WP Custom Cursors | WordPress Cursor… vs Mouse cursor customizer (2026)
Detailed side-by-side comparison of two WordPress plugins, based on real-time data from WordPress.org.
WP Custom Cursors | WordPress Cursor…
10K+ active installs
Free
Quick Verdict
As of April 2026, WP Custom Cursors | WordPress Cursor… has a higher user rating (5/5 from 4 reviews) and leads in active installations (10K+ vs 1.0K+). Both are free WordPress plugins. WP Custom Cursors | WordPress Cursor… has accumulated 61K+ total downloads while Mouse cursor customizer has 17K+.
Detailed Comparison
| Metric | WP Custom Cursors | WordPress Cursor… | Mouse cursor customizer | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rating | 5/5 | ◄ | 4/5 |
| Total Reviews | 4 | ► | 5 |
| Active Installs | 10K+ | ◄ | 1.0K+ |
| Total Downloads | 61K+ | ◄ | 17K+ |
| Support Resolution | 0% | N/A | |
| Last Updated | 2 years ago | ◄ | 5 years ago |
| First Released | 2021 | 2019 | |
| Age | 5 years | 7 years | |
| WP Requires | 6.2+ | 4.8+ | |
| PHP Requires | 7.2+ | 5.6+ | |
| Business Model | Free | Free | |
| Latest Version | 3.3 | 1.2 |
Rating Breakdown
WP Custom Cursors | WordPress Cursor…
Mouse cursor customizer
Download Trends
Over the past 30 days, WP Custom Cursors | WordPress Cursor… averaged approximately 13 daily downloads while Mouse cursor customizer averaged 4.
Recent Reviews
WP Custom Cursors | WordPress Cursor… Reviews
Perfect!
Great plugin, easy to use!If there are problems, errors or bugs the author is super fast to answer and fix them! This topic was modified 2 years, 10 months ago by marppa.
I’ve been looking for a plug-in like this one for a while
I have tried a few others but I really love this one! Keep up the great work! Leanne
Fantastic
Fantastic plugin works out of the box.
Mouse cursor customizer Reviews
Great plugin
Using Oceanwp theme and it works great! Thanks for creating this awesome plugin. Changing the mouse cursor transforms the whole website experience!
Stopped working
The plugin randomly stopped working Wordpress 5.7 AND 5.4
Nice Plugin, it can get much better
I was looking for something similar, I’m sure if you’ll add more feature this could be super great! For example let choose the CLICK area of the new cursor then add in which type of like to enable ove
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