Cool Text Effect
This plugin will enable text effect in your wordpress theme. You can embed cool textEffect via shortcode in everywhere you want, even in theme files.
Consider an alternative
Cool Text Effect shows warning signs in 2026 — compare the alternatives below before installing. It runs on 10+ sites and was last updated 12 years ago, and scores 23/100 on our health check.
- Small user base (10+ active installs)
- Very few reviews so far
- No update in 11 years
- Only tested up to WordPress 3.9 (latest is 7.1)
Daily downloads
Download spikes usually follow a new release — each site that auto-updates counts as a download.
Rankings
Where Cool Text Effect stands todayWordPress.org search rankings
Live position in the plugin search, top 100| Keyword | Position |
|---|---|
| Cool Text Effect | #83 |
| jQuery type effect | >100 |
| text effect | >100 |
| Type effect jQuery Text Effect. | >100 |
Version adoption
Share of active sites per release.
About Cool Text Effect
From the official readme · v1.0Description
This plugin will enable text effect in your wordpress theme. You can embed cool textEffect via shortcode in everywhere you want, even in theme files.
Installation
This section describes how to install the plugin and get it working.
e.g.
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Upload
plugin-directoryto the/wp-content/plugins/directory -
Activate the plugin through the ‘Plugins’ menu in WordPress
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Use shortcode in page, post or in widgets.
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If you want news ticker in your theme php, Place
<?php echo do_shortcode('YOUR_SHORTCODE'); ?>in your templates
Shortcodes
- General Text Effect
[cool_text id="1"]
- Text Effect With with different color
cool_text id="2" color="color name or code"]
3.Text Effect with different effect
[cool_text id="3" show="the type of the text aniamtion. fade, glow, jumble, slide, dropdown "]
- with different effect speed
cool_text id="4" effect_speed="150"
- with different completion speed:
[cool_text id="5" completion_speed="5000"]
- Text change & color change!
[cool_text id="6" color="red" text="This is wordpress cool textEffect plugin testing "]
You can find demo in http://www.smtareq.com/cool_text
1.0
- Initial Release
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FAQ
Cool Text Effect: quick answers
Straight answers, pulled from live WordPress.org data.
Live data from WordPress.org · checked Oct 4, 2026
Is Cool Text Effect free?
Yes. Cool Text Effect is free to download and use from the official WordPress.org plugin directory.
Is Cool Text Effect safe to use in 2026?
Cool Text Effect shows warning signs in 2026 — compare the alternatives below before installing. It runs on 10+ sites and was last updated 12 years ago, and scores 23/100 on our health check.
How many websites use Cool Text Effect?
Cool Text Effect is active on 10+ WordPress websites and has been downloaded 2,250 times since it launched in November 2014. It was downloaded 72 times in the last 30 days.
Does Cool Text Effect work with WordPress 7.1?
Cool Text Effect is officially tested up to WordPress 3.9.40, while the latest release is 7.1.2. It may still work, but try it on a staging site first.
When was Cool Text Effect last updated?
The latest version, 1.0, was released on November 7, 2014 (12 years ago).
Who makes Cool Text Effect?
Cool Text Effect is developed and maintained by Saifullah Tareq.
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