SO Page Builder Animate
by Joseph G. · Page Builders
Also makes 5 other plugins · 4.4K+ installs across the portfolio →
Easily add entrance animations to your "SiteOrigin Page Builder" elements or widgets.
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Health
D 50/100
Stale · Likely abandoned
Active installs
4K+
≈4.5K estimated
Momentum
+34%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: “page builder animation” and “page builder by siteorigin animations” 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.
50 health vs 72 average across 1,891 Page Builders plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →7.1%
of downloads still active
At least 4K of 56.2K lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median Page Builders plugin keeps 2.4%, across 1,264 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.
High removal-risk signals
63/100Maintenance and integrity signals that tend to precede a WordPress.org removal. Not an official status, a heads-up to act.
- Long abandoned. No update in 8+ years — the top precursor to removal once a vulnerability is found.
- Compatibility drift. Tested only up to WordPress 4.7.39, well behind 6.8.
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.
Under-optimized
Most to gain: Update recency
Updated 3259 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 4.7.39; the current branch is 6.8
4.8★ over 19 reviews, smoothed to 4.29★ and held back under 25 reviews
4 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Last updated 3259 days ago — ship an update; wp.org decays a listing's search weight after ~180 days.
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.
Not enough tracked days yet to call a direction. Momentum needs at least three keywords measured a week or more apart.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| dunhakdis your tag | #3 | #1 | 0 |
| siteorigin panels animate your tag | #5 | #2 | 0 |
| page builder animation your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| page builder by siteorigin animations your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
2 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days. 2 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- “page builder animation” and “page builder by siteorigin animations” 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 342 · 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
No release in a yearHow often this plugin actually ships. A steady rhythm is the maintenance signal a single "last updated" date can't show.
0
releases in the last 12 months
9.8y ago
latest release · v0.5 · 24 Jan 2017
4
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin · 97% 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 “4K+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 11 months ago; the previous band took 15 months to cross, which places it about 50% of the way through.
Install history since 11 Nov 2015
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ babak14108.7y ago
Very nice
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ chezoctave9.0y ago
Perfect
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ glaeskewpr9.2y ago
Very nice plugin and useful effects – THANK YOU!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Jasminder Pal Singh9.3y ago
Thank you so much . This plugin is just amazing 🙂
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ 4eyescoffeelover9.7y ago
This plugin by far the simplest but is very useful. The developer knows what UX is. Does not need any documentations.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ indianplayschools9.7y ago
Many Options available. thanks a lot
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Roman Perevala9.7y ago
It just works! Nothing to add 🙂 Thank you! Ramzesimus
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Jasper J.9.7y ago
The plugin is simply awesome.
Read on wp.org ↗
Latest updates
via wp.org changelogRecent releases and news for this plugin
Behavioral tests
via WP HiveAutomated install-time checks, tested on PHP 7.2.16 · WP 5.3
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 29 Oct 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ✓ Says what it does "Easily add entrance animations to your "SiteOrigin Page Builder" elements or widgets."
- ! Has a FAQ Only 2 questions in the FAQ; 3 or more gives an assistant something to match.
- ! FAQ asks real questions 2 of 2 FAQ entries are headings, not questions ("Installation Instructions").
- ! Names who it is for One audience phrase ("built for"); say who the plugin is for and what they use it for.
- ! Names what it works with Names no plugin, service or platform it works with.
- ✓ Headings and lists 3 headings and 1 list.
- ✓ Enough to quote 1,146 characters of description.
- ! Tags match the text Only 1 of 4 tags appear in the text ("Page Builder Animation", "Page Builder by SiteOrigin Animations", "SiteOrigin Panels Animate" missing).
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2025-12-03 5K+ → 4K+ down after 437 days in tier
- 2024-09-22 6K+ → 5K+ down after 301 days in tier
- 2023-11-26 7K+ → 6K+ down after 211 days in tier
- 2023-04-29 8K+ → 7K+ down after 199 days in tier
- 2022-10-12 9K+ → 8K+ down after 8 days in tier
- 2022-10-04 10K+ → 9K+ down after 1774 days in tier
- 2017-11-25 50+ → 10K+ up
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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Royal Addons for Elementor – Addons and Templates Kit for Elementor 600K+ installs · 4.8★ A -
Page Builder by SiteOrigin 400K+ installs · 4.8★ A
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