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WP GIF Uploader

WP GIF Uploader – Animated GIF Upload and Thumbnails

by GrandPlugins · WordPress.org page · Website

v1.0.5 Tested up to WP 7.1.3 PHP 7.0+

WP GIF Uploader has 1,000+ active installs on WordPress.org and 15,796 downloads all time. It was downloaded 550 times in the last 30 days. The last update was on September 8, 2026, tested up to WordPress 7.1.3.

WP GIF Uploader at a glance

Active installs
1,000+
Total downloads
15,796
Downloads, last 30 days
550
30-day growth
–
downloads vs the previous 30 days

Is WP GIF Uploader well maintained?

Support threads resolved
No open threads
nothing waiting on the WordPress.org forum
WordPress compatibility
Current
tested up to WordPress 7.1.3, the current release is 7.1.3

Features

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

  • Create GIF from images
  • Add image and text watermarks to gifs
  • Control the GIF play action [ hover – click ]
  • Apply all the edits operations on gif in the media edit page without losing the animation [ crop – rotate – flip – scale ]
  • Optimize GIF loading by using first frame image at page load
  • Regenerate animated-subsizes

WP GIF Uploader reviews and ratings

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

All reviews
5.0 out of 5

1 reviews

5★
1
4★
0
3★
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2★
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1★
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  • Works

    It works! Wordpress-generated GIFs became animated, although they are not cropped 150x150 as they should, but resized to 150x150 and 1:1 aspect ratio, no matter what it was before. Still ok and no alternatives

    derevco

Download and install history

1,573 downloads over the last 51 days. Snapshots taken daily from WordPress.org.

Downloads per day
WP GIF Uploader downloads per day0125250375500Sep 5Sep 30Oct 25Downloads per day
Active installs
WP GIF Uploader active installs02505007501kSep 5Sep 30Oct 25Active installs
Rating out of 5
WP GIF Uploader rating01.32.53.85Sep 5Sep 30Oct 25Rating out of 5
Reviews
WP GIF Uploader review count00.30.50.81Sep 5Sep 30Oct 25Reviews

Details

Upload animated GIFs and keep the animation in every thumbnail WordPress generates, instead of a still first frame.

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

Tags

  • animated gif
  • gif
  • gif animation
  • gif upload
  • wordpress gif

More from GrandPlugins

Version
1.0.5
Last updated
Sep 8, 2026
First published
Aug 2, 2021
Requires WordPress
4.5.0
Tested up to
7.1.3
Requires PHP
7.0
Pricing
Free on WordPress.org

WP GIF Uploader FAQ

What does WP GIF Uploader do?

According to its WordPress.org readme, WP GIF Uploader offers Create GIF from images, Add image and text watermarks to gifs, Control the GIF play action [ hover – click ], Apply all the edits operations on gif in the media edit page without losing the animation [ crop – rotate – flip – scale ] and Optimize GIF loading by using first frame image at page load.

How many active installs does WP GIF Uploader have?

WordPress.org reports 1,000+ active installs for WP GIF Uploader as of October 25, 2026.

Is WP GIF Uploader still maintained?

Yes. The last release was on September 8, 2026 and it is tested up to WordPress 7.1.3.

Is WP GIF Uploader free?

WP GIF Uploader is free to install from WordPress.org. Many plugins also sell a paid version or add-ons.