FaeCursor – Interaction Effects Toolkit
by FaeCursor · Uncategorized
Bring your WordPress site to life with interactive cursor, keyboard, and screen effects — built for smooth performance and full control.
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Health
B 75/100
Few reviews
Active installs
300+
≈350 estimated
Momentum
+9%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: Swap “cursor”, “wordpress cursor” and “custom cursor” for “interaction”, “screen effects” and “pointer”. “cursor” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “interaction” sits at #5 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “wordpress cursor” isn't earning its slot: it only gets you to #24. “screen effects” sits at #18 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “custom cursor” isn't earning its slot: it only gets you to #23. “pointer” sits at #20 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
75 health vs 58 average across 25,737 Uncategorized plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →6.5%
of downloads still active
At least 300 of 4.6K 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.
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 247 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 6.9.11, the current branch or newer
5.0★ over 1 review, smoothed to 4.12★ and held back under 25 reviews
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
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.
29
Momentum
Losing ground
-1.9
Velocity
places per keyword, 28d
8%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 28d
-0.5
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| interaction | #5 | #23 | 0 |
| mouse plugin your tag | #14 | #24 | down 4 |
| cursor plugin your tag | #20 | #23 | down 7 |
| screen effects | #18 | #24 | down 2 |
| custom cursor your tag | #23 | #24 | down 4 |
| wordpress cursor your tag | #24 | #24 | down 4 |
| pointer | #20 | #23 | down 3 |
| cursor effects | #13 | #24 | 0 |
| particles | #22 | #24 | down 2 |
| particle | #23 | #24 | 0 |
| mouse cursor | #24 | #24 | 0 |
| wp mouse cursor | #23 | #24 | down 1 |
| cursor your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
27 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 12 listed. 15 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words). 1 of its tags isn't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- Swap “cursor”, “wordpress cursor” and “custom cursor” for “interaction”, “screen effects” and “pointer”. “cursor” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “interaction” sits at #5 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “wordpress cursor” isn't earning its slot: it only gets you to #24. “screen effects” sits at #18 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “custom cursor” isn't earning its slot: it only gets you to #23. “pointer” sits at #20 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
- Slipping on “cursor plugin”. Down 7 places since 2026-09-25, now #20. Check what shipped around then, and what moved above you.
- One page off on “mouse plugin”. #14 puts you just past the first ten results, where almost all the clicks stop. The gap to close is small.
Daily downloads
Since 15 Jan 2025 · 654 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 168 · peaks are release surges
Directory rank
Ranked about #10,100 to #11,100, alongside the other plugins at 300+ 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.
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.
Estimated active installs
The public count shows “300+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Modeled within the band wp.org reports; tightens as we track daily.
Install history since 15 Sep 2026
Languages
via translate.wordpress.orgTranslated into 1 language, 0 at 90% or more
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
5 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 Short description names no action; say what the plugin does for the site.
- ✓ Has a FAQ 3 questions in the FAQ.
- ✓ FAQ asks real questions 3 of 3 read like questions a user would type.
- ✓ Names who it is for Names its audience or use cases ("designed for", "ideal for").
- ✓ Names what it works with Mentions Elementor, Gutenberg, Divi, Bricks.
- ! Headings and lists 8 headings and 0 lists; assistants quote headed sections and bullet lists, not paragraphs.
- ✓ Enough to quote 2,061 characters of description.
- ! Tags match the text Only 1 of 5 tags appear in the text ("cursor plugin", "custom cursor", "mouse plugin", "wordpress cursor" missing).
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).
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WP Custom Cursors | WordPress Cursor Plugin 8K+ installs · 4.2★ · 5 shared tags D - I Interactive Cursor 20+ installs · 3.6★ · 5 shared tags
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Ultimate Cursor – Interactive and Animated Custom Cursor and Background Effects Toolkit 3K+ installs · 4.0★ · 2 shared tags B -
Custom Cursor For WP 1K+ installs · 4.0★ · 2 shared tags D -
Ultimate Custom Cursor 700+ installs · 4.0★ · 2 shared tags D -
Smooth Custom Cursor 300+ installs · 3.6★ · 2 shared tags
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