WP Mouse Custom Cursor
by Ninetyseven Infotech · Uncategorized
Also makes 4 other plugins · 710+ installs across the portfolio →
WP Mouse Cursors is a WordPress plugin to create custom cursors for your website. Use a Good looking Mouse cursor for WP. There are 5 diffrent types o …
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Health
D 45/100
Stale · Likely abandoned · Few reviews
Active installs
200+
≈250 estimated
Momentum
-19%
low volume, under 1,000 downloads a month
Biggest opportunity: “cursor”, “mouse” and “mouse 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.
Install conversion
How it's measured →1.4%
of downloads still active
At least 200 of 14.1K lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median Uncategorized plugin keeps 0.6%, across 17,781 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
53/100Maintenance and integrity signals that tend to precede a WordPress.org removal. Not an official status, a heads-up to act.
- Long abandoned. No update in 3+ years — the top precursor to removal once a vulnerability is found.
- Falling behind WordPress. Tested up to WordPress 6.1.16.
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.
Under-optimized
Most to gain: Update recency
Updated 1366 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 6.1.16; the current branch is 7.1
4.3★ over 3 reviews, weighted for review count to 4.1★ and held back under 25 reviews
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
0 of 1 support threads resolved in the last 2 months
To rank higher: Last updated 1366 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| ball your tag | #23 | #20 | down 2 |
| cursor your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| mouse your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| mouse cursor your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| wp mouse cursor your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
1 search this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days. 4 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- “cursor”, “mouse” and “mouse 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 · 1,490 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 354 · peaks are release surges
Directory rank
Ranked about #11,300 to #12,900, alongside the other plugins at 200+ 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 1 Nov 2026.
Rating trend
Star average over time · dips mark rough releases
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.
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 “200+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 15 months ago; a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, which places it about 50% of the way through.
Install history since 16 Aug 2022
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ tecnicojoaquingarcia4.4y ago
El un plugin gratis, ya lo sabemos, pero en el repositorio de WordPress hay plugins similares que ofrecen lo mismo o más. El plugin desactiva el puntero por defecto del mouse, y esto en algunos casos no es conveniente. No se permite utilizar transparencia. Le falta opciones, pero bastante bien como inicio.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ sunshine_snowflakes5.8y ago
Please meke it to work and I’ll change my rating to stars. Looks nice but useless
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Ninetyseven Infotech6.3y ago
This plugin is perfect for those who wants their custom cursor in website. This plugin contain not too options hence it is easy to set up great work done by developer. keep updating.
Read on wp.org ↗
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.
This plugin’s searches fall outside the topics measured so far. See the topics measured so far.
Readme readiness
3 of 8 pass · checked 29 Oct 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ✓ Says what it does "WP Mouse Cursors is a WordPress plugin to create custom cursors for your website. Use a Good looking Mouse..."
- ! Has a FAQ No FAQ section.
- ! FAQ asks real questions No FAQ to judge.
- ! 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 495 characters of description; under 1,000 there is little to quote.
- ✓ Tags match the text All 5 tags appear in the text.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2025-08-15 300+ → 200+ down after 281 days in tier
- 2024-11-07 400+ → 300+ down after 187 days in tier
- 2024-05-04 500+ → 400+ down after 69 days in tier
- 2024-02-25 400+ → 500+ up after 212 days in tier
- 2023-07-28 500+ → 400+ down after 163 days in tier
- 2023-02-15 400+ → 500+ up
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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Animated Mouse Cursor Trail 100+ installs · 3.9★ · 3 shared tags B - F Fish Tail — installs · 3.6★ · 3 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 -
Mouse cursor customizer 900+ installs · 3.9★ · 2 shared tags D -
Smooth Custom Cursor 400+ installs · 3.6★ · 2 shared tags -
Cursor Style & Animation 70+ installs · 4.1★ · 2 shared tags A
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