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title: "How to Add a Global Continuous Animation to any Widget in Elementor?"
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date: 2024-01-19
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# How to Add a Global Continuous Animation to any Widget in Elementor?

## 

- The Plus Addons for Elementor Pro adds Continuous Animation to any Elementor widget, including Free widgets, with looping effects such as pulse, shake, and rotation on top of Elementor's one-shot entrance animations.
- Continuous Animation appears in each widget’s Advance tab after it is switched on under The Plus Addons > Extensions in the Plus Extras group, and the default Animation Effect is Pulse.
- Hover Animation changes the effect to run only while the visitor hovers, while the rendered fixture shows animation-name: content_effect_pulse, animation-duration: 2.5s, and animation-iteration-count: infinite when Hover Animation is off.

Continuous Animation adds a looping animation - a pulse, a shake, a rotation and more - to any Elementor widget, on top of Elementor's own one-shot entrance animations.

It sits on every widget's own Advance tab once the extension is switched on, Free widgets included.

***Requirement - This extension is a part of The Plus Addons for Elementor Pro, make sure it’s installed & activated to enjoy all its powers.***

[LIVE WIDGET LINK](https://theplusaddons.com/elementor-extras/continuous-effects/?utm_source=tpae&utm_medium=docs&utm_campaign=text)

## Before You Start

- **Edition:** **Pro** — confirmed on The Plus Addons > Extensions screen (Plus Extras group, PRO badge). Once enabled it appears on the Advance tab of every widget, Free or Pro.- **Extension to enable:** Continuous Animation, switched on under **The Plus Addons > Extensions** (Plus Extras group) — not under Widgets.

## Steps

- Enable **Continuous Animation** at **The Plus Addons > Extensions** (Plus Extras group), then save.- Select any widget in the Elementor editor and open its **Advance** tab.- Open the new **Continuous Animation** section and turn on **Continuous Animation**.- Choose an **Animation Effect** (default **Pulse**), and optionally set **Duration Time** and **Transform Origin** (default centre centre).- Turn on **Hover Animation** instead if you only want the effect while the visitor's mouse is over the widget.- Publish the page - the widget animates continuously without any visitor interaction, unless Hover Animation is on.

![The animated widget's computed style, confirmed to carry a real, infinitely-looping CSS animation](https://theplusaddons.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/continuous-animation-result.webp)

## Settings

| Setting | What it does | Default |
| ------- | ------------ | ------- |
| Continuous Animation | Master on/off switch for this widget. | Off |
| Animation Effect | Which loop plays (pulse, shake, rotating and others). | Pulse |
| Hover Animation | Restrict the effect to only run while hovered. | Off (runs continuously) |
| Duration Time | How long one cycle of the animation takes. | Plugin default |
| Transform Origin | The point the animation pivots/scales around. | Center center |

## How It Behaves

Confirmed on a rendered fixture: with Animation Effect left at its default (Pulse) and Hover Animation off, the wrapped widget's computed style showed `animation-name: content_effect_pulse`, `animation-duration: 2.5s` and `animation-iteration-count: infinite` - a genuinely running, continuously looping animation, not a one-shot entrance effect.

## Limitations

- Turning on Hover Animation changes the wrapper class from an always-on class to a hover-only one - the effect will not be visible until the widget is hovered.

## Troubleshooting

### The widget does not animate

Confirm the extension is switched on at The Plus Addons > Extensions (Plus Extras group), and that Continuous Animation itself is turned on inside the widget's own Advance tab - the extension toggle and the per-widget toggle are two separate switches.

## Related Docs

- [Mouse Move Parallax](https://theplusaddons.com/docs/mouse-cursor-parallax-effects-in-elementor/)- [Magic Scroll](https://theplusaddons.com/docs/magic-scroll-effect-in-elementor/)

## Frequently Asked Questions

**Q: What do I need before using continuous animation on an Elementor widget?**
A: Continuous Animation is part of The Plus Addons for Elementor Pro, so the Pro edition has to be installed and activated first. The extension is enabled from The Plus Addons > Extensions in the Plus Extras group, not from the Widgets area. Once it is on, it appears in the Advance tab of every widget, including free widgets and Pro widgets.

**Q: How do I make a widget keep animating instead of playing only once?**
A: The key is the Continuous Animation setting inside the widget’s Advance tab. The Plus Addons for Elementor, The Plus Addons, Plus Addons for Elementor, POSIMYTH provides a looping animation layer on top of Elementor’s one-shot entrance animations. With the default Pulse effect and Hover Animation off, the widget keeps running continuously after publish, with no visitor interaction needed.

**Q: Why is my widget not animating after I turn on continuous animation?**
A: The most common miss is treating the extension toggle and the per-widget toggle as the same switch. They are separate. Continuous Animation has to be enabled under The Plus Addons > Extensions in the Plus Extras group, and then turned on again inside the widget’s own Advance tab. If either one is off, the effect will not run.

**Q: Should I use Hover Animation or always-on continuous animation?**
A: Hover Animation is the better choice when you want motion only during interaction. It changes the effect from an always-on loop to a hover-only state, so nothing shows until the visitor points at the widget. That makes it useful when you want movement without constant distraction, while the default mode keeps animating continuously.

**Q: What animation effects are available for continuous animation?**
A: The Animation Effect setting controls which loop plays, and the page lists pulse, shake, rotating, and others. Pulse is the default choice. That matters because different effects change how noticeable the motion feels: Pulse is subtle, while rotation or shake will read as more active on screen.

**Q: Does continuous animation work on free widgets in Elementor?**
A: Free widgets are included once the extension is switched on. The page says it sits on every widget’s Advance tab after activation, and that applies to both Free and Pro widgets. That makes it a broad site-wide option rather than something limited to a specific widget type.