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Hover Effects - easily create any hover effect

by Wow-Company · 7,000+ active installs · Checked 3 Nov 2026
Healthy

Healthy: Hover Effects - easily create any hover effect is maintained, has no open risk signals and no unpatched vulnerabilities.

90/ 100 Canary Score
Sub-scores for Hover Effects - easily create any hover effect
Ownership100
Maintenance100
Security95
Support70
Reputation70

How the score works

Active signals

Facts we detected, with links to the source.

No open risk signals. Signals appear here when we detect an ownership change, closure, vulnerability or decline.

Ownership timeline

Who commits to the plugin's code on wordpress.org, over time.

Committers and their active periods
Wpcalc7 Mar 2017 to 25 Aug 2026, 35 commits

1 committer recorded. No ownership changes recorded since 3 Nov 2026.

Maintenance

Last release
2 months ago
Releases, 24 months
1
Tested up to
7.1 current
Requires PHP
7.4 supported 8.2+
Releases per quarter for Hover Effects - easily create any hover effect
Q1 20240
Q2 20240
Q3 20240
Q4 20240
Q1 20250
Q2 20250
Q3 20251
Q4 20250
Q1 20260
Q2 20260
Q3 20260
Q4 20260

Last release 25 Aug 2026. Tested with WordPress 7.1 (current).

Support

Support history appears after our first snapshots of the forum counts.

Security record

PublishedIssueCVSSAffectedFixed inDays to patch
27 Jun 2025Hover Effects <= 2.1.2 - Authenticated (Administrator+) SQL Injection4.9<= 2.1.22.1.36
16 May 2022Hover Effects – easily create any hover effect <= 2.1 - Authenticated Local File Inclusion6.8<= 2.12.1.10

Source: Wordfence Intelligence.

Reputation

Lifetime rating 4.8 from 17 ratings. Quarterly trends appear as new reviews arrive.

Rating distribution
5 star16
4 star0
3 star0
2 star1
1 star0

Momentum

7,000+ active installs. History builds with each weekly snapshot.

Weekly downloads, last 27 weeks
Weekly downloads for Hover Effects - easily create any hover effect
4 May 202663
11 May 2026111
18 May 2026124
25 May 2026104
1 Jun 202694
8 Jun 202684
15 Jun 202686
22 Jun 202664
29 Jun 202654
6 Jul 202678
13 Jul 202677
20 Jul 202674
27 Jul 202691
3 Aug 2026110
10 Aug 202692
17 Aug 2026101
24 Aug 2026138
31 Aug 202693
7 Sep 2026112
14 Sep 2026115
21 Sep 2026130
28 Sep 2026171
5 Oct 2026120
12 Oct 2026140
19 Oct 2026186
26 Oct 2026160
2 Nov 202625

Weekly downloads over the last 4 weeks are 23% above the 27-week average.

Healthier alternatives

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No healthier plugin in the same category yet.

Facts

Version2.1.3
AuthorWow-Company
Added5 Mar 2017
Last updated25 Aug 2026
Active installs7,000+
Requires WordPress4.3
Tested up to7.1.4
Requires PHP7.4
CategoryDesign & Themes > Animations & Visual Effects
Tagshover effects, hover animations, image hover effects, button hover effects

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Questions

Is Hover Effects - easily create any hover effect still maintained?

Hover Effects - easily create any hover effect was last updated on 25 Aug 2026. Its Canary status is Healthy.

Is Hover Effects - easily create any hover effect safe?

Hover Effects - easily create any hover effect has no open unpatched vulnerabilities on record. 1 vulnerability was published in the last 24 months. Its Canary status is Healthy.

Who owns Hover Effects - easily create any hover effect?

The wordpress.org author is Wow-Company. Recent committers: Wpcalc, plugin-master. We have recorded no ownership change.

What can I use instead of Hover Effects - easily create any hover effect?

We have no healthier plugin in the same category on record yet.

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