Image Hover Effects Widgets
A simple widget that makes it a breeze to add images,Content, And CSS3 Hover Animation.
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Image Hover Effects Widgets shows warning signs in 2026 — compare the alternatives below before installing. It runs on 100+ sites, is rated 2.1/5 and was last updated 10 years ago, and scores 25/100 on our health check.
- Small user base (100+ active installs)
- Low rating so far — 2.1/5 from only 9 reviews
- No update in 9 years
- Only tested up to WordPress 4.7 (latest is 7.1)
How does it stack up?
Side-by-side on installs, updates, ratings & supportDaily downloads
Download spikes usually follow a new release — each site that auto-updates counts as a download.
Rankings
Where Image Hover Effects Widgets stands todayWordPress.org search rankings
Live position in the plugin search, top 100| Keyword | Position |
|---|---|
| colorful | >100 |
| CSS3 Image Hover | #75 |
| hover effects | >100 |
| text effect | >100 |
| widget | >100 |
Version adoption
Share of active sites per release.
Rating breakdown
★★★★★★★★★★ 2.1 from 9 reviews
About Image Hover Effects Widgets
From the official readme · v2.1Description
EGW images hover effect using pure CSS uses new transitions and different coding. which is suitable for portfolio, image gallery and much more as Sidebar. You can set animation for image and caption separately. Easy to use and customization, no need to knowledge’s ,CSS,HTML. Simple, Easy And Stylizes
Features
*Pure CSS3
*Without JavaScript or jQuery
*Title and Description
*Default settings can be overridden using filter.
*Easy code implementation External css
*Easy to use and customization
*Supports override of template so that you can override the template for your theme!
Widget Options:-
*Upload, link to external image, or select an image from your media collection using the built in thickbox browser.
*Link the image
*Ability to change image hover effects
*Ability to change image hover effects
*Ability to disable captions
*Ability to disable captions, title, text background, color, font size , font family
*Disable/enable captions opacity?
*Ability to change Widgets style (Square, Round)
*Ability to change Widgets border color and size
*you can use All html supported fonts
*Captions padding
Image Effects:-
*Fadeout
*Blur
*Gray
*Sepia
*Round
*Zoom in
*Zoom out outside
*Zoom out inside
*Rotate out outside
*Rotate out inside
*Rotate vertical
*Rotate horizontal
*Side left
*Side Right
*Side top
*Side Bottom
*No effect(will be simply html images)
Captions Effects:-
*Fade-in
*Bounce
*Zoom in
*Zoom Out
*Rotate in outside
*Rotate in inside
*Rotate vertical
*Rotate horizontal
*Side left
*Side right
*Side top
*Side bottom
*Side left half
*Side Right half
*Side top half
*Side Bottom half
*No effect (simply title and text display bellow image)
Installation
- Upload
egw-hover-effects-widgetto the/wp-content/plugins/directory - Activate the plugin through the ‘Plugins’ menu in WordPress
- Go to
Appearence/Widgetmenu then drag-dropEGW Hover Effectswidget to your sidebar - Click on the sidebar navigation -> Appearance -> Widgets drag and drop (EGW Hover Effects) widget to any of the sidebars.
Open the widget in the sidebar And Set your image,hover Effects,Background Color,Text Color , Button Color.
Changelog
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1.3
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1.0
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Best Image Hover Effects Widgets alternatives
All colorful plugins →| Rank | Plugin | Active installs |
|---|---|---|
| 2 |
ColorfulUI
this generate random color ui.
|
<10 |
FAQ
Image Hover Effects Widgets: quick answers
Straight answers, pulled from live WordPress.org data.
Live data from WordPress.org · checked Oct 6, 2026
Is Image Hover Effects Widgets free?
Yes. Image Hover Effects Widgets is free to download and use from the official WordPress.org plugin directory.
Is Image Hover Effects Widgets safe to use in 2026?
Image Hover Effects Widgets shows warning signs in 2026 — compare the alternatives below before installing. It runs on 100+ sites, is rated 2.1/5 and was last updated 10 years ago, and scores 25/100 on our health check.
How many websites use Image Hover Effects Widgets?
Image Hover Effects Widgets is active on 100+ WordPress websites and has been downloaded 15,690 times since it launched in September 2014. It was downloaded 129 times in the last 30 days.
Does Image Hover Effects Widgets work with WordPress 7.1?
Image Hover Effects Widgets is officially tested up to WordPress 4.7.37, while the latest release is 7.1.2. It may still work, but try it on a staging site first.
When was Image Hover Effects Widgets last updated?
The latest version, 2.1, was released on December 7, 2016 (10 years ago).
Who makes Image Hover Effects Widgets?
Image Hover Effects Widgets is developed and maintained by aThemeArt Translations.
What are the best alternatives to Image Hover Effects Widgets?
The most popular alternatives to Image Hover Effects Widgets are ColorfulUI (<10 installs).
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