Ultimate Cursor
Transform your cursor into a captivating experience
Ultimate Cursor is a WordPress plugin that replaces the default mouse pointer with a custom cursor and adds animated backgrounds. Pick one of five cursor types or eight animated effects, style it in a live-preview dashboard, and publish. The free plugin gives you one cursor and one background across the whole site, with nothing locked or disabled. Ultimate Cursor Pro adds Interactive Hover, multiple cursors, page and element targeting, 20 more shapes, circular text, and full control over every effect.
Free on WordPress.org · Works with any theme and page builder · WordPress 6.0–7.1, PHP 7.4+
Loads Only When Needed
A 1.5 KB loader checks whether a cursor will show before anything else is downloaded. Touch visitors with the cursor hidden get nothing more.
Never Hides the Pointer by Accident
If an effect cannot load, or the visitor prefers reduced motion, the normal cursor stays visible.
Free Plugin, Nothing Locked
Every cursor type and effect works in the free version. Pro features are shown on one page, not as disabled controls.
Cursors, Effects and Backgrounds
Five cursor types, eight animated effects and two animated backgrounds in one plugin — styled in a live preview, loaded only where they are used. Features marked Pro come with Ultimate Cursor Pro.
5 Cursor Types
Text, Image, Icon, Shape, or Animated — replace the native pointer with your own text label, any uploaded image, one of 113 built-in icons, a geometric shape, or a motion effect.
8 Animated Effects
Bubble, Splash, Snowflake, Trail, Character, Rainbow, Click Spark, and Click Particles. Every effect is free and runs with a ready-made style; Pro adds the settings to restyle each one.
Interactive Hover (Pro)
The cursor reacts to links, buttons, and form fields: it grows, changes color, glows, snaps magnetically toward the element, and can show a label such as “Open” or “Play”.
Animated Backgrounds
Antigravity Particles and Light Pillar, rendered with Three.js behind your content. Colors, particle count, size, and shape are free; motion, placement, and targeting controls come with Pro.
25 Shape Cursors
Five clean shapes are free — dot, ring, and their variations. Pro adds 20 more: heart, star, diamond, arrow, blob, squircle, sparkle, seal badge, pin, shield, and others.
Circular Text (Pro)
Wrap your text around the cursor as a rotating badge, with presets, radius, direction, rotation speed, and an optional circular background.
Page & Element Targeting (Pro)
Show a cursor only on chosen pages, or only over the elements you pick with a CSS selector or an HTML tag. Backgrounds can be limited to pages or a selector the same way.
Multiple Cursors (Pro)
Run several cursors side by side — one across the site, another over your portfolio grid, a third on buttons — and several backgrounds at once.
Settings for Every Effect (Pro)
Trail and snowflake emojis, sizes, counts, and speed; splash colors, radius, and force; spark and particle options; rainbow colors; custom characters; and the image hotspot that decides which point follows the mouse.
Performance-First Loading
A 1.5 KB loader decides in the browser whether a cursor will show. Touch visitors with the cursor hidden never download it, each effect is its own code-split chunk, and animation pauses while the pointer is still.
Accessibility Built In
Honors prefers-reduced-motion, hides on touch devices, keeps the native text cursor in form fields, and never leaves a visitor without a pointer if an effect fails to load.
Builder & Developer Friendly
Works on pages built with Gutenberg, Elementor, Divi, WPBakery, Bricks, and others, stays out of their editing canvases, and offers documented PHP and JavaScript hooks.
Free vs Pro
The free plugin is complete on its own: every cursor type, every effect and both backgrounds, for one cursor and one background across your site. Pro is for when you want the cursor to react to the page, appear only where you choose, or look exactly the way you want.
All 5 Cursor Types
Text, image, icon, shape and animated cursors, with color, size, border and spacing controls.
All 8 Animated Effects
Bubble, Splash, Snowflake, Trail, Character, Rainbow, Click Spark and Click Particles, each with a ready-made style. Bubble size and colors are adjustable.
113 Icons and 5 Shapes
The whole icon library, plus five clean geometric shapes with a ring that grows over links and buttons.
2 Animated Backgrounds
Antigravity Particles and Light Pillar with color, count, size and shape settings.
Live Preview and Presets
See every change as you make it, or start from a one-click preset.
Performance and Accessibility
Conditional loading, reduced-motion support, hidden on touch devices, native text cursor kept in form fields.
Interactive Hover
The cursor grows, changes color, glows, snaps magnetically and shows a label over links, buttons and fields.
Multiple Cursors and Targeting
As many cursors as you need, each shown on chosen pages, CSS selectors or HTML elements.
20 More Shapes
Heart, star, diamond, arrow, blob, squircle, sparkle, seal badge, pin, shield and more.
Circular Text and Image Hotspot
Text that rotates around the cursor as a badge, and control over which point of an image follows the mouse.
Settings for Every Effect
Emojis, sizes, counts, speed, colors, radius, force and custom characters for all eight effects.
Background Motion and Placement
Magnet, wave, pulse, glow and quality controls; position, stacking order and opacity; page or selector targeting; several backgrounds at once.
Why WordPress Users Choose Ultimate Cursor
The all-in-one solution trusted by thousands of WordPress websites
See It Before You Publish
Every change shows in a live preview inside the dashboard. Start from a one-click preset or build from scratch.
