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Fully customizable from the WordPress admin panel.<\/p>\n\n<p><strong>Features:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n<ul>\n<li>Smooth lagging ring animation using requestAnimationFrame<\/li>\n<li>Magnetic scale effect on hover over links and buttons<\/li>\n<li>Customizable cursor color (color picker)<\/li>\n<li>Customizable cursor size<\/li>\n<li>Option to disable on mobile\/touch devices<\/li>\n<li>Hides cursor when mouse leaves the browser window<\/li>\n<li>Zero dependencies \u2014 pure vanilla JavaScript<\/li>\n<li>Lightweight and performance-optimized<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<!--section=installation-->\n<ol>\n<li>Upload the <code>smooth-custom-cursor<\/code> folder to the <code>\/wp-content\/plugins\/<\/code> directory, or install directly via <strong>Plugins \u2192 Add New<\/strong> in WordPress admin.<\/li>\n<li>Activate the plugin through the <strong>Plugins<\/strong> menu.<\/li>\n<li>Go to <strong>Settings \u2192 Cursor Ultimate<\/strong> to configure the cursor color, size, and mobile behavior.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n<!--section=faq-->\n<dl>\n<dt id=\"does%20it%20work%20with%20all%20themes%3F\"><h3>Does it work with all themes?<\/h3><\/dt>\n<dd><p>Yes. 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