Awesome Parallax Effects vs SmartParallax – Parallax Scroll Effects & Scroll Animations

This plugin is a tiny Vanilla JS library that adds parallax animations on any images and it stands out for its ease and its visual rendering. The parallax effect is directly applied to image tags, there is no need to use background images. You can find demo after installing the plugin

SmartParallax adds true scroll-linked parallax scroll effects to WordPress — built for performance, not gimmicks. Unlike many animation plugins, SmartParallax does not run time-based animations. All motion is directly tied to the user’s scroll position. If the user doesn’t scroll, nothing moves. This approach results in excellent performance, smooth motion and stable Core Web Vitals — even on mobile devices. You don’t write JavaScript. You don’t configure timelines. You simply add a CSS class to a block, image or section — and the parallax scroll effect works instantly. SmartParallax uses a small, dependency-free JavaScript engine and GPU-accelerated transforms. There is no jQuery, no frameworks and no heavy animation libraries involved. The plugin works out of the box with: Gutenberg (Block Editor), Full Site Editing (FSE), Elementor (scroll effects & parallax), Bricks, Divi, Oxygen, WPBakery and most modern WordPress themes. Perfect for: Parallax scroll sections Scroll animations in Elementor Gutenberg scroll effects Background parallax images Lightweight animation on scroll Live demo: See all free effects in action. https://smartparallax.com/wordpress-parallax-plugin-demo/ Why SmartParallax SmartParallax is built for developers and designers who want clean, scroll-driven motion without sacrificing performance or Core Web Vitals. True scroll-linked motion (no time-based animations) No JavaScript configuration required Extremely lightweight (only a few KB) No jQuery, no frameworks, no dependencies Optimized for mobile devices Designed to preserve Core Web Vitals and PageSpeed scores Available Classes Class Description .parallax-image Moves only the background image .parallax-container Moves the entire block or section .parallax-x Enables horizontal movement .parallax-01 … 10 Controls movement strength .parallax--01 … 10 Inverted movement direction .parallax-[…]-s Stops movement at the center of the viewport Examples: * .parallax-02 – subtle depth * .parallax-05 – stronger parallax Privacy SmartParallax optionally sends anonymous usage data when the administrator explicitly opts in. Data sent: – Plugin version – WordPress version – PHP version – Site locale – Activation / deactivation status No personal data, IP addresses or site URLs are collected or stored. Tracking is completely optional and can be disabled at any time in the plugin settings. Privacy Policy: https://smartparallax.com/datenschutzerklaerung/ License SmartParallax is open-source software licensed under the GPLv2 or later.