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Image Hover Effects Ultimate ( Image Gallery, Effects, Lightbox, Comparison & Magnifier )

Add stunning image hover effects to WordPress. 500+ CSS3 animations, 10 effect modules, no coding needed. Support Elementor & Gutenberg.

By Oxilab·Css3 Effects·Free
4.7(247 reviews)
·20K+ active installs·Updated 1 week ago
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As of April 2026, Image Hover Effects Ultimate ( Image Gallery, Effects, Lightbox, Comparison & Magnifier ) is a WordPress css3 effects plugin with 20K+ active installations and a 4.7/5 rating from 247 reviews. It has been downloaded 750K+ times in total. Requires WordPress 6.2+ and PHP 7.4+. Available on WordPress.org since 2016. Actively maintained — updated within the last month. Downloads are down 13% this week. Support resolution rate: 80%. Top alternative: Sliding Enquiry Form.

4.7/5247 reviews
20K+active installs
80%resolved
10 yearssince 2016

Overview

Image Hover Effects Ultimate is the most powerful image hover effects plugin for WordPress. Whether you want a clean caption reveal, a dramatic flip card, a side-by-side image comparison, or a magnifier zoom — you’ll find exactly what you need from 500+ CSS3 animations and 1500+ ready-to-use layouts.

✨ No coding. No jQuery. Just beautiful hover effects that work everywhere.

Trusted by 20,000+ WordPress users, the plugin is lightweight, fully responsive, and compatible with Elementor, Gutenberg, WPBakery, Divi, Beaver Builder, and SiteOrigin.

🎬 Live Demos | ⭐ Upgrade to Pro | 📖 Documentation | 🆘 Support

Hover effects are one of the easiest ways to make your WordPress site feel polished and professional. With Image Hover Effects Ultimate, you choose a style from the template librar…

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Ratings & Reviews

4.7247 reviews
5 ★
216
4 ★
16
3 ★
1
2 ★
3
1 ★
11

Recent Reviews

Fantastic Plugin – Beautiful Effects and Extremely Reliable
by drradupotenz·6 days ago·1 reply

I’ve been using Image Hover Effects Ultimate across several pages of my website, and it has consistently delivered excellent results. The plugin is beautifully designed, easy to use, and offers a wide range of elegant hover effects that immediately elevate the visual quality of any gallery or image section.

What I appreciate most is how smoothly everything works — the effects load quickly, the interface is intuitive, and the customization options are flexible without being overwhelming. Even on mobile devices, the plugin performs reliably and keeps the user experience clean and professional.

This plugin has become an essential part of my visual presentation, and I can highly recommend it to anyone who wants to add refined, modern image interactions to their site.

Very helpful
by lt79·5 months ago·1 reply

Was struggling with an issue during use and the support staff were able to help me get everything fixed in the same day. Much appreciated. It’s a great plugin – easy to use and quick to set up (without my particular issue)

Buen plugins
by creciendoweb·6 months ago

Es uno de los mejores que e usado. Felicitaciones.

Love it
by PJPycroft·8 months ago

Love it – it been on my site for a long time without any issues

Very Good!
by domstr68·8 months ago

Great software. Very good!

Download Trends

Today: 205Yesterday: 302This week: 4KPeriod total: 122K

Compatibility

WordPress6.2+ requiredTested up to 6.9.4
PHP7.4+ required

Version Adoption

v9.11
42.6%
v9.9
23.0%
v9.10
17.9%
Other
8.6%
v9.8
8.0%

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Frequently Asked Questions

Changelog

9.11.1

  • 🐛 Fix: Resolved PHP 8.4 compatibility issue with mb_ereg_replace function
  • ✨ Improvement: Replaced dashicon with a custom SVG icon in the admin sidebar for a cleaner branded appearance
  • ✨ Improvement: Updated admin panel logo from PNG to SVG format in the header and Getting Started page
  • ✨ Improvement: Hardcoded total template count to 150+ in the dashboard for accurate display
  • 🔄 Update: Replaced all demo image URLs with new CDN format using WebP for faster loading
View full changelog on WordPress.org

Contributors

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Plugin Info
Version
9.11.1
Last Updated
Mar 27, 2026
WP Requires
6.2+
Tested Up To
6.9.4
PHP Requires
7.4+
Active Installs
20K+
Downloads
750K+
Added
Aug 6, 2016
Business
Free

Tags

css3 effectsimage galleryphoto galleryimage hover effectsimage hover animation

Developer

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Oxilab
6 plugins0.0M+ total installs
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