Cursor Trail
by Marcus (aka @msykes) · Uncategorized
Also makes 11 other plugins · 154.8K+ installs across the portfolio →
Add a cursor trail to your website mouse pointer, with custom pointer image, speed/interval adjustment and scheduling.
64 health vs 56 average across 16,377 Uncategorized plugins
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.
Well optimized
Biggest win: Update recency
To rank higher: Last updated 495 days ago — ship an update; wp.org decays a listing's search weight after ~180 days.
Get the full rank-higher report →Daily downloads
Since 2022-10-05 · 1,426 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peaks are release surges
101
now · peak 187
Directory rank vs rivals
wp.org popularity rank over time · higher is better · when a rival's line climbs above yours, they've overtaken you
Update activity
How busy the existing users are, measured as downloads in the last 30 days for every 1,000 active sites. A spike means a new release everyone's pulling; a long, slow decline means an aging user base that updates less.
Release cadence
No release in a yearHow often this plugin actually ships. A steady rhythm is the maintenance signal a single "last updated" date can't show.
0
releases in the last 12 months
1.4y ago
latest release · v1.0
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 “100+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Modeled within the band wp.org reports; tightens as we track daily.
Install history · since 2015-04-20 · 1,386 observations
Estimated value
What this plugin might earn a year, and what it might sell for. Modeled from public signals; we don't see anyone's books.
Est. annual revenue
Est. acquisition value
No paid tier is visible, so we don't put a figure on revenue or sale value: that would be guessing. The install base is a real asset to an acquirer, just not one public data lets us price. A small install base leaves thin data to model from.
Details
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ vchavcha1.9y ago
your plugin is so good for custom cursor trail! easy and beautiful
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Marcus2.1y ago
Testing a review..
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ jakesr5.4y ago
I changed the trial image to some words relevant to my site and now it transformed the whole user experience! Very awsome plugin. You should also allow for the cursor itself to be changed please Marcus. Thanks so much for this plugin!
Read on wp.org ↗
Behavioral tests
via WP HiveAutomated install-time checks, tested on PHP 7.2.16 · WP 5.2.4
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
No tier crossings observed yet.
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).
- J jQuery Updater 20K+ installs · 4.4★ · 2 shared tags A
- U Use Google Libraries 10K+ installs · 4.3★ · 2 shared tags D
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Custom Cursor For WP 1K+ installs · 4.0★ · 2 shared tags D - S Slideshow 1K+ installs · 3.6★ · 2 shared tags D
- J jQuery Image Lazy Load WP 800+ installs · 3.5★ · 2 shared tags D
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Custom CSS/JS 700+ installs · 4.0★ · 2 shared tags C
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