Sticky Header Menu on Scroll
by Jose Varghese · Admin & Utilities
Also makes 12 other plugins · 2.9K+ installs across the portfolio →
Makes your site's header or menu sticky on scroll with auto-detection, animations, scroll direction control, and breakpoints. No coding required.
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Health
B 83/100
Few reviews
Active installs
30+
≈30 estimated
Momentum
-6%
low volume, under 1,000 downloads a month
Biggest opportunity: “fixed header”, “scroll 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.
83 health vs 56 average across 5,904 Admin & Utilities plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →5.1%
of downloads still active
At least 30 of 588 lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median Admin & Utilities plugin keeps 0.6%, across 4,194 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.
This plugin shipped 3 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.
Excellent listing optimization
Most to gain: Rating quality
Updated 100 days ago
Tested up to WordPress 7.0.8; the current branch is 7.1
5.0★ over 1 review, weighted for review count to 4.1★ and held back under 25 reviews
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Too few reviews to rank on quality — nudge happy users to leave one.
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.
32
Momentum
Losing ground
-0.2
Velocity
places per keyword, 11d
0%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 11d
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| fixed header your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| scroll 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 | ||
| sticky navigation your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
6 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 0 listed. 6 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words). 5 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- “fixed header”, “scroll 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 19 Jun 2026 · 137 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 171 · peaks are release surges
Directory rank
Ranked about #23,100 to #25,000, alongside the other plugins at 30+ 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.
Update activity
Downloads in the last 30 days for every 1,000 active sites.
Not enough installs to measure. This needs at least 100 active sites; below that, a handful of downloads reads as tens of thousands.
Release cadence
Occasionally updatedHow often this plugin actually ships. A steady rhythm is the maintenance signal a single "last updated" date can't show.
3
releases in the last 12 months
3mo ago
latest release · v1.0.2 · 26 Jul 2026
3
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
Estimated active installs
The public count shows “30+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 13 days ago and a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, so the real count is still just over 30.
Install history since 21 Jun 2026
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ Sid4mo ago
I was looking for a straightforward way to create a sticky header on scroll without adding unnecessary complexity, and this plugin delivered exactly that. It was easy to set up, works reliably, and does what it promises without affecting my site’s performance. A great solution if you need a lightweight sticky header plugin. Thanks to the developer for creating and maintaining it!
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.
This plugin’s searches fall outside the topics measured so far. 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 "Makes your site's header or menu sticky on scroll with auto-detection, animations, scroll direction control..."
- ✓ Has a FAQ 8 questions in the FAQ.
- ✓ FAQ asks real questions 8 of 8 read like questions a user would type.
- ✓ Names who it is for Names its audience or use cases ("for developers", "use this").
- ✓ Names what it works with Mentions WP Rocket, LiteSpeed.
- ! Headings and lists 1 heading and 0 lists; assistants quote headed sections and bullet lists, not paragraphs.
- ✓ Enough to quote 8,231 characters of description.
- ! Tags match the text Only 1 of 5 tags appear in the text ("fixed header", "scroll header", "sticky menu", "sticky navigation" missing).
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-10-21 20+ → 30+ up after 10 days in tier
- 2026-10-11 10+ → 20+ up
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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Fixed And Sticky Header 1K+ installs · 3.7★ · 4 shared tags B -
Simple Sticky Header Menu 50+ installs · 3.6★ · 4 shared tags -
Sticky Header Effects for Elementor 300K+ installs · 4.4★ · 3 shared tags A - S Sticky Header by ThematoSoup 1K+ installs · 4.3★ · 3 shared tags D
- F Fixed Menu Anchor 200+ installs · 3.9★ · 3 shared tags D
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My Sticky Bar – Floating Notification Bar & Sticky Header (formerly myStickymenu) 100K+ installs · 4.9★ · 2 shared tags A
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