DeveloPress Sticky Footer Bar
by developress · Admin & Utilities
The "DeveloPress Sticky Footer Bar Pro" WordPress plugin elevates site interaction with a fixed, customizable footer bar.
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Health
D 53/100
Stale · Likely abandoned · Few reviews
Active installs
300+
≈390 estimated
Momentum
+3%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: “fixed menu”, “footer menu” and “menu” 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.
53 health vs 56 average across 5,897 Admin & Utilities plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →2.3%
of downloads still active
At least 300 of 12.8K lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median Admin & Utilities plugin keeps 0.6%, across 4,190 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.
Removal-risk signals
28/100Maintenance and integrity signals that tend to precede a WordPress.org removal. Not an official status, a heads-up to act.
- Not actively maintained. No update in about 2 years.
Details
Recent review vibe
read from the latest 7 reviews to 2024-04-17Reviewers call it simple to set up and customize, and several say the developer answered support questions fast.
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.
Room to improve
Most to gain: Update recency
Updated 930 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 6.5.14; the current branch is 6.8
5.0★ over 7 reviews, smoothed to 4.21★ and held back under 25 reviews
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Last updated 930 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| stiky menu your tag | #3 | #2 | 0 |
| stiky | #3 | #2 | 0 |
| fixed menu your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| footer menu your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| menu your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| responsive menu your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
2 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
- “fixed menu”, “footer menu” and “menu” 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 · 1,488 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 935 · peaks are release surges
Directory rank
Ranked about #10,100 to #11,100, alongside the other plugins at 300+ 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 1 Nov 2026.
Health trend
Composite health score, snapshotted daily
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
2.5y ago
latest release · v2.1.7 · 15 Apr 2024
17
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin · 95% 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 “300+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 21 days ago and a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, so the real count is still just under 400.
Install history since 4 Oct 2022
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ toxic1231232.5y ago
Excellent plugin, does what it says and the support behind it is awesome
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ petergiesbers2.6y ago
This plugin is ideal to improve the navigation of a website and make important links stand out. After a recent update I asked for support and received and answer and solution within a few hours, great service! Thanks Roberto
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ sucyshop2.7y ago
nice plugin, easy to use. Nice documentation, easy to read, easy to reproduce. The plugin does what is says 🙂 abd is a real addon value for your mobile site version. Thank you very much making it !
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ pardz2.9y ago
Good sticky footer plugin, easy to install and can be redesign with custom css
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ wailtail3.0y ago
Works exactly as described, easy to install/activate/customize. And quick responses from the author/developerMuch appreciated!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ eganet3.1y ago
Nice plugin and very simple to use. And great support from the author. Recommended!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ sdmeyer19954.1y ago
This plugin works great for my website’s needs! just needed a simple footer banner on my site for a CTA and I was pleasantly surprised for how simple it was to instal and setup. I had a small CSS tweak I needed fixed and the developer was super responsive to my requests and got me everything I asked for. For a free plugin, it’s exactly what I needed.
Read on wp.org ↗
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
2 of 8 pass · checked 31 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 No FAQ section.
- ! FAQ asks real questions No FAQ to judge.
- ✓ Names who it is for Names its audience or use cases ("if you need", "suitable for").
- ! Names what it works with Names no plugin, service or platform it works with.
- ! Headings and lists 12 headings and 0 lists; assistants quote headed sections and bullet lists, not paragraphs.
- ✓ Enough to quote 3,215 characters of description.
- ! Tags match the text Only 1 of 5 tags appear in the text ("fixed menu", "footer menu", "responsive menu", "stiky menu" missing).
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-10-11 400+ → 300+ down after 253 days in tier
- 2026-01-31 500+ → 400+ down after 7 days in tier
- 2026-01-24 400+ → 500+ up after 4 days in tier
- 2026-01-20 500+ → 400+ down after 4 days in tier
- 2026-01-16 400+ → 500+ up after 3 days in tier
- 2026-01-13 500+ → 400+ down after 482 days in tier
- 2024-09-18 400+ → 500+ up after 6 days in tier
- 2024-09-12 500+ → 400+ down after 15 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).
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Max Mega Menu 300K+ installs · 4.8★ · 2 shared tags A -
WP Mobile Menu – The Mobile-Friendly Responsive Menu 70K+ installs · 4.7★ · 2 shared tags A -
WP Responsive Menu 30K+ installs · 4.2★ · 2 shared tags A -
QuadMenu – Mega Menu 10K+ installs · 4.5★ · 2 shared tags A -
Mobile Menu Builder for WordPress 500+ installs · 4.4★ · 2 shared tags D -
Slide-out Menu – Mobile Friendly modern navigation 500+ installs · 4.3★ · 2 shared tags D
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