Animate It! vs Catch Infinite Scroll
Two WordPress plugins head to head: ranking, active installs, downloads and ratings, from our daily tracking of the WordPress.org directory.
These aren’t all alternatives to each other — they do different jobs — so this page compares popularity only, not features.
At a glance
Animate It! leads the WordPress.org popular list today at #1,118, ahead of Catch Infinite Scroll at #1,645. Animate It! has the largest install base, roughly 2× the next: 20K+ active installs against 10K+ for Catch Infinite Scroll. Ratings: Animate It! 4.9★ from 127 and Catch Infinite Scroll 4.3★ from 21 reviews.
| Metric | Animate It! | Catch Infinite Scroll |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank today | #1,118 ▬ | #1,645 ▬ |
| Active installs | 20K+ | 10K+ |
| Downloads, last 7 days | — | 511 |
| Rating | 4.9★ (127) | 4.3★ (21) |
| Last updated | Sep 11, 2026 | May 21, 2026 |
| Current version | 3.0.7 | 2.2 |
| Best rank on record | #1,113 | #1,640 |
| Days in the top 50 | 0 | 0 |
| On WordPress.org since | Sep 2014 | Dec 2017 |
Highlighted cells mark the strongest figure in each row. Rank and installs are from the latest WordPress.org capture; downloads are the last seven captured days.
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Frequently asked questions
Which is more popular, Animate It! or Catch Infinite Scroll?
By active installs, Animate It!: 20K+ sites run it against 10K+ for Catch Infinite Scroll, according to WordPress.org figures captured on September 16, 2026.
Which ranks higher on WordPress.org, Animate It! or Catch Infinite Scroll?
Animate It!, at #1,118 on the WordPress.org popular plugins list today, with Catch Infinite Scroll at #1,645. The ranking reflects recent installs and moves daily, which is why this page shows the history rather than one snapshot.
Are Animate It! or Catch Infinite Scroll alternatives to each other?
Not all of them. Some of these plugins do different jobs and many sites run more than one. This page compares their popularity, not their features.
Where do these numbers come from?
WordPress.org publishes each plugin’s active install count and its position on the popular list. This site records both every day, along with per-day downloads and ratings, so the charts above show how the plugins have moved over time rather than a single day.