10 Best Animated Blocks Alternatives in 2026
Updated October 22, 2026 · Ranked by how closely each plugin matches, from WordPress.org data · How this works
Animated Blocks has 2,000+ active installs on WordPress.org. These 10 plugins share its category or its tags on WordPress.org, are actively maintained, and each has at least 100 active installs. They are ordered by how closely they match, not by our opinion.
The 10 closest alternatives to Animated Blocks
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Animations for Blocks
Closest match4.8 (27) 10,000+ active installsAllows to add animations to block editor blocks on scroll.
Shares the animation, gutenberg tags on WordPress.org. About 5 times the installs, last updated August 20, 2026.
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Loading Page with Loading Screen
4.6 (124) 10,000+ active installsLoading Page with Loading Screen plugin performs a pre-loading of images on your website and displays a loading progress screen with percentage of com …
Shares the animation tag on WordPress.org. About 5 times the installs, last updated August 14, 2026.
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5.0 (66) 800+ active installsAdd reading position indicator on page top.
Shares the animation tag on WordPress.org. About a third of the installs, last updated July 21, 2026.
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Ghost Kit
Paid version availableBlock Animations, Motion & Scroll Effects – Ghost Kit
4.6 (46) 7,000+ active installsAnimate WordPress blocks with reveal, scroll, mouse and loop effects, set in the block settings.
Shares the animation tag on WordPress.org. About 3.5 times the installs, last updated September 14, 2026.
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Confetti
Paid version availableConfetti – Celebration Effects for WordPress
5.0 (48) 3,000+ active installsAdd a confetti celebration to any page with a block or shortcode. Seven styles, no setup. Premium fires it after purchases, form submissions and more.
Shares the animation tag on WordPress.org. About 1.5 times the installs, last updated 6 days ago.
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5.0 (34) 3,000+ active installsEnable maintenance mode in one click with stunning animations and customizable access for specific users.
Shares the animation tag on WordPress.org. About 1.5 times the installs, last updated September 4, 2026.
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AnimateGL Animations for WordPress – Elementor & Gutenberg Blocks Animations
5.0 (22) 2,000+ active installsAnimate on scroll for Gutenberg blocks and Elementor. CSS fade, slide, zoom and wipe, plus WebGL bend, flip and peel effects. No code needed.
Shares the animation tag on WordPress.org. A similar number of installs, last updated 5 days ago.
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Animation Addons – Elementor Addons, GSAP Animations, Elementor V4 Atomic Widgets & Elementor Templates
4.6 (66) 10,000+ active installsAnimation Addons: all-in-one Elementor addons pack – GSAP scroll animations, 100+ Elementor widgets, 40+ Elementor 4 Atomic Widgets & 300+ templates.
Shares the animation tag on WordPress.org. About 5 times the installs, last updated 7 days ago.
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4.2 (56) 10,000+ active installsThis plugin will add a button that allows users to scroll smoothly to the top of the page.
Shares the scroll tag on WordPress.org. About 5 times the installs, no update since November 28, 2017.
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4.3 (21) 10,000+ active installsCatch Infinite Scroll is a WordPress plugin that allows you to add the magic of infinite scrolling with several customization options on your website …
Shares the scroll tag on WordPress.org. About 5 times the installs, last updated May 21, 2026.
Switching from Animated Blocks: common questions
What is the best alternative to Animated Blocks?
Animations for Blocks is the closest match: it shares the same WordPress.org tags and has 10,000+ active installs with a 4.8 out of 5 rating.
Which Animated Blocks alternative has the most users?
Animations for Blocks, with 10,000+ active installs reported by WordPress.org.
Which Animated Blocks alternative is rated highest?
Reading Position Indicator, rated 5.0 out of 5 by 66 reviewers. Only plugins with at least 50 reviews are counted.
Are these Animated Blocks alternatives free?
Every plugin listed here is free to install from WordPress.org. Where WordPress.org marks a plugin as commercial, the developer also sells a paid version or add-ons, and that is shown on each plugin.
How are alternatives chosen?
Automatically, from WordPress.org data: plugins that share a category top 10 with Animated Blocks score highest, then plugins that appear in the same WordPress.org rankings, then plugins with the same tags, weighted so rare tags count more than common ones. Plugins by the same author and plugins rated under 4.0 are left out.
How we choose these alternatives
Nothing on this page is picked by hand. Every day we walk the whole WordPress.org directory, then score every plugin against Animated Blocks on three signals: sharing a category top 10 counts most, then appearing in the same WordPress.org rankings, then carrying the same tags, with rare tags counting for more than common ones like "wordpress". Plugins by the same author are excluded, so an author's own add-ons cannot fill the list, and so is anything rated below 4.0 or with fewer than 100 active installs. The ten highest scores are what you see, in that order. Full methodology.
The bottom line
Animations for Blocks is the closest match to Animated Blocks by the data we track, and Animations for Blocks has the widest reach with 10,000+ active installs. AnimateGL shipped the most recent release, on October 17, 2026. The list is rebuilt every day from WordPress.org, so a plugin that stops being maintained drops out on its own.
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