WP Custom Cursors | WordPress Cursor Plugin
by Hamid Reza Sepehr · Uncategorized
Also makes 1 other plugin · 8K+ installs across the portfolio →
WP Custom Cursors: Elevate your website's engagement with unique, personalized cursors! Choose from a collection of pre-designed options or creat …
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Health
D 52/100
Stale · Likely abandoned · Few reviews · Open vulnerability
Active installs
8K+
≈8.8K estimated
Momentum
+37%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: “cursor”, “cursor plugin” and “custom cursor” aren't earning a slot. You list them, but you're not in the first 24 results for those searches. WordPress.org counts only your first five tags, so free the slot for a search you can win.
52 health vs 58 average across 25,733 Uncategorized plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →12%
of downloads still active
At least 8K of 64K lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median Uncategorized plugin keeps 0.6%, across 17,766 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 972 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 6.4.14; the current branch is 6.8
5.0★ over 4 reviews, smoothed to 4.17★ and held back under 25 reviews
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Last updated 972 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| cursor your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| cursor plugin your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| custom cursor your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| mouse plugin your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| wordpress cursor your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
0 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days. 5 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- “cursor”, “cursor plugin” and “custom cursor” aren't earning a slot. You list them, but you're not in the first 24 results for those searches. WordPress.org counts only your first five tags, so free the slot for a search you can win.
Daily downloads
Since 5 Oct 2022 · 1,488 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 3.7K · peaks are release surges
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
Health trend
Composite health score, snapshotted daily
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
2.7y ago
latest release · v3.3 · 3 Mar 2024
4
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin · 91% 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 “8K+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 3 months ago and a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, so the real count is still just under 9K.
Install history since 24 Oct 2021
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ marppa3.5y ago
Great plugin, easy to use!If there are problems, errors or bugs the author is super fast to answer and fix them! This topic was modified 3 years, 2 months ago by marppa.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Leanne Seary4.5y ago
I have tried a few others but I really love this one! Keep up the great work! Leanne
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ blunoa4.9y ago
Fantastic plugin works out of the box.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ audex5.2y ago
Thanks for this awesome plugin!
Read on wp.org ↗
Latest updates
via wp.org changelogRecent releases and news for this plugin
- — Version 3.3 Added: Disable Cursor For Admin Added: Cursor Maker (Added Hover) Updated: Performance Optimized 3.3
- — Version 3.2.0 Fixed: Image Cursor Padding Issue Added: Horizontal Text Cursor 3.2.0
- — Version 3.0.4 Fixed: DB Issue Fixed 3.0.4
- — Version 3.0.3 Updated: UI/UX Updated Updated: Cursor Maker Updated Added: Text Cursor Options Added: Video Tutorials added 3.0.3
- — Version 3.0.2 Added: Multiple Hover Type 3.0.2
- — Version 3.0.1 Fixed: CSRF and Other Security Issues Fixed: Internationalization and Sanitization Issues Added: Cursor Maker Added 3.0.1
Security history
via Wordfence Intelligence1 open vulnerability affects the current version (3.3). 5 of 6 disclosed are patched.
- Open Medium · 4.4 WP Custom Cursors | WordPress Cursor <= 3.2 - Authenticated (Admin+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting ↗2023-10-07 CVE-2023-5911 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation Affects <= 3.2 No patch available
- 2023-05-24 CVE-2023-2221 Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command Affects <= 3.1 Patched in 3.2
- Patched Medium · 5.5 WP Custom Cursors <= 3.0 - Authenticated (Administrator+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting ↗2022-09-21 CVE-2022-3149 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation Affects <= 3.0 Patched in 3.0.1
- 2022-09-21 CVE-2022-3150 Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command Affects <= 3.0.2 Patched in 3.0.3
Vulnerability records provided by Wordfence Intelligence. Copyright 2012-2026 Defiant Inc. License and terms.
CVE records: Copyright 1999-2026 The MITRE Corporation. CVE terms of use.
Behavioral tests
via WP HiveAutomated install-time checks, tested on PHP 8.1.12 · WP 6.4.3
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
4 of 8 pass · checked 31 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 3 headings and 2 lists.
- ✓ Enough to quote 1,937 characters of description.
- ! Tags match the text Only 2 of 5 tags appear in the text ("cursor plugin", "mouse plugin", "wordpress cursor" missing).
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-08-15 9K+ → 8K+ down after 120 days in tier
- 2026-04-17 10K+ → 9K+ down after 482 days in tier
- 2024-12-21 9K+ → 10K+ up after 93 days in tier
- 2024-09-19 8K+ → 9K+ up after 71 days in tier
- 2024-07-10 7K+ → 8K+ up after 88 days in tier
- 2024-04-13 6K+ → 7K+ up after 186 days in tier
- 2023-10-10 5K+ → 6K+ up after 112 days in tier
- 2023-06-20 4K+ → 5K+ up after 215 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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FaeCursor – Interaction Effects Toolkit 300+ installs · 4.0★ · 5 shared tags B - 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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