Animate It! vs jQuery Manager for WordPress (2026)
Detailed side-by-side comparison of two WordPress plugins, based on real-time data from WordPress.org.
jQuery Manager for WordPress
8.0K+ active installs
Free
Quick Verdict
As of April 2026, jQuery Manager for WordPress has a higher user rating (5/5 from 113 reviews) while Animate It! leads in active installations (30K+ vs 8.0K+). Both are free WordPress plugins. Animate It! has accumulated 726K+ total downloads while jQuery Manager for WordPress has 87K+.
Detailed Comparison
| Metric | Animate It! | jQuery Manager for WordPress | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rating | 4.9/5 | ► | 5/5 |
| Total Reviews | 127 | ◄ | 113 |
| Active Installs | 30K+ | ◄ | 8.0K+ |
| Total Downloads | 726K+ | ◄ | 87K+ |
| Support Resolution | 0% | N/A | |
| Last Updated | 4 months ago | ◄ | 5 years ago |
| First Released | 2014 | 2019 | |
| Age | 12 years | 7 years | |
| WP Requires | 4.7.0+ | 4.9+ | |
| PHP Requires | false+ | 5.6+ | |
| Business Model | Free | Free | |
| Latest Version | 3.0.4 | 1.10.6 |
Rating Breakdown
Animate It!
jQuery Manager for WordPress
Download Trends
Over the past 30 days, Animate It! averaged approximately 78 daily downloads while jQuery Manager for WordPress averaged 9.
Recent Reviews
Animate It! Reviews
Exactly what I was looking for
This is exactly what I needed! A simple and easy tool that animates basically anything.
Does Not Work!
I was so hopeful this plugin could do Exit Animations on Elementor, but it doesn’t. In fact, it does absolutely nothing. I installed and activated this plugin, navigated to the Motion Effects Advanced
Amazing.. quick, simple and Free
This is really an amazing small animation plugin which literally made my all custom css ads templates in the website. Now wherever I need, I can use them. I have one suggestion, if you could please ad
jQuery Manager for WordPress Reviews
Thank You!
I run this on a website which has a paid premium theme for a music band. I make wordpress websites myself but the drop of jquery support on wordpress broke some of the functionality. What just works
Quick solution if use old version of jquery
Quick solution if use old version of jquery
terrible review nagging!
meh, it works for what I need.
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