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Animated Headline

Add animated headlines to posts, pages, and widgets using a shortcode, Gutenberg block, Elementor widget, or WPBakery element.

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Tested up to WordPress 7.0
Current version5.0
WordPress coverageTested up to WordPress 7.0
Minimum stackWP 6.0 · PHP 7.4
Directory statusactive
Last directory update17 Jul 20263mo ago
Active installations2K+Adoption metric — not a quality score
WordPress.org rating4.4 / 5 from 7 ratings
Official packageDirect from WordPress.org

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WP PlugIndex currently records Animated Headline version 5.0 as active, updated 3mo ago and tested up to WordPress 7.0.

Overview

About this plugin

Animated Headline is a lightweight and simple plugin for creating animated heading text. Keep your visitors engaged with 10 different smooth animation effects!

0: Full Page Builder Support!

You can now add Animated Headlines easily using your favorite page builders without writing shortcodes:

* Gutenberg Block – Native block with live preview in the WordPress editor.

* Elementor Widget – Custom widget with full settings right inside Elementor.

* WPBakery Element – Fully integrated into the WPBakery Page Builder.

Shortcode Example:

[animated-headline title=”Hello my friend” animated_text=”Anshul,Rahul,Niya” animation=”clip” delay=”2500″ speed=”600″ tag=”h2″]

Available Animation Effects:

* rotate-1

* rotate-2

* rotate-3

* type

* scale

* loading-bar

* slide

* clip

* zoom

* push

Shortcode Parameters:

* title: Static text before the animation.

* animated_text: Comma-separated list of words to animate.

* animation: The animation effect (see list above).

* delay: (Optional) Time between word changes in milliseconds (default: 2500).

* speed: (Optional) Animation transition speed in milliseconds (default: 600).

, h1, h2, h3, div (default: h1).

Performance Optimized:

CSS and JS assets are loaded conditionally! The plugin will only load its scripts on pages where the Animated Headline shortcode or block is actually used, ensuring your website stays lightning fast.

Need help generating a shortcode? Visit Settings > Animated Headline in your WordPress admin area to use the Live Shortcode Generator!

WordPress.org metadata

Plugin tags

Topics listed for this plugin in the WordPress.org directory.

  • animated headline
  • text animation
  • elementor
  • gutenberg
  • shortcode
Compatibility & maintenance

Compatibility & maintenance

Tested up to WordPress 7.0

Not yet marked as tested with WordPress 7.1. WordPress.org currently lists Tested up to 7.0.

Current WordPress releaseWordPress 7.1
WordPress.org Tested up to7.0
Minimum requirementsWordPress 6.0 · PHP 7.4
Update activity17 Jul 20263mo ago

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