Best CSS effects plugins for WordPress
The most popular CSS effects plugins for WordPress in November 2026, in WordPress.org’s own popular order, which follows active installs. Image Hover Effects leads with 40K+ active installs, ahead of Change class in viewport (50+) and Essential Hover Effects (10+). All 4 plugins tagged “css effects” are below, with figures from WordPress.org that update every day.
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Top 3 CSS effects plugins
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Image Hover EffectsThe most installed CSS effects plugin, with 40K+ active installs. Rated 4.9 from 83 reviews, updated 4 months ago.
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Change class in viewport50+ active installs. Only 1 review so far, updated 2 months ago.
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Essential Hover Effects10+ active installs. No reviews yet, last updated 6 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 5.4.25.
All 4 plugins tagged “css effects”
Image Hover Effects
Down in the last 7 days:2#887by Blocksera4 months ago
Add creative image hover effects to Elementor page builder. Easily customize title and content and effects with intuitive interface.
- Installs
- 40K+
- Rating
- 4.9(83)
- Downloads
- 105/day
Change class in viewport
Down in the last 7 days:348#20,255by Jose Mortellaro2 months ago
When an element of the page enters the viewport, it adds a CSS class to that element.
- Installs
- 50+
- Rating
- 5.0(1)
- Downloads
- 0/day
Essential Hover Effects
Up in the last 7 days:4,347#40,124by themebon6 years ago
Ultimate Hover Effects WordPress Plugin is an impressive powerfull modern, yet stylish hover effects for image captions.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day