Simple Sticky Header on Scroll
by BonfireThemes · Uncategorized
Also makes 1 other plugin · 1.5K+ installs across the portfolio →
Add the modern functionality of a sticky header that appears on scroll to your theme.
45 health vs 56 average across 16,376 Uncategorized plugins
Removal-risk signals
53/100Maintenance and integrity signals that tend to precede a WordPress.org removal. Not an official status, a heads-up to act.
- Long abandoned. No update in 4+ years — the top precursor to removal once a vulnerability is found.
- Falling behind WordPress. Tested up to WordPress 6.0.14.
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.
Under-optimized
Biggest win: Update recency
To rank higher: Last updated 1486 days ago — ship an update; wp.org decays a listing's search weight after ~180 days.
Get the full rank-higher report →Daily downloads
Since 2022-10-05 · 1,425 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peaks are release surges
134
now · peak 524
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
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.
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin · 93% 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 “800+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Modeled within the band wp.org reports; tightens as we track daily.
Install history · since 2021-06-19 · 1,424 observations
Estimated value
What this plugin might earn a year, and what it might sell for. Modeled from public signals; we don't see anyone's books.
Est. annual revenue
Est. acquisition value
No paid tier is visible, so we don't put a figure on revenue or sale value: that would be guessing. The install base is a real asset to an acquirer, just not one public data lets us price. A small install base leaves thin data to model from.
Details
Behavioral tests
via WP HiveAutomated install-time checks, tested on PHP 7.4.8 · WP 5.7
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-08-20 900+ → 800+ down after 191 days in tier
- 2026-02-10 1K+ → 900+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2026-02-09 900+ → 1K+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2026-02-08 1K+ → 900+ down after 2 days in tier
- 2026-02-06 900+ → 1K+ up after 3 days in tier
- 2026-02-03 1K+ → 900+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2026-02-02 900+ → 1K+ up after 2 days in tier
- 2026-01-31 1K+ → 900+ down after 1 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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Parallax Scroll by adamrob.co.uk 1K+ installs · 4.1★ · 2 shared tags D -
WPCode – Insert Headers and Footers + Custom Code Snippets – WordPress Code Manager 3M+ installs · 4.9★ · 1 shared tag A -
Header Footer Code Manager 600K+ installs · 4.9★ · 1 shared tag A -
Insert Headers And Footers 300K+ installs · 4.9★ · 1 shared tag A -
Head, Footer and Post Injections 200K+ installs · 4.9★ · 1 shared tag A -
Header and Footer Scripts 200K+ installs · 4.4★ · 1 shared tag B
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