Image Hover Effects For WPBakery Page Builder
by Labib Ahmed · Uncategorized
Also makes 8 other plugins · 8.3K+ installs across the portfolio →
Add stylish CSS3 hover effects with captions to images in WPBakery Page Builder. Create engaging animations that enhance your site’s visual appeal.
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Health
B 72/100
Stale
Active installs
3K+
≈3.5K estimated
Momentum
+31%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: Swap “animations”, “css3” and “images” for “css3 hover effects”, “css3 effects” and “visual effects”. “animations” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “css3 hover effects” sits at #6 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “css3” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “css3 effects” sits at #7 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “images” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “visual effects” sits at #17 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
72 health vs 58 average across 25,755 Uncategorized plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →2.2%
of downloads still active
At least 3K of 136.9K lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median Uncategorized plugin keeps 0.6%, across 17,772 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.
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: Update recency
Updated 410 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 6.8.12, the current branch or newer
4.3★ over 14 reviews, smoothed to 4.14★ and held back under 25 reviews
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Last updated 410 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.
28
Momentum
Losing ground
-1.5
Velocity
places per keyword, 28d
0%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 28d
-0.6
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| wpbakery hover effects extension | #2 | #4 | 0 |
| css3 hover effects | #6 | #10 | 0 |
| image hover effects | #11 | #22 | down 2 |
| visual composer hover image | #4 | #10 | — |
| image hover effects for visual composer | #4 | #8 | down 1 |
| css3 effects | #7 | #12 | down 1 |
| hover effects your tag | #13 | #21 | down 3 |
| image hover | #13 | #21 | down 1 |
| css3 hover effect | #5 | #9 | 0 |
| wpbakery hover effects | #6 | #11 | down 1 |
| hover | #19 | #23 | down 6 |
| wpbakery hover image | #7 | #16 | down 1 |
| css3 image hover | #7 | #12 | 0 |
| hover effect | #13 | #22 | down 3 |
| effects | #23 | #20 | down 4 |
| wpbakery page builder | #24 | #17 | down 4 |
| visual effects | #17 | #21 | down 5 |
| hover effects on images | #11 | #20 | 0 |
| image caption hover | #13 | #17 | down 1 |
| hover animations | #23 | #23 | 0 |
| animations your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| css3 your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| images your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| wpbakery your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
34 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 20 listed. 12 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words). 4 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- Swap “animations”, “css3” and “images” for “css3 hover effects”, “css3 effects” and “visual effects”. “animations” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “css3 hover effects” sits at #6 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “css3” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “css3 effects” sits at #7 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “images” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “visual effects” sits at #17 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
- One page off on “hover effects”. #13 puts you just past the first ten results, where almost all the clicks stop. The gap to close is small.
Daily downloads
Since 5 Oct 2022 · 1,489 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 2.1K · 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
No release in a yearHow often this plugin actually ships. A steady rhythm is the maintenance signal a single "last updated" date can't show.
0
releases in the last 12 months
1.1y ago
latest release · v5.0 · 17 Sep 2025
13
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin · 73% 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 “3K+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 18 months ago; the previous band took 18 months to cross, which places it about 50% of the way through.
Install history since 4 Mar 2017
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ dglite2.7y ago
Perfect +++ nice + awesome plugin…
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ equusnz5.6y ago
After installation we required a few tweaks to what we had done and every email was replied to promptly and our site is now looking great. Highly recommend this plugin.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ gabrieldefreitas0075.7y ago
had a small issue, talked to them through whatsapp, promptly solved and even made a small customization for me. Epic service!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ FilipeOS6.5y ago
Free version is simply useless.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ vcaddon7.8y ago
Support was awesome and helpful
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Artprofile8.2y ago
Great plugin, what I was looking for… but not fully responsive with MOBILE, the image is cut out and is small placed on the left, I will work on the css to fix the visualization
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ brunerandcompany8.3y ago
After looking at a lot of other hover effects plugins, this one seemed to have the most features. I love that you can use HTML and have images as part of the hover content! Exactly what we needed for our project. We came across one small problem with the functionality, but the developer responded and fixed the issue almost immediately. Very impressive and very happy with this plugin!!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ samarm9.4y ago
Nice work, very cool ! All the best for your plugin and have a nice day.
Read on wp.org ↗
Latest updates
via wp.org changelogRecent releases and news for this plugin
Security history
via Wordfence IntelligenceThe 1 disclosed vulnerability is patched in the current version (5.0). Sites still on an older version should update.
- Patched Medium · 6.4 Image Hover Effects For WPBakery Page Builder <= 4.0 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via shortcode ↗2023-01-20 CVE-2023-23681 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation Affects <= 4.0 Patched in 5.0
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.
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 29 Oct 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ✓ Says what it does "Add stylish CSS3 hover effects with captions to images in WPBakery Page Builder. Create engaging animations..."
- ! Has a FAQ Only 2 questions in the FAQ; 3 or more gives an assistant something to match.
- ! FAQ asks real questions 0 of 2 FAQ entries are headings, not questions ("undefined").
- ! 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 2 headings and 2 lists.
- ✓ Enough to quote 1,376 characters of description.
- ✓ Tags match the text All 5 tags appear in the text.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2025-05-06 4K+ → 3K+ down after 543 days in tier
- 2023-11-10 5K+ → 4K+ down after 321 days in tier
- 2022-12-24 6K+ → 5K+ down after 3 days in tier
- 2022-12-21 5K+ → 6K+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2022-12-20 6K+ → 5K+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2022-12-19 5K+ → 6K+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2022-12-18 6K+ → 5K+ down after 128 days in tier
- 2022-08-12 7K+ → 6K+ down after 360 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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