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Text Hover

by Scott Reilly · WordPress.org page · Website

v4.2 Tested up to WP 5.9.16

Text Hover has 1,000+ active installs on WordPress.org and 63,204 downloads all time. We have tracked it since September 4, 2026; download trends appear after 30 days of data. The last update was on March 23, 2022, tested up to WordPress 5.9.16.

Text Hover at a glance

Active installs
1,000+
Total downloads
63,204
Downloads, last 30 days
available after 30 days of tracking
30-day growth
tracking since September 4, 2026

Is Text Hover well maintained?

Support threads resolved
No open threads
nothing waiting on the WordPress.org forum
WordPress compatibility
Behind
tested up to WordPress 5.9.16, not yet with the current 7.1
One-star reviews
6%
1 of 17 reviews on WordPress.org

Text Hover reviews and ratings

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

4.5 out of 5

17 reviews

5★
12
4★
4
3★
0
2★
0
1★
1

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Details

Add hover text (aka tooltips) to content in posts. Handy for providing explanations of names, terms, phrases, abbreviations, and acronyms.

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

Tags

  • abbreviations
  • acronyms
  • help
  • terms
  • tooltips

More from Scott Reilly

Version
4.2
Last updated
Mar 23, 2022
First published
Jul 15, 2009
Requires WordPress
4.9
Tested up to
5.9.16
Requires PHP
Pricing
Free on WordPress.org

Text Hover FAQ

How many active installs does Text Hover have?

WordPress.org reports 1,000+ active installs for Text Hover as of September 7, 2026.

Is Text Hover still maintained?

The last release was on March 23, 2022, more than a year ago. WordPress.org shows a warning on plugins that go this long without an update.

Is Text Hover free?

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