Best transitions plugins for WordPress
The most popular transitions plugins for WordPress in November 2026, in WordPress.org’s own popular order, which follows active installs. Blocks Animation leads with 90K+ active installs, ahead of Crelly Slider (10K+) and Animation Builder (1K+). All 12 plugins tagged “transitions” are below, with figures from WordPress.org that update every day.
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Top 9 transitions plugins
- 1.
Blocks AnimationThe most installed transitions plugin, with 90K+ active installs. Rated 4.8 from 73 reviews, updated 3 days ago.
- 2.
Crelly Slider10K+ active installs. Rated 4.9 from 112 reviews, last updated 1 year ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.7.11.
- 3.
Animation Builder1K+ active installs. No reviews yet, updated 1 month ago.
- 4.
CSS3 Transitions100+ active installs. Only 4 reviews so far, last updated 8 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 4.9.35.
- 5.
UnoView10+ active installs. No reviews yet, updated 1 month ago.
- 6.
WP Transitions10+ active installs. Only 1 review so far, last updated 12 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 3.7.41.
- 7.
Page slideshow10+ active installs. Only 1 review so far, last updated 11 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 4.2.39.
- 8.
Image transitions10+ active installs. No reviews yet, last updated 12 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 3.7.41.
- 9.
Design Cart Pajax GPLFewer than 10 active installs. No reviews yet, updated 1 month ago.
All 12 plugins tagged “transitions”
Blocks Animation
Up in the last 7 days:2#468by Hardeep Asrani3 days ago
Add CSS animations and scroll effects to any Gutenberg block. Choose from fade, slide, zoom & more, with delay and duration controls — no code needed.
- Installs
- 90K+
- Rating
- 4.8(73)
- Downloads
- 1.6K/day
Crelly Slider
Up in the last 7 days:1#2,139by Fabio Rinaldi1 year ago
A free responsive slider that supports layers. Add texts, images, videos and beautify them with transitions and animations.
- Installs
- 10K+
- Rating
- 4.9(112)
- Downloads
- 36/day
Animation Builder
#6,774by Toast Plugins1 month ago
Complex scroll-triggered animations. No coding required.
- Installs
- 1K+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 11/day
CSS3 Transitions
Down in the last 7 days:132#14,664by Nick Halsey9 years ago
This plugin automatically adds CSS3 transitions to your website/blog and the WordPress admin. Links, etc. get animated transitions between their norma …
- Installs
- 100+
- Rating
- 4.0(4)
- Downloads
- 0/day
UnoView
#34,524by UnoizeStudio1 month ago
Make your mobile site feel more like an app — smooth page transitions, swipe-back navigation and smarter loading, built for WordPress.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
WP Transitions
#39,166by Farzad Sotoode12 years ago
This plugin automatically adds CSS transitions to your Wordpress website/blog and Wordpress Admin Elements with hover/active/focus.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- 5.0(1)
- Downloads
- 0/day
Page slideshow
Down in the last 7 days:2,336#40,657by adriankremer11 years ago
With Page Slideshow you can create individual, responsive and sortable slideshows. Uses performance-friendly CSS3 transitions.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- 5.0(1)
- Downloads
- 0/day
Image transitions
Up in the last 7 days:3,176#42,331by jesperb12 years ago
Missing the "oomf" in your posts? With this plugin you'll be able to easily add transitions to images in your posts.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
Design Cart Pajax GPL
#52,863by Paweł Nosko1 month ago
Animated page transitions with selectable effects, colors, speed, and optional PJAX navigation.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day