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Total downloads: 1,068
Active installs: 30
Total reviews: 1
Average rating: 5
Support threads opened: 0
Support threads resolved: 0 (0%)
Available in: 4 language(s)
Contributors: 1
Last updated: 4/8/2025 (266 days ago)
Added to WordPress: 5/12/2023 (2 years old)
Minimum WordPress version: 5.8
Tested up to WordPress version: 6.8.3
Minimum PHP version: 7.3.0

Maintenance & Compatibility

Maintenance score

Stale • Last updated 266 days ago • 1 reviews

40/100

Is Hover Highlights – Editor highlighting abandoned?

Likely maintained (last update 266 days ago).

Compatibility

Requires WordPress: 5.8
Tested up to: 6.8.3
Requires PHP: 7.3.0

Ratings

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Developers

Sybre Waaijer (Owner)7

Languages

Dutch30,206Dutch (Formal)11,736Dutch (Belgium)10,363

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Description

Hover Highlights is a simple WordPress plugin that adds a subtle highlight effect to the Gutenberg/Block Editor. When you hover over a block, it gets highlighted with a dashed outline and a box-shadow. The highlight disappears when you focus on the block to reduce distraction.

This plugin is ideal for content creators who want to visually distinguish individual blocks within the Block Editor.

The code and this readme are mostly written by ChatGPT.

Installation

  1. Upload the hover-highlights folder to the /wp-content/plugins/ directory
  2. Activate the plugin through the ‘Plugins’ menu in WordPress

Frequently Asked Questions

Why doesn’t the highlight show up?

The highlight effect only appears when you hover over a block. If you’re not seeing the highlight, try moving your mouse over a block.

Is this plugin compatible with other Block Editor plugins?

Yes, this plugin should work with most other Block Editor plugins.

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Changelog

1.1.0

  • Fixed an issue where styles were outputted outside the intended scope, which caused the browser to enter quirks mode.
  • Added support for Full Site Editing (FSE).
  • Now requires WordPress 5.8 or higher, instead of 5.0.

1.0.0

  • Initial release
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