Hover Effects – easily create any hover effect
by Wow-Company · Uncategorized
Also makes 22 other plugins · 93.5K+ installs across the portfolio →
Hover Effect is easily applied to your own elements, modified or just used for inspiration.
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Health
A 89/100
no flags
Active installs
7K+
≈7.9K estimated
Momentum
+38%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: Add “inspiration”, “css effects” and “animation effects” to your wp.org tags. You rank #4, #5 and #7 for them without listing them, close enough for a declared tag to move you up. WordPress.org counts only your first five tags, so with 4 listed these are the slots worth spending.
89 health vs 58 average across 25,735 Uncategorized plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →9.1%
of downloads still active
At least 7K of 76.5K lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median Uncategorized plugin keeps 0.6%, across 17,764 plugins.
Downloads count every update, not just first installs, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower. Compare against other Uncategorized plugins, not across the directory. wp.org reports active installs as the bottom of a band, so the real rate is this or higher.
This plugin shipped 1 release in the last 12 months, and every existing install that updated counted as another download. wp.org publishes no split between first installs and updates, so we show the raw rate rather than guess at one.
Details
Directory ranking optimization
How it's scored →How well this listing is tuned to rank in WordPress.org search, on the factors an owner controls. Not popularity, optimization.
Excellent listing optimization
Well tuned across the board
Updated 67 days ago
Tested up to WordPress 7.1.4, the current branch or newer
4.8★ over 17 reviews, smoothed to 4.28★ and held back under 25 reviews
4 of 5 tags set · short description in place
Search visibility
How it's tracked →Directory searches this plugin turns up in, and which way each one is moving. WordPress.org publishes no history of search positions, so this starts the day we first tracked a keyword and never backfills.
36
Momentum
Losing ground
-0.2
Velocity
places per keyword, 28d
12%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 28d
-0.2
Acceleration
recent half vs earlier
wp.org is where the directory puts the plugin for that search. On merit is where it would sit if results were ranked on rating, support and updates, without the install boost. The last column is how far the wp.org position moved, from our first reading in the last 90 days to the latest.
| Keyword | wp.org | On merit | wp.org move, 90 days |
|---|---|---|---|
| button hover effects your tag | #1 | #2 | 0 |
| hover animations your tag | #1 | #2 | 0 |
| hover | #1 | #1 | 0 |
| hover effects your tag | #1 | #1 | 0 |
| buzz | #1 | #1 | 0 |
| css3 hover effects | #1 | #2 | 0 |
| hover effect | #2 | #3 | 0 |
| menu hover effects | #1 | #2 | 0 |
| effects | #3 | #6 | 0 |
| image hover effects your tag | #3 | #5 | 0 |
| css3 effects | #2 | #4 | 0 |
| inspiration | #4 | #6 | 0 |
| bubble | #3 | #2 | up 1 |
| effects wordpress plugin | #2 | #4 | 0 |
| css3 hover effect | #2 | #3 | 0 |
| effect | #7 | #11 | 0 |
| float | #4 | #7 | up 1 |
| css effects | #5 | #9 | down 1 |
| page effects | #3 | #7 | 0 |
| image hover | #5 | #10 | 0 |
89 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 20 listed. 47 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words).
What to do about it
- Add “inspiration”, “css effects” and “animation effects” to your wp.org tags. You rank #4, #5 and #7 for them without listing them, close enough for a declared tag to move you up. WordPress.org counts only your first five tags, so with 4 listed these are the slots worth spending.
Daily downloads
Since 5 Oct 2022 · 1,488 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 5.2K · peaks are release surges
Directory rank vs rivals
wp.org popularity rank over time · higher is better · when a rival's line climbs above yours, they've overtaken you
Rating trend
Star average over time · dips mark rough releases
Health trend
Composite health score, snapshotted daily
Update activity
How busy the existing users are, measured as downloads in the last 30 days for every 1,000 active sites. A spike means a new release everyone's pulling; a long, slow decline means an aging user base that updates less.
Release cadence
Occasionally updatedHow often this plugin actually ships. A steady rhythm is the maintenance signal a single "last updated" date can't show.
1
releases in the last 12 months
5mo ago
latest release · v2.1.3 · 20 May 2026
3
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin · 100% run the current release. Green is the current release; a big slice on older versions is a user base that has stopped updating.
