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Hey, everybody. I am developing wordpress themes. In many projects I use GSAP animations. In large multi-page sites I face the problem of poor performance of GSAP scrolltriger property pin. Probably I am lacking experience to optimize it. Perhaps someone can share his experience how to better optimize animations in such projects (in the context of Wordpress and in general)? Perhaps it makes sense to separate all pages by block and load js-code animations only when there is a block? Thanks for any information PS. To understand the Wordpress problem I will add. That in most sites I create my custom theme from scratch. Pages are separated by blocks. These blocks work with the help of ACF Gutenberg plugin.

Hi o/ I'm making this post mainly for reference to maybe help some others users which might encounter this issue (and also maybe for you GSAP). I did read the article / documentation about how to integrate GSAP into WordPress using WordPress methods which is a good thing but most devs build / handle directly their assets using a bundler and enqueue only their final build. As of right now (WordPress 6.6 / 6.7), if you use GSAP ScrollTrigger from import / node_modules (the CDN version works fine), and if you enqueue your final js build in editor hooks like "enqueue_block_editor_assets", it will break WordPress admin editor javascript somehow (i think it's related to some global variable clash) and result in a white screen mostly and a lot of console errors (see screenshots below) Code : WordPress admin "New post" page: The fix : load GSAP ScrollTrigger out of your js build using wp_enqueue_script and before enqueueing your js build using the same WordPress function (see how to load it correctly here) Hope this can help Have a good day, Damien

Hi everyone, I'm facing an issue occasionally, and it's a bit challenging to reproduce reliably in a CodePen due to the complexity of my setup. The issue occurs with dynamic content. Sometimes a part of a GSAP timeline is skipped. Specifically, I notice that the fromTo animations are occasionally stuck in the "to" state, while the rest of the timeline continues as expected. There’s no warning in the console from GSAP, and there are no errors about missing elements. The strange thing is that this mostly happens with WordPress menu items that come in dynamically, which leads me to suspect a timing issue with when the elements are loaded. I tried logging the elements to the console before creating the timeline, and they were all present as a NodeList. Yet, the issue persists. As I mentioned, sometimes it works perfectly fine. I managed to solve this with a slight artificial delay using setTimeout, which seems to allow the timeline to work every time. Interestingly, using GSAP's delay property didn't make a difference. However, using setTimeout feels hacky and unreliable, and I'm hoping there’s a better, more elegant solution. Setup: WordPress website JavaScript: ES6 Modules (using imports/exports) Build Tool: Webpack Has anyone faced similar issues with dynamic content in timelines, especially with WordPress or other dynamically generated content? Are there any best practices in GSAP for handling timing issues with dynamic elements, especially without resorting to setTimeout hacks? I believe this is a broader topic, as I've noticed the same problem in other projects as well. Any advice or insights are greatly appreciated. Thanks in advance!

https://cloud.movavi.com/play/3c84a61c-32e4-498b-b514-07d74585fb02 So my structure is the following: .sectie-branding (section) .branding-row .et_pb_row .website-row .et_pb_row .activatie-row .et_pb_row This is my gsap: gsap.registerPlugin(ScrollTrigger); const rows = gsap.utils.toArray('.sectie-branding .et_pb_row'); gsap.to(rows, { opacity: 1, // Fade in the rows ease: "none", scrollTrigger: { trigger: '.sectie-branding', // Target the branding section start: "top top", // Start when the section hits the top of the viewport end: "bottom top", // End when the bottom of the section hits the top scrub: true, // Smooth scroll interaction pin: true, // Pin the section during the scroll anticipatePin: 1, // Adjust pin behavior for smoother experience onUpdate: self => { // Loop through each row and calculate visibility based on progress const totalScroll = rows.length; const progress = self.progress * totalScroll; // Get scroll progress based on the number of rows rows.forEach((row, i) => { const rowProgress = progress - i; // Calculate how far we are from this specific row gsap.to(row, { opacity: 1 - Math.abs(rowProgress), duration: 0.5 }); // Fade in/out based on progress }); } } }); This is my css: .sectie-branding { max-height: 300vh; position: relative; height: 300vh; /* Simulates scrolling for 3 sections */ overflow: hidden; /* Prevents overflow outside the section */ } .sectie-branding .et_pb_row { position: absolute; top: 0; left: 0; width: 100%; height: 100vh; /* Each row fills one full viewport height */ display: flex; align-items: center; justify-content: center; opacity: 0; } .sectie-branding .et_pb_row.active { opacity: 1; } But as u can see in the video, it looks like its inserting another 300vh section right after u scroll out of the last row causing an huge black-space.

