Blocks Animation: CSS Animations for Gutenberg Blocks vs Init FX Engine – Interactive, Event-Driven, Lightweight
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
Blocks Animation: CSS Animations for Gutenberg Blocks leads the WordPress.org popular list today at #471, ahead of Init FX Engine – Interactive, Event-Driven, Lightweight at #17,845. Over the last 7 days Blocks Animation: CSS Animations for Gutenberg Blocks held its place and Init FX Engine – Interactive, Event-Driven, Lightweight slipped 829 places. Blocks Animation: CSS Animations for Gutenberg Blocks has the largest install base, roughly 1125× the next: 90K+ active installs against 80+ for Init FX Engine – Interactive, Event-Driven, Lightweight. Downloads this week: Blocks Animation: CSS Animations for Gutenberg Blocks 48,707 and Init FX Engine – Interactive, Event-Driven, Lightweight 150. Ratings: Blocks Animation: CSS Animations for Gutenberg Blocks 4.8★ from 73 and Init FX Engine – Interactive, Event-Driven, Lightweight 5★ from 1 reviews.
| Metric | Blocks Animation: CSS Animations for Gutenberg Blocks | Init FX Engine – Interactive, Event-Driven, Lightweight |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank today | #471 ▬ | #17,845 ▼ 829 |
| Active installs | 90K+ | 80+ |
| Downloads, last 7 days | 48,707 | 150 |
| Rating | 4.8★ (73) | 5★ (1) |
| Last updated | Oct 19, 2026 | Oct 1, 2026 |
| Current version | 3.2.8 | 2.0.1 |
| Best rank on record | #469 | #16,078 |
| Days in the top 50 | 0 | 0 |
| On WordPress.org since | Apr 2019 | Aug 2025 |
| Sites detected by our detector | 1 | 0 |
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, Blocks Animation: CSS Animations for Gutenberg Blocks or Init FX Engine – Interactive, Event-Driven, Lightweight?
By active installs, Blocks Animation: CSS Animations for Gutenberg Blocks: 90K+ sites run it against 80+ for Init FX Engine – Interactive, Event-Driven, Lightweight, according to WordPress.org figures captured on October 25, 2026.
Which ranks higher on WordPress.org, Blocks Animation: CSS Animations for Gutenberg Blocks or Init FX Engine – Interactive, Event-Driven, Lightweight?
Blocks Animation: CSS Animations for Gutenberg Blocks, at #471 on the WordPress.org popular plugins list today, with Init FX Engine – Interactive, Event-Driven, Lightweight at #17,845. The ranking reflects recent installs and moves daily, which is why this page shows the history rather than one snapshot.
Are Blocks Animation: CSS Animations for Gutenberg Blocks or Init FX Engine – Interactive, Event-Driven, Lightweight 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.