Floaty Header – Sticky Header, Floating Bar & Announcement Bar
by Aman Brar · Page Builders
Also makes 5 other plugins · 1.1K+ installs across the portfolio →
Easily create sticky headers, menus & announcement bars for Elementor or any theme. Simple, lightweight & fast.
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Health
Not scored
no reviews to score from
Active installs
100+
≈180 estimated
Momentum
+15%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: Swap “elementor” for “header sticky”. “elementor” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “header sticky” sits at #12 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
Not scored yet. Nobody has reviewed this plugin, so a grade would come from directory averages rather than from anything measured here.
Install conversion
How it's measured →4.2%
of downloads still active
At least 100 of 2.4K lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median Page Builders plugin keeps 2.4%, across 1,263 plugins.
Downloads count every update, not just first installs, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower. Compare against other Page Builders plugins, not across the directory. wp.org reports active installs as the bottom of a band, so the real rate is this or higher.
This plugin shipped 2 releases in the last 12 months, and every existing install that updated counted as another download. wp.org publishes no split between first installs and updates, so we show the raw rate rather than guess at one.
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.
Well optimized
Most to gain: Rating quality
Updated 271 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 6.9.11, the current branch or newer
No reviews yet, so wp.org scores it as a middling unrated listing
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: No reviews yet. wp.org scores an unrated plugin as middling on rating, so the first good reviews lift it.
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.
30
Momentum
Losing ground
-0.9
Velocity
places per keyword, 26d
0%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 26d
0.0
Acceleration
recent half vs earlier
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| sticky announcement bar your tag | #6 | #19 | 0 |
| header sticky | #12 | #22 | down 1 |
| announcement bar | #12 | #22 | 0 |
| floating header your tag | #16 | #23 | 0 |
| sticky header your tag | #16 | #22 | down 6 |
| floating bar | #24 | #24 | 0 |
| announcement | #24 | #24 | 0 |
| sticky header wordpress | #20 | #23 | down 3 |
| free announcement bar | #21 | #21 | 0 |
| sticky floating forms | #22 | #24 | down 1 |
| elementor your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| sticky menu your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
17 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 10 listed. 7 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words). 2 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- Swap “elementor” for “header sticky”. “elementor” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “header sticky” sits at #12 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
- Slipping on “sticky header”. Down 6 places since 2026-09-18, now #16. Check what shipped around then, and what moved above you.
- One page off on “floating header”. #16 puts you just past the first ten results, where almost all the clicks stop. The gap to close is small.
Daily downloads
Since 16 Jul 2025 · 472 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 287 · peaks are release surges
Directory rank
Ranked about #13,300 to #16,400, alongside the other plugins at 100+ 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.
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
Occasionally updatedHow often this plugin actually ships. A steady rhythm is the maintenance signal a single "last updated" date can't show.
2
releases in the last 12 months
9mo ago
latest release · v1.2.6 · 2 Feb 2026
8
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 “100+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 9 months ago; a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, which places it about 77% of the way through.
Install history since 18 Jul 2025
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ Shubham Sharma1.2y ago
I recently used this plugin on my website and found it works flawlessly—no errors encountered. What impressed me the most is the option to disable the header on mobile devices if it’s not needed. Works perfectly with any theme, loads fast, and improves site navigation. Highly recommend for anyone looking for a reliable sticky header solution.
Read on wp.org ↗
Behavioral tests
via WP HiveAutomated install-time checks, tested on PHP 8.1.12 · WP 7.0
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 29 Oct 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ✓ Says what it does "Easily create sticky headers, menus & announcement bars for Elementor or any theme. Simple, lightweight & f..."
- ✓ Has a FAQ 5 questions in the FAQ.
- ✓ FAQ asks real questions 5 of 5 read like questions a user would type.
- ! Names who it is for One audience phrase ("perfect for"); say who the plugin is for and what they use it for.
- ! Names what it works with Names no plugin, service or platform it works with.
- ✓ Headings and lists 3 headings and 1 list.
- ✓ Enough to quote 2,047 characters of description.
- ✓ Tags match the text 3 of 5 tags appear in the text; "floating header", "sticky menu" do not.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-01-22 90+ → 100+ up after 14 days in tier
- 2026-01-08 80+ → 90+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2026-01-07 90+ → 80+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2026-01-06 80+ → 90+ up after 12 days in tier
- 2025-12-25 70+ → 80+ up after 9 days in tier
- 2025-12-16 60+ → 70+ up after 9 days in tier
- 2025-12-07 50+ → 60+ up after 8 days in tier
- 2025-11-29 40+ → 50+ up after 20 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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Sticky Header Effects for Elementor 300K+ installs · 4.4★ · 3 shared tags A -
My Sticky Bar – Floating Notification Bar & Sticky Header (formerly myStickymenu) 100K+ installs · 4.9★ · 2 shared tags A -
Sticky Menu & Sticky Header 90K+ installs · 4.7★ · 2 shared tags A -
JetSticky For Elementor 20K+ installs · 3.8★ · 2 shared tags D -
Xpro Theme Builder For Elementor – FREE 20K+ installs · 4.5★ · 2 shared tags A -
Boostify Header Footer Builder for Elementor 6K+ installs · 3.8★ · 2 shared tags C
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