Hi, I’m using GSAP club plugins on my WordPress website, installing it by putting the plugins into the directory via FTP and link it in the <head> section of the page through Elementor Custom Code like: <script src="my-url/MorphSVGPlugin.min.js"></script> My GSAP animation works fine invidually but now I noticed when I put 2 GSAP elements on the same page(I put them in custom HTML widget), only the first one work. Not sure if I installed it incorrectly or if I have to do anything else. Does anyone have the same issue?

We are looking for an Intermediate to Senior Frontend WordPress Developer to join our team on a full-time basis. You are someone who thinks of code as art – you develop beautiful, easy-to-follow code that is fast and standards-compliant without relying on too many external libraries. This role will primarily work on the TechBlocks website and those of our sister companies, associations, and other internal and external-facing development projects. Occasionally, this person may be asked to support client-facing projects. The successful candidate will be able to operate independently to develop responsive pages for WordPress, This person will collaborate with our UI/UX Designer, Graphic Designer, and agency partners to develop impactful pages. They will be responsible for the technical SEO of our properties, including front-end code compliance, site speed, and core website vitals. Key Responsibilities: · Develop new pages as required by our marketing, sales, and human resources teams. · Develop new Gutenberg blocks as required. · Develop bespoke landing pages as required to support campaigns and initiatives. · Continuously test and improve our core website vitals and other performance indicators. · Implement A/B and Multi-variant testing on content blocks, whole pages, or specific elements. · Maintain code repository and syncing environments between dev, staging, and production. · Manage Core WordPress and Plugin Updates · Manage Technical SEO, including Schema/Microdata and social media markup. · Work with our UX/UI designer, graphic designer, and external UI designers to implement standards-compliant pages. · Manage day-to-day content updates as required. · Manage accessibility features of our website. Requirements & Skills · A minimum of 5 years experience in WordPress Development. · Strong frontend responsive development skills in HTML, JavaScript/TypeScript, and CSS are required. · Advanced knowledge of Advanced Custom Fields, developing Gutenberg blocks, and the Timber MVC Framework is required to be successful in this role. · Experience with source control platforms like bitbucket is required. · Experience with Jira or other issue-tracking platforms is required. · Javascript animation framework knowledge, including GSAP.js and Apline.js is required · Strong understanding of UI design and the ability to create new pages to match existing patterns and design concepts. · Fluent with Figma is considered an asset. · Understanding of the HubSpot CMS is considered an asset. · Understanding how to build responsive email templates is considered an asset. · Intermediate skills in PHP and server-side architecture are considered beneficial to this role. · Strong knowledge of WCAG 2.0 AA+ accessibility guidelines. · Strong knowledge of microdata formats such as schema and social media tags such as Facebook OGP and Twitter Card. · Strong understanding of frontend SEO with an ability to demonstrate SEO strategy. · Strong understanding of how WordPress plugins work and interact, manage WordPress and plugin upgrade cycles, and troubleshoot conflicts. · The ability to work independently with minimal oversight or direction is crucial for this role · Fluent English. Frontend Web Developer Job Posting.pdf

Guys, I would like your help, I've already followed tutorials and none of them work, the Green Sock example on Codepen is with an image, I didn't understand it well.I want to make a wide section ( 5 * 100vw ) horizontal scroll <script src="https://cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/gsap/3.11.4/gsap.min.js"></script> <script src="https://cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/gsap/3.11.4/ScrollTrigger.min.js"></script> <script> gsap.registerPlugin(ScrollTrigger); const jogos = document.querySelector(".jogos"); let tl = gsap.timeline({ ScrollTrigger:{ trigger: jogos, start: "left left", end: () => "+=" + 5 * jogos.offsetWidth + "px", scrub: 1, pin: true, } }); tl.to(jogos, { xPercent: -400, ease: "none", }); </script>

Hi - I have a simple local website built with Wordpress. GSAP works great here. I have the auth token loaded in my npmrc file and am enqueueing the scripts I need (gsap.min.js and ScrollTrigger.min.js). However, when I copy the files up to my production site (all files match at this point), ScrollTrigger is not working. I'm registering it in my .js file ( gsap.registerPlugin(ScrollTrigger); ) and again it works perfect on my local site. I have searched and not found a solution that helps. Also tried adding (lazy:false) with no luck. I feel like I am missing how to correctly install/use gsap on production server. I've also watched the video on how to install - still think I am missing something. Can anyone give me simple/clear instructions on how to push local site using gsap successfully to a production environment? Thanks!!!!

