Best motion plugins for WordPress
The most popular motion plugins for WordPress in November 2026, in WordPress.org’s own popular order, which follows active installs. Embed Lottie Player leads with 4K+ active installs, ahead of KineticHub (200+) and Animicro (50+). All 11 plugins tagged “motion” are below, with figures from WordPress.org that update every day.
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Top 10 motion plugins
- 1.
Embed Lottie PlayerThe most installed motion plugin, with 4K+ active installs. Only 4 reviews so far, updated 2 months ago.
- 2.
KineticHub200+ active installs. Only 2 reviews so far, updated 1 month ago.
- 3.
Animicro50+ active installs. No reviews yet, updated 1 month ago.
- 4.
Horizontal motion gallery50+ active installs. Only 2 reviews so far, last updated 3 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.1.16.
- 5.
Animatikon40+ active installs. No reviews yet, updated 3 days ago.
- 6.
TZM Block Scroll Animations20+ active installs. No reviews yet, updated 5 months ago.
- 7.
ACTUS Motion10+ active installs. Only 1 review so far, last updated 8 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 4.9.35.
- 8.
Halcyon AdminFewer than 10 active installs. No reviews yet, updated 4 months ago.
- 9.
AniLibraryFewer than 10 active installs. No reviews yet, updated 1 month ago.
- 10.
DMK Animation Engine for ElementorFewer than 10 active installs. No reviews yet, updated 2 months ago.
All 11 plugins tagged “motion”
Embed Lottie Player
Down in the last 7 days:6#3,462by bPlugins2 months ago
Embed Lottie animations (.json and .dotlottie) in WordPress with a Gutenberg block – autoplay, loop, controls, interactivity, and styling.
- Installs
- 4K+
- Rating
- 5.0(4)
- Downloads
- 33/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
Animicro
Up in the last 7 days:210#20,053by jorgemml1 month ago
Utility-first micro-animations for WordPress. Simple CSS classes, extreme performance. Every module included, free.
- Installs
- 50+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 11/day
Horizontal motion gallery
Down in the last 7 days:338#20,318by gopiplus3 years ago
This is a flexible gallery, User can direct both the image scrolling direction, speed just by placing the mouse on either side of the image gallery.
- Installs
- 50+
- Rating
- 1.0(2)
- Downloads
- 0/day
Animatikon
Down in the last 7 days:580#21,945by sitionwp3 days ago
Parallax, scroll animations and motion effects for the block editor. Put your blocks inside Animatikon blocks and animate them. No code.
- Installs
- 40+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 6/day
TZM Block Scroll Animations
Down in the last 7 days:15#28,598by Jakob Wiens5 months ago
Bring your blocks to life with scroll-driven animations — easy and intuitive with no coding required!
- Installs
- 20+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
ACTUS Motion
Up in the last 7 days:9,314#36,013by ACTUS anima8 years ago
Animate any element on your page. A professional timeline lets you refine your motion timing and parameters. Animation can begin playing on page load, …
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- 5.0(1)
- Downloads
- 0/day
Halcyon Admin
Down in the last 7 days:475#56,404by pressermannen4 months ago
A calmer, accessible wp-admin dashboard: reduced motion, resizable admin menu, cache-friendly admin bar, and sensible color defaults that work out of …
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
AniLibrary
Up in the last 7 days:12,718#59,963by jsilff1 month ago
Add easy animations to any block in the WordPress editor.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
DMK Animation Engine for Elementor
#71,218by Devmotionkit2 months ago
Add scroll-triggered, viewport-triggered, and hover animations to your Elementor widgets.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
Posuv
Down in the last 7 days:3,189#73,463by aihubmarket2 months ago
Build animated media showcases in your browser with templates, text, keyframes, projects, and local export.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day