Auto AnimateImage vs Interactions – Animations for Elementor & Gutenberg

Auto AnimateImage is WordPress plugin that applies AnimateImage script to your site automatically. AnimateImage displays multiple images continuously like animated GIF. All you have to do is write img element like below, and the image will be animated automatically. As you know, animated GIF is the most common animation format, but it supports up to only 256 colors. There are some alternative animation formats such as APNG, MNG, JNG, Motion JPEG and SVG Animation. However they are currently not widely supported by Web browsers. That is why AnimateImage is the most appropriate method for animated images. Auto AnimateImage Features Automatically applies AnimateImage script to your site All you have to do is write img elements. No JavaScript, No Shortcode, No Gallery. Common options and animation styles can be customized via Settings screen Compatible widely down to even obsolete WordPress 2.7 AnimateImage Features Displays multiple images continuously like animated GIF. It supports sequential/arbitrary filenames. Supports any image formats supported by Web browsers, such as GIF, PNG, JPEG, JPEG XR (HD Photo), BMP, TIFF, WebP and SVG. Thereby transparent animation with more than 256 colors is available. Many animation options are available, such as animation delay, repeat count, rewind, pause and blank image img elements with data-files attribute are animated automatically. No need for writing JavaScript. Animations are controllable by writing JavaScript. You can start/stop/replay them at any time. Standalone script with 5.6 KB file size, without using JavaScript libraries such as jQuery Supports Internet Explorer, Mozilla Firefox, Google Chrome, Safari, Opera and their older versions How to Install See Installation. How to Use All you have to do is write img elements with data-files attribute, and the images will be animated automatically. You can animate multiple images with sequential number, zero-padded sequential number, sequential alphabet and arbitrary filenames. AnimateImage supports many animation options such as animation delay, repeat count, rewind, pause and blank image. You can specify them with data-* attributes like below. See Code Examples for more information. Support Me To keep my motivation, put rating stars and vote compatibility (works/broken) via the right sidebar If you have any questions, view support forum or post a new topic See Localization if you can translate the plugin into your language I would be grateful if you would donate to support plugin development Contact me if you have any feedback Any comments will be very helpful and appreciated. Thank you for your support! Links attosoft.info AnimateImage script Auto AnimateImage plugin Code Examples Example 1: Sequential Filenames Example 2: Arbitrary Filenames Example 3: Format String in Directory Name * data-files attribute is specified with filename or relative path to directory, including format string. Example 4: title/alt Attributes * alt attribute with the value of title attribute will be added if not specified. Example 5: id/class Attributes * class attribute will be added if not specified. default class attribute value is "animation". Example 6: delay/cycleDelay Options * In default, delay option is 500 ms and cycleDelay option is 0 ms. Example 7: repeat/rewind Options * In default, repeat option is -1 (infinite iteration) and rewind option is false. Example 8: pauseAtFirst/Last Options * In default, pauseAtFirst option is false and pauseAtLast option is false. Example 9: showBlank/blankClassName/blankPath/stretchBlank Options (Blank Image) * In default, showBlank option is false and blankClassName option is "blank". Example 10: Arbitrary Attributes Example 11: Arbitrary CSS Properties Localization You can localize the plugin with Poedit. Here is how to translate the plugin into your language. Download Poedit and install it Run Poedit and select your language Input your name and mail address (optional) Open “auto-animateimage/languages/animateimage.pot” file Select original string and input its translation Save the file as “animateimage-[LANG].po” “[LANG]” is a language code. For instance, “de_DE” is for German, “sv_SE” is for Swedish, “pt_BR” is for Portuguese spoken in Brazil. If you want to know your language code, see WordPress in Your Language. If you need more information, see Translating WordPress. I would be grateful if you would send me any translation files. Here are the available translations included in the latest plugin. Japanese (ja) translation by attosoft If you have any questions, feel free to contact me.

