Animation Addons
Healthy: maintained, last release 4 Nov 2026, 79 releases in 24 months, no unpatched vulnerabilities.
| Ownership | 100 |
|---|---|
| Maintenance | 100 |
| Security | 60 |
| Support | 70 |
| Reputation | 70 |
Quick answers
- Is Animation Addons still maintained?
- Yes. Last release 4 Nov 2026, 79 releases in the last 24 months. 4 Nov 2026 · wordpress.org
- Who owns Animation Addons, and has it changed hands?
- No change recorded. Main committer wealcoder since Apr 2024. 4 Nov 2026 · SVN log
- Was Animation Addons removed from wordpress.org?
- No. Listed on wordpress.org as of 4 Nov 2026. 4 Nov 2026 · wordpress.org
- Is Animation Addons safe?
- 9 known vulnerabilities, all fixed (latest in 2.7.2). Not on the exploited list. 28 Aug 2026 · Wordfence Intelligence
- Is the latest Animation Addons update safe to install?
- No ownership change before 4.2.9. No one-star spike after it. 4 Nov 2026 · Release history
Active signals
Facts we detected, with links to the source.
No open risk signals. Signals appear here when we detect an ownership change, closure, vulnerability or decline.
Ownership timeline
Who commits to the plugin's code on wordpress.org, over time.
| plugin-master | 30 Mar 2024 to 30 Mar 2024, 1 commits |
|---|---|
| wealcoder | 4 Apr 2024 to 4 Nov 2026, 165 commits |
2 committers recorded. No ownership change since 2024.
Maintenance
- Last release
- today
- Releases, 24 months
- 79
- Tested up to
- 7.1 current
- Requires PHP
- 7.4 supported 8.2+
| Q1 2024 | 0 |
|---|---|
| Q2 2024 | 0 |
| Q3 2024 | 4 |
| Q4 2024 | 6 |
| Q1 2025 | 6 |
| Q2 2025 | 13 |
| Q3 2025 | 8 |
| Q4 2025 | 11 |
| Q1 2026 | 12 |
| Q2 2026 | 8 |
| Q3 2026 | 13 |
| Q4 2026 | 4 |
Last release 4 Nov 2026. Tested with WordPress 7.1 (current).
Reputation
Last 90 days: 3.7 (3 reviews). Lifetime: 4.6.
| Q4 2025 | 4.5 |
|---|---|
| Q1 2026 | 4.6 |
| Q2 2026 | 5.0 |
| Q3 2026 | 3.0 |
| Q4 2026 | 5.0 |
Average rating rose from 4.5 to 5.0 between Q4 2025 and Q4 2026.
| 5 star | 59 |
|---|---|
| 4 star | 2 |
| 3 star | 0 |
| 2 star | 1 |
| 1 star | 5 |
- Extremely disappointing experience · 1 star · 12 Aug 2026
- Absolutely useless · 1 star · 17 Feb 2026
- Not working with LS Cache - so support deletes plugin! · 1 star · 11 Nov 2025
Security record
9 vulnerabilities in 24 months, all patched (latest fixed in 2.7.2).
Show 9 patched vulnerabilities
Changelog mentions of security fixes: 4.2.7 (security, XSS, escaping).
Sources: Wordfence Intelligence, CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities, readme changelogs.
Support
0% of 1 support threads resolved in the last 2 months.
Momentum
10,000+ active installs. History builds with each weekly snapshot.
| 4 May 2026 | 2,020 |
|---|---|
| 11 May 2026 | 2,197 |
| 18 May 2026 | 11,681 |
| 25 May 2026 | 3,296 |
| 1 Jun 2026 | 7,485 |
| 8 Jun 2026 | 2,155 |
| 15 Jun 2026 | 5,517 |
| 22 Jun 2026 | 1,960 |
| 29 Jun 2026 | 5,222 |
| 6 Jul 2026 | 6,555 |
| 13 Jul 2026 | 1,951 |
| 20 Jul 2026 | 5,601 |
| 27 Jul 2026 | 2,889 |
| 3 Aug 2026 | 4,139 |
| 10 Aug 2026 | 5,281 |
| 17 Aug 2026 | 6,271 |
| 24 Aug 2026 | 4,451 |
| 31 Aug 2026 | 5,145 |
| 7 Sep 2026 | 55 |
| 14 Sep 2026 | 5,857 |
| 21 Sep 2026 | 5,674 |
| 28 Sep 2026 | 7,439 |
| 5 Oct 2026 | 6,187 |
| 12 Oct 2026 | 6,175 |
| 19 Oct 2026 | 6,068 |
| 26 Oct 2026 | 3,187 |
| 2 Nov 2026 | 309 |
Weekly downloads over the last 4 weeks are 15% below the 27-week average.
Healthier alternatives
Same job, rated Healthy, higher Canary Score and at least 10,000 installs. Never sponsored.
Facts
| Version | 4.2.9 |
|---|---|
| Author | Wealcoder |
| Added | 4 Apr 2024 |
| Last updated | 4 Nov 2026 |
| Active installs | 10,000+ |
| Requires WordPress | 6.6 |
| Tested up to | 7.1.4 |
| Requires PHP | 7.4 |
| Category | Design & Themes > Page Builders & Visual Editors |
| Tags | animation, elementor v4, elementor addons, elementor widgets, elementor templates |
Other plugins by this author: MotionKit - Visual GSAP Animation Builder for Elementor, Divi, Bricks & More, BricksFly Elements and Templates for Bricks
Questions
Is Animation Addons still maintained?
Yes. Last release 4 Nov 2026, 79 releases in the last 24 months.
Who owns Animation Addons, and has it changed hands?
No change recorded. Main committer wealcoder since Apr 2024.
Was Animation Addons removed from wordpress.org?
No. Listed on wordpress.org as of 4 Nov 2026.
Is Animation Addons safe?
9 known vulnerabilities, all fixed (latest in 2.7.2). Not on the exploited list.
Is the latest Animation Addons update safe to install?
No ownership change before 4.2.9. No one-star spike after it.