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Animator

Animator - Scroll Triggered Animations
by Toast Plugins · 1,000+ active installs · Checked 3 Nov 2026
Watch1 Warning

Watch: tested up to WordPress 6.8.12, 3 major versions behind 7.1.4.

79/ 100 Canary Score
Sub-scores for Animator
Ownership100
Maintenance55
Security95
Support70
Reputation70

How the score works

Quick answers

Is Animator still maintained?
Yes. Last release 1 Dec 2025, 6 releases in the last 24 months. 1 Dec 2025 · wordpress.org
Who owns Animator, and has it changed hands?
No change recorded. Main committer toastwebsites since May 2019. 3 Nov 2026 · SVN log
Was Animator removed from wordpress.org?
No. Listed on wordpress.org as of 3 Nov 2026. 3 Nov 2026 · wordpress.org
Is Animator safe?
3 known vulnerabilities, all fixed (latest in 3.0.17). Not on the exploited list. 16 Jul 2025 · Wordfence Intelligence
Is the latest Animator update safe to install?
No ownership change before 3.1.1. No one-star spike after it. 1 Dec 2025 · Release history

Active signals

Facts we detected, with links to the source.

  • WarningMNT-2Tested up to WordPress 6.8.12, 3 major versions behind 7.1.4. Plan a replacement if the plugin is important to your site.3 Nov 2026Evidence

Ownership timeline

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

Committers and their active periods
plugin-master16 May 2019 to 16 May 2019, 1 commits
toastwebsites16 May 2019 to 1 Dec 2025, 164 commits

2 committers recorded. No ownership change since 2019.

Maintenance

Last release
11 months ago
Releases, 24 months
6
Tested up to
6.8 vs 7.1
Requires PHP
not stated supported 8.2+
Releases per quarter
Releases per quarter for Animator
Q1 20240
Q2 20240
Q3 20240
Q4 20243
Q1 20252
Q2 20250
Q3 20251
Q4 20251
Q1 20260
Q2 20260
Q3 20260
Q4 20260

Last release 1 Dec 2025. Tested up to 6.8, 3 major versions behind WordPress 7.1.

Reputation

Last 90 days: no reviews. Lifetime: 4.5.

Rating distribution
5 star13
4 star0
3 star0
2 star0
1 star2

Security record

1 vulnerability in 24 months (3 on record), patched (latest fixed in 3.0.17).

Show 3 patched vulnerabilities
PublishedIssueCVSSAffectedFixed inDays to patch
16 Jul 2025Animator <= 3.0.16 - Cross-Site Request Forgery4.3<= 3.0.163.0.17Patched before disclosure
15 Oct 2024Animator <= 3.0.15 - Reflected Cross-Site Scripting6.1<= 3.0.153.0.16106
9 Nov 2023Animator <= 3.0.10 - Missing Authorization to Plugin Settings Update5.3<= 3.0.103.0.118

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

Support

Support history appears after our first snapshots of the forum counts.

Momentum

1,000+ active installs. History builds with each weekly snapshot.

Weekly downloads, last 27 weeks
Weekly downloads for Animator
4 May 202639
11 May 202672
18 May 202655
25 May 202673
1 Jun 202659
8 Jun 202693
15 Jun 202667
22 Jun 202647
29 Jun 202656
6 Jul 202653
13 Jul 202653
20 Jul 202656
27 Jul 202669
3 Aug 202679
10 Aug 202686
17 Aug 202694
24 Aug 202667
31 Aug 202650
7 Sep 202660
14 Sep 202685
21 Sep 202688
28 Sep 202696
5 Oct 202676
12 Oct 202698
19 Oct 2026127
26 Oct 2026122
2 Nov 202632

Weekly downloads over the last 4 weeks are 31% above the 27-week average.

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Facts

Version3.1.1
AuthorToast Plugins
Added16 May 2019
Last updated1 Dec 2025
Active installs1,000+
Requires WordPress5.1
Tested up to6.8.12
Requires PHPnot stated
CategoryDesign & Themes > Themes & Templates
Tagscss, animate, animation

Other plugins by this author: Resizable Sidebar for the Gutenberg Block Editor, Animation Builder - An interface for adding scroll-triggered animations, Website Internal Link Optimiser, Toast Mobile Menu - Fast & Lightweight Responsive Navigation

Questions

Is Animator still maintained?

Yes. Last release 1 Dec 2025, 6 releases in the last 24 months.

Who owns Animator, and has it changed hands?

No change recorded. Main committer toastwebsites since May 2019.

Was Animator removed from wordpress.org?

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

Is Animator safe?

3 known vulnerabilities, all fixed (latest in 3.0.17). Not on the exploited list.

Is the latest Animator update safe to install?

No ownership change before 3.1.1. 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