How to Add Hover Effects to Your Images: A Complete Guide

How to Add Hover Effects to Your Images: A Complete Guide

By Michael Thompson

December 21, 2024 at 06:40 AM

Hover effects can make your website more engaging by displaying additional information or creating movement when users interact with images. These effects are available in several key areas of your site.

Image Blocks

To add hover captions to Inline Image blocks:

  1. Open or create an Image block
  2. Click Create tab and select Inline
  3. Go to Content tab and choose "Show caption on hover"
  4. Hover over the block and enter your caption text
  5. Save to enable the hover effect

Slideshow Gallery Blocks

Enable hover effects for titles and descriptions:

  1. Create/open a Slideshow Gallery block
  2. Add title and description in Content tab
  3. Go to Design tab
  4. Check "Show title and description"
  5. Select position from dropdown menu
  6. Enable "Show on hover"

Note: Hover effects won't display on mobile devices under 480px width.

Portfolio Pages

Three hover layout options available:

  • Hover: Background - Project image becomes section background
  • Hover: Fixed - Project image appears in fixed position
  • Hover: Follow cursor - Image follows cursor movement

Shop Pages

Hover behavior varies by template:

  • Advanced Shop: Shows secondary image, product details, and Quick View
  • Classic Shop: Displays product names and prices with color overlay
  • Galapagos: Custom overlay options with Quick View
  • Supply: Unique product information display

Gallery Pages

Supported in templates like Adirondack, Aviator, Bedford, and others:

  • Slideshow: Displays titles/descriptions on hover
  • Grid: Shows information in lightbox view
  • Special effects vary by template (Forte, Momentum, Tremont, Wexley)

Index Pages

Template-specific hover effects include:

  • Avenue: Opacity changes and navigation title display
  • Flatiron: Image zoom and pan
  • Montauk: Opacity transitions
  • Tremont: Featured image background display
  • York: Thumbnail fade with title display

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