Title: Sparkle Mouse
Author: Max van Leeuwen
Published: <strong>September 8, 2026</strong>
Last modified: September 8, 2026

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# Sparkle Mouse

 By [Max van Leeuwen](https://profiles.wordpress.org/maxvanleeuwen/)

[Download](https://downloads.wordpress.org/plugin/sparkle-mouse.1.0.1.zip)

 * [Details](https://wordpress.org/plugins/sparkle-mouse/#description)
 * [Reviews](https://wordpress.org/plugins/sparkle-mouse/#reviews)
 *  [Installation](https://wordpress.org/plugins/sparkle-mouse/#installation)
 * [Development](https://wordpress.org/plugins/sparkle-mouse/#developers)

 [Support](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/sparkle-mouse/)

## Description

Sparkle Mouse draws pretty particles ✨
 They can follow the cursor, or be full-
screen. With per-page controls!

From the creator of the desktop app. Video:

**Features**

 * Built-in templates: Sparkles, Hearts Confetti, Flower Power, Fire, Snowflakes,
   Rainbow, Bubbles, and more.
 * Add to an entire page, or scope with a CSS selector.
 * Control Z-index, scale, and device filtering.
 * Two templates per page.
 * GPU-accelerated.

**Want more?**

Upgrade to **Sparkle Mouse Pro** (in Settings)!
 Use sliders to customize the particles,
and select your own images & GIFs.

### Privacy

Sparkle Mouse uses Freemius (https://freemius.com) to manage licensing for the optional
Pro upgrade and plugin updates. On first activation you’re shown a one-time screen
with a clear **Skip** option. Choosing Skip means nothing below is sent, ever.

If you don’t skip, this is always sent for license and update delivery: your site’s
homepage URL, the plugin’s version, and the Freemius SDK version, plus activation/
deactivation/uninstall events.

No data is collected by Sparkle Mouse itself, and nothing is sent when the free/
Lite plugin is used without connecting to Freemius. See Freemius’s privacy policy:
https://freemius.com/privacy/

## Screenshots

[⌊Sparkles following the cursor⌉⌊Sparkles following the cursor⌉[

Sparkles following the cursor

[⌊Sparkle templates⌉⌊Sparkle templates⌉[

Sparkle templates

[⌊Choosing a Sparkle Mouse template from the post/page sidebar⌉⌊Choosing a Sparkle
Mouse template from the post/page sidebar⌉[

Choosing a Sparkle Mouse template from the post/page sidebar

## Installation

 1. Activate the plugin.
 2. Edit any post or page and find the “Sparkle Mouse” box in the sidebar.

## FAQ

### Will this slow down my site?

Sparkle Mouse is super optimized! And pages without Sparkle Mouse enabled aren’t
affected at all.
 However, for older/mobile devices, it is good practice to avoid
using high particle Amount and Life values, if possible. A larger CSS selector area
also draws more computing power.

### Do sparkles always have to spawn from the cursor?

No! You can set the Radius to 1, which will make them spawn all over the screen.
And you can play around with the “Mouse State” setting: spawn while mouse is still,
moving, or either.

### Can I show sparkles on only part of a page?

Yes. Enter a selector in the CSS selector field (e.g. `.my-container`) to scope 
the effect to a specific element.

### ✨ Are the sparkles pretty? ✨

✨ Yes :​) ✨

## Reviews

There are no reviews for this plugin.

## Contributors & Developers

“Sparkle Mouse” is open source software. The following people have contributed to
this plugin.

Contributors

 *   [ Max van Leeuwen ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/maxvanleeuwen/)

[Translate “Sparkle Mouse” into your language.](https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/sparkle-mouse)

### Interested in development?

[Browse the code](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/sparkle-mouse/), check
out the [SVN repository](https://plugins.svn.wordpress.org/sparkle-mouse/), or subscribe
to the [development log](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/sparkle-mouse/) 
by [RSS](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/sparkle-mouse/?limit=100&mode=stop_on_copy&format=rss).

## Changelog

#### 1.0.1

 * Readme update.

#### 1.0.0

 * Initial release.

## Meta

 *  Version **1.0.1**
 *  Last updated **12 hours ago**
 *  Active installations **Fewer than 10**
 *  WordPress version ** 5.8 or higher **
 *  Tested up to **7.1**
 *  PHP version ** 7.4 or higher **
 * Tags
 * [animation](https://wordpress.org/plugins/tags/animation/)[cursor](https://wordpress.org/plugins/tags/cursor/)
   [effect](https://wordpress.org/plugins/tags/effect/)[particles](https://wordpress.org/plugins/tags/particles/)
   [trail](https://wordpress.org/plugins/tags/trail/)
 *  [Advanced View](https://wordpress.org/plugins/sparkle-mouse/advanced/)

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## Contributors

 *   [ Max van Leeuwen ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/maxvanleeuwen/)

## Support

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 [View support forum](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/sparkle-mouse/)

## Donate

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