LottieFiles
by LottieFiles · Blocks
LottieFiles for WordPress is the easiest way to add Lottie animations to your WordPress website using the Gutenberg editor.
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Health
C 69/100
no flags
Active installs
7K+
≈7.5K estimated
Momentum
+14%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: Swap “animation” for “interactivity api”. “animation” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “interactivity api” sits at #20 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
69 health vs 71 average across 2,524 Blocks plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →5.9%
of downloads still active
At least 7K of 118.2K lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median Blocks plugin keeps 2.1%, across 1,578 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 1 release 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.
Well optimized
Most to gain: Support resolution
Updated 285 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 6.9.11, the current branch or newer
2.3★ over 18 reviews, smoothed to 3.62★ and held back under 25 reviews
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
0 of 1 support threads resolved in the last 2 months
To rank higher: Mark more forum threads resolved — the resolved ratio feeds the ranking.
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.
29
Momentum
Losing ground
-0.9
Velocity
places per keyword, 20d
0%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 20d
-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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| bodymovin your tag | #3 | #6 | 0 |
| lottie your tag | #11 | #21 | down 1 |
| interactivity api | #20 | #22 | down 4 |
| animation your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| animations your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| gutenberg your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
13 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 3 listed. 10 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words). 3 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- Swap “animation” for “interactivity api”. “animation” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “interactivity api” sits at #20 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 “lottie”. #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 · 1,488 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 8.3K · 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
Occasionally updatedHow often this plugin actually ships. A steady rhythm is the maintenance signal a single "last updated" date can't show.
1
releases in the last 12 months
10mo ago
latest release · v3.1.0 · 19 Jan 2026
17
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin · 63% 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 “7K+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 7 months ago; a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, which places it about 50% of the way through.
Install history since 4 Oct 2022
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ cchassany8mo ago
By activating Lottie, all the style of Gutenberg editor broke…
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ brentcredle12mo ago
I was using this plug-in for a year until I started looking into why I was getting low website speed scores. This plug-in is horribly bloated, wow! I had C and D scores on GTMetrix due to browser render-blocking due to heavy file sizes and JS. I replaced it with the Lottie Player from bPlugins and immediately got A. Replacing the plug-in brought the file size on an HTML page I used for comparison down from 2.3 MB to 190 KB. Make your own tests and decide for yourself or know that I already did it for you, and look elsewhere for a better plug-in.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ pepe801.2y ago
The plugin has not been updated for many months. I see the following error in the block editor (developer console), even if I don’t use the Lottie block: Uncaught (in promise) NotSupportedError: Failed to execute ‘define’ on ‘CustomElementRegistry’: the name “lottie-player” has already been used with this registry
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Seba0861.4y ago
Critical Error. Not working!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Lovro Hrust1.7y ago
It injects whole tailwind css with 29.628 css rules in the admin!For those who understand this, it is nothing more to say.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Jonathan Jernigan2.3y ago
Added the block to my site and after I saved the page, it resulting in a critical error on the page. I removed the plugin and deleted the block from the page manually and it still would not load the page. Had to go find the revisions of the home page manually inside the database, delete those, and then my home page was accessible again. Sad because this has all the features I need, but doesn’t work reliably. This is not the first time I’ve run into critical errors with this plugin
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ lorenzobvp2.3y ago
Plugin doesn’t work and shows critical site error
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ oscarbg2.5y ago
Critical error. This plugin broke my site This topic was modified 2 years, 2 months ago by oscarbg.
Read on wp.org ↗
Security history
via Wordfence IntelligenceAll 2 disclosed vulnerabilities are patched in the current version (3.1.0). Sites still on an older version should update.
- Patched Medium · 5.3 LottieFiles – Lottie block for Gutenberg <= 3.0.0 - Unauthenticated Sensitive Information Exposure ↗2026-01-13 CVE-2026-0717 Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor Affects <= 3.0.0 Patched in 3.1.0
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
Languages
via translate.wordpress.orgTranslated into 5 languages, 5 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
7 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 "LottieFiles for WordPress is the easiest way to add Lottie animations to your WordPress website using the G..."
- ✓ Has a FAQ 3 questions in the FAQ.
- ✓ FAQ asks real questions 3 of 3 read like questions a user would type.
- ! 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, Block editor, REST API.
- ✓ Headings and lists 39 headings and 21 lists.
- ✓ Enough to quote 2,897 characters of description.
- ✓ Tags match the text 4 of 5 tags appear in the text; "bodymovin" does not.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-04-02 8K+ → 7K+ down after 2 days in tier
- 2026-03-31 7K+ → 8K+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2026-03-30 8K+ → 7K+ down after 19 days in tier
- 2026-03-11 7K+ → 8K+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2026-03-10 8K+ → 7K+ down after 4 days in tier
- 2026-03-06 7K+ → 8K+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2026-03-05 8K+ → 7K+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2026-03-04 7K+ → 8K+ up after 1 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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Animentor – Lottie & Bodymovin for Elementor 3K+ installs · 4.3★ · 4 shared tags D -
LottieFiles – JSON Based Animation Lottie & Bodymovin for Elementor 3K+ installs · 4.3★ · 3 shared tags A -
AM LottiePlayer 700+ installs · 4.2★ · 3 shared tags A -
UiCore Animate – Free Animations, Transitions, and Interactions Addon for Elementor & Gutenberg blocks 40K+ installs · 3.6★ · 2 shared tags B -
Animations for Blocks 10K+ installs · 4.5★ · 2 shared tags A -
DesignSetGo 8K+ installs · 4.1★ · 2 shared tags B
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