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Free Plugin by SilkyPress v1.63

WP Image Zoom

Awesome image zoom plugin for images in posts/pages and for WooCommerce products.

WP Image Zoom

The facts

Rating
4.3★ from 119
Active installs
10k+
Price
Free
Last updated
25 Aug 2026
Added
May 2015
Requires WP
3.6
Tested up to
WP 7.1
Requires PHP
5.2.4
Downloads
865,824

Our analysis

AI-assisted

WP Image Zoom is a WordPress plugin that enables a zooming effect on images within posts, pages, and WooCommerce products. It offers four types of zoom, including inner and outer zoom, and features such as animation easing and fade effects for a smoother user experience.

The plugin is highly configurable, allowing you to adjust the zoom lens size, border colour, and other settings. It is suitable for users looking to enhance the visual appeal of their images, particularly on e-commerce sites where product detail is important.

Best for: This plugin is best for e-commerce sites and users who want to enhance image detail in their posts and pages.

What it does well

  • Offers four types of zooming effects
  • Highly configurable settings for zoom lens
  • Compatible with WooCommerce for product images
  • Easy to apply in posts and pages with a simple button
  • Works with various popular page builders

Where it falls short

  • Zoom effect only applies to the first image in galleries
  • Some advanced features require upgrading to WP Image Zoom Pro

Verdict

WP Image Zoom provides a useful way to improve image engagement on your site, particularly for product images. However, users may need to consider the limitations regarding galleries and the benefits of the Pro version.

From the developer

SilkyPress's own description of WP Image Zoom, lightly tidied.

Awesome image zoom for images in posts/pages and for WooCommerce or SureCart products

WP Image Zoom is a robust, modern and very configurable image zoom plugin. It allows you to easily create a magnifying glass on your images, all from a very intuitive WP admin interface.

Your visitors will be able to see the beautiful details of your images. This will improve your users’ experience and hopefully also your revenue.

Features

  • 4 Zooming Types – Inner zoom, Round lens, Square lens and outer zoom (with Zoom Window).
  • Animation Easing Effect – the zooming lense will follow the mouse over the image with a sleak delay. This will add a touch of elegance to the zooming experience.
  • Fade Effect – the zoomed part will gracefully fade in or fade out.
  • Extremely configurable – control zooming lens size, border color, border size, shadow, rounded corner, and others …
  • Works with WooCommerce – easily enable the zoom on all your products’ images. Only a checkbox away.
  • Works in Pages and Posts – within the post’s/page’s editor you’ll find a button for applying the zooming effect on any image.

Using the plugin with a page bulider

For applying the zoom on an image on a page/post from within a page builder, you need to add the “zoooom” CSS class to the image. Here are screenshots on how to do this with the most popular page builders:
* Gutenberg – screenshot
* WPBakery – depending on the page builder’s version: 1) screenshot with the “large” or “full” for the Image Size setting. Or 2) screenshot.
* Page Builder by SiteOrigin – screenshot
* Elementor Page Builder – screenshot. It works with all the Image Size options, except Custom.
* Beaver Builder – screenshot
* Divi Builder – screenshot (used by the Divi theme)
* Avia Layout Builder – screenshot (used by the Enfold theme)
* Fusion Page Builder – screenshot
* Brizy Page Builder – screenshot
* Tatsu Page Builder – screencast
The zoom works alright only with Image elements. Unfortunately, trying to apply the zoom on an image gallery will make the zoom work only on the first image of the gallery. With the WP Image Zoom Pro the zoom can also be applied on image galleries.

Why should you upgrade to WP Image Zoom Pro?

  • Responsive (the zoom window will fit to the browser width)
  • Mousewheel Zoom
  • Works with WooCommerce variations
  • Works with Portfolio images
  • Works with Easy Digital Downloads featured images
  • Works with MarketPress – WordPress eCommerce
  • Zoom within Lightboxes and Carousels
  • You can choose the zoom window position (left or right from the image)
  • You can use on more than one image on the same page
  • Custom theme support

Notes

  • This plugin is provided “as-is”; within the scope of WordPress. We will update this plugin to remain secure, and to follow WP coding standards.
  • If you prefer more dedicated support, with more advanced and powerful plugin features, please consider upgrading to WP Image Zoom Pro.

Read the full description on the official page →

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