Image Hover Effects – Elementor Addon

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Share of active installs on each version of this plugin · 84% run the current release. Green is the current release; a big slice on older versions is a user base that has stopped updating.

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1. ★★★★★ scottcomgs

   2mo ago

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

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2. ★★★★★ visionsconnect

   10mo ago

   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.

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3. ★★★★★ gseyral

   1.6y ago

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

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4. ★★★★★ johnalpha74

   1.8y ago

   Useless Plugin.

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5. ★★★★★ roger.garcia

   2.1y ago

   Works fine

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6. ★★★★★ sw38

   2.2y ago

   Please keep update this plugin. I love it.

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7. ★★★★★ gersoneli

   2.6y ago

   Excellent

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8. ★★★★★ jtvieira

   2.6y ago

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Recent releases and news for this plugin

1. — Version 1.4.5 WP 7.0 Compatibility update 1.4.5
2. — Version 1.4.4 Minor security fix 1.4.4
3. — Version 1.4.3 Minor security fix 1.4.3
4. — Version 1.4.2 WP 6.5.2 Compatibility update Widget editor based security fix 1.4.2
5. — Version 1.4.1 Minor Security Fix 1.4.1
6. — Version 1.4 Enhancement – Elementor Deprecation fixes 1.4

5 disclosed vulnerabilities on record for this plugin, 1 still affects the current version.

1. Medium · 5.4 Image Hover Effects – Elementor Addon <= 1.4.4 - Missing Authorization ↗
   2025-09-22 CVE-2025-57939 Missing Authorization Affects <= 1.4.4 No patch available
2. Medium · 6.4 Image Hover Effects – Elementor Addon <= 1.4.3 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via eihe_link Parameter ↗
   2024-07-15 CVE-2024-4780 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') Affects <= 1.4.3 Patched in 1.4.4
3. Medium · 6.4 Image Hover Effects - Elementor Addon <= 1.4.1 - Authenticated(Contributor+) DOM-based Stored Cross-Site Scripting via Image Hover Effects Widget ↗
   2024-05-06 CVE-2024-1166 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') Affects <= 1.4.1 Patched in 1.4.2
4. Medium · 6.4 Image Hover Effects – Elementor Addon <= 1.4 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via 'eihe_align' ↗
   2024-03-25 CVE-2024-29936 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') Affects <= 1.4 Patched in 1.4.1
5. Medium · 6.4 Image Hover Effects – Elementor Addon <= 1.3.3 - Authenticated Stored Cross-Site Scripting ↗
   2021-04-13 CVE-2021-24264 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') Affects < 1.3.4 Patched in 1.3.4

Automated install-time checks, tested on PHP 8.1.12 · WP 7.0

Translated into 5 languages, 1 at 90% or more

Growth timeline

Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow

1. 2026-01-18 50K+ → 40K+ down after 155 days in tier
2. 2025-08-16 40K+ → 50K+ up after 1 days in tier
3. 2025-08-15 50K+ → 40K+ 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).

• Advanced Image Hover Effect for Elementor 1K+ installs · 4.1★ · 4 shared tags A
• Addon Elements for Elementor (formerly Elementor Addon Elements) 80K+ installs · 4.7★ · 3 shared tags A
• OSM Map Widget for Elementor 9K+ installs · 4.1★ · 3 shared tags B
• Events Addon for Elementor 7K+ installs · 3.7★ · 3 shared tags C
• Better Addons for Elementor 4K+ installs · 3.6★ · 3 shared tags B
• WPB Addons for Elementor – News Ticker, Timeline, Team & More Widgets 3K+ installs · 3.9★ · 3 shared tags B

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Image Hover Effects – Elementor Addon: 40K+ active installs, 4.9★ (83 reviews). Plugin Pulse (WP Mayor), as of 2026-08-25. https://plugins.wpmayor.com/plugin/image-hover-effects-addon-for-elementor