Mouse Trail Free
by miranda31 · Uncategorized
Enhance your website with a captivating mouse trail effect that follows your visitors' cursors.
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Health
D 53/100
Stale · Likely abandoned · Few reviews
Active installs
90+
≈99 estimated
Momentum
-2%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: “animation” isn't earning a slot. You list it, but you're not in the first 24 results for that search. WordPress.org counts only your first five tags, so free the slot for a search you can win.
53 health vs 58 average across 25,738 Uncategorized plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →1.2%
of downloads still active
At least 90 of 7.6K lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median Uncategorized plugin keeps 0.6%, across 17,771 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.
Removal-risk signals
28/100Maintenance and integrity signals that tend to precede a WordPress.org removal. Not an official status, a heads-up to act.
- Not actively maintained. No update in about 2 years.
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.
Room to improve
Most to gain: Update recency
Updated 781 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 6.6.11; the current branch is 6.8
5.0★ over 2 reviews, smoothed to 4.13★ and held back under 25 reviews
3 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Last updated 781 days ago — ship an update; wp.org decays a listing's search weight after ~180 days.
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.
Not enough tracked days yet to call a direction. Momentum needs at least three keywords measured a week or more apart.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| mouse trail your tag | #4 | #11 | 0 |
| cursor trail your tag | #17 | #19 | 0 |
| animation your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
2 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days. 1 of its tags isn't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- “animation” isn't earning a slot. You list it, but you're not in the first 24 results for that search. WordPress.org counts only your first five tags, so free the slot for a search you can win.
Daily downloads
Since 12 Sep 2024 · 779 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 1.3K · peaks are release surges
Directory rank
Ranked about #16,800 to #17,400, alongside the other plugins at 90+ 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
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
2.1y ago
latest release · v1.4 · 10 Sep 2024
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 “90+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 2 months ago and the previous band took 18 months to cross, so the real count is still just under 100.
Install history since 11 Sep 2024
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ dionysios2.1y ago
I was waiting to find an effect like this for so long. It is easy to configure and make the style as you want. Thank you very much developer!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ letslearn242.1y ago
This plugin is fantastic! It adds a fun and interactive element to my site without any hassle. The customization options are limited in this version, but it works smoothly across different pages. Maybe i will try the premium version later with more options! Thanks!
Read on wp.org ↗
Behavioral tests
via WP HiveAutomated install-time checks, tested on PHP 8.1.12 · WP 6.7.1
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
2 of 8 pass · checked 26 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 Never says who the plugin is for or what they use it for.
- ! Names what it works with Names no plugin, service or platform it works with.
- ! Headings and lists 0 headings and 0 lists; assistants quote headed sections and bullet lists, not paragraphs.
- ! Enough to quote 578 characters of description; under 1,000 there is little to quote.
- ! Tags match the text Only 1 of 3 tags appear in the text ("animation", "cursor trail" missing).
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-08-31 100+ → 90+ down after 532 days in tier
- 2025-03-17 90+ → 100+ up after 11 days in tier
- 2025-03-06 80+ → 90+ up after 19 days in tier
- 2025-02-15 70+ → 80+ up after 10 days in tier
- 2025-02-05 60+ → 70+ up after 12 days in tier
- 2025-01-24 50+ → 60+ up after 14 days in tier
- 2025-01-10 40+ → 50+ up after 25 days in tier
- 2024-12-16 30+ → 40+ up after 11 days in tier
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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Blocks Animation: CSS Animations for Gutenberg Blocks 90K+ installs · 4.6★ · 1 shared tag A -
Greenshift – animation and page builder blocks 70K+ installs · 4.7★ · 1 shared tag B -
UiCore Animate – Free Animations, Transitions, and Interactions Addon for Elementor & Gutenberg blocks 40K+ installs · 3.6★ · 1 shared tag B -
Animation Addons – Elementor Addons, GSAP Animations, Elementor V4 Atomic Widgets & Elementor Templates 10K+ installs · 4.5★ · 1 shared tag B -
Animations for Blocks 10K+ installs · 4.5★ · 1 shared tag A -
Loading Page with Loading Screen 10K+ installs · 4.5★ · 1 shared tag A
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