Kings Caption Hover is a WordPress app, with a 3.0 average rating from 2 reviews, as of Jul 16, 2026.
Kings Caption Hover is a WordPress Plugin Directory app by Saif. With a rating of 3.0★ from 2 reviews.
AppRanks verdict
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Kings Caption Hover is a mixed-rating WordPress app with a limited review volume. It is listed in the Gallery category on WordPress Plugin Directory, which AppRanks treats as the canonical taxonomy node for ranking and competitor comparison. 2 reviews put it in the early-traction tier — useful for early-stage stores willing to be on the leading edge. Early-traction review counts are sensitive to single launch periods or feature events, so a 30-day re-check before bigger commitments often resolves whether the trend is sustained. Paid-only pricing means evaluating fit on the marketplace listing or via the developer's documentation before installing. AppRanks tracks rating, review count, pricing tier, and category position daily — the figures on this page reflect the most recent scrape from the canonical WordPress Plugin Directory listing.
Pros
- +Published by Saif — established developer track record
Cons
- −Average rating below 4.0 (3.0★) — read recent low-star reviews before committing
- −Limited review base (2) — ratings can shift significantly with new feedback
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How Kings Caption Hover works
This plugin will add multiple awesome responsive hover effects for the captions of your portfolio/ gallery items in your WordPress site using shortcodes and custom post.
Usage:
Here’s a step by step user manual:
Install the plugin. (Find the instructions in the “Installation” section.)
Find the custom post “Hover Captions” in your WordPress dashboard and click on it’s submenu: Add New.
Put the title of the item in the “Title” field of the post. Write your description in the content box. Add the image in the “featured image” box (preferred image size: 400px width and 300px height). You can add the author’s name or a sub heading too, by adding a custom field named “author”.
Use the following shortcode to show all your hover effect portfolio items/gallery items anywhere in your WordPress site.
[caption-hover]
5. You can control how many items to be shown by using the “show” attribute of our shortcode. By default, it shows all the items. Example:
[caption-hover show="5"]
6. You can categorize the items by using the “category” attribute of our shortcode. (Make sure you type the category name exactly the same in the shortcode, including caps and spaces.) By default, it shows all the items. Example:
[caption-hover category="fish"]
Category rankings
As of Jul 16, 2026- Caption Hover#0of 1Top 1%
- Gallery#0of 595Top 1%
- Hover effect#0of 2Top 1%
- Portfolio Effect#0of 1Top 1%
- Responsive portfolio#0of 3Top 1%
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Competitors & alternatives
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Where Kings Caption Hover stands in the Gallery category
Kings Caption Hover ranks #0 of 595 apps in the Gallery category, placing it in the top 1% of the listing.
Frequently asked questions
What is Kings Caption Hover?
Kings Caption Hover is an app for WordPress. It currently holds a 3.0-star rating from 2 merchant reviews, and AppRanks has been tracking its public marketplace data on the refresh cadence published in our methodology. It is listed under the Gallery category on AppRanks, where you can see its current category position, review-velocity trend, and how it compares against the top alternatives in the same space. Developed by Saif.
Who uses Kings Caption Hover?
Currently around 10 active stores have installed Kings Caption Hover. Its review base is still building, which usually maps to early-stage merchants and stores piloting a new workflow. It is part of the Gallery category on WordPress.