Enable jQuery Migrate Helper vs Animate It! (2026)
Detailed side-by-side comparison of two WordPress plugins, based on real-time data from WordPress.org.
Enable jQuery Migrate Helper
80K+ active installs
Free
Quick Verdict
As of April 2026, Animate It! has a higher user rating (4.9/5 from 127 reviews) while Enable jQuery Migrate Helper leads in active installations (80K+ vs 30K+). Both are free WordPress plugins. Enable jQuery Migrate Helper has accumulated 2.4M+ total downloads while Animate It! has 726K+. Animate It! has a higher support resolution rate (0% vs 0%).
Detailed Comparison
| Metric | Enable jQuery Migrate Helper | Animate It! | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rating | 4.8/5 | ► | 4.9/5 |
| Total Reviews | 109 | ► | 127 |
| Active Installs | 80K+ | ◄ | 30K+ |
| Total Downloads | 2.4M+ | ◄ | 726K+ |
| Support Resolution | 0% | 0% | |
| Last Updated | 1 year ago | ► | 4 months ago |
| First Released | 2020 | 2014 | |
| Age | 6 years | 12 years | |
| WP Requires | 5.4+ | 4.7.0+ | |
| PHP Requires | 5.6+ | false+ | |
| Business Model | Free | Free | |
| Latest Version | 1.4.1 | 3.0.4 |
Rating Breakdown
Enable jQuery Migrate Helper
Animate It!
Download Trends
Over the past 30 days, Enable jQuery Migrate Helper averaged approximately 387 daily downloads while Animate It! averaged 78.
Recent Reviews
Enable jQuery Migrate Helper Reviews
Great plugin, solved a big issue!
The WooCommerce checkout error was solved and customers can now purchase successfully again. jQuery.Deferred exception: Cannot read properties of undefined (reading ‘defaults’) TypeError: Cannot read
I wish I found this before.
I really do think that you should still include or incorporate jquery migrate files in new versions or updates of wordpress. It’s crazy that you know this is gonna crash a bunch of sites (like thousan
It magically fixed the problem within the website
Congratulations to whoever made this plugin. There were some editor display issues on wordpress and the plugin fixed them. Now clearly I have to go back to the problem to restore the correct functioni
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
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