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Animation Block

by Paul Allen · WordPress.org page · Website

v1.0.2 Tested up to WP 5.2.26 PHP 5.6+

Animation Block has 100+ active installs on WordPress.org and 5,721 downloads all time. We have tracked it since September 4, 2026; download trends appear after 30 days of data. The last update was on May 9, 2019, tested up to WordPress 5.2.26.

Animation Block at a glance

Active installs
100+
Total downloads
5,721
Downloads, last 30 days
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available after 30 days of tracking
30-day growth
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tracking since September 4, 2026

Is Animation Block well maintained?

Support threads resolved
No open threads
nothing waiting on the WordPress.org forum
WordPress compatibility
Behind
tested up to WordPress 5.2.26, not yet with the current 7.1

Features

The feature list from the plugin's own readme on WordPress.org, trimmed to the essentials.

  • Animations from the Animate.css library
  • Delay and Speed options
  • Control Animation frequency
  • Block z-index option

Animation Block reviews and ratings

2 reviews on WordPress.org, with the most recent ones as their authors posted them.

All reviews
5.0 out of 5

2 reviews

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  • It does one thing, and it does it well.

    I just needed to animate some blocks for a client website, this does just that without adding a lot of other cruft. It has more animations than Animate Blocks, so I kept this one.

    indole

  • Pretty neat!

    Simple, but clever. I like it.

    Samuel Wood (Otto)

Details

Use the power of animate.css to animate Gutenberg blocks as they enter the viewport.

The full description, screenshots and every review live on the WordPress.org page.

Tags

  • animate
  • animation
  • block
  • gutenberg
  • Gutenberg block
Version
1.0.2
Last updated
May 9, 2019
First published
Oct 19, 2018
Requires WordPress
4.7
Tested up to
5.2.26
Requires PHP
5.6
Pricing
Free on WordPress.org

Animation Block FAQ

What does Animation Block do?

According to its WordPress.org readme, Animation Block offers Animations from the Animate.css library, Delay and Speed options, Control Animation frequency and Block z-index option.

How many active installs does Animation Block have?

WordPress.org reports 100+ active installs for Animation Block as of September 7, 2026.

Is Animation Block still maintained?

The last release was on May 9, 2019, more than a year ago. WordPress.org shows a warning on plugins that go this long without an update.

Is Animation Block free?

Animation Block is free to install from WordPress.org. Many plugins also sell a paid version or add-ons.