Best scroll effect plugins for WordPress
The most popular scroll effect plugins for WordPress in November 2026, in WordPress.org’s own popular order, which follows active installs. SmartParallax leads with 100+ active installs, ahead of Parallaxium (30+) and Brainesia Scroll Effect (10+). All 4 plugins tagged “scroll effect” are below, with figures from WordPress.org that update every day.
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Top 4 scroll effect plugins
- 1.
SmartParallaxThe most installed scroll effect plugin, with 100+ active installs. Only 3 reviews so far, updated 1 day ago.
- 2.
Parallaxium30+ active installs. No reviews yet, updated 2 months ago.
- 3.Brainesia Scroll Effect
10+ active installs. Only 1 review so far, last updated 8 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 4.9.35.
- 4.
Parallaxium10+ active installs. No reviews yet, updated 2 months ago.
All 4 plugins tagged “scroll effect”

SmartParallax
Down in the last 7 days:60#13,758by smartparallax1 day ago
Scroll-linked parallax & scroll animation effects for WordPress — no coding required. Just add a CSS class. Works with Gutenberg and Elementor.
- Installs
- 100+
- Rating
- 5.0(3)
- Downloads
- 11/day

Parallaxium
Up in the last 7 days:207#23,310by samiur66882 months ago
Add a customizable parallax section to your Elementor pages with background image, overlay color, text content, and typography controls.
- Installs
- 30+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
Brainesia Scroll Effect
#31,819by dbiro8 years ago
A plugin to make animation on your content when visitors scroll the website page.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- 5.0(1)
- Downloads
- 6/day

Parallaxium
Down in the last 7 days:207#33,994by samiur66882 months ago
Add a customizable parallax section to your Gutenberg pages with background image, overlay color, text content, and text styling options.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day