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Image Hover Effects

Image Hover Effects - WordPress Plugin
by Labib Ahmed · 3,000+ active installs · Checked 3 Nov 2026
Watch2 Warnings

Watch: tested up to WordPress 6.8.12, 3 major versions behind 7.1.4.

69/ 100 Canary Score
Sub-scores for Image Hover Effects
Ownership100
Maintenance20
Security90
Support70
Reputation70

How the score works

Quick answers

Is Image Hover Effects still maintained?
No. Last release 7 Jul 2025, over 1 year ago. 7 Jul 2025 · wordpress.org
Who owns Image Hover Effects, and has it changed hands?
No change recorded. Main committer Labibahmed42 since Jul 2015. 3 Nov 2026 · SVN log
Was Image Hover Effects removed from wordpress.org?
No. Listed on wordpress.org as of 3 Nov 2026. 3 Nov 2026 · wordpress.org
Is Image Hover Effects safe?
2 known vulnerabilities, all fixed (latest in 5.6). Not on the exploited list. 7 Nov 2023 · Wordfence Intelligence
Is the latest Image Hover Effects update safe to install?
No ownership change before 5.6. No one-star spike after it. 2 May 2024 · Release history

Active signals

Facts we detected, with links to the source.

  • WarningMNT-2Tested up to WordPress 6.8.12, 3 major versions behind 7.1.4. Plan a replacement if the plugin is important to your site.3 Nov 2026Evidence
  • WarningMNT-1No release in 16 months (last release 7 Jul 2025). Plan a replacement if the plugin is important to your site.7 Jul 2026Evidence

Ownership timeline

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

Committers and their active periods
Labibahmed4211 Jul 2015 to 7 Jul 2025, 117 commits

1 committer recorded. No ownership change since 2015.

Maintenance

Last release
16 months ago
Releases, 24 months
0
Tested up to
6.8 vs 7.1
Requires PHP
not stated supported 8.2+
Releases per quarter
Releases per quarter for Image Hover Effects
Q1 20240
Q2 20241
Q3 20240
Q4 20240
Q1 20250
Q2 20250
Q3 20250
Q4 20250
Q1 20260
Q2 20260
Q3 20260
Q4 20260

Last release 7 Jul 2025. Tested up to 6.8, 3 major versions behind WordPress 7.1.

Reputation

Last 90 days: no reviews. Lifetime: 4.4.

Rating distribution
5 star34
4 star1
3 star1
2 star1
1 star5

Security record

2 vulnerabilities on record, all patched (latest fixed in 5.6).

Show 2 patched vulnerabilities
PublishedIssueCVSSAffectedFixed inDays to patch
7 Nov 2023Image Hover Effects <= 5.5 - Cross-Site Request Forgery4.3<= 5.55.6177
20 Nov 2022Image Hover Effects <= 5.4 - Authenticated (Administrator+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting5.5<= 5.45.559

Sources: Wordfence Intelligence, CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities, readme changelogs.

Support

0% of 1 support threads resolved in the last 2 months.

Momentum

3,000+ active installs. History builds with each weekly snapshot.

Weekly downloads, last 27 weeks
Weekly downloads for Image Hover Effects
4 May 202666
11 May 202664
18 May 202664
25 May 202674
1 Jun 202655
8 Jun 202661
15 Jun 202652
22 Jun 202656
29 Jun 202649
6 Jul 202652
13 Jul 202675
20 Jul 202666
27 Jul 202699
3 Aug 2026113
10 Aug 202685
17 Aug 202680
24 Aug 202663
31 Aug 202676
7 Sep 202686
14 Sep 202688
21 Sep 202689
28 Sep 202689
5 Oct 202695
12 Oct 202665
19 Oct 2026143
26 Oct 2026133
2 Nov 202640

Weekly downloads over the last 4 weeks are 24% above the 27-week average.

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

Version5.6
AuthorLabib Ahmed
Added11 Jul 2015
Last updated7 Jul 2025
Active installs3,000+
Requires WordPress3.5
Tested up to6.8.12
Requires PHPnot stated
CategoryDesign & Themes
Tagshover caption, css3 hover effects, image hover effects, animated image overlay, responsive image hover

Other plugins by this author: Image Hover Effects For WPBakery Page Builder, SmartText Rotator - Add Motion to Your Words, Rotating Words For WPBakery Page Builder, Image Hover Effects For WooCommerce Products, Animated Rotating Words for Elementor, PostEase - Frontend Post Editor & Inline Content Editing for WordPress, HoverMagix - Elementor Addon

Questions

Is Image Hover Effects still maintained?

No. Last release 7 Jul 2025, over 1 year ago.

Who owns Image Hover Effects, and has it changed hands?

No change recorded. Main committer Labibahmed42 since Jul 2015.

Was Image Hover Effects removed from wordpress.org?

No. Listed on wordpress.org as of 3 Nov 2026.

Is Image Hover Effects safe?

2 known vulnerabilities, all fixed (latest in 5.6). Not on the exploited list.

Is the latest Image Hover Effects update safe to install?

No ownership change before 5.6. No one-star spike after it.

Data: wordpress.org Plugins API, plugins SVN and Trac, wordpress.org reviews and support forum, Wordfence Intelligence, CISA KEV, NVD.Plugin data refreshed 3 Nov 2026.Report a data issue