WordPress plugin comparison
Mouse cursor customizer vs Shining Cursor Trail
Mouse cursor customizer
by AlexKole
900+ installs3.8
Shining Cursor Trail
by Taisa - Raquel García Arévalo
50+ installs
At a glance
- Mouse cursor customizer has more active installs: 900+, against 50+ for Shining Cursor Trail.
- On a typical day, Mouse cursor customizer is downloaded about 8 times, Shining Cursor Trail about 4.
- Shining Cursor Trail has no reviews yet.
- Shining Cursor Trail was updated more recently: Feb 24, 2026, against Sep 22, 2020 for Mouse cursor customizer.
- Shining Cursor Trail is tested with a newer WordPress: 6.9.11, against 5.4.25 for Mouse cursor customizer.
- Mouse cursor customizer has been around longer: since 2019, against 2025 for Shining Cursor Trail.
Line by line
Level: each leads on 3 of 6 comparable lines.
| Metric | Mouse cursor customizer | Shining Cursor Trail |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #7,044 | #21,368 |
| Active installs | 900+ | 50+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 151 | 72 |
| Rating | 3.8(4) | No ratings |
| Support threads resolved | – | – |
| Tested up to | 5.4.25 | 6.9.11 |
| Search multiplier | ×0.00 | ×0.17 |
| Last release | 6 years ago | 8 months ago |
| Requires PHP | 5.6 | 8.2 |
From WordPress.org's public data, refreshed every night. Downloads are WordPress.org's official daily figures for the last 30 days.
Tags they share
More comparisons
- Mouse cursor customizer vs Customizer Custom CSS
- Mouse cursor customizer vs Smooth Custom Cursor
- Mouse cursor customizer vs WP Mouse Custom Cursor
- Mouse cursor customizer vs WP Custom Cursors
- Shining Cursor Trail vs Block Animations, Motion & Scroll Effects
- Shining Cursor Trail vs Confetti
- Shining Cursor Trail vs Smooth Custom Cursor
- Shining Cursor Trail vs WP Custom Cursors
Is one of these yours?
Track your plugin against its rivals every day: rank, installs, downloads, ratings and their releases, with alerts when anything moves.
Start free