=== Sparkle Mouse ===
Contributors: maxvanleeuwen
Donate link: https://sparklemou.se/support/
Tags: cursor, effect, particles, trail, animation
Requires at least: 5.8
Tested up to: 7.1
Requires PHP: 7.4
Stable tag: 1.0.1
License: GPLv2 or later
License URI: https://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-2.0.html

Cute particles that follow the cursor! ✨ (GPU-optimized)

== 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:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I9LLf8ShzNA

**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.

== Installation ==

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

== Frequently Asked Questions ==

= 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 :&#8203;) ✨

== 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 ==

1. Sparkles following the cursor
2. Sparkle templates
3. Choosing a Sparkle Mouse template from the post/page sidebar

== Changelog ==

= 1.0.1 =
* Readme update.

= 1.0.0 =
* Initial release.

== Upgrade Notice ==

= 1.0.1 =
Readme update.

= 1.0.0 =
Initial release.