A Free Plugin That Is Complete
All five cursor types, all eight effects, and both backgrounds work in the free plugin. Nothing in it is locked, disabled, or badged.
Light on Your Pages
Scripts load only where an effect will render, and only the effect you chose. Cursor animation stops when the pointer stops.
Safe by Design
If an effect cannot load, the normal pointer stays. Pro settings are kept in the database if a license lapses and return when it is renewed.
Fits Your Stack
Tested with popular cache and optimization plugins — LiteSpeed Cache, SiteGround Optimizer, Perfmatters, WP-Optimize, and Cloudflare Rocket Loader.
Ready for Any Language
The dashboard and the frontend are fully translatable, with right-to-left support.
Built for Every WordPress Creator
From bloggers to agencies — Ultimate Cursor adapts to your needs
Designers & Agencies
Give client sites a signature pointer and hover behavior that matches the brand, without writing or maintaining custom JavaScript.
Portfolios & Creatives
A “View” label over project thumbnails, a shape that reacts to links, or a subtle trail that makes a showcase feel crafted.
Stores & Landing Pages
Draw attention to calls to action with click sparks or a cursor that changes only over buttons and product cards.
Campaigns & Seasonal Sites
Snowfall for the holidays, confetti on launch day — switch an effect on for a campaign and off again in one click.
Why Choose Ultimate Cursor?
Set up in minutes, styled exactly the way you want, and light enough to leave on every page
Easy to Use
Intuitive interface with real-time preview. No coding required - just point, click, and customize.
Fully Customizable
Complete control over every aspect. Match your brand perfectly with unlimited color and style options.
Premium Support
Expert support team ready to help. Get answers fast with our dedicated support portal and documentation.
Works With Your Favourite Tools
Tested and compatible with all major WordPress themes, page builders, and block libraries
Built for Developers
Requirements
- WordPress 6.0 or higher (tested to 7.1)
- PHP 7.4 or higher
- A device with a mouse or trackpad to see the cursor
Compatibility
- Any classic or block theme
- Gutenberg, Elementor, Divi, WPBakery, Bricks, Beaver Builder, Avada, Oxygen
- LiteSpeed Cache, SiteGround Optimizer, Perfmatters, WP-Optimize, Cloudflare Rocket Loader
Performance
- 1.5 KB loader, effects in separate chunks
- Animation pauses while the pointer is still
- Backgrounds skipped for reduced-motion visitors
Frequently Asked Questions
Everything you need to know about Ultimate Cursor
What Users Say About Ultimate Cursor
Real feedback from WordPress users who trust Ultimate Cursor on their websites.
I’m absolutely thrilled with Ultimate Cursor Pro! I especially want to highlight the amazing support from Afnan. He managed to implement my specific requirement into the plugin within just a few hours – it doesn’t get any faster than that. On top of that, he even rolled out a new version of the plugin that included my requested feature. You rarely experience such dedicated and professional support. Thank you so much, Afnan – a clear and full recommendation for Ultimate Cursor Pro!
BRAVO!!!, This is what i’m looking for!! THANK YOU SO MUCH! WORKING PERFECTLY
This was a very easy plugin to use, has a ton of options on the free version, and you can upload the icon shape. Had to leave a positive reveiw! Used it on Doc Digital SEM and it looks fantastic, also used it for one of our clients, and it elevated the look to the site!
Works with limitations! The plugin works and has nice cursor customization features. However, it replaces the default cursor instead of adding animation to the existing one, which was not exactly what I expected.
I’m absolutely thrilled with Ultimate Cursor Pro! I especially want to highlight the amazing support from Afnan. He managed to implement my specific requirement into the plugin within just a few hours – it doesn’t get any faster than that. On top of that, he even rolled out a new version of the plugin that included my requested feature. You rarely experience such dedicated and professional support. Thank you so much, Afnan – a clear and full recommendation for Ultimate Cursor Pro!
BRAVO!!!, This is what i’m looking for!! THANK YOU SO MUCH! WORKING PERFECTLY
This was a very easy plugin to use, has a ton of options on the free version, and you can upload the icon shape. Had to leave a positive reveiw! Used it on Doc Digital SEM and it looks fantastic, also used it for one of our clients, and it elevated the look to the site!
Works with limitations! The plugin works and has nice cursor customization features. However, it replaces the default cursor instead of adding animation to the existing one, which was not exactly what I expected.
I’m absolutely thrilled with Ultimate Cursor Pro! I especially want to highlight the amazing support from Afnan. He managed to implement my specific requirement into the plugin within just a few hours – it doesn’t get any faster than that. On top of that, he even rolled out a new version of the plugin that included my requested feature. You rarely experience such dedicated and professional support. Thank you so much, Afnan – a clear and full recommendation for Ultimate Cursor Pro!
BRAVO!!!, This is what i’m looking for!! THANK YOU SO MUCH! WORKING PERFECTLY
This was a very easy plugin to use, has a ton of options on the free version, and you can upload the icon shape. Had to leave a positive reveiw! Used it on Doc Digital SEM and it looks fantastic, also used it for one of our clients, and it elevated the look to the site!
Works with limitations! The plugin works and has nice cursor customization features. However, it replaces the default cursor instead of adding animation to the existing one, which was not exactly what I expected.
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