I am trying to use Morph and split text on a wordpress site that uses a picky theme. How would I get GSAP working on my wordpress site? Thank you! -John

Good morning, I'm building a site with Wordpress and the Divi Builder. I have this animation in GSAP that I would like to edit. Here the original: https: //taxiboat.salone24.it/throttle-originale/ Here how I would like it: https: //taxiboat.salone24.it/throttle-mio/ The css and js files are visible at the codepen link. What I would like to have is that when I scroll the page, the white circle that masks the image, it closes completely (while now it remains a little open), and only after the circle has closed completely and has hidden the background image, only now, my module appears (the one visible in the second link / throttle-mio /). (The slide with the big image) Could you help me understand how I can do it? Many thanks Davide

Hello. I have the following working properly in a hardcoded Wordpress template, however, it seems that whenever I view the site and I'm not logged in, the Scrolltrigger events do not work/fire. I've replicated the site in Codepen but cannot replicate the issues there: https://codepen.io/neontrenton/pen/vYdOppv Does anyone have any idea why this might be happening? It seems like a Wordpress-specific issue (I have no cache/cache plugins on the site) but I don't even know where to begin troubleshooting this. Here are the scripts I'm loading into the site: <script src="https://cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/gsap/3.10.4/gsap.min.js"></script> <script src="/wp-content/themes/canvas/js/plugins/ScrollTrigger.min.js"></script> Here is an example of a ScrollTrigger event that DOES work: gsap.utils.toArray(".color-reveal").forEach((color) => { gsap.to(".color-reveal", { scrollTrigger: { trigger: color, toggleClass: "active", scrub: true, start: "top center", end: "+=100", }, }); }); Here is the specific ScrollTrigger events that DO NOT work if you aren't logged in: let containers = gsap.utils.toArray(".treatment-1"); containers.forEach((container) => { let tl = gsap.timeline({ scrollTrigger: { trigger: container, scrub: true, pin: true, start: "center center", end: "bottom top", markers: false, }, defaults: { ease: "none" } }); tl.to(container.querySelector("img"), { scale: 1, x: -500 }); tl.to(container.querySelector(".treatment__headline"), { autoAlpha: 1 }); }); // Treatment Two Animation let containerstwo = gsap.utils.toArray(".treatment-2"); containerstwo.forEach((container) => { let tl = gsap.timeline({ scrollTrigger: { trigger: container, scrub: true, pin: true, start: "center center", end: "bottom top", markers: false, }, defaults: { ease: "none" } }); tl.to(container.querySelector("img"), { scale: 1, x: 450 }); tl.to(container.querySelector(".treatment__headline"), { autoAlpha: 1 }); }); // Treatment Three Animation let containersthree = gsap.utils.toArray(".treatment-3"); containersthree.forEach((container) => { let tl = gsap.timeline({ scrollTrigger: { trigger: container, scrub: true, pin: true, start: "center center", end: "bottom top", markers: false, }, defaults: { ease: "none" } }); tl.to(container.querySelector("img"), { scale: 1, x: -500 }); tl.to(container.querySelector(".treatment__headline"), { autoAlpha: 1 }); });

Hello GSAP devs, We need urgent help from a senior GSAP developer with expertise in ScrollTrigger and pinning stuff. An agency was handling our website conversion from Figma and scrolling is not smooth at all, especially on mobile. There are various bugs and issues with the GSAP animation. The site is using WordPress. For scrolling we use ScrollSmoother. I’ll be sending you the animation concept video and the WP login. If you’ll need anything else feel free to ask. We have a custom theme with js files inside the theme folder (using git but at this point not using it will save us more time.) Urgent task: Making the scrolling smoother on desktop / tablet. There are also various bugs that we will explain along the way. BUDGET: We’ll pay professional rates. PayPal, Upwork etc. The most important thing is to work with the current site and make the animations smoother and fix bugs. You may prefer to estimate a fixed price for some tasks / we can go with hourly - whatever you like. After making the site ready for launch, we’ll rebuild it using Elementor and since the HTML structure will change, the animations will need some work for you if interested.. The site is on wpengine, I’ll provide the wp login along with theme files. Please send me a message if interested and can start ASAP, I’ll send you the animation concept video and the site URL and explanation on where to start. Best, Zeberet

