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Animation Builder

by Toast Plugins · 1,000+ active installs · Checked 3 Nov 2026
Healthy

Healthy: released 52 days ago, tested with WordPress 7.1, no open vulnerabilities.

95/ 100Healthy
Canary Score

Based on 3 of 5 areas

Capped at 95: not enough support or review data for a full score.

Sub-scores for Animation Builder
Ownership100
Maintenance100
Security100
SupportNo data
ReputationNo data

How the score works

Active signals

Open issues right now, with links to the source.

No open risk signals. Signals appear here when we detect an ownership change, closure, vulnerability or decline.

Quick answers

Is Animation Builder still maintained?
Yes. Last release 14 Sep 2026, 6 releases in the last 24 months. 14 Sep 2026 · wordpress.org
Who owns Animation Builder, and has it changed hands?
No change recorded. Main committer toastwebsites since Nov 2025. 3 Nov 2026 · SVN log
Was Animation Builder removed from wordpress.org?
No. Listed on wordpress.org as of 3 Nov 2026. 3 Nov 2026 · wordpress.org
Is Animation Builder safe?
No known vulnerabilities on record. 3 Nov 2026 · Wordfence Intelligence
Is the latest Animation Builder update safe to install?
No ownership change before 5.1.2. No one-star spike after it. 20 Jan 2026 · Release history

Ownership timeline

Who commits to the plugin's code on wordpress.org, over time.

Committers and their active periods
plugin-master27 Nov 2025 to 27 Nov 2025, 1 commits
toastwebsites27 Nov 2025 to 14 Sep 2026, 14 commits

2 committers recorded. No ownership changes recorded since 2025.

Maintenance

Last release
52 days ago
Releases, 24 months
6
Tested up to
7.1 current
Requires PHP
7.0 supported 8.2+
Releases per quarter
Releases per quarter for Animation Builder
Q1 20240
Q2 20240
Q3 20240
Q4 20240
Q1 20250
Q2 20250
Q3 20250
Q4 20255
Q1 20261
Q2 20260
Q3 20260
Q4 20260

Last release 14 Sep 2026. Tested with WordPress 7.1 (current).

Support

Resolved, last 2 months
n/a
Threads, last 2 months
0

Trend appears after 8 weekly snapshots.

Security record

No published vulnerabilities on record for this plugin.

Sources: Wordfence Intelligence, CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities, readme changelogs.

Reputation

Last 90 days: no reviews.

Rating distribution
5 star0
4 star0
3 star0
2 star0
1 star0

Momentum

Active installs
1,000+
Downloads, last full week
146
Weekly downloads, last 26 complete weeks
Weekly downloads for Animation Builder
4 May 202625
11 May 202672
18 May 202655
25 May 202653
1 Jun 202655
8 Jun 202653
15 Jun 202640
22 Jun 202646
29 Jun 202647
6 Jul 202653
13 Jul 202633
20 Jul 202646
27 Jul 202651
3 Aug 202660
10 Aug 202649
17 Aug 202650
24 Aug 202643
31 Aug 202644
7 Sep 202669
14 Sep 2026134
21 Sep 202664
28 Sep 202689
5 Oct 202672
12 Oct 202678
19 Oct 2026113
26 Oct 2026146

Trend appears after 8 weekly snapshots. Weekly downloads over the last 4 weeks are 62% above the 26-week average.

Facts

Full name
Animation Builder - An interface for adding scroll-triggered animations
Version
5.1.2
Author
Toast Plugins
Added
27 Nov 2025
Last updated
14 Sep 2026
Active installs
1,000+
Requires WordPress
5.0
Tested up to
7.1.4
Requires PHP
7.0
Category
not stated
Tags
animate, animation, transition, transitions

Other plugins by this author: Resizable Sidebar for the Gutenberg, Animator, Website Internal Link Optimiser, Toast Mobile Menu

Questions about Animation Builder

Is Animation Builder still maintained?

Yes. Last release 14 Sep 2026, 6 releases in the last 24 months.

Who owns Animation Builder, and has it changed hands?

No change recorded. Main committer toastwebsites since Nov 2025.

Was Animation Builder removed from wordpress.org?

No. Listed on wordpress.org as of 3 Nov 2026.

Is Animation Builder safe?

No known vulnerabilities on record.

Is the latest Animation Builder update safe to install?

No ownership change before 5.1.2. No one-star spike after it.

Data: wordpress.org Plugins API, plugins SVN and Trac, wordpress.org reviews and support forum, Wordfence Intelligence, CISA KEV, NVD.Plugin data refreshed 3 Nov 2026.Report a data issue