Cursor Trail
by Marcus (aka @msykes) · Uncategorized
Add a cursor trail to your website mouse pointer, with custom pointer image, speed/interval adjustment and scheduling.
66 health vs 65 average across 4,040 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 450 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 · 1,381 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peaks are release surges
75
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
Downloads per 1k installs · 30d
Engagement proxy · release spikes are signal, a long slide is an aging base
Estimated active installs
wp.org reports only “100+”. The real number sits in this band.
Modeled within the band wp.org reports; tightens as we track daily.
Install history · since 2022-10-04 · 1,380 observations
Details
Growth timeline
Install-band crossings we have observed, and how long each band took to outgrow
No band crossings observed yet.
Competes with
The plugins that solve the same job, ranked by shared tags then reach — closest match first
- J jQuery Updater 20K+ installs · 4.4★ · 2 shared tags B
- 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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