Image Hover Effects – Elementor Addon
by Blocksera · Page Builders
Also makes 1 other plugin · 40.6K+ installs across the portfolio →
Add creative image hover effects to Elementor page builder. Easily customize title and content and effects with intuitive interface.
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Health
B 84/100
Open vulnerability
Active installs
40K+
≈48K estimated
Momentum
-6%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: Swap “addons” and “elementor widget” for “effects” and “addon”. “addons” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “effects” sits at #4 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “elementor widget” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “addon” sits at #14 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
84 health vs 72 average across 1,895 Page Builders plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →5.6%
of downloads still active
At least 40K of 709.1K lifetime downloads are still running, above 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.
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.
Well optimized
Most to gain: Support resolution
Updated 129 days ago
Tested up to WordPress 7.0.8; the current branch is 7.1
4.9★ over 83 reviews, weighted for review count to 4.6★
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
0 of 1 support threads resolved in the last 2 months
To rank higher: Mark more forum threads resolved — the resolved ratio feeds the ranking.
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.
39
Momentum
Losing ground
-0.1
Velocity
places per keyword, 28d
21%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| image hover effects your tag | #1 | #1 | 0 |
| image hover | #1 | #1 | 0 |
| css effects your tag | #2 | #2 | 0 |
| hover | #2 | #1 | 0 |
| hover effects | #2 | #1 | 0 |
| responsive image hover | #1 | #1 | 0 |
| image hover button | #1 | #1 | 0 |
| effects | #4 | #5 | 0 |
| button hover effects | #2 | #1 | 0 |
| css menu hover effects | #2 | #1 | 0 |
| hover effects on images | #2 | #2 | 0 |
| hover image | #2 | #2 | 0 |
| css3 image hover | #2 | #2 | 0 |
| elementor addon | #8 | #9 | up 2 |
| image effects | #3 | #3 | 0 |
| menu hover effects | #3 | #4 | 0 |
| css3 hover effects | #3 | #3 | 0 |
| effects wordpress plugin | #4 | #4 | 0 |
| addon | #14 | #17 | up 2 |
| easy css effects | #5 | #5 | 0 |
| addons your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| elementor your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| elementor widget your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
156 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 20 listed. 121 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words). 3 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- Swap “addons” and “elementor widget” for “effects” and “addon”. “addons” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “effects” sits at #4 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “elementor widget” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “addon” sits at #14 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
Daily downloads
Since 5 Oct 2022 · 1,490 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 41.7K · 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
4mo ago
latest release · v1.4.5 · 27 Jun 2026
26
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare 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.
Estimated active installs
The public count shows “40K+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 10 months ago and the previous band took 4.5 years to cross, so the real count is still just under 50K.
Install history since 13 Jan 2020
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ scottcomgs4mo ago
Excellent plugin just what I needed and it’s very light adding only positive effects to your website!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ visionsconnect12mo 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.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ gseyral1.8y 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.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ johnalpha742.0y ago
Useless Plugin.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ roger.garcia2.3y ago
Works fine
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ sw382.4y ago
Please keep update this plugin. I love it.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ gersoneli2.8y ago
Excellent
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ jtvieira2.8y ago
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Read on wp.org ↗
Latest updates
via wp.org changelogRecent releases and news for this plugin
- — Version 1.4.5 WP 7.0 Compatibility update 1.4.5
- — Version 1.4.4 Minor security fix 1.4.4
- — Version 1.4.3 Minor security fix 1.4.3
- — Version 1.4.2 WP 6.5.2 Compatibility update Widget editor based security fix 1.4.2
- — Version 1.4.1 Minor Security Fix 1.4.1
- — Version 1.4 Enhancement – Elementor Deprecation fixes 1.4
Security history
via Wordfence Intelligence1 open vulnerability affects the current version (1.4.5). 4 of 5 disclosed are patched.
- Patched 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 Affects <= 1.4.3 Patched in 1.4.4
- Patched 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 Affects <= 1.4.1 Patched in 1.4.2
- Patched 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 Affects <= 1.4 Patched in 1.4.1
- Patched 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 Affects < 1.3.4 Patched in 1.3.4
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CVE records: Copyright 1999-2026 The MITRE Corporation. CVE terms of use.
Languages
via translate.wordpress.orgTranslated into 5 languages, 1 at 90% or more
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.
This plugin’s searches fall outside the topics measured so far. See the topics measured so far.
Readme readiness
7 of 8 pass · checked 3 Nov 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ✓ Says what it does "Add creative image hover effects to Elementor page builder. Easily customize title and content and effects..."
- ✓ Has a FAQ 4 questions in the FAQ.
- ✓ FAQ asks real questions 4 of 4 read like questions a user would type.
- ✓ Names who it is for Names its audience or use cases ("designed for", "use this").
- ✓ Names what it works with Mentions Elementor, WPML, Zoom.
- ✓ Headings and lists 6 headings and 2 lists.
- ✓ Enough to quote 4,580 characters of description.
- ! Tags match the text Only 2 of 5 tags appear in the text ("addons", "css effects", "elementor widget" missing).
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-01-18 50K+ → 40K+ down after 1639 days in tier
- 2021-07-24 40K+ → 50K+ up after 180 days in tier
- 2021-01-25 30K+ → 40K+ up after 93 days in tier
- 2020-10-24 20K+ → 30K+ up after 233 days in tier
- 2020-03-05 10K+ → 20K+ up
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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Advanced Image Hover Effect for Elementor 1K+ installs · 4.1★ · 3 shared tags A -
Addon Elements for Elementor (formerly Elementor Addon Elements) 80K+ installs · 4.7★ · 2 shared tags A -
OSM Map Widget for Elementor 8K+ installs · 4.1★ · 2 shared tags B -
Events Addon for Elementor 7K+ installs · 3.7★ · 2 shared tags C -
Better Addons for Elementor 4K+ installs · 3.7★ · 2 shared tags B -
WPB Addons for Elementor – News Ticker, Timeline, Team & More Widgets 3K+ installs · 3.9★ · 2 shared tags B
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