Best particles plugins for WordPress
The most popular particles plugins for WordPress in November 2026, in WordPress.org’s own popular order, which follows active installs. Marvy leads with 4K+ active installs, ahead of tsParticles WP Block (100+) and Particles extension for Elementor (100+). All 17 plugins tagged “particles” are below, with figures from WordPress.org that update every day.
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Top 10 particles plugins
- 1.
MarvyThe most installed particles plugin, with 4K+ active installs. Rated 4.0 from 7 reviews, updated 11 months ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.8.12.
- 2.
tsParticles WP Block100+ active installs. No reviews yet, updated 4 months ago.
- 3.
Particles extension for Elementor100+ active installs. No reviews yet, last updated 2 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.5.14.
- 4.
Season Spark40+ active installs. No reviews yet, updated 10 months ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.9.11.
- 5.
CanvaMotion for Elementor40+ active installs. No reviews yet, updated 6 months ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.9.11.
- 6.
Animation Kit30+ active installs. No reviews yet, updated 4 weeks ago.
- 7.
Particle Animation Block20+ active installs. Only 1 review so far, last updated 5 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 5.5.24.
- 8.
Particle Slider20+ active installs. No reviews yet, updated 2 months ago.
- 9.
Glitter Bomb20+ active installs. Only 2 reviews so far, updated 8 months ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.9.11.
- 10.
Sparkle for Divi10+ active installs. Only 1 review so far, updated 2 weeks ago.
All 17 plugins tagged “particles”
Marvy
Down in the last 7 days:12#3,525by Iqonic Design11 months ago
Marvy is the ultimate animation add-on for Elementor. Bring your pages to life with next-generation animation effects and seamless Elementor integrati …
- Installs
- 4K+
- Rating
- 4.0(7)
- Downloads
- 23/day
tsParticles WP Block
Down in the last 7 days:173#13,969by Matteo Bruni4 months ago
Example block scaffolded with Create Block tool.
- Installs
- 100+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 11/day
Particles extension for Elementor
Up in the last 7 days:81#16,289by M Gogul Saravanan2 years ago
Elevate your Elementor pages with stunning particle effects. Easily add dynamic particles using particles.js for an engaging visual experience.
- Installs
- 100+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
Season Spark
Up in the last 7 days:1,290#22,507by Shahzad Shahab10 months ago
Lightweight seasonal and holiday visual effects for WordPress, including snow, fireworks, hearts, and more, with accessibility-friendly controls.
- Installs
- 40+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
CanvaMotion for Elementor
Up in the last 7 days:59#22,588by Abdullah Sharaf6 months ago
Animated canvas backgrounds for Elementor — Neural Network, Particle Field, and Constellation — with live preview and interactive mouse tracking.
- Installs
- 40+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
Animation Kit
Up in the last 7 days:314#24,412by WPXERO29 days ago
Add an animated background to WordPress in a minute: Aurora, Particles, Silk and more. Site-wide or on one block. No code.
- Installs
- 30+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 11/day
Particle Animation Block
Down in the last 7 days:216#26,120by middlewayapproach6 years ago
A Gutenberg block to render a particle effect.
- Installs
- 20+
- Rating
- 5.0(1)
- Downloads
- 0/day
Particle Slider
Up in the last 7 days:184#28,020by samiur66882 months ago
A Gutenberg image slider block with heading, subheading, button, and optional animated particle effects.
- Installs
- 20+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
Glitter Bomb
Down in the last 7 days:592#28,686by Kate Spencer8 months ago
Maximalist particle effects for WordPress — touch-responsive sparkle trails and glitter fields. WCAG 2.2 AA compliant.
- Installs
- 20+
- Rating
- 5.0(2)
- Downloads
- 0/day
Sparkle for Divi
#41,528by Felix Peeters19 days ago
Add beautiful sparkle and particle animations to any Divi 5 section, row or module — no coding required.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- 5.0(1)
- Downloads
- 0/day
Season Particles
Up in the last 7 days:432#46,785by foryou, inc.5 months ago
Lightweight seasonal effects (sakura, momiji, snow, fireworks) for WordPress sites — without sacrificing page speed.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
Impress Living Backgrounds
Up in the last 7 days:22,096#50,124by impresswp2 months ago
A visual editor for twenty art-directed animated backgrounds, from a curl-noise flow field to storms and fireworks. No page builder, no Pro tier.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
WadeBush Network Background
Up in the last 7 days:3,663#52,905by wadebush6 days ago
Add lightweight animated connected dots to Elementor sections, sliders and carousel backgrounds—without blocking links or controls.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 4/day
Nemtly Blocks
#54,450by nemtly8 months ago
A collection of premium animated Gutenberg blocks to enhance your WordPress site with beautiful animations and effects.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
Sparkle Mouse
Down in the last 7 days:1,786#57,632by Max van Leeuwen2 months ago
Cute particles that follow the cursor! ✨ (GPU-optimized)
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
Aizle Dots
Down in the last 7 days:6,538#65,006by adamhorne4 months ago
Colourful particles that drift across your site and gently part around the cursor. An interactive background with no code and no libraries.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
Particle Station
#71,384by balint20052 days ago
Turn your logo, image or text into an interactive particle animation with morphs, a timeline and scroll effects.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 96/day