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CSS3 Transitions

This plugin automatically adds CSS3 transitions to your website/blog and the WordPress admin. Links, etc. get animated transitions between their norma …

By Nick Halsey·UI·Free
4(4 reviews)
·100 active installs·Updated 8 years ago
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As of April 2026, CSS3 Transitions is a WordPress ui plugin with 100 active installations and a 4/5 rating from 4 reviews. It has been downloaded 14K+ times in total. Requires WordPress 3.0+ and PHP false+. Available on WordPress.org since 2013. Last updated 8 years ago — may have compatibility concerns. Top alternative: Radio Buttons for Taxonomies.

4/54 reviews
100active installs
14K+total downloads
13 yearssince 2013

Overview

This plugin automatically adds CSS3 transitions to your website/blog and the WordPress admin. Links, etc. get animated transitions between their normal and hover states. CSS3 Transitions are supported by the most recent version of every major browser (Chrome, Internet Explorer 10, Firefox, Opera, Safari); browsers without support will continue to render everything as they had before. This plugin adds the transitions (eye candy) to all <a> (link), <li> (list item, usually used in navigation menus), <img> (image), and <input> (form field and button) tags that have a hover or focus state defined (for example, if links change color when the mouse hovers over them). Other “buttons”, form elements, and WordPress-specific selectors are also targeted. Transitio…

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Ratings & Reviews

44 reviews
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Compatibility

WordPress3.0+ requiredTested up to 4.9.29
PHPfalse+ required

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Frequently Asked Questions

Changelog

1.3

  • Introduce improved animation timing function (cubic-bezier(0.64,0.20,0.02,0.35))
  • Remove -moz-, -ms-, and -o- browser prefixes. -webkit- is still required for Safari and older Android, but all other major browsers now support unprefixed transitions.
  • Make the transitions faster
  • Tested with WordPress 3.6 and the Twenty Thirteen theme
View full changelog on WordPress.org

Contributors

Nick HalseyNick Halsey
Plugin Info
Version
1.3
Last Updated
Nov 11, 2017
WP Requires
3.0+
Tested Up To
4.9.29
PHP Requires
false+
Active Installs
100
Downloads
14K+
Added
Jan 1, 2013
Business
Free

Tags

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Developer

N
Nick Halsey
24 plugins0.0M+ total installs
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