Hover Highlights
Limited data: Hover Highlights has under 1,000 active installs and less than 12 weeks of history, so we do not rate it yet.
| Ownership | 100 |
|---|---|
| Maintenance | 20 |
| Security | 100 |
| Support | 70 |
| Reputation | 70 |
Quick answers
- Is Hover Highlights still maintained?
- No. Last release 8 Apr 2025, over 1 year ago. 8 Apr 2025 · wordpress.org
- Who owns Hover Highlights, and has it changed hands?
- Not enough data. Commit history is collected for plugins with 1,000+ installs or on a watchlist. 4 Nov 2026 · SVN log
- Was Hover Highlights removed from wordpress.org?
- No. Listed on wordpress.org as of 4 Nov 2026. 4 Nov 2026 · wordpress.org
- Is Hover Highlights safe?
- No known vulnerabilities on record. 4 Nov 2026 · Wordfence Intelligence
- Is the latest Hover Highlights update safe to install?
- No ownership change before 1.1.0. No one-star spike after it. 8 Apr 2025 · Release history
Active signals
Facts we detected, with links to the source.
Ownership timeline
Who commits to the plugin's code on wordpress.org, over time.
No ownership change recorded. Commit history is collected for plugins with 1,000+ installs or on a watchlist.
Maintenance
- Last release
- 19 months ago
- Releases, 24 months
- 1
- Tested up to
- 6.8 vs 7.1
- Requires PHP
- 7.3.0 supported 8.2+
| Q1 2024 | 0 |
|---|---|
| Q2 2024 | 0 |
| Q3 2024 | 0 |
| Q4 2024 | 0 |
| Q1 2025 | 0 |
| Q2 2025 | 1 |
| Q3 2025 | 0 |
| Q4 2025 | 0 |
| Q1 2026 | 0 |
| Q2 2026 | 0 |
| Q3 2026 | 0 |
| Q4 2026 | 0 |
Last release 8 Apr 2025. Tested up to 6.8, 3 major versions behind WordPress 7.1.
Reputation
Last 90 days: no reviews. Lifetime: 5.0.
| 5 star | 2 |
|---|---|
| 4 star | 0 |
| 3 star | 0 |
| 2 star | 0 |
| 1 star | 0 |
Security record
No published vulnerabilities on record for this plugin.
Sources: Wordfence Intelligence, CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities, readme changelogs.
Support
Support history appears after our first snapshots of the forum counts.
Momentum
20+ active installs. History builds with each weekly snapshot.
Momentum history builds with each snapshot.
Healthier alternatives
Same job, rated Healthy, higher Canary Score and at least 10,000 installs. Never sponsored.
No healthier plugin in the same category yet.
Facts
| Version | 1.1.0 |
|---|---|
| Author | Sybre Waaijer |
| Added | 12 May 2023 |
| Last updated | 8 Apr 2025 |
| Active installs | 20+ |
| Requires WordPress | 5.8 |
| Tested up to | 6.8.12 |
| Requires PHP | 7.3.0 |
| Category | not stated |
| Tags | a11y, blocks, gutenberg, block-editor, accessibility |
Other plugins by this author: The SEO Framework - Fast, Automated, Effortless., Emoji Settings, Pro Mime Types - Manage file media types, GenTime: Inspect page generation time, W3TC Auto Pilot, EM Dashboard
Questions
Is Hover Highlights still maintained?
No. Last release 8 Apr 2025, over 1 year ago.
Who owns Hover Highlights, and has it changed hands?
Not enough data. Commit history is collected for plugins with 1,000+ installs or on a watchlist.
Was Hover Highlights removed from wordpress.org?
No. Listed on wordpress.org as of 4 Nov 2026.
Is Hover Highlights safe?
No known vulnerabilities on record.
Is the latest Hover Highlights update safe to install?
No ownership change before 1.1.0. No one-star spike after it.