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 #4,046 among WordPress.org plugins with 3,000+ active installations, is #455 of 6,303 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)

v5.6 Current Version v5.6

Updated 1 year ago Last Update on 07 Jul, 2025

Refreshed 6 hours ago Last Refreshed on

#455 of 6,303 in Media Top 10% by installs Downloads -10.5% this week No update in over a year

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#4,046

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Active Installs

3K+

-22%

KW Avg Position

7.2

0.2 better

Downloads

140.9K

+14 today

Support Resolved

— No change

Rating

88%

Review 4.4 out of 5

4.4 (42 reviews)

Next Milestone 4K

Total Progress 83.9%

3K+ 4K+

395

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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 2 days 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.