Hover Effects For Visual Composer
by themebon · Page Builders
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Health
D 44/100
Stale · Likely abandoned · Few reviews
Active installs
100+
≈150 estimated
Momentum
+41%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: “addon”, “drag and drop” and “visual composer” aren't earning a slot. You list them, but you're not in the first 24 results for those searches. WordPress.org counts only your first five tags, so free the slot for a search you can win.
44 health vs 72 average across 1,895 Page Builders plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →0.4%
of downloads still active
At least 100 of 28.3K lifetime downloads are still running, below its category: the median Page Builders plugin keeps 2.4%, across 1,272 plugins.
Downloads count every update, not just first installs, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower. Compare against other Page Builders plugins, not across the directory. wp.org reports active installs as the bottom of a band, so the real rate is this or higher.
High removal-risk signals
63/100Maintenance and integrity signals that tend to precede a WordPress.org removal. Not an official status, a heads-up to act.
- Long abandoned. No update in 6+ years — the top precursor to removal once a vulnerability is found.
- Compatibility drift. Tested only up to WordPress 5.3.27, well behind 6.8.
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.
Under-optimized
Most to gain: Update recency
Updated 2533 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 5.3.27; the current branch is 6.8
3.7★ over 3 reviews, smoothed to 4.08★ and held back under 25 reviews
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Last updated 2533 days ago — ship an update; wp.org decays a listing's search weight after ~180 days.
Get the full rank-higher report →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.
31
Momentum
Losing ground
-1.0
Velocity
places per keyword, 9d
0%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 9d
+1.0
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| vc addon | #21 | #17 | down 1 |
| addon your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| drag and drop your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| visual composer your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| wpbakery hover effects extension your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| wpbakery page builder your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
5 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 1 listed. 4 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words). 5 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- “addon”, “drag and drop” and “visual composer” aren't earning a slot. You list them, but you're not in the first 24 results for those searches. WordPress.org counts only your first five tags, so free the slot for a search you can win.
Daily downloads
Since 5 Oct 2022 · 1,490 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 167 · peaks are release surges
Directory rank
Ranked about #13,300 to #16,400, alongside the other plugins at 100+ installs. Plugins with the same install count swap places between wp.org requests, so this is where most of them sit. Checked monthly, last on 1 Nov 2026.
Rating trend
Star average over time · dips mark rough releases
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.
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 “100+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 2.2 years ago; a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, which places it about 50% of the way through.
Install history since 11 Dec 2019
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ themebon9.6y ago
You can find lot of effects and unlimited customization in this addon. Thanks
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ sspainhour9.6y ago
If you start with a blank canvas it will probably work well, but if you have an existing theme, the chances are the visual editor will not work and your plugin would have been a waste. The customer service is pretty poor as well, sub-contracting sales reps to sell products. Now I am stuck trying to get a refund – after under 8 hours of use; it appears they have problems issuing out refunds and want you to spend a day troubleshooting until they will do anything, such as reloading your theme and possibly losing all your work. Shouldn’t believed the pitch, my bad. This topic was modified 9 years, 4 months ago by sspainhour.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ wpeffects9.8y ago
This plugin has very impressive effects with tons of feature. Thanks author
Read on wp.org ↗
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
1 of 8 pass · checked 29 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 No FAQ section.
- ! FAQ asks real questions No FAQ to judge.
- ! 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 0 headings and 2 lists; assistants quote headed sections and bullet lists, not paragraphs.
- ✓ Enough to quote 1,218 characters of description.
- ! Tags match the text Only 1 of 5 tags appear in the text ("addon", "drag-and-drop", "wpbakery hover effects extension", "wpbakery page builder" missing).
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2024-08-30 200+ → 100+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2024-08-29 100+ → 200+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2024-08-28 200+ → 100+ down after 539 days in tier
- 2023-03-08 300+ → 200+ down after 155 days in tier
- 2022-10-04 400+ → 300+ down after 413 days in tier
- 2021-08-17 600+ → 400+ down
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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Amazing Hover Effects for WPBakery Page Builder 200+ installs · 4.1★ · 5 shared tags D -
Image Hotspot With Tooltip For WPBakery Page Builder (formerly Visual Composer) 300+ installs · 3.4★ · 3 shared tags D -
Pollen – WPBakery Page Builder Addons 100+ installs · 4.0★ · 2 shared tags D -
Business Template Blocks for WPBakery (Visual Composer) Page Builder 70+ installs · 3.4★ · 2 shared tags D -
Landera – Ultimate Page Builder 10+ installs · 3.6★ · 2 shared tags - P Powerful Addons for Visual Composer – Lite — installs · 3.6★ · 2 shared tags
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