Title: Hover Highlights – Editor highlighting Author: Sybre Waaijer Published: May 12, 2023 Last modified: April 8, 2025 --- Search plugins ![](https://ps.w.org/hover-highlights-editor-highlighting/assets/icon.svg?rev=2911761) # Hover Highlights – Editor highlighting By [Sybre Waaijer](https://profiles.wordpress.org/cybr/) [Download](https://downloads.wordpress.org/plugin/hover-highlights-editor-highlighting.1.1.0.zip) * [Details](https://wordpress.org/plugins/hover-highlights-editor-highlighting/#description) * [Reviews](https://wordpress.org/plugins/hover-highlights-editor-highlighting/#reviews) * [Installation](https://wordpress.org/plugins/hover-highlights-editor-highlighting/#installation) * [Development](https://wordpress.org/plugins/hover-highlights-editor-highlighting/#developers) [Support](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/hover-highlights-editor-highlighting/) ## 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 ## FAQ ### 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. ## Reviews ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/446cd875ff27850120a8af38956d1357cfbfb60532d6db6ca057d094f804d1c8? s=60&d=retro&r=g) ### 󠀁[This is what I needed.](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/this-is-what-i-needed-13/)󠁿 [Kadim Gültekin](https://profiles.wordpress.org/arkenon/) December 9, 2025 This plugin makes block editor more useful. Thanks! ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/a418789a550db50f9e5ceea6eab2d1519f362c6600e3f569062803cbec49dd8b? s=60&d=retro&r=g) ### 󠀁[Simple but effective.](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/simple-but-effective-194/)󠁿 [](https://profiles.wordpress.org/mgjaltema/) September 18, 2023 Simple but effective. Finally giving Gutenberg a try but man.. that interface is so hard to get used to. This little perk helps me a lot. Thanks guys (and Chat GPT haha) [ Read all 2 reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/hover-highlights-editor-highlighting/reviews/) ## Contributors & Developers “Hover Highlights – Editor highlighting” is open source software. The following people have contributed to this plugin. Contributors * [ Sybre Waaijer ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/cybr/) “Hover Highlights – Editor highlighting” has been translated into 2 locales. Thank you to [the translators](https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/hover-highlights-editor-highlighting/contributors) for their contributions. [Translate “Hover Highlights – Editor highlighting” into your language.](https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/hover-highlights-editor-highlighting) ### Interested in development? [Browse the code](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/hover-highlights-editor-highlighting/), check out the [SVN repository](https://plugins.svn.wordpress.org/hover-highlights-editor-highlighting/), or subscribe to the [development log](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/hover-highlights-editor-highlighting/) by [RSS](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/hover-highlights-editor-highlighting/?limit=100&mode=stop_on_copy&format=rss). ## 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 ## Meta * Version **1.1.0** * Last updated **1 year ago** * Active installations **30+** * WordPress version ** 5.8 or higher ** * Tested up to **6.8.5** * PHP version ** 7.3.0 or higher ** * Languages * [Dutch](https://nl.wordpress.org/plugins/hover-highlights-editor-highlighting/), [Dutch (Belgium)](https://nl-be.wordpress.org/plugins/hover-highlights-editor-highlighting/), and [English (US)](https://wordpress.org/plugins/hover-highlights-editor-highlighting/). * [Translate into your language](https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/hover-highlights-editor-highlighting) * Tags * [a11y](https://wordpress.org/plugins/tags/a11y/)[accessibility](https://wordpress.org/plugins/tags/accessibility/) [block-editor](https://wordpress.org/plugins/tags/block-editor/)[blocks](https://wordpress.org/plugins/tags/blocks/) [gutenberg](https://wordpress.org/plugins/tags/gutenberg/) * [Advanced View](https://wordpress.org/plugins/hover-highlights-editor-highlighting/advanced/) ## Ratings 5 out of 5 stars. * [ 2 5-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/hover-highlights-editor-highlighting/reviews/?filter=5) * [ 0 4-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/hover-highlights-editor-highlighting/reviews/?filter=4) * [ 0 3-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/hover-highlights-editor-highlighting/reviews/?filter=3) * [ 0 2-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/hover-highlights-editor-highlighting/reviews/?filter=2) * [ 0 1-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/hover-highlights-editor-highlighting/reviews/?filter=1) [Your review](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/hover-highlights-editor-highlighting/reviews/#new-post) [See all reviews](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/hover-highlights-editor-highlighting/reviews/) ## Contributors * [ Sybre Waaijer ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/cybr/) ## Support Got something to say? Need help? [View support forum](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/hover-highlights-editor-highlighting/) ## Donate Would you like to support the advancement of this plugin? [ Donate to this plugin ](https://github.com/sponsors/sybrew)