Category Sticky Post
by Philip Arthur Moore · Uncategorized
Also makes 5 other plugins · 6.2K+ installs across the portfolio →
Mark a post to be placed at the top of a specified category archive. It's sticky posts specifically for categories.
50 health vs 56 average across 16,376 Uncategorized plugins
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 8+ years — the top precursor to removal once a vulnerability is found.
- Compatibility drift. Tested only up to WordPress 4.4.34, well behind 6.8.
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
Biggest win: Update recency
To rank higher: Last updated 3196 days ago — ship an update; wp.org decays a listing's search weight after ~180 days.
Get the full rank-higher report →Daily downloads
Since 2022-10-05 · 1,425 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peaks are release surges
310
now · peak 356
Directory rank vs rivals
wp.org popularity rank over time · higher is better · when a rival's line climbs above yours, they've overtaken you
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
9.6y ago
latest release · v2.10.2
19
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin · 98% 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 “3K+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Refined from the date this plugin crossed into its current band.
Install history · since 2015-05-10 · 1,454 observations
Estimated value
What this plugin might earn a year, and what it might sell for. Modeled from public signals; we don't see anyone's books.
Est. annual revenue
Est. acquisition value
No paid tier is visible, so we don't put a figure on revenue or sale value: that would be guessing. The install base is a real asset to an acquirer, just not one public data lets us price. A small install base leaves thin data to model from.
Details
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ Nicki Faulk2.1y ago
Does exactly what I need. Thank you, Tom McFarlin!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ emilysparkle4.2y ago
thanks for a solid plugin. 🙂
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ touficmamdouh4.5y ago
thank you for great developer
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Limeyard5.1y ago
I really needed this, and WOW! it works like a charm with WP 5.7.2
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ vitisaureus6.2y ago
Once upon a time i applied this useful plugin. Now the plugin search did not show it on my new wordpress site. Found it, and installed other way. And still works. Thank you!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ jimlunsford6.3y ago
I am actively using this plugin on WordPress 5.4 and it works perfectly.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ dushonok7.5y ago
I am on WordPress 5.1.1 and the plugin still seems to work just fine 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ berniem38.6y ago
I was going nuts, and wasted a lot of time, trying to figure out why a sticky post was not staying at the top on the page where I display that category. Now I know that “sticky” doesn’t automatically apply to category menu pages. This solved that problem. Thank you!
Read on wp.org ↗
Latest updates
via wp.org changelogRecent releases and news for this plugin
- — Version 2.10.2 Change plugin authorship. 2.10.2
- — Version 2.10.1 Fix to plugin ownership name. 2.10.1
- — Version 2.10.0 Changing plugin ownership. 2.10.0
- — Version 2.9.0 Adding Serbian language translation (props George Dragojevic) 2.9.0
- — Version 2.8.0 WordPress 4.3 Compatibility Updating author URLs Removing the disabled functionality that would prevent you from selecting the same category a post originally had (props marc) Removing some unused functions Cleaning up s 2.8.0
- — Version 2.7.0 WordPress 4.2.1 compatibility Updating copyright dates 2.7.0
Behavioral tests
via WP HiveAutomated install-time checks, tested on PHP 7.2.16 · WP 5.3
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2025-07-21 4K+ → 3K+ down after 479 days in tier
- 2024-03-29 5K+ → 4K+ down after 4 days in tier
- 2024-03-25 4K+ → 5K+ up after 2 days in tier
- 2024-03-23 5K+ → 4K+ down after 411 days in tier
- 2023-02-06 6K+ → 5K+ down
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).
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Category Featured Images 600+ installs · 4.2★ · 2 shared tags D - H Home Categories 400+ installs · 4.1★ · 2 shared tags D
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