WP Transitions
This plugin automatically adds CSS transitions to your WordPress website/blog and WordPress Admin Elements with hover/active/focus.
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WP Transitions shows warning signs in 2026 — compare the alternatives below before installing. It runs on 10+ sites, is rated 5/5 and was last updated 13 years ago, and scores 30/100 on our health check.
- Small user base (10+ active installs)
- Very few reviews so far
- No update in 12 years
- Only tested up to WordPress 3.7 (latest is 7.1)
Daily downloads
Download spikes usually follow a new release — each site that auto-updates counts as a download.
Rankings
Where WP Transitions stands todayWordPress.org search rankings
Live position in the plugin search, top 100| Keyword | Position |
|---|---|
| css auto animate | >100 |
| css3 effects | >100 |
| transitions | >100 |
| wordpress transitions | >100 |
| wp transitions | >100 |
Version adoption
Share of active sites per release.
Rating breakdown
★★★★★★★★★★ 5 from 1 reviews
About WP Transitions
From the official readme · v1.4Description
This plugin automatically adds CSS transitions to your WordPress website/blog and WordPress Admin Elements with hover/active/focus.
This transitions make your website attractive and everyone will enjoy visiting your website. This will Make transitions on ALL of Your elements in your template and WordPress admin. It depens to your template style to have hover or focus attributes.
CSS Transitions in “WP Transitions” are supported by the most recent version of every major browser (Firefox, Chrome, Internet Explorer 10, Opera, Safari).
Also remember that if your template style using CSS Sprites, this may not work correctly sometimes.
But if you want to use this plugin and your template style uses css sprites, you can simply fix this problem with adding an inline style attribute to those elements:
style=”transition: none; -webkit-transition: none;”
Please feel free to offer any feature suggestions you might have and I will consider them for future releases.
Installation
Take the easy route and install through the WordPress plugin adder OR :
- Download the .zip file and upload the unzipped folder to the
/wp-content/plugins/directory - Activate the plugin through the ‘Plugins’ menu in WordPress
- WordPress Transitions should automatically be added to your site and WordPress, as long as your theme has the
<?php wp_head() ?>action hook.
Changelog
1.4
Not important changes.
1.3
Fixed some codes.
1.2
more Compatible Codes .
* Added some new code.
1.0
- Hello world.
For developers
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Add a live badge to your site, docs or GitHub README. It updates on its own — no account needed.
FAQ
WP Transitions: quick answers
Straight answers, pulled from live WordPress.org data.
Live data from WordPress.org · checked Sep 30, 2026
Is WP Transitions free?
Yes. WP Transitions is free to download and use from the official WordPress.org plugin directory.
Is WP Transitions safe to use in 2026?
WP Transitions shows warning signs in 2026 — compare the alternatives below before installing. It runs on 10+ sites, is rated 5/5 and was last updated 13 years ago, and scores 30/100 on our health check.
How many websites use WP Transitions?
WP Transitions is active on 10+ WordPress websites and has been downloaded 3,068 times since it launched in February 2014. It was downloaded 35 times in the last 30 days.
Does WP Transitions work with WordPress 7.1?
WP Transitions is officially tested up to WordPress 3.7.41, while the latest release is 7.1.2. It may still work, but try it on a staging site first.
When was WP Transitions last updated?
The latest version, 1.4, was released on March 7, 2014 (13 years ago).
Who makes WP Transitions?
WP Transitions is developed and maintained by Farzad Sotoode.
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