Scroll Up Sticky Header for Total
by WPExplorer · Uncategorized
Also makes 12 other plugins · 21.4K+ installs across the portfolio →
Modifies the Total theme sticky header so it's visible when scrolling up only.
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Health
C 60/100
Stale · Few reviews
Active installs
200+
≈280 estimated
Momentum
+18%
low volume, under 1,000 downloads a month
Biggest opportunity: One page off on “total theme”. #15 puts you just past the first ten results, where almost all the clicks stop. The gap to close is small.
Install conversion
How it's measured →4.4%
of downloads still active
At least 200 of 4.5K lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median Uncategorized plugin keeps 0.6%, across 17,786 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.
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.
Room to improve
Most to gain: Update recency
Updated 566 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 6.8.12; the current branch is 7.1
5.0★ over 2 reviews, weighted for review count to 4.1★ and held back under 25 reviews
3 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Last updated 566 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.
42
Momentum
Mixed: one swing, the rest drifting
+0.3
Velocity
places per keyword, 20d
25%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 20d
+0.3
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| total theme your tag | #15 | #22 | 0 |
| scroll minified header | #7 | #20 | 0 |
| addon your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| sticky header your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
4 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 2 listed. 2 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
- One page off on “total theme”. #15 puts you just past the first ten results, where almost all the clicks stop. The gap to close is small.
- “addon” 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 5 Oct 2022 · 1,490 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 312 · peaks are release surges
Directory rank
Ranked about #11,300 to #12,900, alongside the other plugins at 200+ 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
1.6y ago
latest release · v1.4 · 16 Apr 2025
3
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin · 78% 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 “200+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 2.5 years ago; the previous band took 15 months to cross, which places it about 80% of the way through.
Install history since 23 May 2022
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ worldsdream5.0y ago
Amazing plugin that just works. The developer is great in responding messages and really takes pride in his work. If you don’t have the Total theme. You’re missing out!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ studioactiv86.0y ago
This is a very cool add-on to the Total theme. The action of having the sticky header appear when the scrolling ‘changes direction’ is a style that is catching on with some very big name sites like ‘Nike’ and ‘Stantec’. Adding it to your total theme is super easy.. and worth having in your design tools. Great Job!!
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
1 of 8 pass · checked 28 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 Never says who the plugin is for or what they use it for.
- ! Names what it works with Names no plugin, service or platform it works with.
- ! Headings and lists 0 headings and 0 lists; assistants quote headed sections and bullet lists, not paragraphs.
- ! Enough to quote 234 characters of description; under 1,000 there is little to quote.
- ✓ Tags match the text All 3 tags appear in the text.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2024-04-17 100+ → 200+ up after 463 days in tier
- 2023-01-10 90+ → 100+ up after 21 days in tier
- 2022-12-20 80+ → 90+ up after 33 days in tier
- 2022-11-17 70+ → 80+ up after 26 days in tier
- 2022-10-22 60+ → 70+ up after 18 days in tier
- 2022-10-04 50+ → 60+ 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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JetSticky For Elementor 20K+ installs · 3.8★ · 1 shared tag D -
Xpro Theme Builder For Elementor – FREE 20K+ installs · 4.5★ · 1 shared tag A -
Announcer – Sticky Message Banner & Notification Bar 10K+ installs · 4.6★ · 1 shared tag A
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