Hello fellow animators, if you were previously looking on how to integrate Greensock into a WordPress Website, you have come to the right place. Today we launched AnimateWP, a WordPress animation plugin which is completely based on Greensock. You get the whole power of Greensock animations (browser compatibility, performance, advanced sequencing and all the other great features) without writing a single line of code. The plugin takes care of everything while you implement your timelines and animations on the graphical interface in the WordPress backend. Currently we have implemented almost every property you can animate with GSAP and are already working on implementing the powerful Club Greensock Plugins (like ScrambleText, SplitText and others) in the near future. DrawSVG is already available in AnimateWP. Moreover AnimateWP allows you to trigger and control your animations by scrolling. Therefore you don't have to worry about including ScrollMagic anymore. Check it out on animatewp.yourneeds.at or explore the docs.

Hi, I was trying to created some cool animations using ScrollTrigger, but it doesn't work. The animation plays once the page is loaded. This is my code: I would like to add that thanks to the activity of this forum I could integrate GSAP animations to a child theme on Wordpress.

Hello everyone, I would like to develop this kind of animation for my background. Anybody suggest me about this how can I develop this? Also how can I add liquid hover effect on images. https://s.muz.li/NzNjY2YzNGRi Thanks

Hello..! I did setup locomotive scroll with GSAP for my Wordpress Site. Currently it is running beautifully..! But the problm is that, None of my Elementor Scroll Animations are working. I am pretty new to Wordpress and Web Development. If you can help me, it would be a great pleasure. (Iam using Astra theme + Elementor Pro. I created some scroll animations for couple of Elementor sections. Everything not working. And I add my page (#page) as the locomotive scroll element.)

Hey guys, I'm very new here (& not all that great with programming) - long time lurker, big admirer of GSAP and happy be in the club! I'm hoping somebody here can help me figure out what I'm doing wrong. I'm basically attempting to convert this simple CodePen into Frontity/React (embed at bottom of post). Here's the link to my CodeSandbox https://codesandbox.io/s/xenodochial-saha-mfj42?file=/packages/mars-theme/src/components/test-scroll.js The errors I get seem to come from my scroll-test.js file. No matter what I do, I can't seem to get any ScrollTrigger action (or even basic 'to' motion). There have been some phantom moments once I've changed some code to target a different element, the page instantly begins to animate - but after I refresh, I'm given fatal errors instead. Not really sure what that is... If I attempt to target certain elements, it won't run. If I target a previously declared component, it at least runs - but it claims scrollTrigger is an invalid property I'm left to believe that GSAP isn't properly firing. Any ideas for troubleshooting this problem? Happy to supply any additional information requested. I tried to follow the rules and created my problem on codesandbox, since it was the only service that had Frontity available. Cheers, AGW

Hi All: The question of using GSAP in WordPress has come up several times over the years, including a couple of questions from me. I finally got around to figuring it out and I wrote a tutorial on how this can be done. If anyone has suggestions or corrections, I'd appreciate passing them along. Hopefully it will be helpful as non-WordPress GSAPers continue to want to use your fantastic library in WordPress. Thanks.

Hello, I have this entire HTML code containing CSS, SVG path, and JS. Now, my client wants to add this animated svg design in a WordPress site as a background which stay on an entire page. Each page will have it's own animated SVG. I have attached the file below of the entire code. I am fairly new to GREENSOCK and never worked with any before. I tried making a separate SVG file by copying SVG code into a new file and saving it as .svg Also, I was able to add it's CSS(in the header) and JS (to the footer). Also, I am making sure gsap.min.js is being loaded before my custom js. If I tried to copy the entire HTML content into a RAW HTML widget and it worked beautifully. But when I am trying to add .svg file as a background it doesn't show anything. Can someone help me with this? Thanks a ton! river_HOME_1.html

Hi everyone, I`m completely new to GreenSock and I`d like to learn how to integrate it in WordPress 5. I'm working on a WP website and I'm developing my own child theme. I found an old forum post, dating back from 2016 and I`d like to know whether the instructions are still valid. According to that old post, the steps are: Add a functions.php file within my child theme to enqueue the JS script (my preference is to import it via the CDN link). Create a "custom scripts" directory within my child theme and save there my custom script (in the old post this file was called my custom-gsap-scripts.js Use the custom script file to run my tweens. Is this solution still valid and could someone post the actual code here? Many thanks in advance for your help, Gianluca

