Marcus (aka @msykes)

Pixelite

Marcus

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:
<ul>
<li>The trailing image to show which follows your cursor (default is a mouse arrow).</li>
<li>Adjust the fade speed of the trail and the rate of display.</li>
<li>Choose when to start/stop showing the mouse trail (such as only during a holiday season).</li>
</ul>
If you have any issues or suggestions, please visit our <a href="https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/cursor-trail" rel="ugc">support forums</a>.
If you find this plugin useful and would like to say thanks, please leave us a <a href="https://wordpress.org/support/view/plugin-reviews/cursor-trail?filter=5" rel="ugc">5 star review</a>! 
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!

Cursor Trail

Testing Reviews

Add a cursor trail to your website mouse pointer, with custom pointer image, speed/interval adjustment and scheduling.

Haruki

Cursor Image Lite is a lightweight and beginner-friendly plugin that allows you to replace the default mouse cursor on your WordPress site with a custom PNG cursor image. It works with any theme and requires no coding knowledge.
This plugin is ideal for websites that want a unique visual experience, such as portfolios, creative blogs, design studios, landing pages, gaming sites, and personal projects.
You can customize: 
– A primary PNG cursor image 
– An optional hover-state PNG image (shown on links, buttons, etc.) 
– Custom cursor sizes using pixel-based controls for each image
Cursor Image Lite provides a simple way to personalize the look and feel of your website by using custom mouse pointers.
<h3>Features</h3>
<ul>
<li>Set a custom mouse cursor image (PNG)</li>
<li>Optional hover-state cursor image</li>
<li>Compatible with all major browsers</li>
<li>Works with any WordPress theme</li>
<li>Lightweight — minimal performance impact</li>
<li>No coding required</li>
<li>Automatic fallback to the native cursor</li>
<li>Clean and simple settings page</li>
</ul>

Cursor Image Lite

Easily replace the default mouse cursor with your own custom PNG images. A lightweight and simple custom cursor plugin for WordPress.

Cursor Trail vs Cursor Image Lite