Title: Cursor Trail Author: Marcus (aka @msykes) Published: February 15, 2011 Last modified: April 23, 2025 --- Search plugins ![](https://ps.w.org/cursor-trail/assets/banner-772x250.png?rev=1421874) ![](https://ps.w.org/cursor-trail/assets/icon-256x256.png?rev=1421874) # Cursor Trail By [Marcus (aka @msykes)](https://profiles.wordpress.org/netweblogic/) [Download](https://downloads.wordpress.org/plugin/cursor-trail.zip) * [Details](https://twd.wordpress.org/plugins/cursor-trail/#description) * [Reviews](https://twd.wordpress.org/plugins/cursor-trail/#reviews) * [Installation](https://twd.wordpress.org/plugins/cursor-trail/#installation) * [Development](https://twd.wordpress.org/plugins/cursor-trail/#developers) [Support](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/cursor-trail/) ## Description Simple little plugin that adds a trailing cursor effect to your mouse pointer. Add a fun touch to your site or just during festive seasons! With this plugin, you can choose: * The trailing image to show which follows your cursor (default is a mouse arrow). * Adjust the fade speed of the trail and the rate of display. * Choose when to start/stop showing the mouse trail (such as only during a holiday season). If you have any issues or suggestions, please visit our [support forums](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/cursor-trail). If you find this plugin useful and would like to say thanks, please leave us a [5 star review](https://wordpress.org/support/view/plugin-reviews/cursor-trail?filter=5)! In the plugin folder, there’s a valentines icon too, change pointer.png in the cursor image option to valentines.png and then feel the love! ## Screenshots * [[ * The options page * [[ * A special valentines day effect 🙂 ## Installation 1. [Install and activate your plugin as you would any WordPress plugin](https://codex.wordpress.org/Managing_Plugins#Installing_Plugins). 2. Customize at Settings > Cursor Trailer 3. Visit your site and enjoy the effects! ## Reviews ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/61da250d4e6b6cc5bafda6cba990185b71d6b7ed229adb1e23733f70a74d6fcf? s=60&d=retro&r=g) ### 󠀁[really helpful](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/really-helpful-213/)󠁿 [vchavcha](https://profiles.wordpress.org/vchavcha/) September 29, 2024 your plugin is so good for custom cursor trail! easy and beautiful ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/96e0bd0f1c1c17f907ac2f6ffa16302df58959cb8f55168bfbf1bb49dd51b10c? s=60&d=retro&r=g) ### 󠀁[Testing Reviews](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/testing-reviews-3/)󠁿 [Marcus](https://profiles.wordpress.org/msykes/) July 23, 2024 Testing a review.. ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/0bb5c365e8da585872981b1b7c59dac8dc154a207d14bf25e5050056e300b792? s=60&d=retro&r=g) ### 󠀁[Awesome attention grabber](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/awesome-attention-grabber/)󠁿 [jakesr](https://profiles.wordpress.org/jakesr/) April 13, 2021 I changed the trial image to some words relevant to my site and now it transformed the whole user experience! Very awsome plugin. You should also allow for the cursor itself to be changed please Marcus. Thanks so much for this plugin! [ Read all 3 reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/cursor-trail/reviews/) ## Contributors & Developers “Cursor Trail” is open source software. The following people have contributed to this plugin. Contributors * [ Marcus (aka @msykes) ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/netweblogic/) * [ Pixelite ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/pxlite/) * [ Marcus ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/msykes/) [Translate “Cursor Trail” into your language.](https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/cursor-trail) ### Interested in development? [Browse the code](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/cursor-trail/), check out the [SVN repository](https://plugins.svn.wordpress.org/cursor-trail/), or subscribe to the [development log](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/cursor-trail/) by [RSS](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/cursor-trail/?limit=100&mode=stop_on_copy&format=rss). ## Meta * Version **1.1** * Last updated **12 months ago** * Active installations **100+** * WordPress version ** 2.8 or higher ** * Tested up to **6.8.5** * Language * [English (US)](https://wordpress.org/plugins/cursor-trail/) * Tags * [cursor](https://twd.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/cursor/)[effects](https://twd.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/effects/) [javascript](https://twd.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/javascript/)[jquery](https://twd.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/jquery/) [pointer](https://twd.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/pointer/) * [Advanced View](https://twd.wordpress.org/plugins/cursor-trail/advanced/) ## Ratings 5 out of 5 stars. * [ 3 5-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/cursor-trail/reviews/?filter=5) * [ 0 4-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/cursor-trail/reviews/?filter=4) * [ 0 3-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/cursor-trail/reviews/?filter=3) * [ 0 2-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/cursor-trail/reviews/?filter=2) * [ 0 1-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/cursor-trail/reviews/?filter=1) [Add my review](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/cursor-trail/reviews/#new-post) [See all reviews](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/cursor-trail/reviews/) ## Contributors * [ Marcus (aka @msykes) ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/netweblogic/) * [ Pixelite ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/pxlite/) * [ Marcus ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/msykes/) ## Support Got something to say? 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