In the “Image” section, mouse over the title and click the “Choose Image” link. For this demonstration, we’re going to select an existing image from the Media Library. In the “Media Type” section, you have the option to choose an image from your Media Library or a URL. Open a FormĪn “Image Hover Form” popup will open. (1st magnifies to the right, 2nd magnifies over the image, 3rd magnifies to the left.)Ī configuration page will open. Give the style a name in the “Name” field.Ĭhoose the magnification style you want from the “Layouts” buttons. Hover over the demo images to choose which option you’d like to use.Ī “New Image Hover” popup will open. One displays the magnified image to the right, another displays it to the left, and the other displays the magnified part of the image on top of the original image. You’ll see the three options to magnify images. In the left column navigation, mouse over the “Image Hover” link and click the “Image Hover” link. I’ve numbered the steps so you can take your time and follow along. There are eight steps involved in setting up a Style to magnify images, so this section is a bit long. All of the images in a given style are displayed together in a column on the page or post. The way the plugin works, you create an image magnifier “Style.” The Style controls how the image magnification works as well as other configuration options. Magnify Images Using Image Hover Effects Ultimate Once you have located the plugin, click the “Install Now” button. In the “Search plugins…” box, enter “Image Hover Effects Ultimate.”

In the left column navigation, mouse over the “Plugins” link and click the “Add New” link. Installing the Image Hover Effects Ultimate Plugin No code, no muss, no fuss! Let’s get right to it. We’re going to use the Image Hover Effects Ultimate plugin to achieve the effect in minutes. If you’ve been looking for an image zoom WordPress plugin to make it easy, you’re in luck. We’ve had the technology needed to magnify images for years, but implementing the effect has been complicated and time-consuming.

The rest of the image remains the original size, with only the area of interest enlarged. An image magnifier lets you “zoom in” on specific areas of an image.

With device screens getting smaller, providing your visitors with the ability to magnify images easily is more important than ever.

Hover zoom install