Simple Floating Menu
by hashthemes · Admin & Utilities
Also makes 8 other plugins · 27.1K+ installs across the portfolio →
Floating buttons for calls, WhatsApp, email, social profiles and back to top, in the shape, colours and position you choose. No code needed.
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Health
A 90/100
no flags
Active installs
10K+
≈19K estimated
Momentum
-38%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: Swap “social buttons”, “sticky buttons” and “back to top” for “hamburger menu”, “colours” and “bottom menu”. “social buttons” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “hamburger menu” sits at #4 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “sticky buttons” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “colours” sits at #7 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “back to top” isn't earning its slot: it only gets you to #20. “bottom menu” sits at #12 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
90 health vs 56 average across 5,896 Admin & Utilities plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →3.7%
of downloads still active
At least 10K of 271.9K lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median Admin & Utilities plugin keeps 0.6%, across 4,186 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 4 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: Support resolution
Updated 44 days ago
Tested up to WordPress 7.1.4, the current branch or newer
5.0★ over 38 reviews, smoothed to 4.49★
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
0 of 1 support threads resolved in the last 2 months
To rank higher: Mark more forum threads resolved — the resolved ratio feeds the ranking.
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.
39
Momentum
Losing ground
-0.1
Velocity
places per keyword, 28d
19%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 28d
-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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| floating menu your tag | #1 | #1 | 0 |
| floating | #1 | #1 | 0 |
| floating buttons your tag | #5 | #4 | down 1 |
| floating navigation menu | #2 | #2 | 0 |
| submenus | #3 | #2 | 0 |
| hamburger menu | #4 | #4 | 0 |
| colours | #7 | #8 | up 2 |
| floating social | #4 | #5 | up 2 |
| simple menu | #4 | #6 | up 1 |
| floating whatsapp | #5 | #4 | — |
| nav menu | #10 | #9 | up 1 |
| menu | #18 | #18 | up 1 |
| menu shortcode | #11 | #8 | 0 |
| floating social icons | #7 | #9 | 0 |
| sticky floating forms | #7 | #8 | 0 |
| back to top your tag | #20 | #12 | down 2 |
| position | #18 | #17 | down 4 |
| top menu | #13 | #12 | 0 |
| bottom menu | #12 | #10 | down 1 |
| whatsapp floating button | #8 | #7 | 0 |
| social buttons your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| sticky buttons your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
175 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 20 listed. 134 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 “social buttons”, “sticky buttons” and “back to top” for “hamburger menu”, “colours” and “bottom menu”. “social buttons” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “hamburger menu” sits at #4 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “sticky buttons” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “colours” sits at #7 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “back to top” isn't earning its slot: it only gets you to #20. “bottom menu” sits at #12 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
Daily downloads
Since 5 Oct 2022 · 1,488 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 12.8K · 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
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
Actively maintainedHow often this plugin actually ships. A steady rhythm is the maintenance signal a single "last updated" date can't show.
4
releases in the last 12 months
1mo ago
latest release · v1.5.0 · 17 Sep 2026
35
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin. 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 4.1 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 13 Jun 2021
Latest updates
via wp.org changelogRecent releases and news for this plugin
- — Version 1.3.3 Compatibility test with WordPress version 7.0 1.3.3
- — Version 1.3.2 Compatibility test with WordPress version 6.9 1.3.2
- — Version 1.0.4 Minor Changes and Pro Version Upgrade Banner 1.0.4
- — Version 1.0.3 12 Oct, 2020 * Design issue in the ToolTip pointer arrow of the Edit Button for various position/orientation fixed 1.0.3
- — Version 1.0.2 Added setting button in front end with disable option in the admin 1.0.2
- — Version 1.0.1 Added Option to enable/disable floating menu Admin panel design refinement 1.0.1
Behavioral tests
via WP HiveAutomated install-time checks, tested on PHP 8.1.12 · WP 6.9
Languages
via translate.wordpress.orgTranslated into 3 languages, 0 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
7 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 12 questions in the FAQ.
- ✓ FAQ asks real questions 12 of 12 read like questions a user would type.
- ✓ Names who it is for Names its audience or use cases ("great for", "for developers", "made for").
- ✓ Names what it works with Mentions Elementor, WPML, Polylang, Instagram and 3 more.
- ✓ Headings and lists 13 headings and 13 lists.
- ✓ Enough to quote 8,035 characters of description.
- ✓ Tags match the text 3 of 5 tags appear in the text; "social buttons", "sticky buttons" do not.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2022-09-27 9K+ → 10K+ up after 133 days in tier
- 2022-05-17 7K+ → 9K+ up after 212 days in tier
- 2021-10-17 5K+ → 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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Sticky Buttons – Floating Buttons Builder 10K+ installs · 3.8★ · 2 shared tags B -
Bubble Menu – Floating Button Menu with Sticky Navigation 1K+ installs · 4.0★ · 2 shared tags A -
Sticky CTA – Sticky Floating Notification bar, Buttons, Call To Action A/B Testing 90+ installs · 4.3★ · 2 shared tags C -
Astro Sticky Buttons 10+ installs · 3.6★ · 2 shared tags -
EslamDev Floating Contact Buttons 10+ installs · 4.0★ · 2 shared tags B -
WPFront Scroll Top 200K+ installs · 4.8★ · 1 shared tag A
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