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Image Hover Effects

Image Hover Effects – Elementor Addon

by Blocksera · WordPress.org page · Website

v1.4.5 Tested up to WP 7.0.7 PHP 5.6+

Image Hover Effects has 40,000+ active installs on WordPress.org and 707,713 downloads all time. It was downloaded 3,242 times in the last 30 days. The last update was on June 27, 2026, tested up to WordPress 7.0.7.

Image Hover Effects at a glance

Active installs
40,000+
Total downloads
707,713
Downloads, last 30 days
3,242
30-day growth
–
downloads vs the previous 30 days

Is Image Hover Effects well maintained?

Support threads resolved
0 of 1
recent threads on the WordPress.org support forum
WordPress compatibility
Behind
tested up to WordPress 7.0.7, not yet with the current 7.1.3
Languages
1
translated 90%+ on translate.wordpress.org, 208 locales in progress
One-star reviews
2%
2 of 83 reviews on WordPress.org

Features

The feature list from the plugin's own readme on WordPress.org, trimmed to the essentials.

  • Easy to customize options
  • 40+ Image Hover Effects
  • Circle and Square border both comes with all effects
  • Center the text horizontally
  • Control the spaces between elements
  • WPML Compatibility

Image Hover Effects reviews and ratings

83 reviews on WordPress.org, with the most recent ones as their authors posted them.

4.9 out of 5

83 reviews

5★
79
4★
2
3★
0
2★
0
1★
2
  • Excellent plugin just what I need

    Excellent plugin just what I needed and it's very light adding only positive effects to your website!

    scottcomgs
  • Vulnerability in current release

    Wordfence scan: Critical Problems: * The Plugin "Image Hover Effects Block" has a security vulnerability.Vulnerability Severity: 6.4/10.0 (Medium) The Image Hover Effects Block plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting in versions up to, and including, 1.4.5 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with contributor-level access and above, to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page.

    visionsconnect
  • Does not work

    We think it works but as soon as we check outside of Élémntor an error message appears on the site instead of the image.

    gseyral
  • Useless Plugin.

    Useless Plugin.

    johnalpha74
  • Good hover plugin

    Works fine

    roger.garcia
  • Good plugin for elementor

    Please keep update this plugin. I love it.

    sw38

Download and install history

5,187 downloads over the last 48 days. Snapshots taken daily from WordPress.org.

Downloads per day
Image Hover Effects downloads per day062.5125187.5250Sep 5Sep 28Oct 22Downloads per day
Active installs
Image Hover Effects active installs012.5k25k37.5k50kSep 5Sep 28Oct 22Active installs
Rating out of 5
Image Hover Effects rating01.32.53.85Sep 5Sep 28Oct 22Rating out of 5
Reviews
Image Hover Effects review count0255075100Sep 5Sep 28Oct 22Reviews

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Details

Add creative image hover effects to Elementor page builder. Easily customize title and content and effects with intuitive interface.

The full description, screenshots and every review live on the WordPress.org page.

Tags

  • addons
  • css effects
  • elementor
  • elementor widget
  • image hover effects

More from Blocksera

Version
1.4.5
Last updated
Jun 27, 2026
First published
May 19, 2018
Requires WordPress
4.7
Tested up to
7.0.7
Requires PHP
5.6
Pricing
Free on WordPress.org

Image Hover Effects FAQ

What does Image Hover Effects do?

According to its WordPress.org readme, Image Hover Effects offers Easy to customize options, 40+ Image Hover Effects, Circle and Square border both comes with all effects, Center the text horizontally and Control the spaces between elements.

How many active installs does Image Hover Effects have?

WordPress.org reports 40,000+ active installs for Image Hover Effects as of October 22, 2026.

Is Image Hover Effects still maintained?

Yes. The last release was on June 27, 2026 and it is tested up to WordPress 7.0.7.

Does Image Hover Effects have good support?

On the WordPress.org forum, 0 of 1 recent support threads for Image Hover Effects are marked resolved. That is the developer's free support; a paid version usually comes with its own channel.

Is Image Hover Effects free?

Image Hover Effects is free to install from WordPress.org. Many plugins also sell a paid version or add-ons.