Who is View Transitions for?

View Transitions is a B2B product built for wordPress site owners and designers.

Is View Transitions free?

Yes — View Transitions is free to use.

What platforms does View Transitions run on?

View Transitions runs on the web.

Is View Transitions still maintained?

The GitHub repository shows 263 commits in the last 90 days.

What are alternatives to View Transitions?

Similar projects tracked by PulseGate include Conditional View Transitions, Page Animations And Transitions, and Nice Page Transition.

Who makes View Transitions?

View Transitions is developed by WordPress Performance Team.

When did View Transitions launch?

View Transitions first shipped in 2021.

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View Transitions

Name: View Transitions
Author: WordPress Performance Team

wordpress.orgUI/UX & prototyping

View Transitions is a free WordPress plugin that implements smooth, animated transitions between pages, replacing hard navigational jumps with fade effects. It is easy to install and works across major browsers, enhancing site aesthetics and user experience.

FreeGPL-2.0WebCloud-managed

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449stars

152forks

1alternative

5features

2021since

Overview

5 features

View Transitions sits in PulseGate's UI/UX & prototyping category. Improving user experience on WordPress sites by providing smooth, visually appealing page transitions. View Transitions is a B2B product aimed at wordPress site owners and designers. View Transitions costs nothing to use. It runs on the web.

It is developed by WordPress Performance Team, and it first shipped in 2021. The project is developed in the open on GitHub with 449 stars and 263 commits in the last 90 days. Among its 5 catalogued features are smooth page transitions, cross-browser support, and fade effect. The interface is available in 9 languages, including Danish, English, and Spanish.

Summary written by a language model from the project’s public pages.

Smooth page transitions
Cross-browser support
Fade effect
Easy installation
No adverse fallback

Built with & integrations

Runs on

BrowserCloud-managed

Trust & compliance

License

GPL-2.0

Verified signals

HTTPSPrivacy PolicyFree tierGitHub · ★ 449Active maintenanceMulti-language

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Indexing history

What PulseGate has recorded for this listing

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Frequently asked questions about View Transitions

What is View Transitions?: Improving user experience on WordPress sites by providing smooth, visually appealing page transitions. It is catalogued under UI/UX & prototyping on PulseGate.
Who is View Transitions for?: View Transitions is a B2B product built for wordPress site owners and designers.
Is View Transitions free?: Yes — View Transitions is free to use.
What platforms does View Transitions run on?: View Transitions runs on the web.
Is View Transitions still maintained?: The GitHub repository shows 263 commits in the last 90 days.
What are alternatives to View Transitions?: Similar projects tracked by PulseGate include Conditional View Transitions, Page Animations And Transitions, and Nice Page Transition.Conditional View Transitions Page Animations And Transitions Nice Page Transition
Who makes View Transitions?: View Transitions is developed by WordPress Performance Team.
When did View Transitions launch?: View Transitions first shipped in 2021.

At a glance

Pricing: Free
Platforms: Web
Languages: Danish, English, Spanish, Persian+5 moreshow less
Danish, English, Spanish, Persian, French, Swedish, Turkish, Ukrainian, Chinese
Open source: Yes · ★ 449
License: GPL-2.0
Built for: WordPress site owners and designers
Model: B2B
Solves: Improving user experience on WordPress sites by providing smooth, visually appealing page transitions.

Registered as

GitHub: WordPress/performance
WordPress.org: view-transitions

Developer

WordPress Performance Team

Community-driven

GitHub

Open source

View on GitHub

Stars: 449
Forks: 152
Open issues: 180
Last commit: 12 Jun 2026
Commits 90d: 263
Contributors: 89
Authorship: Community-driven
Default branch: trunk
Latest release: 2026-02-27 · 27 Feb 2026

Index record

Identity confidence: High · 95
Indexed: 15 Jun 2026
Lifecycle: Alive
Last seen: 15 Jun 2026

Identity audit (12)

Slug: view-transitions-wordpress-org
Lifecycle last checked: 8 Aug 2026
Verification state: Indexed for public listing
Listing state: Listed: yes
Index status: Included in index
Latest evidence snapshot: 15 Jun 2026
Timeline basis: Indexed-at chronology. This listing's first-seen date was written by the catalog backfill, not observed here, so it is not treated as a sighting.
Name from: Derived from the project's own page and URL.
Category from: Assigned by the 2026 taxonomy migration.
Summary from: Written by a language model from public pages.
Languages from: Detected by a language model, checked against the page's own declaration.
Canonical URL: https://wordpress.org/plugins/view-transitions

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