Best Scrolling & Motion Effects plugins for WordPress
Categories Design & Customization
Plugins that customize page-scrolling behavior or add smooth scrolling, scroll-triggered motion, and related interactive visual effects.
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100
Plugins classified here
Out of the plugins that have been through the classifier so far
718.2K
Combined active installs
Summed across the published bands, so read it as an order of magnitude
4.56
Average rating
Across the 90 here that carry a rating at all
Sub-categories
Also under Design & Customization
The other sub-categories the model built under the same parent.
- Carousels, Sliders & Galleries 307
- Gutenberg Blocks & Page Building 235
- Elementor Addons & Widgets 221
- Ecommerce Page Customization 146
- Widgets & Sidebar Content 139
- Popup & Modal Builders 133
- Video Players & Embeds 120
- Starter Templates & Template Libraries 107
- Theme Settings & Options 99
- Page Builder Addons & Modules 94
- Child Theme & CSS Customization 55
- Document Viewers & Flipbooks 51
- Typography & Font Management 49
- External Content Embeds 45
- Tabs & Accordion Layouts 46
- Icon Libraries & Icon Management 44
- Post Element Visibility 41
- Form Styling & Layouts 39
- Widget Areas & Sidebar Management 37
- Drag-and-Drop Page Builders 35
- Login & Error Page Customization 33
- Button Builders & Styling 25
- Countdown Timers & Clocks 22
- Mobile Themes & Responsive Design 22
- Dark Mode & Color Schemes 12
- Link Cards & Previews 12
- Preloaders & Loading Screens 12
- Theme Customizer Settings Import & Export 4
The plugins
Plugins in Scrolling & Motion Effects
Ranked by active installs; plugins in the same published band share a rank. Each page has a maintenance check and the alternatives.
#1
MouseWheel Smooth Scroll
mousewheel-smooth-scroll #1Sticky Menu & Sticky Header
sticky-menu-or-anything-on-scroll #3Fixed Widget and Sticky Elements for WordPress
q2w3-fixed-widget #3LoftLoader
loftloader #5To Top
to-top #6Smooth Back To Top Button
smooth-back-to-top-button #6UiCore Animate – Free Animations, Transitions, and Interactions Addon for Elementor & Gutenberg blocks
uicore-animate #8JetSticky For Elementor
jetsticky-for-elementor #8Ocean Stick Anything
ocean-stick-anything #8Animate It!
animate-it #11Animations for Blocks
animations-for-blocks #11View Transitions
view-transitions #11Typing Effect
animated-typing-effect #11Oceanwp sticky header
sticky-header-oceanwp #11jQuery Smooth Scroll
jquery-smooth-scroll #11WP Sticky Sidebar – Floating Sidebar On Scroll for Any Theme
mystickysidebar #17Sticky Block for Gutenberg Editor
sticky-block #17WP Custom Cursors | WordPress Cursor Plugin
wp-custom-cursors #19Hover Effects – easily create any hover effect
hover-effects #20Block Animations, Motion & Scroll Effects – Ghost Kit
ghostkit #20Smooth Scroll Up
smooth-scroll-up #20Reading progressbar
reading-progress-bar #23Marquee Running Text
marquee-running-text #24SO Page Builder Animate
so-page-builder-animate #24Smooth scrolling with Lenis
smooth-scrolling-with-lenis #24Weather Effect
weather-effect #24Animate on Scroll
animate-on-scroll #24Back To The Top Button
back-to-the-top-button #29Simple Back To Top
simple-back-to-top #29AOS Animation for SiteOrigin Page Builder
cvw-pb-animation #29Scroll Back To Top Button
scrollup-master #29Scrollsequence – Cinematic Scroll Image Animation Plugin
scrollsequence #29Ultimate Cursor – Interactive and Animated Custom Cursor and Background Effects Toolkit
ultimate-cursor #29Worth The Read
worth-the-read #29WP Reading Progress
wp-reading-progress #36Custom Scrollbar
custom-scrollbar #36MakeITeasy Back To Top
makeiteasy-back-to-top #36Animated Blocks on Scroll
animated-blocks #36Smooth Page Scroll Up/Down Buttons
smooth-page-scroll-updown-buttons #36AnimateGL – WebGL & CSS Scroll Animations and Hover Effects for Gutenberg and Elementor
animategl #36Surbma | Smooth Scroll
surbma-smooth-scroll #36Christmasify!
