Best animated cursor plugins for WordPress
The most popular animated cursor plugins for WordPress in November 2026, in WordPress.org’s own popular order, which follows active installs. Ultimate Cursor leads with 3K+ active installs, ahead of Custom Cursor For WP (1K+) and Cursora (fewer than 10). All 3 plugins tagged “animated cursor” are below, with figures from WordPress.org that update every day.
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Top 3 animated cursor plugins
- 1.
Ultimate CursorThe most installed animated cursor plugin, with 3K+ active installs. Only 4 reviews so far, updated 2 weeks ago.
- 2.
Custom Cursor For WP1K+ active installs. Only 4 reviews so far, last updated 4 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 5.9.20.
- 3.
CursoraFewer than 10 active installs. No reviews yet, updated 1 week ago.
All 3 plugins tagged “animated cursor”
Ultimate Cursor
Down in the last 7 days:15#3,832by WPXERO14 days ago
Create custom cursors, animated cursor effects, and animated background effects in WordPress with a live preview. No coding required.
- Installs
- 3K+
- Rating
- 4.5(4)
- Downloads
- 72/day
Custom Cursor For WP
Down in the last 7 days:35#5,568by Softices4 years ago
Custom Cursor For WP - Help you to customize your WordPress website cursor or mouse pointer and It's very easy to use.
- Installs
- 1K+
- Rating
- 4.5(4)
- Downloads
- 11/day
Cursora
#61,432by webhoch9 days ago
Turn your logo or any image into a custom mouse cursor – native and lag-free, or as a smooth animated follower. Touch-safe and accessible.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 11/day