer than 10). All 3 plugins tagged “Animation Effect” are below, with figures from WordPress.org that update every day.
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Top 3 animation effect plugins
- 1.
Animated HeadlineThe most installed animation effect plugin, with 70+ active installs. Only 2 reviews so far, updated 5 months ago.
- 2.
Custom Popup Builder for Elementor10+ active installs. No reviews yet, last updated 6 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 5.2.30.
- 3.
Onex Custom Popup BuilderFewer than 10 active installs. No reviews yet, last updated 7 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 5.2.30.
All 3 plugins tagged “Animation Effect”
Animated Headline
Down in the last 7 days:1,033#18,824by Sajjad Hossain Sagor5 months ago
Animate Your Headlines With Eye Catching Animation : Drag & Drop Animation Builder - Visual Composer (Now WPBakery Page Builder) Addon.
- Installs
- 70+
- Rating
- 3.0(2)
- Downloads
- 0/day
Custom Popup Builder for Elementor
#46,688by OneX Technologies6 years ago
You can bulid popup with any layout in drag&drop way, change its position and trigger event in few clicks.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
Onex Custom Popup Builder
Up in the last 7 days:13,668#55,307by OneX Technologies7 years ago
You can bulid popup with any layout in drag&drop way, change its position and trigger event in few clicks.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day