Awesome Sticky Header by DevCanyon
by Marko Jakic · Admin & Utilities
Also makes 4 other plugins · 300+ installs across the portfolio →
Get maximum control over your sticky header. Set your menu, your colors, backgrounds or transparency, your logo and much more!
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Health
D 43/100
Stale · Likely abandoned · Few reviews
Active installs
200+
≈250 estimated
Momentum
+60%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: “awesome header”, “header” and “sticky header” aren't earning a slot. You list them, but you're not in the first 24 results for those searches. WordPress.org counts only your first five tags, so free the slot for a search you can win.
43 health vs 56 average across 5,896 Admin & Utilities plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →0.7%
of downloads still active
At least 200 of 30.1K lifetime downloads are still running, in line with its category: the median Admin & Utilities plugin keeps 0.6%, across 4,187 plugins.
Downloads count every update, not just first installs, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower. Compare against other Admin & Utilities plugins, not across the directory. wp.org reports active installs as the bottom of a band, so the real rate is this or higher.
High removal-risk signals
63/100Maintenance and integrity signals that tend to precede a WordPress.org removal. Not an official status, a heads-up to act.
- Long abandoned. No update in 10+ years — the top precursor to removal once a vulnerability is found.
- Compatibility drift. Tested only up to WordPress 4.3.34, well behind 6.8.
Details
Directory ranking optimization
How it's scored →How well this listing is tuned to rank in WordPress.org search, on the factors an owner controls. Not popularity, optimization.
Under-optimized
Most to gain: Update recency
Updated 4017 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 4.3.34; the current branch is 6.8
3.6★ over 8 reviews, smoothed to 4.03★ and held back under 25 reviews
4 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Last updated 4017 days ago — ship an update; wp.org decays a listing's search weight after ~180 days.
Get the full rank-higher report →Search visibility
How it's tracked →Directory searches this plugin turns up in, and which way each one is moving. WordPress.org publishes no history of search positions, so this starts the day we first tracked a keyword and never backfills.
Not enough tracked days yet to call a direction. Momentum needs at least three keywords measured a week or more apart.
wp.org is where the directory puts the plugin for that search. On merit is where it would sit if results were ranked on rating, support and updates, without the install boost. The last column is how far the wp.org position moved, from our first reading in the last 90 days to the latest.
| Keyword | wp.org | On merit | wp.org move, 90 days |
|---|---|---|---|
| awesome header your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| header your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| sticky header your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| sticky menu your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
0 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days. 4 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- “awesome header”, “header” and “sticky header” aren't earning a slot. You list them, but you're not in the first 24 results for those searches. WordPress.org counts only your first five tags, so free the slot for a search you can win.
Daily downloads
Since 5 Oct 2022 · 1,487 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 99 · peaks are release surges
Directory rank
Ranked about #11,300 to #12,900, alongside the other plugins at 200+ installs. Plugins with the same install count swap places between wp.org requests, so this is where most of them sit. Checked monthly, last on 21 Oct 2026.
Rating trend
Star average over time · dips mark rough releases
Update activity
How busy the existing users are, measured as downloads in the last 30 days for every 1,000 active sites. A spike means a new release everyone's pulling; a long, slow decline means an aging user base that updates less.
Release cadence
No release in a yearHow often this plugin actually ships. A steady rhythm is the maintenance signal a single "last updated" date can't show.
0
releases in the last 12 months
11.0y ago
latest release · v1.0.4 · 1 Nov 2015
4
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin · 100% run the current release. Green is the current release; a big slice on older versions is a user base that has stopped updating.
Estimated active installs
The public count shows “200+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 8 months ago; a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, which places it about 50% of the way through.
Install history since 19 Sep 2015
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ Toxic7.2y ago
After activated on WP 5.2 site this plugin call php error and crash site.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ jitkafi10.1y ago
Velmi dobré řešení.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ kmc21210.6y ago
Settings menu doesn’t appear
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ JeffreySummers11.0y ago
Works great. Had one small issues that was resolved fast. Other than that, it worked great with my theme right out of the box. Great work!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ paddocknews11.1y ago
Quikly installation and easy customization with many options even in free version
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ nboot811.1y ago
Used the free version for a while and recently upgraded to the paid version. This plug-in is very versatile and the author provides quick support for comments/questions/fixes. After trying several other similar products, I’m glad to have found this one…
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ mweber5411.1y ago
I bought the premium version of Awesome Header last week and have had one reply total from the developers. And it does not appear to work with at least three of my themes despite my following the detailed video as well as text installation instructions. It looks fine in the module preview itself but won’t show up on my site at all. And I’ve added the necessary code as well to no avail. I recommend that anyone seeking to purchase this plugin contact the developers and ask them whether the theme they are using is compatible with it prior to spending any money on it. I’ve basically given up on it and have moved on.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ ivanmuljevski11.3y ago
I’ve installed it very quickly on all of my blogs. Thank you guys, you rock!
Read on wp.org ↗
Behavioral tests
via WP HiveAutomated install-time checks, tested on PHP 7.2.16 · WP 5.2.4
AI assistants
How it's measured →Whether ChatGPT and Claude name this plugin when asked the category question, and whether the readme gives them something to quote.
Not measured yet for this plugin’s topics. Its tracked searches are not among the measured topics. See the topics measured so far.
Readme readiness
6 of 8 pass · checked 30 Oct 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ! Says what it does Short description names no action; say what the plugin does for the site.
- ✓ Has a FAQ 3 questions in the FAQ.
- ✓ FAQ asks real questions 3 of 3 read like questions a user would type.
- ✓ Names who it is for Names its audience or use cases ("if you need", "if you have").
- ! Names what it works with Names no plugin, service or platform it works with.
- ✓ Headings and lists 6 headings and 4 lists.
- ✓ Enough to quote 6,033 characters of description.
- ✓ Tags match the text 3 of 4 tags appear in the text; "sticky menu" does not.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-03-07 300+ → 200+ down after 6 days in tier
- 2026-03-01 200+ → 300+ up after 2 days in tier
- 2026-02-27 300+ → 200+ down after 5 days in tier
- 2026-02-22 200+ → 300+ up after 9 days in tier
- 2026-02-13 300+ → 200+ down after 496 days in tier
- 2024-10-05 400+ → 300+ down after 6 days in tier
- 2024-09-29 300+ → 400+ up after 12 days in tier
- 2024-09-17 400+ → 300+ down after 5 days in tier
Competes with
The plugins that solve the same job, ranked by shared tags then reach, closest match first. The letter on the right is each plugin's health grade (A best, F worst).
- S Sticky Header by ThematoSoup 1K+ installs · 4.3★ · 3 shared tags D
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Stick My Header for Astra 1K+ installs · 4.2★ · 3 shared tags B -
Sticky Elementor – Sticky Header, Menu Color After Sticky, Logo Swap & Back to Top Button 600+ installs · 4.0★ · 3 shared tags B - W WP Sticky Menu 100+ installs · 4.0★ · 3 shared tags D
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Zidi TopBar Menu 10+ installs · 3.6★ · 3 shared tags -
Sticky Header Effects for Elementor 300K+ installs · 4.4★ · 2 shared tags A
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