Interactions – Animations for Elementor & Gutenberg vs Responsive Starter Templates – Elementor Templates & Starter Sites
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
Responsive Starter Templates – Elementor Templates & Starter Sites leads the WordPress.org popular list today at #1,679, ahead of Interactions – Animations for Elementor & Gutenberg at #8,956. Over the last 7 days Responsive Starter Templates – Elementor Templates & Starter Sites slipped 4 places and Interactions – Animations for Elementor & Gutenberg slipped 2 places. Responsive Starter Templates – Elementor Templates & Starter Sites has the largest install base, roughly 20× the next: 10K+ active installs against 500+ for Interactions – Animations for Elementor & Gutenberg. Downloads this week: Responsive Starter Templates – Elementor Templates & Starter Sites 702 and Interactions – Animations for Elementor & Gutenberg 104.
| Metric | Interactions – Animations for Elementor & Gutenberg | Responsive Starter Templates – Elementor Templates & Starter Sites |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank today | #8,956 ▼ 2 | #1,679 ▼ 4 |
| Active installs | 500+ | 10K+ |
| Downloads, last 7 days | 104 | 702 |
| Rating | no ratings | 4.5★ (39) |
| Last updated | Jul 15, 2026 | Sep 23, 2026 |
| Current version | 1.4.0 | 3.5.4 |
| Best rank on record | #8,903 | #1,666 |
| Days in the top 50 | 0 | 0 |
| On WordPress.org since | Nov 2025 | Aug 2013 |
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.
Ranking history Lower is better
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Frequently asked questions
Which is more popular, Interactions – Animations for Elementor & Gutenberg or Responsive Starter Templates – Elementor Templates & Starter Sites?
By active installs, Responsive Starter Templates – Elementor Templates & Starter Sites: 10K+ sites run it against 500+ for Interactions – Animations for Elementor & Gutenberg, according to WordPress.org figures captured on October 17, 2026.
Which ranks higher on WordPress.org, Interactions – Animations for Elementor & Gutenberg or Responsive Starter Templates – Elementor Templates & Starter Sites?
Responsive Starter Templates – Elementor Templates & Starter Sites, at #1,679 on the WordPress.org popular plugins list today, with Interactions – Animations for Elementor & Gutenberg at #8,956. The ranking reflects recent installs and moves daily, which is why this page shows the history rather than one snapshot.
Are Interactions – Animations for Elementor & Gutenberg or Responsive Starter Templates – Elementor Templates & Starter Sites 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.