by creativeinteractivemedia 5 (22 reviews)

AnimateGL – WebGL & CSS Scroll Animations and Hover Effects for Gutenberg and Elementor

Name: AnimateGL – WebGL & CSS Scroll Animations and Hover Effects for Gutenberg and Elementor
Rating: 5.0 (22 reviews)
Author: creativeinteractivemedia

Scroll animations and hover effects for Gutenberg blocks and Elementor. CSS fade, slide and zoom, WebGL bend, flip, peel and glitch. No code.

AnimateGL ranks #4,224 among WordPress.org plugins with 2,000+ active installations, is #536 of 6,651 in the Media category, a 5/5 rating from 22 reviews, and was last updated Oct 29, 2026. Data from WordPress.org, refreshed twice daily — see methodology.

Compatible with WP 7.1.4

v1.6.0 Current Version v1.6.0

Updated 2 days ago Last Update on 29 Oct, 2026

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Source: WPVulnerability

2 known vulnerabilities on record · 1 in the last 24 months · checked 3 months ago

Jan 31, 2025 UNPATCHED

AnimateGL Animations for WordPress – Elementor & Gutenberg Blocks Animations [animategl] <= 1.4.23 (unfixed)

CVE-2024-12620 · No fix released
Jul 18, 2023

AnimateGL Animations for WordPress – Elementor & Gutenberg Blocks Animations [animategl] < 1.4.18

CVE-2023-33999 · Fixed in v1.4.18

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Plugin Details

Version: 1.6.0
Last Updated: Oct 29, 2026
Requires WP: 6.6+
Tested Up To: 7.1.4
PHP Version: 7.4 or higher
Author: creativeinteractivemedia

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Rating: ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 5
Reviews: 22
Support Threads: 1
Resolved: 100%

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TL;DR

AI summary of the plugin's readme

This plugin is for WordPress site builders using Elementor, Gutenberg, or other page builders who want to add entrance animations to page elements. It solves the problem of adding CSS and WebGL animations without custom coding, offering scroll-triggered effects, direction/duration/easing controls, and a live visual editor.

Elementor animations
Gutenberg Blocks animations
CSS class animations
WebGL animations
Lock to scrollbar
Nested animations
Live editor for custom animations
Mouse-driven distortion effects

Frequently Asked Questions

Common questions about AnimateGL – WebGL & CSS Scroll Animations and Hover Effects for Gutenberg and Elementor

Select the block and open the AnimateGL panel in the block settings sidebar, then choose an entrance animation. You can also add a preset CSS class in Advanced > Additional CSS class(es).

Select the section, column, container or widget, open the Advanced tab and choose the animation in the AnimateGL section. You can also add a preset CSS class in Advanced > Layout > CSS Classes.

Select the block or Elementor element, open the AnimateGL settings and pick Lift, Grow or Tilt under Hover effect. With another page builder, add the class agl-hover-lift, agl-hover-grow or agl-hover-tilt. AnimateGL Pro adds WebGL image hover effects and CSS reveals.

Turn on Lock to scrollbar. The animation's progress then follows the scrollbar instead of a fixed duration, and the element is fully in place when it reaches the middle of the viewport. For parallax scrolling and fade on scroll, see AnimateGL Pro's scroll effects.

Yes. Turn on Repeat. By default an animation plays once, the first time the element enters the viewport.

Linear, sine, quad, cubic, expo, back, elastic, bounce, three springs and steps, 23 in all, in the block sidebar, Elementor and the class builder. A spring sets its own duration.

Yes. All 14 animations, the 66 presets, the Lift, Grow, Tilt and Skew effects, the Animation Editor and the Gutenberg and Elementor controls are free, with no sign-up and no time limit. AnimateGL Pro is optional.

WebGL image hover effects, scroll effects with parallax, animated section backgrounds, loop animations, split text and stagger, triggers and sequences, per-device animations, saved animations, site-wide rules and the add-on presets. See the AnimateGL Pro section above, or animategl.com/pro.

Yes. The AnimateGL panel appears for every block, including blocks from block libraries and dynamic blocks like Latest Posts.

On the Animations tab of the AnimateGL admin page. Every preset has a live preview and a CSS class you can copy.