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Best hero image plugins for WordPress

The most popular hero image plugins for WordPress in November 2026, in WordPress.org’s own popular order, which follows active installs. Rotating Hero Image leads with 30+ active installs, ahead of Velox Featured Image for Elementor (10+) and Hero for Genesis Framework (10+). All 4 plugins tagged “hero image” are below, with figures from WordPress.org that update every day.

Installs aren’t everything: a recent release, a “Tested up to” that matches the current WordPress, and support threads that get resolved show a plugin is looked after. Open any plugin for its downloads, rank history and alternatives.

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Top 4 hero image plugins

  1. 1.
    Rotating Hero Image

    The most installed hero image plugin, with 30+ active installs. No reviews yet, updated 1 month ago.

  2. 2.
    Velox Featured Image for Elementor

    10+ active installs. No reviews yet, updated 2 months ago.

  3. 3.
    Hero for Genesis Framework

    10+ active installs. Only 2 reviews so far, last updated 10 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 4.3.34.

  4. 4.
    Coded Hero Image

    10+ active installs. No reviews yet, last updated 8 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 4.9.35.

All 4 plugins tagged “hero image”