Better Block Editor (BBE) vs Interactions – Animations for Elementor & Gutenberg

Better Block Editor (BBE) adds responsive layout controls, hover effects, on-scroll animations, and ready-to-use site templates to Block Editor. It’s not another page builder. It doesn’t replace core blocks or add bloat — BBE just adds the missing settings where needed. It works with your current block theme and plugins, so your existing content stays intact. Highlights Responsive Settings for Row, Stack, Grid, Columns, Button, Navigation, and text (Heading, Paragraph) blocks — choose a breakpoint, then adjust orientation, spacing, and alignment at that breakpoint. Responsive Visibility for any block — set the default visibility state and change it at a chosen breakpoint. Prevent Shrinking for elements set to Fixed or Fit-content sizes — keeps complex layouts intact on small screens. Animation on Scroll — configurable animation effect, easing, duration, and delay. Hover colors for Button and Navigation. Pre-made Sites and Partial Import — bring over a full site or a single page/section; assets import automatically. One-click customization for imported content — set primary, secondary, and neutral colors; BBE creates a balanced palette in one click. Native Block Editor integration — no lock-in, lightweight, GPL, and free. Free pre-made site templates Business — https://templates.wpbbe.io/business/ Brewery — https://templates.wpbbe.io/brewery/ Life Coach — https://templates.wpbbe.io/life-coach/ Bakery — https://templates.wpbbe.io/bakery/ More templates coming soon. How it works Import a template and make it yours in minutes with the one-click customization tool. Mix pages and sections from different templates with Partial Import. Create a professional website in hours — not weeks! Features Responsive Settings for Row and Stack — change orientation (convert Row ↔ Stack), justification, vertical alignment, and spacing at a chosen breakpoint. This panel is key to controllable responsive behavior in Block Editor sites. Prevent Shrinking — available when a block’s width/height is set to Fit content or Fixed; prevents fixed-size elements from collapsing on small screens. Responsive Visibility for any block — set the default visibility state (visible/hidden) and change it at a chosen breakpoint. Responsive Settings for Grid — replaces the core Stack on mobile with a dedicated panel to choose the stacking breakpoint and adjust spacing at that breakpoint. Improved Stack on mobile for Columns — choose the breakpoint and optionally reverse the column order at that breakpoint. Navigation overlay menu — replaces the fixed Mobile option with Responsive; pick the exact breakpoint when navigation collapses to a menu icon (useful for headers). Hover color for Navigation — add hover color controls for menu and submenu items. Responsive Settings for Button — control the orientation of inner buttons (stack or reverse), plus justification and vertical alignment at a chosen breakpoint. Hover colors for Button — set text, background, and border colors on hover. Responsive Settings for Post Template (Grid view) — stack posts and adjust spacing at a chosen breakpoint. Animation on Scroll for any block — subtle reveal on scroll with configurable effect, easing, duration, and delay. Responsive text alignment — add alignment controls at a chosen breakpoint for Heading, Paragraph, and select text-based blocks. SVG Icon block + sanitized SVG upload — place SVG icons anywhere; control size, color, hover color, and linking. Breakpoints — edit built-in breakpoints and add or remove custom breakpoints. Requirements & Compatibility WordPress 6.8 or later Uses the native Block Editor (Gutenberg) Works with block themes; does not target third-party page builders Privacy This plugin does not collect personal data from site visitors. It uses standard Block Editor controls and optional template imports. Site owners should review their own analytics/embeds for compliance. License Better Block Editor is distributed under the GPLv2 or later. You are free to use it on personal and commercial sites. Resources Official website — https://wpbbe.io/ User Guide — https://docs.wpbbe.io/

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