STAX Header Builder

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1. ★★★★★ samadnasar

   4.8y ago

   This plugin has a nice UI. It is so feature rich to build any header. But one issue I experience is that live editing is so Slow as compared to Elementor. e.g when I change the Padding values, the effect on element being edited, is somewhat lagging. effects loads after a few milliseconds.

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2. ★★★★★ bulld_digital

   6.1y ago

   This header builder is great but it could use some more style elements like: HTML block, WP widgets

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3. ★★★★★ wstone508

   6.4y ago

   As impressed as I am with the vision of this plugin, it is glitchy. I find myself wasting a lot of time trying to get the results I want, and support is slow if existent at all. This topic was modified 6 years, 3 months ago by wstone508.

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4. ★★★★★ napleswebguy

   7.1y ago

   I agree with the other reviewer that documentation lacks but once you get it working this a very nice plugin to have! I do wish the PRO version wasnt priced so high so I could use on all my client sites. Add some more features to the free version and this plugin will be used on every site! Keep up the great work!

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5. ★★★★★ neddyrich1

   7.3y ago

   I just recently installed the Stax Header plugin to try to customize my header. There were absoutely no directions anywhere and no tutorials found on youtube. Normally, I can figure these things out – but not with this plugin. I tried creating a “zone” and tried mousing over the header to tell the plugin where it is at – but nothing. I do not think that the plugin developer could have made it any more difficult to use. Nothing worked – a complete waste of my valuable time!

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6. ★★★★★ George Tudor

   7.5y ago

   5 out 5 stars for sure. you can customize everything in your header.

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7. ★★★★★ beefSupreme

   7.7y ago

   I stumbled across this plugin while wanting more from my page builders header boring header. The interface blew me away. For a free plugin it is very feature-rich and you can create a header to suit your needs. The only issue is that the onboarding experience needs a little work. This plugin is huge and quite complex compared to others out there. It is mostly intuitive but the odd thing leaves you guessing. The guide is enough to get going but I soon ran into some js issues after dragging and clicking like a mad-man. After reaching out to support I had a reply in half and hour and they then proceeded to debug my site. It was patched shortly after. This level of support is fantastic. Keep up the good work guys and I’ll continue to monitor this project.

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8. ★★★★★ presphuture

   8.2y ago

   Been waiting for a header builder plugin my whole WordPress life. Well done on a great plugin. Feature Suggestion: Different themed headers for certain pages. Instead of changing the main header, may we please have a setting that allows the admin to choose which page to allocate the newly created header. Thank you. This topic was modified 8 years, 1 month ago by presphuture.

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1 disclosed vulnerability on record for this plugin, fixed in the current version. Sites on older versions stay exposed until they update.

1. Medium · 6.3 Freemius SDK <= 2.4.2 - Missing Authorization Checks ↗
   2022-03-04 CVE-2022-4974 Missing Authorization Affects < 1.3.6 Patched in 1.3.6

Automated install-time checks, tested on PHP 7.4.8 · WP 5.9.1

Translated into 1 language, 0 at 90% or more

Growth timeline

Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow

1. 2025-11-07 400+ → 300+ down after 308 days in tier
2. 2025-01-03 500+ → 400+ down after 3 days in tier
3. 2024-12-31 400+ → 500+ up after 1 days in tier
4. 2024-12-30 500+ → 400+ down after 3 days in tier
5. 2024-12-27 400+ → 500+ up after 1 days in tier
6. 2024-12-26 500+ → 400+ down after 2 days in tier
7. 2024-12-24 400+ → 500+ up after 3 days in tier
8. 2024-12-21 500+ → 400+ down after 3 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).

• Elementor Website Builder – more than just a page builder 10M+ installs · 4.5★ · 2 shared tags A
• Kirki – Freeform Page Builder, Website Builder & Customizer 500K+ installs · 4.4★ · 2 shared tags B
• Page Builder by SiteOrigin 400K+ installs · 4.8★ · 2 shared tags A
• Page Builder: Pagelayer – Drag and Drop website builder 400K+ installs · 3.9★ · 2 shared tags B
• Colibri Page Builder 90K+ installs · 4.4★ · 2 shared tags A
• Post and Page Builder by BoldGrid – Visual Drag and Drop Editor 50K+ installs · 4.7★ · 2 shared tags A

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STAX Header Builder: 300+ active installs, 4.7★ (9 reviews). Plugin Pulse (WP Mayor), as of 2026-08-30. https://plugins.wpmayor.com/plugin/stax