RA Widgets Animate
by FrodoBean · Page Builders
Also makes 1 other plugin · 300+ installs across the portfolio →
Animate widgets using Ultimate Scroll Animation Library.
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Health
B 76/100
Few reviews
Active installs
200+
≈250 estimated
Momentum
+17%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: “animation” and “siteorigin page builder” aren't earning a slot. You list them, but you're not in the first 24 results for those searches. WordPress.org counts only your first five tags, so free the slot for a search you can win.
76 health vs 72 average across 1,891 Page Builders plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →2.4%
of downloads still active
At least 200 of 8.5K lifetime downloads are still running, in line with its category: the median Page Builders plugin keeps 2.4%, across 1,266 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 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: Rating quality
Updated 248 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 6.9.11, the current branch or newer
4.8★ over 4 reviews, smoothed to 4.15★ and held back under 25 reviews
4 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Too few reviews to rank on quality — nudge happy users to leave one.
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.
30
Momentum
Losing ground
-0.6
Velocity
places per keyword, 27d
0%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 27d
-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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| usal your tag | #1 | #1 | 0 |
| animate | #5 | #11 | 0 |
| animate on scroll your tag | #6 | #13 | 0 |
| siteorigin panels animate | #2 | #3 | 0 |
| siteorigin widgets | #11 | #20 | down 2 |
| page builder by siteorigin animations | #18 | #22 | down 2 |
| animation your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| siteorigin page builder your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
7 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 6 listed. 1 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words). 2 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- “animation” and “siteorigin page builder” aren't earning a slot. You list them, but you're not in the first 24 results for those searches. WordPress.org counts only your first five tags, so free the slot for a search you can win.
Daily downloads
Since 5 Oct 2022 · 1,488 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 320 · peaks are release surges
Directory rank
Ranked about #11,300 to #12,900, alongside the other plugins at 200+ installs. Plugins with the same install count swap places between wp.org requests, so this is where most of them sit. Checked monthly, last on 21 Oct 2026.
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
8mo ago
latest release · v2.0 · 26 Feb 2026
19
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin · 38% 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 “200+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 11 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 21 Apr 2021
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ Sapan Shah5.5y ago
I wanted to implement AOS library with SiteOrigin builder and this plugin did it smoothly.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ wagedu7.2y ago
Clean, lots of options without overwhelming the user. Turns the already great Astrid into a perfect base for everything. And great support!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Antenaina RABENANDEASANA7.9y ago
Just for info it’s very cool but there is an error in this version 1.1.9 now, when we install it to look for css front-end: aos.css or in the directory named aos.min.css For the administrator, he looked for rawa-admin.min.js or in the plugins directory, his name is rawa-admin.js. I rename directly in the directory of plugins and after that works. 🙂 This topic was modified 7 years, 7 months ago by Antenaina RABENANDEASANA.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ nablafire9.3y ago
This beautiful little plugin is exactly what I was looking to accomplish on my website and I am really happy that I found it. The code is compact and elegant, and the functionality is perfect. Thank you for taking the time to make the animate on scroll library easily available for wordpress.
Read on wp.org ↗
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
4 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 Short description names no action; say what the plugin does for the site.
- ✓ 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.
- ! Headings and lists 1 heading and 1 list; assistants quote headed sections and bullet lists, not paragraphs.
- ! Enough to quote 802 characters of description; under 1,000 there is little to quote.
- ✓ Tags match the text 2 of 4 tags appear in the text; "Siteorigin page builder", "usal" do not.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2025-12-13 300+ → 200+ down after 2 days in tier
- 2025-12-11 200+ → 300+ up after 2 days in tier
- 2025-12-09 300+ → 200+ down after 5 days in tier
- 2025-12-04 200+ → 300+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2025-12-03 300+ → 200+ down after 14 days in tier
- 2025-11-19 200+ → 300+ up after 10 days in tier
- 2025-11-09 300+ → 200+ down after 425 days in tier
- 2024-09-10 400+ → 300+ down after 392 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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AnimateGL – WebGL & CSS Scroll Animations and Hover Effects for Gutenberg and Elementor 2K+ installs · 4.6★ · 2 shared tags A -
MotionCraft Scroll Animations 20+ installs · 3.6★ · 2 shared tags -
AJO Animate — installs · 3.6★ · 2 shared tags -
Blocks Animation: CSS Animations for Gutenberg Blocks 90K+ installs · 4.6★ · 1 shared tag A -
Greenshift – animation and page builder blocks 70K+ installs · 4.7★ · 1 shared tag B -
UiCore Animate – Free Animations, Transitions, and Interactions Addon for Elementor & Gutenberg blocks 40K+ installs · 3.6★ · 1 shared tag B
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