WordPress plugin comparison
Image Hover Effects vs WPEssential Icons
At a glance
- Image Hover Effects has more active installs: 40K+, against 10+ for WPEssential Icons.
- On a typical day, Image Hover Effects is downloaded about 105 times, WPEssential Icons about 1.
- WPEssential Icons is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 1 review, against 4.9 from 83 reviews.
- Image Hover Effects was updated more recently: Jun 27, 2026, against May 8, 2024 for WPEssential Icons.
- Image Hover Effects has been around longer: since 2018, against 2019 for WPEssential Icons.
Line by line
Image Hover Effects leads on 5 of 6 comparable lines.
| Metric |  Image Hover Effects |  WPEssential Icons |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #888 | #34,264 |
| Active installs | 40K+ | 10+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 3.1K | 33 |
| Rating | 4.9(83) | 5.0(1) |
| Support threads resolved | 0% | – |
| Tested up to | 7.0.8 | – |
| Search multiplier | ×1.02 | ×0.00 |
| Last release | 4 months ago | 2 years ago |
| Requires PHP | 5.6 | 7.4 |
From WordPress.org's public data, refreshed every night. Downloads are WordPress.org's official daily figures for the last 30 days.
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