by Labib Ahmed 4.4 (42 reviews)

Image Hover Effects - WordPress Plugin

Name: Image Hover Effects - WordPress Plugin
Rating: 4.4 (42 reviews)
Author: Labib Ahmed

Create stunning image hover effects with animated captions and overlays. Fully responsive, lightweight, and easy to use.

Image Hover Effects ranks #4,040 among WordPress.org plugins with 3,000+ active installations, is #454 of 6,651 in the Media category, a 4.4/5 rating from 42 reviews, and was last updated Jul 7, 2025. Data from WordPress.org, refreshed twice daily — see methodology.

Tested up to WP 6.8 (Current: 7.1.4)

v5.6 Current Version v5.6

Updated 1 year ago Last Update on 07 Jul, 2025

Refreshed 2 days ago Last Refreshed on

#454 of 6,651 in Media Top 5% by installs Downloads -24.2% this week No update in over a year

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#4,040

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Active Installs

3K+

-21.8%

KW Avg Position

0.2 worse

Downloads

140.9K

+5 today

Support Resolved

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Rating

88%

Review 4.4 out of 5

4.4 (42 reviews)

Next Milestone 4K

Total Progress 82.7%

3K+ 4K+

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Reviews & Ratings

4.4

42 reviews

Overall 88%

34 (81%)

1 (2%)

5 (12%)

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Security History

Source: WPVulnerability

2 known vulnerabilities on record · 0 in the last 24 months · checked 1 month ago

Nov 7, 2023

Image Hover Effects – WordPress Plugin [image-hover-effects] < 5.6

CVE-2023-47552 · Fixed in v5.6
Nov 20, 2022

Image Hover Effects – WordPress Plugin [image-hover-effects] < 5.5

CVE-2022-4010 · Fixed in v5.5

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Plugin Details

Version: 5.6
Last Updated: Jul 07, 2025
Requires WP: 3.5+
Tested Up To: 6.8
PHP Version: N/A
Author: Labib Ahmed

Support & Rating

Rating: ★ ★ ★ ★ ☆ 4.4
Reviews: 42
Support Threads: 1
Resolved: 0%

Keywords

animated image overlay css3 hover effects hover caption image hover effects responsive image hover

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TL;DR

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This plugin is for WordPress site owners building portfolios, galleries, team sections, or product showcases. It solves the problem of adding animated hover captions and overlays to images without complex setup or coding.