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Free Plugin by AlexKole v1.2

Mouse cursor customizer

Change the boring mouse cursor to your cursor image, adjust the size of your image. Change the images for the whole page or for links and buttons.

Mouse cursor customizer

The facts

Rating
3.8★ from 4
Active installs
1k+
Price
Free
Last updated
22 Sep 2020
Added
Oct 2019
Requires WP
4.8
Tested up to
WP 5.4.21
Requires PHP
5.6
Downloads
18,713

Our analysis

AI-assisted

Mouse Cursor Customizer is a WordPress plugin that allows you to change the cursor on your site to a custom image in PNG, JPG, or JPEG format. You can set different images for the entire document or for specific elements like links and buttons. The setup is straightforward, requiring you to upload your chosen image and adjust its size as necessary.

This plugin is suitable for users looking to personalise their website's appearance by modifying the cursor. It is particularly useful for those who want to enhance user interaction through visual customisation.

Best for: This plugin suits website owners wanting to customise their site's cursor appearance.

What it does well

  • Allows custom cursor images in various formats
  • Simple setup process through Appearance settings
  • Option to change cursor for specific elements like links and buttons
  • Adjustable cursor size

Where it falls short

  • Limited to specific image formats
  • GIFs may lose animation
  • Directory score indicates potential issues

Verdict

Mouse Cursor Customizer provides a basic way to personalise cursors, but users should be aware of its limitations regarding image formats and potential performance issues.

From the developer

AlexKole's own description of Mouse cursor customizer, lightly tidied.

By installing this plugin, you can change the cursor to an image in png, jpg, jpeg format. You can use different images for the entire document, another image for links or buttons. The setup process is simple. Install the plugin then in Appearance-> Cursor Settings select the image for your cursor and upload it. Remember that the image should not be too large to cover the content or too small and invisible.

You can specify in the settings whether the cursor for links and buttons will change. You can customize a single image and its size for links, buttons or the entire document. You can also adjust the cursor so that it does not change.

Image format: Use only PNG, JPG, GIF image formats and GIF format can lose its animation if it was!!!

Key features of this plugin include:

  • Upload your image as a cursor.
  • Adjust the size of your image.
  • You can choose whether the cursor changes for links or buttons
  • You can also download your cursors for links and buttons.
    and ask them your sizes

This plugin depends on the jQuery and JQuery UI libraries (Included in the WordPress core).

Read the full description on the official page →

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