WP Sticky Sidebar – Floating Sidebar On Scroll for Any Theme
by Premio · Uncategorized
Also makes 8 other plugins · 551K+ installs across the portfolio →
WP Sticky Sidebar plugin will make your menu or header stick to the side of page, after desired number of pixels when scrolled 📌
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Health
A 91/100
no flags
Active installs
10K+
≈19K estimated
Momentum
+14%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: Swap “sticky” for “margin”. “sticky” isn't earning its slot: it only gets you to #14. “margin” sits at #4 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
91 health vs 58 average across 25,755 Uncategorized plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →3.9%
of downloads still active
At least 10K of 254.4K lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median Uncategorized plugin keeps 0.6%, across 17,772 plugins.
Downloads count every update, not just first installs, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower. Compare against other Uncategorized 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 1 release 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
Well tuned across the board
Updated 80 days ago
Tested up to WordPress 7.1.4, the current branch or newer
4.9★ over 153 reviews, smoothed to 4.70★
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
1 of 1 support threads resolved in the last 2 months
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.
39
Momentum
Losing ground
-0.1
Velocity
places per keyword, 28d
21%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 28d
-0.2
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| floating sidebar your tag | #1 | #1 | 0 |
| sticky sidebar your tag | #2 | #2 | 0 |
| fixed sidebar your tag | #2 | #1 | 0 |
| stick | #4 | #2 | up 1 |
| floating wordpress sidebar | #2 | #2 | 0 |
| sidebar your tag | #6 | #4 | down 1 |
| margin | #4 | #3 | 0 |
| sidebar plugin | #7 | #7 | 0 |
| sidebars | #7 | #5 | 0 |
| responsive sidebar | #7 | #4 | down 1 |
| floating | #14 | #9 | down 1 |
| sticky your tag | #14 | #8 | 0 |
| scroll by id | #6 | #4 | 0 |
| side | #15 | #7 | up 2 |
| jquery scroll to top | #11 | #7 | down 1 |
| custom sidebar | #12 | #9 | 0 |
| custom sidebars | #13 | #10 | down 2 |
| usability | #13 | #11 | up 2 |
| scroll | #21 | #11 | 0 |
| bounce | #13 | #12 | down 1 |
122 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 20 listed. 72 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words).
What to do about it
- Swap “sticky” for “margin”. “sticky” isn't earning its slot: it only gets you to #14. “margin” sits at #4 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
- One page off on “sticky”. #14 puts you just past the first ten results, where almost all the clicks stop. The gap to close is small.
Daily downloads
Since 5 Oct 2022 · 1,489 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 8.8K · peaks are release surges
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
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
Occasionally updatedHow often this plugin actually ships. A steady rhythm is the maintenance signal a single "last updated" date can't show.
1
releases in the last 12 months
5mo ago
latest release · v1.4.1 · 11 Jun 2026
21
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin · 76% 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 “10K+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 7.3 years ago; a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, which places it about 90% of the way through.
Install history since 20 Nov 2018
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ compassi6mo ago
Great Plugin
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ bealemj1.0y ago
Works well, great support, Michael This topic was modified 8 months ago by bealemj.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ bpmbook1.4y ago
Very good
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Waldo Tran1.5y ago
Not good, not money
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ nicoruesch2.1y ago
Very simple and effective plugin. Does exactly what it is intended to do and it does it well. No unneeded extras which would make it bloatsome. 5/5 stars! This topic was modified 1 year, 9 months ago by nicoruesch.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ jaboli2.5y ago
it is working fine but just active on one sidebar 🙂
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ iotq2.5y ago
helpful and easy to use
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Krzysztof Planeta2.7y ago
No issues with Kadence WP theme
Read on wp.org ↗
Latest updates
via wp.org changelogRecent releases and news for this plugin
Languages
via translate.wordpress.orgTranslated into 8 languages, 3 at 90% or more
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 "WP Sticky Sidebar plugin will make your menu or header stick to the side of page, after desired number of p..."
- ✓ Has a FAQ 7 questions in the FAQ.
- ✓ FAQ asks real questions 7 of 7 read like questions a user would type.
- ! Names who it is for One audience phrase ("if you want"); 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 5 headings and 3 lists.
- ✓ Enough to quote 3,335 characters of description.
- ✓ Tags match the text All 5 tags appear in the text.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2019-07-03 7K+ → 10K+ up after 225 days in tier
- 2018-11-20 600+ → 7K+ 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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Ultimate Floating Widgets – Make popup sidebars 3K+ installs · 4.4★ · 4 shared tags A -
All-in-One Sticky Anything – Click to Call, Fixed Widget, Sticky Header, Menu & Sidebar 1K+ installs · 4.5★ · 2 shared tags A -
Admin Sticky Sidebar 900+ installs · 3.6★ · 2 shared tags -
WP Stickit – Sticky Header, Menu, Sidebar & More 100+ installs · 4.2★ · 2 shared tags C -
Sticky Sidebar for Ads and Blocks 40+ installs · 4.0★ · 2 shared tags C -
Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails 100K+ installs · 4.8★ · 1 shared tag A
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