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Best hover image plugins for WordPress

The most popular hover image plugins for WordPress in November 2026, in WordPress.org’s own popular order, which follows active installs. Image Hover Effects for WPBakery Page Builder leads with 80+ active installs, ahead of AAWEB Product Image Hover Swap for WooCommerce (50+) and VC Extension Hover Image (20+). All 5 plugins tagged “hover 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 5 hover image plugins

  1. 1.
    Image Hover Effects for WPBakery Page Builder

    The most installed hover image plugin, with 80+ active installs. No reviews yet, last updated 7 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 5.0.31.

  2. 2.
    AAWEB Product Image Hover Swap for WooCommerce

    50+ active installs. No reviews yet, updated 4 weeks ago.

  3. 3.
    VC Extension Hover Image

    20+ active installs. No reviews yet, last updated 3 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.3.14.

  4. 4.
    ele Hover Addon

    10+ active installs. Only 1 review so far, last updated 3 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.2.15.

  5. 5.
    PKart Product Secondary Image Hover

    Fewer than 10 active installs. No reviews yet, updated 6 days ago.

All 5 plugins tagged “hover image”