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Best Free WordPress Plugins for Hover

15 plugins compared · Updated August 2026 · Hover

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Choosing a WordPress plugin for hover comes down to a few things: whether it is still actively maintained, whether real users rate it well, and whether it does the specific job you need without dragging the rest of the site down.

We ranked 15 plugins using our WPScore, which weighs the user rating (adjusted for how many people actually rated it), how many sites run it, how recently it was updated, and which WordPress version it is tested against. 15 of them have enough public data to be scored; the rest are listed below the ranked block, clearly marked, rather than being given a number we cannot justify.

How this list is funded. Some links here earn us a commission if you buy. It costs you nothing extra, and it does not move anything up the list — the order comes from the WPScore, which is calculated from public ratings, install counts and update history. See the method.

At a glance

  1. 1. Image Hover Effects Best overall 88/100
  2. 2. Image Photo Gallery Final Tiles Grid 86/100
  3. 3. Image Hover Effects Ultimate 85/100
  4. 4. Easy Footnotes 84/100
  5. 5. Hover Effects 84/100
  6. 6. Extensions for Leaflet Map 83/100
  7. 7. Weblizar Pin It Button On Image Hover And Post 81/100
  8. 8. Hide Tooltips on Hover 81/100
  9. 9. Secondary Product Image for WooCommerce 80/100
  10. 10. Advanced Image Hover Effect for Elementor 80/100
  11. 11. Block Enhancements 80/100
  12. 12. Image Hover Effects For WPBakery Page Builder 72/100
  13. 13. Interactions 71/100
  14. 14. Image Hover Effects 68/100
  15. 15. MakeITeasy Flip Card 62/100
1 Image Hover Effects
Best overall Free by Blocksera

Image Hover Effects

Add creative image hover effects to Elementor page builder. Easily customize title and content and effects with intuitive interface.

4.9★
from 83 ratings
40k+
active installs
Updated
Jun 2026
Tested to
WP 7.0.4
88

WPScore

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3 Image Hover Effects Ultimate
Free by Oxilab

Image Hover Effects Ultimate

Add stunning image hover effects to WordPress. 500+ CSS3 animations, 10 effect modules. Native Elementor widget, Gutenberg block & WPBakery widget.

4.7★
from 248 ratings
10k+
active installs
Updated
Jul 2026
Tested to
WP 7.0.4
85

WPScore

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4 Easy Footnotes
Free by Jason Yingling

Easy Footnotes

Easy Footnotes lets you quickly and easily add footnotes throughout your WordPress posts using a simple shortcode in the text editor.

4.8★
from 33 ratings
8k+
active installs
Updated
Aug 2026
Tested to
WP 7.1
84

WPScore

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5 Hover Effects
Free by Wow-Company

Hover Effects

Hover Effect is easily applied to your own elements, modified or just used for inspiration.

4.8★
from 17 ratings
7k+
active installs
Updated
Aug 2026
Tested to
WP 7.1
84

WPScore

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11 Block Enhancements
Free by Phi Phan

Block Enhancements

Add icon, responsive spacing, typography, alignment, shadow, transform, transition, color, hover style to blocks. Lightweight, fast, and clean.

5★
from 8 ratings
800+
active installs
Updated
Aug 2026
Tested to
WP 7.1
80

WPScore

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13 Interactions
Free by Benjamin Intal

Interactions

Scroll, hover & click animations. Build interactive experiences for Elementor, Bricks & Gutenberg. No-code Trigger → Action builder with ready …

500+
active installs
Updated
Jul 2026
Tested to
WP 7.0.4
71

WPScore

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14 Image Hover Effects
Free by Labib Ahmed

Image Hover Effects

Create stunning image hover effects with animated captions and overlays. Fully responsive, lightweight, and easy to use.

4.4★
from 42 ratings
3k+
active installs
Updated
Jul 2025
Tested to
WP 6.8.8
68

WPScore

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15 MakeITeasy Flip Card
Free by Lovro Hrust

MakeITeasy Flip Card

Flip card block - revealing "other side" on hover or click. Aligned with core blocks styles and functioning.

100+
active installs
Updated
Dec 2025
Tested to
WP 6.9.7
62

WPScore

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