Blocks Animation: CSS Animations for Gutenberg Blocks
by Hardeep Asrani · Blocks
Also makes 4 other plugins · 99.1K+ installs across the portfolio →
Add CSS animations and scroll effects to any Gutenberg block. Choose from fade, slide, zoom & more, with delay and duration controls — no code needed.
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Health
A 90/100
no flags
Active installs
90K+
≈99K estimated
Momentum
+36%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: Swap “effects” and “css” for “duration” and “delay”. “effects” isn't earning its slot: it only gets you to #23. “duration” sits at #5 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “css” isn't earning its slot: it only gets you to #11. “delay” sits at #8 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
90 health vs 71 average across 2,527 Blocks plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →3.5%
of downloads still active
At least 90K of 2.6M lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median Blocks plugin keeps 2.1%, across 1,580 plugins.
Downloads count every update, not just first installs, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower. Compare against other Blocks plugins, not across the directory. wp.org reports active installs as the bottom of a band, so the real rate is this or higher.
This plugin shipped 17 releases in the last 12 months, and every existing install that updated counted as another download. wp.org publishes no split between first installs and updates, so we show the raw rate rather than guess at one.
Details
Directory ranking optimization
How it's scored →How well this listing is tuned to rank in WordPress.org search, on the factors an owner controls. Not popularity, optimization.
Excellent listing optimization
Well tuned across the board
Updated 13 days ago
Tested up to WordPress 7.0.8, the current branch or newer
4.8★ over 73 reviews, smoothed to 4.52★
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
1 of 1 support threads resolved in the last 2 months
Search visibility
How it's tracked →Directory searches this plugin turns up in, and which way each one is moving. WordPress.org publishes no history of search positions, so this starts the day we first tracked a keyword and never backfills.
41
Momentum
Losing ground
-0.0
Velocity
places per keyword, 28d
23%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 28d
+0.3
Acceleration
recent half vs earlier
wp.org is where the directory puts the plugin for that search. On merit is where it would sit if results were ranked on rating, support and updates, without the install boost. The last column is how far the wp.org position moved, from our first reading in the last 90 days to the latest.
| Keyword | wp.org | On merit | wp.org move, 90 days |
|---|---|---|---|
| animation your tag | #1 | #1 | 0 |
| css animations | #1 | #1 | 0 |
| scroll animation | #1 | #1 | 0 |
| animations | #2 | #2 | 0 |
| on scroll animation | #1 | #1 | 0 |
| animation effects | #1 | #1 | 0 |
| css animation | #1 | #1 | 0 |
| css transitions | #1 | #1 | 0 |
| block animation | #1 | #1 | 0 |
| block animations | #1 | #1 | 0 |
| animation plugin | #1 | #1 | 0 |
| fade | #3 | #2 | 0 |
| transitions your tag | #5 | #3 | up 1 |
| gutenberg animations | #2 | #2 | 0 |
| gutenberg animation | #2 | #2 | 0 |
| duration | #5 | #7 | — |
| gutenberg blocks your tag | #7 | #8 | up 1 |
| blocks | #8 | #9 | up 2 |
| delay | #8 | #9 | 0 |
| gutenberg block | #8 | #8 | up 1 |
49 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 20 listed. 15 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words).
What to do about it
- Swap “effects” and “css” for “duration” and “delay”. “effects” isn't earning its slot: it only gets you to #23. “duration” sits at #5 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “css” isn't earning its slot: it only gets you to #11. “delay” sits at #8 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
- One page off on “css”. #11 puts you just past the first ten results, where almost all the clicks stop. The gap to close is small.
Daily downloads
Since 5 Oct 2022 · 1,489 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 201.3K · peaks are release surges
Directory rank vs rivals
wp.org popularity rank over time · higher is better · when a rival's line climbs above yours, they've overtaken you
Rating trend
Star average over time · dips mark rough releases
Health trend
Composite health score, snapshotted daily
Update activity
How busy the existing users are, measured as downloads in the last 30 days for every 1,000 active sites. A spike means a new release everyone's pulling; a long, slow decline means an aging user base that updates less.
