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Essential Hover Effects

v1.0.5

by themebon · updated 6 years ago

Ultimate Hover Effects WordPress Plugin is an impressive powerfull modern, yet stylish hover effects for image captions.

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Rank
#40,124
No change yet
Active installs (est.)
≈ 14
10+ reported · High
Total downloads
2K
2,040 all-time
Rating
–
0 reviews
Support resolved
–
0 of 0 threads, last 2 months
Declining·Downloads -50% (30d)·Toward Fewer than 10 · ETA unknown

Essential Hover Effects at a glance

Essential Hover Effects is a WordPress plugin by themebon with 10+ active installs, the #40,124 most popular plugin on WordPress.org. On a typical day it’s downloaded about 1 time, 50% fewer than the month before. It has no reviews yet. Version 1.0.5 came out on May 29, 2020, more than 6 years ago. It is tested up to WordPress 5.4.25. It leads the 5 plugins tagged “animation effects”. It was first released in 2018.

Chart time range

Applies to every chart below. History from Oct 9, 2026, 31 days.

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Downloads over time

Download stats

32 downloads · the last 30 days

Downloads over time
Essential Hover Effects Compare series
Downloads over time: 28 days across 1 series.024Oct 9Oct 14Oct 18Oct 23Oct 27Nov 1Nov 5Oct 29, 2026: Tested up to 5.4.25
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DateEssential Hover Effects
Nov 5, 20260
Nov 4, 20261
Nov 3, 20261
Nov 2, 20260
Nov 1, 20262
Oct 31, 20263
Oct 30, 20260
Oct 29, 20260
Oct 28, 20261
Oct 27, 20261
Oct 26, 20262
Oct 25, 20264
Oct 24, 20262
Oct 23, 20260
Oct 22, 20261
Oct 21, 20261
Oct 20, 20262
Oct 19, 20262
Oct 18, 20262
Oct 17, 20262
Oct 16, 20260
Oct 15, 20261
Oct 14, 20260
Oct 13, 20261
Oct 12, 20260
Oct 11, 20260
Oct 10, 20262
Oct 9, 20261

Unusual spikes are usually updates, not new installs.

Estimated installs

≈ 14 · +7.7% in the last 30 days

Estimated installs
Estimated installs: 10 days across 1 series.11121314Oct 29Oct 31Nov 3Nov 5Nov 8Oct 29, 2026: Tested up to 5.4.25
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DateEstimated installs
Nov 8, 202614
Nov 7, 202614
Nov 5, 202612
Nov 4, 202612
Nov 3, 202611
Nov 2, 202611
Nov 1, 202613
Oct 31, 202613
Oct 30, 202614
Oct 29, 202613

Rank over time

#40,124 · up 1,768 in the last 30 days

Popular rank
Popular rank: 6 days across 1 series.#40K#45KOct 29Oct 31Nov 2Nov 4Nov 7Oct 29, 2026: Tested up to 5.4.25
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DateDaily snapshot
Nov 7, 2026#40,124
Nov 4, 2026#46,913
Nov 2, 2026#47,974
Nov 1, 2026#44,462
Oct 31, 2026#44,471
Oct 29, 2026#41,892

Growth %

Average +0.74% a day in the last 30 days

Growth %, day over day
Growth %, day over day: 9 days across 1 series.-10%0%10%Oct 30Oct 31Nov 2Nov 3Nov 5Nov 7Nov 8
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DateGrowth
Nov 8, 20260.00%
Nov 7, 2026+8.33%
Nov 5, 20260.00%
Nov 4, 2026+9.09%
Nov 3, 20260.00%
Nov 2, 2026-15.38%
Nov 1, 20260.00%
Oct 31, 2026-7.14%
Oct 30, 2026+7.69%

Active installs band

10+ on WordPress.org

Active installs (rounded band)
Active installs (rounded band): 13 days across 1 series.91011Oct 27Oct 29Oct 31Nov 2Nov 4Nov 6Nov 8Oct 29, 2026: Tested up to 5.4.25
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DateDaily snapshot
Nov 8, 202610+
Nov 7, 202610+
Nov 6, 202610+
Nov 5, 202610+
Nov 4, 202610+
Nov 3, 202610+
Nov 2, 202610+
Nov 1, 202610+
Oct 31, 202610+
Oct 30, 202610+
Oct 29, 202610+
Oct 28, 202610+
Oct 27, 202610+

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Change log

From our daily snapshot of WordPress.org
  1. Downloads -33.3%
    • Tested up to 5.4.24 → 5.4.25

Versions in use

Share of active installs on each published version, from WordPress.org.

  • v1.0100%

Requirements & info

Version history
Version
1.0.5
Requires WordPress
4.0
Tested up to
5.4.25
Requires PHP
–
First released
Sep 12, 2018
Last updated
May 29, 2020
Releases, last 12 months
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Questions about Essential Hover Effects

How many websites use Essential Hover Effects?

Essential Hover Effects is active on 10+ WordPress sites, as WordPress.org reports it. WordPress.org rounds the number down, so the real count is somewhat higher. That makes it the #40,124 most popular plugin on WordPress.org.

How many times has Essential Hover Effects been downloaded?

2,040 times in total since 2018. On a typical day it’s downloaded about 1 times. See download stats

When was Essential Hover Effects last updated?

Version 1.0.5 came out on May 29, 2020 (6 years ago).

Is Essential Hover Effects compatible with the latest WordPress?

Essential Hover Effects’s readme says it’s tested up to WordPress 5.4.25, while the current version is 7.1. That doesn’t mean it breaks, but its author hasn’t confirmed it works with the latest releases.

Is Essential Hover Effects still maintained?

Its last release was 6 years ago, so it may no longer be actively maintained. No support threads were opened in the last two months.

What rating does Essential Hover Effects have?

No one has reviewed Essential Hover Effects on WordPress.org yet.

What are the best alternatives to Essential Hover Effects?

The plugins most like Essential Hover Effects, by the tags they share, are Easy CSS Effects (fewer than 10), Image Hover Effects (40K+) and Image Hover Effects For WPBakery Page Builder (3K+). Compare all alternatives

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Essential Hover Effects
Estimated installs≈ 14
Reported installs10+
Rating–
Reviews0
Total downloads2K
Authorthemebon
First releasedSep 12, 2018
Version1.0.5
Requires WP4.0
Requires PHP–
Last updatedMay 29, 2020

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