Best gif plugins for WordPress
The most popular gif plugins for WordPress in November 2026, in WordPress.org’s own popular order, which follows active installs. GIF Master leads with 3K+ active installs, ahead of Flat Preloader (3K+) and WP GIF Uploader (1K+). All 18 plugins tagged “gif” are below, with figures from WordPress.org that update every day.
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Top 10 gif plugins
- 1.
GIF MasterThe most installed gif plugin, with 3K+ active installs. Only 1 review so far, last updated 1 year ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.8.12.
- 2.
Flat Preloader3K+ active installs. Rated 4.6 from 18 reviews, last updated 3 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.2.15.
- 3.
WP GIF Uploader1K+ active installs. Only 1 review so far, updated 2 months ago.
- 4.
Comment Image1K+ active installs. Rated 4.2 from 6 reviews, last updated 5 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 5.8.19.
- 5.
AM LottiePlayer700+ active installs. Rated 5.0 from 5 reviews, updated 1 month ago.
- 6.
Insert Giphy Block700+ active installs. No reviews yet, last updated 6 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 5.3.27.
- 7.
WP GIF Player300+ active installs. Only 1 review so far, last updated 5 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 5.7.0.
- 8.
GIF Animation Preview300+ active installs. Rated 4.6 from 11 reviews, last updated 10 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 4.0.38.
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WP Gfycat80+ active installs. Rated 4.7 from 6 reviews, last updated 7 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 4.9.35.
- 10.
atec WebP70+ active installs. Only 3 reviews so far, updated 4 months ago.
All 18 plugins tagged “gif”
GIF Master
Up in the last 7 days:1#3,776by Deepak Khokhar1 year ago
GIF Master WordPress plugin allows you to insert gifs from Giphy and Tenor into your WordPress pages and posts.
- Installs
- 3K+
- Rating
- 5.0(1)
- Downloads
- 11/day
Flat Preloader
Down in the last 7 days:26#4,118by Thien Nguyen3 years ago
Flat Preloader helps you create the loading page with many excited gif icons.
- Installs
- 3K+
- Rating
- 4.6(18)
- Downloads
- 19/day
WP GIF Uploader
Up in the last 7 days:4#5,786by GrandPlugins2 months ago
Upload animated GIFs and keep the animation in every thumbnail WordPress generates, instead of a still first frame.
- Installs
- 1K+
- Rating
- 5.0(1)
- Downloads
- 22/day
Comment Image
Down in the last 7 days:7#6,581by Stefano Lissa5 years ago
Enable readers to attach an image to their comments.
- Installs
- 1K+
- Rating
- 4.2(6)
- Downloads
- 12/day
AM LottiePlayer
Down in the last 7 days:31#7,706by Johan Martin Aarstein1 month ago
The most complete Lottie Player plugin! It is lightweight, versatile and easy to use, and it works with Gutenberg, Divi, Elementor and Flatsome.
- Installs
- 700+
- Rating
- 5.0(5)
- Downloads
- 22/day
Insert Giphy Block
Down in the last 7 days:23#8,008by Michael6 years ago
Search and insert a Giphy directly from your Gutenberg editor.
- Installs
- 700+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 11/day
WP GIF Player
Down in the last 7 days:48#10,354by Roel Magdaleno5 years ago
Insert GIFs that can be played and paused into your WordPress posts and pages using shortcodes and Gutenberg blocks.
- Installs
- 300+
- Rating
- 5.0(1)
- Downloads
- 5/day
GIF Animation Preview
Down in the last 7 days:18#10,606by SubZtep10 years ago
Replace GIF animations to a static preview image
- Installs
- 300+
- Rating
- 4.6(11)
- Downloads
- 0/day
WP Gfycat
Up in the last 7 days:3#17,526by leogg8 years ago
A simple shortcode to add your gfycat videos into your website.
- Installs
- 80+
- Rating
- 4.7(6)
- Downloads
- 0/day
atec WebP
Up in the last 7 days:365#18,263by docjojo4 months ago
Auto convert all BMP, GIF, PNG & JPEG images into the much better WebP format. Supports the GD & ImageMagick libraries.
- Installs
- 70+
- Rating
- 4.7(3)
- Downloads
- 11/day
neoMotion
Down in the last 7 days:816#29,066by neoWP Media Image Plugins6 days ago
Make an impression with captivating stop-motion animations!
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- 5.0(1)
- Downloads
- 11/day
Son of GIFV
Down in the last 7 days:1,600#33,141by Pete Nelson10 years ago
Convert animated GIFs to GIFV format
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
Banner Generator For Woocommerce
Up in the last 7 days:10,817#36,498by Patrycjusz10 years ago
By this plugin, you can build and manage animated gif banners with your woocommerce products.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
Embed Gfycat Block
Up in the last 7 days:2,633#40,844by Sirvelia3 years ago
This plugin allows you to embed Gifs in posts and pages with a Gutenberg Block.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
Media Checkerboard
Down in the last 7 days:5,890#41,227by Diego Betto11 years ago
Simple backend plugin that renders a checkerboard under PNG and GIF images so you can see alpha channel
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- 5.0(1)
- Downloads
- 0/day
neoAnimate
Up in the last 7 days:2,688#42,506by neoWP Media Image Plugins6 days ago
Make an impression with animated line-path effects!
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- 5.0(1)
- Downloads
- 11/day
GM Community Gallery
#62,881by gabrielmioni9 years ago
The GM Community Gallery is a public gallery plugin for WordPress that allows site visitors to upload images.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 2/day
TitleSparks
#67,583by AhsanulBarakah2 days ago
Attach customizable images, icons, and animated GIFs to post titles, with a three-stage expiration timeline.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 77/day