Best mouse cursor plugins for WordPress
The most popular mouse 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 WP Mouse Custom Cursor (200+) and Animated Mouse Cursor Trail (100+). All 8 plugins tagged “mouse cursor” are below, with figures from WordPress.org that update every day.
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Top 8 mouse cursor plugins
- 1.
Ultimate CursorThe most installed mouse cursor plugin, with 3K+ active installs. Only 4 reviews so far, updated 2 weeks ago.
- 2.
WP Mouse Custom Cursor200+ active installs. Only 3 reviews so far, last updated 3 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.1.16.
- 3.
Animated Mouse Cursor Trail100+ active installs. Only 3 reviews so far, updated 5 months ago.
- 4.
CursorFlex10+ active installs. Only 1 review so far, updated 5 months ago.
- 5.
CursorCraft10+ active installs. Only 1 review so far, updated 1 week ago.
- 6.
Arts Cursor Follower for Elementor10+ active installs. No reviews yet, updated 6 days ago.
- 7.
Fish TailFewer than 10 active installs. No reviews yet, last updated 5 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 5.7.21.
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CursoraFewer than 10 active installs. No reviews yet, updated 1 week ago.
All 8 plugins tagged “mouse cursor”
Ultimate Cursor
Down in the last 7 days:4#3,835by 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
- 74/day
WP Mouse Custom Cursor
Down in the last 7 days:20#12,808by Ninetyseven Infotech3 years ago
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 …
- Installs
- 200+
- Rating
- 4.3(3)
- Downloads
- 0/day
Animated Mouse Cursor Trail
Down in the last 7 days:6#16,755by Dear5 months ago
Beautiful Animated Mouse Cursor Trail For Your Website
- Installs
- 100+
- Rating
- 3.7(3)
- Downloads
- 6/day
CursorFlex
#29,577by WPJutsu5 months ago
Swap the boring default pointer for a stylish custom cursor — dot, ring or both. Full color control, live preview, zero code.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- 5.0(1)
- Downloads
- 0/day
CursorCraft
Up in the last 7 days:11,831#34,625by webbhavan9 days ago
Create beautiful, interactive custom cursors with or without Elementor. Works standalone with any page builder or theme via Quick Builder, plus native …
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- 5.0(1)
- Downloads
- 11/day
Arts Cursor Follower for Elementor
Down in the last 7 days:9,813#48,073by Artem Semkin6 days ago
An animated cursor follower for Elementor: magnetic buttons, link highlights, text and icon hints, drag effects. Loads nothing on touch devices.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 11/day
Fish Tail
Up in the last 7 days:8,139#57,299by coinkrsk5 years ago
Add a school of fish following the cursor.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/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