WordPress plugin comparison
Shining Cursor Trail vs Ultimate Custom Cursor
Shining Cursor Trail
by Taisa - Raquel García Arévalo
50+ installs
Ultimate Custom Cursor
by DynamicLayers
700+ installs4.2
At a glance
- Ultimate Custom Cursor has more active installs: 700+, against 50+ for Shining Cursor Trail.
- On a typical day, Ultimate Custom Cursor is downloaded about 7 times, Shining Cursor Trail about 4.
- Shining Cursor Trail has no reviews yet.
- Shining Cursor Trail was updated more recently: Feb 24, 2026, against Feb 24, 2023 for Ultimate Custom Cursor.
- Shining Cursor Trail is tested with a newer WordPress: 6.9.11, against 6.1.16 for Ultimate Custom Cursor.
- Ultimate Custom Cursor has been around longer: since 2020, against 2025 for Shining Cursor Trail.
Line by line
Level: each leads on 3 of 6 comparable lines.
| Metric | Shining Cursor Trail | Ultimate Custom Cursor |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #21,368 | #7,892 |
| Active installs | 50+ | 700+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 72 | 142 |
| Rating | No ratings | 4.2(5) |
| Support threads resolved | – | – |
| Tested up to | 6.9.11 | 6.1.16 |
| Search multiplier | ×0.17 | ×0.02 |
| Last release | 8 months ago | 3 years ago |
| Requires PHP | 8.2 | 5.4 |
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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