Cursor Style & Animation
by RoarDev · Uncategorized
Also makes 3 other plugins · 100+ installs across the portfolio →
Transform your website with beautiful cursor animations and custom cursor styles. Features 4 animation types, 10+ cursor styles, and mobile support.
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Health
A 85/100
Few reviews
Active installs
70+
≈71 estimated
Momentum
+4%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: Swap “effects”, “interactive” and “mouse” for “mouse cursor”, “custom cursor” and “wordpress cursor”. “effects” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “mouse cursor” sits at #7 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “interactive” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “custom cursor” sits at #9 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “mouse” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “wordpress cursor” sits at #9 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
85 health vs 58 average across 25,738 Uncategorized plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →5.9%
of downloads still active
At least 70 of 1.2K lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median Uncategorized plugin keeps 0.6%, across 17,770 plugins.
Downloads count every update, not just first installs, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower. Compare against other Uncategorized plugins, not across the directory. wp.org reports active installs as the bottom of a band, so the real rate is this or higher.
This plugin shipped 1 release in the last 12 months, and every existing install that updated counted as another download. wp.org publishes no split between first installs and updates, so we show the raw rate rather than guess at one.
Details
Directory ranking optimization
How it's scored →How well this listing is tuned to rank in WordPress.org search, on the factors an owner controls. Not popularity, optimization.
Excellent listing optimization
Most to gain: Rating quality
Updated 72 days ago
Tested up to WordPress 6.9.11, the current branch or newer
5.0★ over 3 reviews, smoothed to 4.15★ and held back under 25 reviews
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
1 of 1 support threads resolved in the last 2 months
To rank higher: Too few reviews to rank on quality — nudge happy users to leave one.
Get the full rank-higher report →Search visibility
How it's tracked →Directory searches this plugin turns up in, and which way each one is moving. WordPress.org publishes no history of search positions, so this starts the day we first tracked a keyword and never backfills.
31
Momentum
Losing ground
-0.7
Velocity
places per keyword, 27d
4%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 27d
-0.4
Acceleration
recent half vs earlier
wp.org is where the directory puts the plugin for that search. On merit is where it would sit if results were ranked on rating, support and updates, without the install boost. The last column is how far the wp.org position moved, from our first reading in the last 90 days to the latest.
| Keyword | wp.org | On merit | wp.org move, 90 days |
|---|---|---|---|
| cursor your tag | #9 | #16 | down 3 |
| custom cursor | #9 | #21 | down 2 |
| mouse cursor | #7 | #16 | 0 |
| ripple | #7 | #13 | 0 |
| style | #15 | #21 | down 1 |
| wordpress cursor | #9 | #17 | down 1 |
| cursor plugin | #10 | #17 | down 2 |
| wp mouse cursor | #6 | #18 | up 1 |
| cursor custom | #8 | #20 | down 1 |
| cursor effects | #8 | #18 | 0 |
| animation your tag | #24 | #23 | 0 |
| css animation | #17 | #24 | down 1 |
| pointer | #16 | #16 | 0 |
| text animation | #23 | #22 | down 6 |
| no style | #14 | #21 | up 1 |
| internet explorer | #21 | #21 | down 3 |
| add style | #24 | #23 | — |
| particle | #24 | #21 | 0 |
| particles | #24 | #21 | down 1 |
| animation wordpress | #19 | #23 | down 3 |
| effects your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| interactive your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| mouse your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
50 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 20 listed. 28 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words). 3 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- Swap “effects”, “interactive” and “mouse” for “mouse cursor”, “custom cursor” and “wordpress cursor”. “effects” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “mouse cursor” sits at #7 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “interactive” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “custom cursor” sits at #9 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “mouse” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “wordpress cursor” sits at #9 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
Daily downloads
Since 17 Jan 2026 · 288 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 208 · peaks are release surges
Directory rank
Ranked about #18,200 to #19,000, alongside the other plugins at 70+ installs. Plugins with the same install count swap places between wp.org requests, so this is where most of them sit. Checked monthly, last on 21 Oct 2026.
Health trend
Composite health score, snapshotted daily
Update activity
Downloads in the last 30 days for every 1,000 active sites.
Not enough installs to measure. This needs at least 100 active sites; below that, a handful of downloads reads as tens of thousands.
Release cadence
Occasionally updatedHow often this plugin actually ships. A steady rhythm is the maintenance signal a single "last updated" date can't show.
1
releases in the last 12 months
2mo ago
latest release · v1.0.1 · 21 Aug 2026
1
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin · 100% run the current release. Green is the current release; a big slice on older versions is a user base that has stopped updating.
Estimated active installs
The public count shows “70+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 28 days ago and a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, so the real count is still just over 70.
At the current install trend, crossing 80+ in roughly 41 days.
Install history since 16 Jan 2026
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ shasheer9mo ago
I tried this plugin on my site and it worked really well. The cursor animations feel smooth and add a nice interactive touch without affecting performance. Simple to set up and genuinely useful.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ sadamoks10mo ago
The custom image cursor option is the best part of this plugin. I was able to upload my own cursor image and apply it easily without touching any code. It works smoothly and looks great on my site. Very useful for anyone who wants a unique cursor style.
Read on wp.org ↗
Behavioral tests
via WP HiveAutomated install-time checks, tested on PHP 8.1.12 · WP 7.0
AI assistants
How it's measured →Whether ChatGPT and Claude name this plugin when asked the category question, and whether the readme gives them something to quote.
Not measured yet for this plugin’s topics. Its tracked searches are not among the measured topics. See the topics measured so far.
Readme readiness
7 of 8 pass · checked 28 Oct 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ✓ Says what it does "Transform your website with beautiful cursor animations and custom cursor styles. Features 4 animation type..."
- ✓ Has a FAQ 13 questions in the FAQ.
- ✓ FAQ asks real questions 13 of 13 read like questions a user would type.
- ! Names who it is for One audience phrase ("perfect for"); say who the plugin is for and what they use it for.
- ✓ Names what it works with Mentions Zoom.
- ✓ Headings and lists 14 headings and 8 lists.
- ✓ Enough to quote 3,776 characters of description.
- ✓ Tags match the text All 5 tags appear in the text.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-10-04 60+ → 70+ up after 34 days in tier
- 2026-08-31 50+ → 60+ up after 48 days in tier
- 2026-07-14 40+ → 50+ up after 40 days in tier
- 2026-06-04 30+ → 40+ up after 4 days in tier
- 2026-05-31 40+ → 30+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2026-05-30 30+ → 40+ up after 25 days in tier
- 2026-05-05 20+ → 30+ up after 37 days in tier
- 2026-03-29 10+ → 20+ up
Competes with
The plugins that solve the same job, ranked by shared tags then reach, closest match first. The letter on the right is each plugin's health grade (A best, F worst).
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Smooth Custom Cursor 300+ installs · 3.6★ · 3 shared tags -
Shining Cursor Trail 50+ installs · 3.6★ · 3 shared tags -
Custom Name Cursor Badge — installs · 3.6★ · 3 shared tags -
Blocks Animation: CSS Animations for Gutenberg Blocks 90K+ installs · 4.6★ · 2 shared tags A -
Block Animations, Motion & Scroll Effects – Ghost Kit 6K+ installs · 4.4★ · 2 shared tags A -
Confetti – Celebration Effects for WordPress 2K+ installs · 4.8★ · 2 shared tags A
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