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Animator – Scroll Triggered Animations

By Toast Plugins

Design & Themes / Themes & Templates

Reviewed by Omar Dabbas

Trusted WordPress expert with 20+ years of experience evaluating plugins for the WP ecosystem.

Animator – Scroll Triggered Animations Review - In-Depth Analysis

Easily implement CSS animations on your WordPress site with a user-friendly interface. Customize animations globally or create your own.

Performance Overview

WPS Score

6.8/10

User Rating

4.5/5 (based on 15+ reviews)

Active Installations

1,000+

Update Frequency

Average It is calculated using the weighted average of same category plugins.

Security Score

5.77 / 10 (Medium Risk) It is calculated using the weighted average of all versions.

What It Does

Scroll Triggered Animations is a highly customisable, yet user-friendly interface for implementing CSS animations correctly and efficiently throughout your WordPress website.

Whether you’re a highly-skilled web guru, a content editor or you’ve got minimal knowledge of web coding, STA makes the animation procedure easy. It works on any theme, bespoke or not. Activate now and animate your website within minutes.

Scroll Triggered Animations is built to allow any WordPress user (developer or not), to implement professional looking animations without any knowledge of javascript. You can choose to use our preset animations from our default animations library, or create your very own CSS3 animation and integrate it with this plugin.

Comparing to Alternatives

Animator – Scroll Triggered Animations offers a unique approach to CSS animations triggered by scrolling, with several alternatives available that provide similar functionality.

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Strengths

Provides control over CSS animations triggered within the viewport without needing JavaScript.
Includes built-in animations for ease of use.
Highly praised support from the developer in the past.
Easy to use and effective at what it promises.
Good option for users wanting CSS animation control on scroll.

Weaknesses

Has had multiple security vulnerabilities in past versions.
No currently promoted pro version, limiting advanced features.
Some users report issues with mobile animation disable option not working.
Support responsiveness has declined according to some users.

User Sentiment Analysis

With a strong majority of 5-star ratings (87%) and a few 1-star reviews (13%), user sentiment is mostly positive but tempered by concerns about support and security.

Positive highlights

Great plugin to gain control more over CSS animations (Xusje).
Amazing support and easy to use (shereew).
Superb plugin, best of its kind (Carlos Pinedo).
Nice plugin with responsive support (alexgm5).

Common complaints

Lack of support response for premium version users.
Mobile animation disable option does not function as expected.
Security vulnerabilities present in past versions with delayed fixes.

Weaknesses

Security risks due to past Cross-Site Scripting and CSRF vulnerabilities.
Inconsistent support quality and responsiveness.
Some features like mobile animation control are unreliable.

Who Should Use This?

Best for

Users looking for an easy-to-use plugin to control CSS animations triggered by scrolling, especially those who prefer built-in animations without JavaScript.

Not ideal for

Users requiring robust security assurances or prompt support, and those needing reliable mobile animation controls should consider alternatives or wait for improved support and security updates.

Pricing & Value

Free version includes

The free version offers control over CSS animations triggered on scroll with built-in animation options and basic functionality.

Final Verdict

Animator – Scroll Triggered Animations is a well-regarded plugin that provides effective control over CSS animations triggered by scrolling, with many users praising its ease of use and built-in animations. However, the plugin has faced significant security vulnerabilities in the past and some users report issues with support responsiveness and certain features like mobile animation disabling.

While it remains a strong choice for users wanting simple scroll-triggered animations without JavaScript, those prioritizing security and reliable support may want to consider alternatives or monitor updates closely before committing. The lack of a clearly promoted pro version limits advanced feature availability.

Other Notable Features

Here are a few other notable features of this free Animator – Scroll Triggered Animations plugin.

scroll triggered animations

css animations

animation builder

Screenshots

FAQ

The advanced animations tab is for those of you who want that customisability factor. You can animate items on a global scope using your own CSS.

Your first step, is to activate the element you want to animate. You can activate any element by class, id or tag.

The plugin seeks out these items on the frontend of your site and adds the class ‘scroll-triggered’ as it enters your screens dimensions. This gives you the ability to target the element before and after it has entered your screen’s dimensions.

You’re CSS could look something like this:

.button { opacity:0; transform:translateY(10px); transition:all .5s; } .button.scroll-triggered { opacity:1; transform:translateY(0); }

Just remember to use the transition property to define how long you would like the animation to last.

Find out more here

Contributors and developers

“Animator – Scroll Triggered Animations” is open source software. The following people have contributed to this plugin.

Toast Plugins

Aaron Jones

David Foreman

Free Version Docs Live Demo

WPS

6.8

Average

Ratings

4.5 out of 5 | 15

Version

3.1.1

Last updated

9 months ago

Active installations

1,000+

WordPress version

6.8.9 or higher

PHP version

or higher

Languages

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Animator – Scroll Triggered Animations Review - In-Depth Analysis

Performance Overview

What It Does

Comparing to Alternatives

User Sentiment Analysis

Who Should Use This?

Pricing & Value

Final Verdict

Other Notable Features

Screenshots

FAQ

Contributors and developers

Ratings

Reviews (15)

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Contributors & Developers

Interested in development?

Changelog

Security Status

Secure

No Unpatched Vulnerabilities

Known Vulnerabilities (3)

Previous Versions

WPS

6.8

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