Estimated active installs
The public count shows “7K+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 3 months ago and the previous band took 2.3 years to cross, so the real count is still just under 8K.
Install history since 9 May 2018
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ assolesmurmureslitteraires2.1y ago
Easy to use and lightweight
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ edizkacmaz2.6y ago
I was looking for a way to shake the containers and i found this extension. Beautiful
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ hojatkh14023.2y ago
hi , very nice and helpful. please add more effects. i recommend to add the effect ‘hover and see the title‘. the title display in mouse hover in bottom with white background just 25% height in hover. thank you in advance.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ egocefalo3.3y ago
No way to control the effects parameters, some are too exagerated and some too light/small and there’s just that single setting. Next…
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Dominik Kozmáli3.4y ago
The plugin is very easy to use, it is not applied to all images en masse, but you can choose a separate effect for each image. Excellent plugin! I recommend :). Thank you very much to the creator for creating it. I really appreciate it! 🙂
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ georgesbikes3.9y ago
Super easy and works a treat.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Jeffrey S. Whitmore4.1y ago
So easy and exactly what I needed. Thanks!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ medicalclub4.2y ago
Beautiful effects!
Read on wp.org ↗
Latest updates
via wp.org changelogRecent releases and news for this plugin
Security history
via Wordfence IntelligenceAll 2 disclosed vulnerabilities are patched in the current version (2.1.3). Sites still on an older version should update.
- 2025-06-27 CVE-2025-53258 Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command Affects <= 2.1.2 Patched in 2.1.3
- Patched Medium · 6.8 Hover Effects – easily create any hover effect <= 2.1 - Authenticated Local File Inclusion ↗2022-05-16 CVE-2022-29447 Improper Control of Filename for Include/Require Statement in PHP Program Affects <= 2.1 Patched in 2.1.1
Vulnerability records provided by Wordfence Intelligence. Copyright 2012-2026 Defiant Inc. License and terms.
CVE records: Copyright 1999-2026 The MITRE Corporation. CVE terms of use.
Behavioral tests
via WP HiveAutomated install-time checks, tested on PHP 8.1.12 · WP 6.8.2
AI assistants
How it's measured →Whether ChatGPT and Claude name this plugin when asked the category question, and whether the readme gives them something to quote.
Not measured yet for this plugin’s topics. Its tracked searches are not among the measured topics. See the topics measured so far.
Readme readiness
4 of 8 pass · checked 30 Oct 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ! Says what it does Short description names no action; say what the plugin does for the site.
- ✓ Has a FAQ 3 questions in the FAQ.
- ✓ FAQ asks real questions 3 of 3 read like questions a user would type.
- ! Names who it is for Never says who the plugin is for or what they use it for.
- ! Names what it works with Names no plugin, service or platform it works with.
- ✓ Headings and lists 6 headings and 5 lists.
- ✓ Enough to quote 1,578 characters of description.
- ! Tags match the text Only 1 of 4 tags appear in the text ("button hover effects", "hover animations", "image hover effects" missing).
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-07-27 8K+ → 7K+ down after 843 days in tier
- 2024-04-05 7K+ → 8K+ up after 451 days in tier
- 2023-01-10 6K+ → 7K+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2023-01-09 7K+ → 6K+ down after 11 days in tier
- 2022-12-29 6K+ → 7K+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2022-12-28 7K+ → 6K+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2022-12-27 6K+ → 7K+ up after 6 days in tier
- 2022-12-21 7K+ → 6K+ down after 1 days in tier
Competes with
The plugins that solve the same job, ranked by shared tags then reach, closest match first. The letter on the right is each plugin's health grade (A best, F worst).
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Image Hover Effects For Elementor 20+ installs · 3.6★ · 2 shared tags -
Image Hover Effects – Elementor Addon 40K+ installs · 4.8★ · 1 shared tag B -
Image Hover Effects Ultimate ( Image Gallery, Effects, Lightbox, Comparison & Magnifier ) 10K+ installs · 4.7★ · 1 shared tag A -
Fancy Elementor Flipbox 4K+ installs · 4.2★ · 1 shared tag C -
Image Hover Effects – WordPress Plugin 3K+ installs · 4.3★ · 1 shared tag B -
Image Hover Effects For WPBakery Page Builder 3K+ installs · 4.1★ · 1 shared tag B
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