Animate It! vs jQuery UI Widgets
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 #1,122, ahead of jQuery UI Widgets at #5,423. Over the last 7 days Animate It! climbed 1 place and jQuery UI Widgets climbed 8 places. Animate It! has the largest install base, roughly 20× the next: 20K+ active installs against 1K+ for jQuery UI Widgets. Downloads this week: Animate It! 800 and jQuery UI Widgets 60. Ratings: Animate It! 4.9★ from 127 and jQuery UI Widgets 4.3★ from 19 reviews.
| Metric | Animate It! | jQuery UI Widgets |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank today | #1,122 ▲ 1 | #5,423 ▲ 8 |
| Active installs | 20K+ | 1K+ |
| Downloads, last 7 days | 800 | 60 |
| Rating | 4.9★ (127) | 4.3★ (19) |
| Last updated | Sep 11, 2026 | Aug 11, 2026 |
| Current version | 3.0.7 | 0.60 |
| Best rank on record | #1,113 | #5,418 |
| Days in the top 50 | 0 | 0 |
| On WordPress.org since | Sep 2014 | Jun 2012 |
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 jQuery UI Widgets?
By active installs, Animate It!: 20K+ sites run it against 1K+ for jQuery UI Widgets, according to WordPress.org figures captured on October 19, 2026.
Which ranks higher on WordPress.org, Animate It! or jQuery UI Widgets?
Animate It!, at #1,122 on the WordPress.org popular plugins list today, with jQuery UI Widgets at #5,423. The ranking reflects recent installs and moves daily, which is why this page shows the history rather than one snapshot.
Are Animate It! or jQuery UI Widgets 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.