Dot Embed vs Interactions – Animations for Elementor & Gutenberg

Dot Embed is a free WordPress plugin that allows you to embed Product Finders, Interactive Conversations, Assessments, Calculators, Configurators, Quizzes, Interactive videos, Games and much more into your WordPress website or blog. Create your interactive content on dot.vu and embed it using easy to configure shortcodes. If you have any questions or need help regarding the usage of this plugin please reach out to us at dot.vu or via email to [email protected] What is Dot? Powered by a wide range of types of interactive content, the Dot platform gives marketers full creative freedom in crafting highly immersive Interactive Experiences that stand out in the crowd and delight audiences. Create device-responsive, SEO-friendly, socially-integrated Interactive Content in minutes. No coding. No hosting. No fuss. Interactive Content Types Interactive Conversations Take your marketing to the next level with custom, branded games. Engage people and attract loads of new potential customers to your business. Quizzes Create a fun quiz where the user answers questions and scores points. Interactive Videos Transform any video into an engaging interactive experience with hotspots, custom journeys, navigation menus, social plug-ins, input forms, quizzes and contests. Marketing Games Take your marketing to the next level with custom, branded games. Engage people and attract loads of new potential customers to your business. Contests Create engaging contests and sweepstakes with automated winner selection. Personality Tests Plug personal traits, preferences, needs and pain-points to a specific solution. Evaluations Engage your audience with tests that evaluate skills, abilities, attitudes, needs or personality traits and provide custom results. Solution Builders Provide your audience with fully customized advice, suggestions or solutions to suit their individual needs. Interactive Ebooks EBooks with polls, interactive images, multimedia & much more. Online Advent Calendars Create a series of ‘locked’ prizes, contests, games and challenges for each day leading up to Christmas. And many more which you can find at dot.vu/content-types. HOW TO: Embed a Page or App After you have installed and activated this plugin (check the Installation tab): 1. Go to dot.vu and to any page you wish to embed on WordPress, click the “Put on Website” button, go to the WordPress tab, and copy the generated shortcode. 2. Paste the shortcode wherever WordPress allows shortcodes to be used, such as pages and posts. The shortcode includes various fields that can be configured in your page editor. 3. Preview your content to make sure you have it configured with the right size for example, then publish! If you have any questions or need help, just reach out to us at dot.vu.

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