Interactions – Animations for Elementor & Gutenberg
by Benjamin Intal · Page Builders
Also makes 10 other plugins · 114.7K+ installs across the portfolio →
Scroll, hover & click animations. Build interactive experiences for Elementor, Bricks & Gutenberg. No-code Trigger → Action builder with ready …
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Health
Not scored
no reviews to score from
Active installs
500+
≈520 estimated
Momentum
+17%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: Swap “animation” for “interactions”. “animation” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “interactions” sits at #4 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
Not scored yet. Nobody has reviewed this plugin, so a grade would come from directory averages rather than from anything measured here.
Install conversion
How it's measured →12%
of downloads still active
At least 500 of 4.3K lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median Page Builders plugin keeps 2.4%, across 1,263 plugins.
Downloads count every update, not just first installs, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower. Compare against other Page Builders 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 4 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
Most to gain: Rating quality
Updated 108 days ago
Tested up to WordPress 7.0.8, the current branch or newer
No reviews yet, so wp.org scores it as a middling unrated listing
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: No reviews yet. wp.org scores an unrated plugin as middling on rating, so the first good reviews lift it.
Get the full rank-higher report →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.
36
Momentum
Losing ground
-0.9
Velocity
places per keyword, 24d
14%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 24d
+0.6
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| interactions | #4 | #21 | 0 |
| animation your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| bricks your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| elementor your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| gutenberg your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| scroll animations your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
9 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 1 listed. 8 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words). 5 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- Swap “animation” for “interactions”. “animation” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “interactions” sits at #4 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
Daily downloads
Since 31 Oct 2025 · 366 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 1.3K · 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
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.
4
releases in the last 12 months
4mo ago
latest release · v1.4.0 · 15 Jul 2026
4
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin · 21% 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 “500+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 2 months ago and a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, so the real count is still just over 500.
At the current install trend, crossing 600+ in roughly 124 days.
Install history since 30 Oct 2025
Security history
via Wordfence IntelligenceThe 1 disclosed vulnerability is patched in the current version (1.4.0). Sites still on an older version should update.
- Patched Medium · 6.4 Interactions – Create Interactive Experiences in the Block Editor <= 1.3.1 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting ↗2026-01-27 CVE-2025-12709 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation Affects <= 1.3.1 Patched in 1.3.2
Vulnerability records provided by Wordfence Intelligence. Copyright 2012-2026 Defiant Inc. License and terms.
CVE records: Copyright 1999-2026 The MITRE Corporation. CVE terms of use.
Behavioral tests
via WP HiveAutomated install-time checks, tested on PHP 8.1.12 · WP 7.0.1
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
8 of 8 pass · checked 29 Oct 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ✓ Says what it does "Scroll, hover & click animations. Build interactive experiences for Elementor, Bricks & Gutenberg. No-code..."
- ✓ Has a FAQ 11 questions in the FAQ.
- ✓ FAQ asks real questions 11 of 11 read like questions a user would type.
- ✓ Names who it is for Names its audience or use cases ("built for", "perfect for", "who want").
- ✓ Names what it works with Mentions Elementor, Gutenberg, Block editor, Divi and 2 more.
- ✓ Headings and lists 5 headings and 13 lists.
- ✓ Enough to quote 4,989 characters of description.
- ✓ Tags match the text All 5 tags appear in the text.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-08-18 400+ → 500+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2026-08-17 500+ → 400+ down after 4 days in tier
- 2026-08-13 400+ → 500+ up after 6 days in tier
- 2026-08-07 500+ → 400+ down after 3 days in tier
- 2026-08-04 400+ → 500+ up after 129 days in tier
- 2026-03-28 300+ → 400+ up after 7 days in tier
- 2026-03-21 200+ → 300+ up after 12 days in tier
- 2026-03-09 100+ → 200+ up after 47 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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UiCore Animate – Free Animations, Transitions, and Interactions Addon for Elementor & Gutenberg blocks 40K+ installs · 3.6★ · 4 shared tags B -
SKT Templates – 100% Free Templates for Elementor & Gutenberg 20K+ installs · 4.3★ · 2 shared tags A -
Responsive Starter Templates – Elementor Templates & Starter Sites 10K+ installs · 4.4★ · 2 shared tags A -
Animations for Blocks 10K+ installs · 4.5★ · 2 shared tags A -
Inspiro Starter Sites – 20+ Free Demo Templates for Gutenberg & Elementor 10K+ installs · 4.0★ · 2 shared tags B -
Custom Icons for Elementor and WPBakery 10K+ installs · 4.0★ · 2 shared tags B
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