WordPress plugin comparison
Cursor Trail vs Glimmerwake
At a glance
- Cursor Trail has more active installs: 100+, against fewer than 10 for Glimmerwake.
- On a typical day, Glimmerwake is downloaded about 5 times, Cursor Trail about 4.
- Glimmerwake has no reviews yet.
- Glimmerwake was updated more recently: Oct 15, 2026, against Apr 23, 2025 for Cursor Trail.
- Glimmerwake is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 6.8.12 for Cursor Trail.
- Cursor Trail has been around longer: since 2011, against 2026 for Glimmerwake.
Line by line
Level: each leads on 3 of 6 comparable lines.
| Metric |  Cursor Trail |  Glimmerwake |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #15,689 | #59,099 |
| Active installs | 100+ | Fewer than 10 |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 79 | 136 |
| Rating | 5.0(3) | No ratings |
| Support threads resolved | – | – |
| Tested up to | 6.8.12 | 7.1.4 |
| Search multiplier | ×0.14 | ×0.05 |
| Last release | 1 year ago | 25 days ago |
| Requires PHP | – | 7.4 |
From WordPress.org's public data, refreshed every night. Downloads are WordPress.org's official daily figures for the last 30 days.
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