Interactions – Animations and Interactive Experiences for Elementor & Gutenberg Visit our website to learn more about how Interactions work. Want to make your website feel alive and interactive? Interactions is a no-code WordPress animation plugin for scroll effects, hover animations, click interactions, and micro-interactions — built for Elementor, Bricks, and Gutenberg. Add fade-in-on-scroll, parallax-style motion, button hover effects, and custom Trigger → Action automations without writing JavaScript. Check our samples page here to see a glimpse of what type of interactions you can create. You don’t need coding skills or complex tools. With Interactions, you can: Pick from the Interactions Library – A collection of pre-built animations and effects (like images that move upon scrolling down the page, buttons that glow when hovered, and more). Just click and apply. Learn more Build your own custom effects – Use a simple Trigger → Action system. Example: “On scroll → Fade in element”, or “On click → Play video”. Learn more Add functional features – Securely update post data, handle form submissions, display user info, copy text to clipboard, and more without coding. Learn more Whether you want subtle hover effects, attention-grabbing story-telling animations, playful micro-interactions, or powerful functional features, Interactions makes it possible. Works with The native WordPress Block Editor / Gutenberg Popular Page Builders Elementor (Interaction library WIP) Bricks (Interaction library WIP) Divi (WIP) Popular Block Editor Builders Stackable Kadence Spectra GenerateBlocks CoBlocks Greenshift Otter 🚀 Features Create custom interactions easily with a simple Trigger → Action builder. Features include: Animations & Visual Effects: Animation effects (fade, slide, zoom, rotate, shadow, etc.) Scroll effects – reveal content as users scroll down Hover effects – highlight and animate elements on hover Click triggers – run actions when buttons, images, or sections are clicked Basic Interactions: Mouse interactions – Click, hover, mouse move, mouse press Scroll interactions – Enter viewport, element scrolling, page scrolling Form interactions – Form submitted, input change, keypress Page interactions – Page load, page create Basic Actions: Animation actions – Move, rotate, scale, skew, opacity Style actions – Background color, background image, text color, CSS rule, toggle class, update attribute Display actions – Display, visibility, focus Navigation – Redirect to URL Media – Toggle video Effects – Confetti Core Features: Reusable Interaction Library – apply popular effects instantly Custom trigger → action builder – advanced users can design unique effects Performance optimized – loads only what’s needed for your chosen interactions Works with blocks, page builder elements, and any theme Works with Elementor and Bricks Why Interactions? WordPress scroll animation plugin — reveal content on scroll Hover effect plugin — buttons, cards, images Elementor animation plugin — works inside the Elementor editor Gutenberg animation plugin — library + builder in the block editor No-code interaction builder — visual Trigger → Action timeline Performance-friendly — loads only what’s used on the page 🎯 Perfect For Designers who want scroll animations without code Marketers who want attention-grabbing hover effects Bloggers who want dynamic storytelling with animations Site builders who want to bring their designs to life, or create unique micro-interactions Developers who need functional features like post meta updates and data handling Anyone building modern interactive websites in WordPress 💎 What’s in Premium? Check our pricing page to learn more about what’s in Interactions premium. Advanced Interactions: Scroll Strength – Measure scroll intensity Page State – Monitor page state changes Page Exit – Detect when users try to leave URL Hash – Respond to URL hash changes Local Storage – Monitor storage changes Toggle Attribute/Class – Watch attribute and class changes HTML Events – Custom HTML and document events Advanced Actions: Box Shadow – Dynamic shadow effects Slide Animations – Smooth slide up/down effects Content Management – Securely insert sanitized HTML, render shortcodes, copy to clipboard Data & Post Management – Update post/user meta (with permissions), get post data, local storage Navigation & UX – Scroll to element, tooltips, popups, confirmation dialogs Media – Video scrubbing, SVG animations (line draw, morph, motion path) Advanced Features – Animated counters, advanced automation Premium Benefits: 40+ Premium Actions – Access to advanced functionality 10+ Premium Interactions – More trigger options Priority Support – Faster response times Regular Updates – New features and improvements Commercial License – Use in client projects Source Code: The source code for this plugin is available on GitHub: https://github.com/gambitph/Interactions