Release cadence
Actively maintainedHow often this plugin actually ships. A steady rhythm is the maintenance signal a single "last updated" date can't show.
17
releases in the last 12 months
13d ago
latest release · v3.2.8 · 19 Oct 2026
101
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin · 37% run the current release. Green is the current release; a big slice on older versions is a user base that has stopped updating.
Estimated active installs
The public count shows “90K+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 13 months ago; a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, which places it about 90% of the way through.
Install history since 1 Dec 2021
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ Shaan4mo ago
I tried several plugins for block animations. This one is best and bloat-free.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Cyrille Sanson5mo ago
Thanks a lot.That was the plugin I’was looking for.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ herenow77mo ago
The joy of moving elements on your website to bring it to life. Very easy to use. Great results
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ K. M.10mo ago
Great plugiun, very easy to use!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ stirrell4212mo ago
This is a great plugin to add some nice animation to your blocks. Very simple to use and has a lot of options for the animations.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ horinitro12mo ago
This plugin is very easy-to-use and great animation tool. Thank you very much.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ alfonsobb1.0y ago
A very easy-to-use plugin that delivers spectacular results when animating any blog. I’m really happy to have installed it on my site. Thank you very much.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ KS1.0y ago
Wanting to add a bit of block animation to a site, I tried this plugin out and found it very easy to use. There are a lot of different animation types to choose from, by dropdown. After that one can alter the finer settings. Great and simple to use, thanks!
Read on wp.org ↗
Behavioral tests
via WP HiveAutomated install-time checks, tested on PHP 8.1.12 · WP 7.0
Languages
via translate.wordpress.orgTranslated into 16 languages, 9 at 90% or more
AI assistants
How it's measured →Whether ChatGPT and Claude name this plugin when asked the category question, and whether the readme gives them something to quote.
Not measured yet for this plugin’s topics. Its tracked searches are not among the measured topics. See the topics measured so far.
Readme readiness
3 of 8 pass · checked 26 Oct 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ✓ Says what it does "Add CSS animations and scroll effects to any Gutenberg block. Choose from fade, slide, zoom & more, with de..."
- ! Has a FAQ No FAQ section.
- ! FAQ asks real questions No FAQ to judge.
- ! Names who it is for Never says who the plugin is for or what they use it for.
- ✓ Names what it works with Mentions Gutenberg.
- ! Headings and lists 0 headings and 0 lists; assistants quote headed sections and bullet lists, not paragraphs.
- ! Enough to quote 438 characters of description; under 1,000 there is little to quote.
- ✓ Tags match the text 4 of 5 tags appear in the text; "transitions" does not.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2025-10-13 80K+ → 90K+ up after 178 days in tier
- 2025-04-18 70K+ → 80K+ up after 118 days in tier
- 2024-12-21 60K+ → 70K+ up after 149 days in tier
- 2024-07-25 50K+ → 60K+ up after 130 days in tier
- 2024-03-17 40K+ → 50K+ up after 143 days in tier
- 2023-10-26 30K+ → 40K+ up after 209 days in tier
- 2023-03-31 20K+ → 30K+ up after 211 days in tier
- 2022-09-01 10K+ → 20K+ up after 335 days in tier
Competes with
The plugins that solve the same job, ranked by shared tags then reach, closest match first. The letter on the right is each plugin's health grade (A best, F worst).
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Block Animations, Motion & Scroll Effects – Ghost Kit 6K+ installs · 4.4★ · 3 shared tags A -
Greenshift – animation and page builder blocks 70K+ installs · 4.7★ · 2 shared tags B -
Confetti – Celebration Effects for WordPress 2K+ installs · 4.8★ · 2 shared tags A -
AnimateGL – WebGL & CSS Scroll Animations and Hover Effects for Gutenberg and Elementor 2K+ installs · 4.6★ · 2 shared tags A -
Animator – Scroll Triggered Animations 1K+ installs · 4.2★ · 2 shared tags B -
Animation Builder – An interface for adding scroll-triggered animations 1K+ installs · 3.6★ · 2 shared tags
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