I have this pen working and have added the code to WordPress. The SVG is appearing but not drawing. Sorry, I don't have a live example worked up yet. I've added all the code where it needs to go. There is an existing GSAP animation so I plugged in the JS in the same file, the CSS in the stylesheet, and the drawSVG plugin link where the Tweenmax link is. I've also added the CSSPlugin link, and am not sure if that is needed. I'm using the <path> element only. The SVG image code is placed in a WordPress text widget running the newest version of WP. Funny that the image will show on the front-end but when I navigate back to the text widget the SVG code does not remain in the text widget. When I inspect for the SVG, it's code is in the html, yet there is not JS error in the console. What could I be missing? Are there any known issues with WordPress and drawSVG?

Hi there, I just started using Greensock and I wanted to directly add them into my wordpress site. But I'm facing with a rather confusing issue. I have a simple DrawSVG code that needs to be rendered in a page which works perfectly with a plain HTML file and javascript HTML: <svg id="Rays" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" width="1920" height="1080" viewBox="0 0 1920 1080"> <metadata><?xpacket begin="" id="W5M0MpCehiHzreSzNTczkc9d"?> <x:xmpmeta xmlns:x="adobe:ns:meta/" x:xmptk="Adobe XMP Core 5.6-c138 79.159824, 2016/09/14-01:09:01 "> <rdf:RDF xmlns:rdf="http://www.w3.org/1999/02/22-rdf-syntax-ns#"> <rdf:Description rdf:about=""/> </rdf:RDF> </x:xmpmeta> <?xpacket end="w"?></metadata> <defs> <style> .cls-1 { fill: none; stroke: #fff; stroke-width: 3.79px; fill-rule: evenodd; filter: url(#filter); } </style> <filter id="filter" x="493" y="-6" width="964" height="683" filterUnits="userSpaceOnUse"> <feGaussianBlur result="blur" stdDeviation="3" in="SourceAlpha"/> <feComposite result="composite"/> <feComposite result="composite-2"/> <feComposite result="composite-3"/> <feFlood result="flood" flood-color="#ffb64d" flood-opacity="0.35"/> <feComposite result="composite-4" operator="in" in2="composite-3"/> <feBlend result="blend" mode="screen" in2="SourceGraphic"/> <feBlend result="blend-2" in="SourceGraphic"/> <feFlood result="flood-2" flood-color="#ffba60"/> <feComposite result="composite-5" operator="in" in2="SourceGraphic"/> <feBlend result="blend-3" in2="blend-2"/> </filter> </defs> <g style="fill: none; filter: url(#filter)"> <path id="path1" class="cls-1" d="M506,4l691,656,246-221" style="stroke: #fff; filter: none; fill: inherit"/> </g> </svg> Javascript: jQuery(document).ready(function(){ var t1 = new TimelineMax({repeat:-1}); t1 .from("#path1",2 ,{drawSVG:0}); }); I included the necessary greensock files using "wp_register_script" and "wp_enqueue_script". I utilized visual composers Raw HTML and JS elements to define the above code. But the animation isnt happening and there is no error on the console either. Following are my enqueue scripts: wp_register_script( 'TweenMax', get_template_directory_uri() . '/greensock/TweenMax.min.js' ); wp_register_script( 'TimeLineMax', get_template_directory_uri() . '/greensock/TimelineMax.min.js' ); wp_register_script( 'DrawSVG', get_template_directory_uri() . '/greensock/plugins/DrawSVGPlugin.min.js' ); wp_enqueue_script( 'TweenMax' ); wp_enqueue_script( 'TimeLineMax' ); wp_enqueue_script( 'DrawSVG' ); Simple Tweens such as changing filter to inherit is working fine with the SVG but animations like MorphSVG and DrawSVG seems to do nothing. Am I doing anything wrong or am I missing something. Any help would be great! Thank you in advance!

Hello, i'm trying to resolve a conflict problem with an animation I made for a website with TweenMax. With the last update of Revolution Slider the animation doesn't work anymore and I think that the GS script loaded by Revo Slider conflict with the tweenmax script i recall from my functions.php files. The browser console tell me that there is a problem with the "bezier" function: " Invalid property bezier set to {type: "cubic", values: Array(13), curviness: 1} Missing plugin? gsap.registerPlugin() - on rbtools.min.js?ver=6.0:32" Does anyone else have this problem?

Hi everyone, I need GSAP WordPress plugin. If anyone know please share here.