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Image Hover Effects

Image Hover Effects - Elementor Addon
by Blocksera · 40,000+ active installs · Checked 4 Nov 2026
Healthy

Healthy: maintained, last release 27 Jun 2026, 1 release in 24 months, no unpatched vulnerabilities.

93/ 100 Canary Score
Sub-scores for Image Hover Effects
Ownership100
Maintenance85
Security95
SupportNo data
ReputationNo data

How the score works

Quick answers

Is Image Hover Effects still maintained?
Yes. Last release 27 Jun 2026, 1 release in the last 24 months. 27 Jun 2026 · wordpress.org
Who owns Image Hover Effects, and has it changed hands?
No change recorded. Main committer blocksera since May 2018. 4 Nov 2026 · SVN log
Was Image Hover Effects removed from wordpress.org?
No. Listed on wordpress.org as of 4 Nov 2026. 4 Nov 2026 · wordpress.org
Is Image Hover Effects safe?
5 known vulnerabilities, all fixed (latest in 1.4.4). Not on the exploited list. 22 Sep 2025 · Wordfence Intelligence
Is the latest Image Hover Effects update safe to install?
No ownership change before 1.4.5. No one-star spike after it. 27 Jun 2026 · Release history

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
blocksera19 May 2018 to 27 Jun 2026, 39 commits

1 committer recorded. No ownership change since 2018.

Maintenance

Last release
4 months ago
Releases, 24 months
1
Tested up to
7.0 vs 7.1
Requires PHP
5.6 supported 8.2+
Releases per quarter
Releases per quarter for Image Hover Effects
Q1 20241
Q2 20242
Q3 20241
Q4 20240
Q1 20250
Q2 20250
Q3 20250
Q4 20250
Q1 20260
Q2 20261
Q3 20260
Q4 20260

Last release 27 Jun 2026. Tested up to 7.0, 1 major version behind WordPress 7.1.

Reputation

Last 90 days: no reviews. Lifetime: 4.9.

Average rating per quarter for Image Hover Effects
Q4 20235.0
Q1 20245.0
Q2 20245.0
Q3 20245.0
Q4 20241.0
Q1 20251.0
Q4 20255.0
Q2 20265.0

Average rating stayed at 5.0 between Q4 2023 and Q2 2026.

Rating distribution
5 star79
4 star2
3 star0
2 star0
1 star2
Latest low reviews

Security record

1 vulnerability in 24 months (5 on record), patched (latest fixed in 1.4.4).

Show 5 patched vulnerabilities
PublishedIssueCVSSAffectedFixed inDays to patch
22 Sep 2025Image Hover Effects - Elementor Addon <= 1.4.4 - Missing Authorization5.4<= 1.4.4Not affectedn/a
15 Jul 2024Image Hover Effects - Elementor Addon <= 1.4.3 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via eihe_link Parameter6.4<= 1.4.31.4.4Patched before disclosure
6 May 2024Image Hover Effects - Elementor Addon <= 1.4.1 - Authenticated(Contributor+) DOM-based Stored Cross-Site Scripting via Image Hover Effects Widget6.4<= 1.4.11.4.2Patched before disclosure
25 Mar 2024Image Hover Effects - Elementor Addon <= 1.4 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via 'eihe_align'6.4<= 1.41.4.1Patched before disclosure
13 Apr 2021Image Hover Effects - Elementor Addon <= 1.3.3 - Authenticated Stored Cross-Site Scripting6.4< 1.3.41.3.4Patched before disclosure

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

Support

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

Momentum

40,000+ active installs. History builds with each weekly snapshot.

Weekly downloads, last 27 weeks
Weekly downloads for Image Hover Effects
4 May 2026159
11 May 2026290
18 May 2026251
25 May 2026229
1 Jun 2026242
8 Jun 2026271
15 Jun 2026262
22 Jun 20269,762
29 Jun 20264,711
6 Jul 20263,376
13 Jul 20261,359
20 Jul 20261,253
27 Jul 20261,129
3 Aug 20261,020
10 Aug 2026881
17 Aug 2026903
24 Aug 20261,027
31 Aug 2026930
7 Sep 2026778
14 Sep 2026799
21 Sep 2026854
28 Sep 2026778
5 Oct 2026752
12 Oct 2026663
19 Oct 2026960
26 Oct 2026757
2 Nov 2026112

Weekly downloads over the last 4 weeks are 51% below the 27-week average.

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Facts

Version1.4.5
AuthorBlocksera
Added19 May 2018
Last updated27 Jun 2026
Active installs40,000+
Requires WordPress4.7
Tested up to7.0.8
Requires PHP5.6
CategoryDesign & Themes > Themes & Templates
Tagsaddons, elementor, css effects, elementor widget, image hover effects

Other plugins by this author: Cryptocurrency Widgets Pack

Questions

Is Image Hover Effects still maintained?

Yes. Last release 27 Jun 2026, 1 release in the last 24 months.

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

No change recorded. Main committer blocksera since May 2018.

Was Image Hover Effects removed from wordpress.org?

No. Listed on wordpress.org as of 4 Nov 2026.

Is Image Hover Effects safe?

5 known vulnerabilities, all fixed (latest in 1.4.4). Not on the exploited list.

Is the latest Image Hover Effects update safe to install?

No ownership change before 1.4.5. No one-star spike after it.

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