christmasify #36Click to top
click-to-top #36Parallax Image
parallax-image #36Confetti – Celebration Effects for WordPress
confetti #46Animator – Scroll Triggered Animations
scroll-triggered-animations #46Scroll to Top Button
scroll-to-top-button #46Page Animations And Transitions
page-animations-and-transitions #46Simple Scroll To Top WP
simple-scroll-top-wp #46Catch Scroll Progress Bar
catch-scroll-progress-bar #46Parallax Scroll by adamrob.co.uk
adamrob-parallax-scroll #46WP To Top
wp-to-top #46Animate In View
animate-in-view #46WP Snow Effect
wp-snow-effect #46Animated Typed JS Shortcode
animated-typed-js-shortcode #46Animation Builder – An interface for adding scroll-triggered animations
animation-builder #46Beam me up Scotty – Back to Top Button
beam-me-up-scotty #46SmartText Rotator – Add Motion to Your Words
css3-rotating-words #46Custom Cursor For WP
custom-cursor-for-wp #46Dynamic Animations for Elementor
dynamic-animations-for-elementor #46Easy Textillate
easy-textillate #46Fixed And Sticky Header
fixed-and-sticky-header #46Hash Link Scroll Offset
hash-link-scroll-offset #46Marquee Block
marquee-block #65Smooth Scrolling
smooth-scrolling #65Scroll Down Arrow
scroll-down-arrow #65Animation Pack
animation-pack #68Reading Position Indicator
reading-position-indicator #68Fast Smooth Scroll
fast-smooth-scroll #70Advanced Scrollbar – Give Your Site a Sleek Branded Scrolling Feel
advanced-scrollbar #70Sticky Elementor – Sticky Header, Menu Color After Sticky, Logo Swap & Back to Top Button
sticky-elementor #72Confetti Fall Animation
confetti-fall-animation #72Webyx for Elementor – Fullpage Fullscreen Scrolling Websites
webyx-fe #72Nice page transition
nice-page-transition #72Interactions – Animations for Elementor & Gutenberg
interactions #72Sticky Content – Make Any Section Sticky on Scroll
sticky-menu-block #77Animate My Site
animate-my-site #77Smoothscroller
smoothscroller #79Scroll To Top
tp-back-to-top #79Smooth Custom Cursor
smooth-custom-cursor #79Scrollbar
scrollbar #79FaeCursor – Interaction Effects Toolkit
faecursor #83Falling Things
falling-things #83DevVN – Trang trí Tết Việt Nam
devvn-tet-holiday #83Parallax Scroll – Parallax Scrolling Backgrounds & Call to Action WordPress Plugin
parallax-scroll-wp #83RA Widgets Animate
ra-widgets-animate #87cbParallax
cb-parallax #87Back to the Top
back-to-the-top #87Animated Mouse Cursor Trail
animated-mouse-cursor-trail #87Ani-Mate Gutenberg Animation Extension
ani-mate-animation-extension #87Stylish Scrolling Title
stylish-scrolling-title #87Floaty Header – Sticky Header, Floating Bar & Announcement Bar
floatyheader-sticky-header #87MM Back To Top — Scroll Up Button
tap-to-top #87Scroll Top | HR Scroll Top
hr-scroll-top #87SmartParallax – Parallax Scroll Effects & Scroll Animations
smartparallax #87Hura Custom Cursors
hura-custom-cursors #87NS Smooth Scroll Back to Top
ns-smooth-scroll-back-to-top #87Rs Christmas Trees – Holiday Decorations, Christmas Garlands & Falling Snow Effect
rs-christmas-trees #87Apply Button Scroll to Top for JetSmartFilters
runthings-jsf-apply-button-scroll-to-top #87Scrollr
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