Sticky Ads Lightweight
by Saurabh Guttedar · Uncategorized
Also makes 1 other plugin · 300+ installs across the portfolio →
Display Sticky Ad in the Top/Bottom of your screen easily
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Health
B 82/100
Few reviews
Active installs
300+
≈350 estimated
Momentum
+21%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: Swap “adsense” for “native ads”. “adsense” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “native ads” sits at #20 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
82 health vs 58 average across 25,756 Uncategorized plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →3.2%
of downloads still active
At least 300 of 9.4K lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median Uncategorized plugin keeps 0.6%, across 17,773 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 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.
Excellent listing optimization
Most to gain: Rating quality
Updated 7 days ago
Tested up to WordPress 7.1.4, the current branch or newer
3.7★ over 3 reviews, smoothed to 4.08★ and held back under 25 reviews
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Too few reviews to rank on quality — nudge happy users to leave one.
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.
36
Momentum
Losing ground
-0.3
Velocity
places per keyword, 28d
13%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| lightweight | #9 | #20 | down 1 |
| ad network | #10 | #21 | 0 |
| ad placement | #11 | #20 | up 2 |
| ad server | #18 | #21 | down 1 |
| native ads | #20 | #22 | 0 |
| lightweight plugin | #12 | #22 | 0 |
| adsense ads display widget | #20 | #24 | 0 |
| adsense ad | #20 | #22 | down 1 |
| adsense auto ads | #23 | #23 | 0 |
| adsense your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| advertising your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| banner your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| google adsense your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
40 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 9 listed. 31 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words). 4 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- Swap “adsense” for “native ads”. “adsense” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “native ads” sits at #20 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
Daily downloads
Since 15 Jan 2023 · 1,386 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 735 · peaks are release surges
Directory rank
Ranked about #10,100 to #11,100, alongside the other plugins at 300+ 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.
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
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
7d ago
latest release · v3.5.1 · 25 Oct 2026
9
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 “300+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 9 months ago; a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, which places it about 50% of the way through.
Install history since 14 Jan 2023
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ whosamad1.6y ago
Lightweight with no bugs!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ crystyan183.1y ago
Easy to use. Maybe If the customization of the X button could be added, it would be perfect. Thank you!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ ahbq213.2y ago
The plugin needs modifications. I do not show ads on the desktop, but they doAlso, it is better when ads do not appear, the ad space disappears or shrinks Adsense ads not appearing This topic was modified 2 years, 11 months ago by ahbq21.
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.
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
5 of 8 pass · checked 29 Oct 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ✓ Says what it does "Display Sticky Ad in the Top/Bottom of your screen easily"
- ✓ Has a FAQ 8 questions in the FAQ.
- ✓ FAQ asks real questions 8 of 8 read like questions a user would type.
- ! Names who it is for Never says who the plugin is for or what they use it for.
- ✓ Names what it works with Mentions Block editor, Google Analytics.
- ! Headings and lists 0 headings and 1 list; assistants quote headed sections and bullet lists, not paragraphs.
- ✓ Enough to quote 3,001 characters of description.
- ! Tags match the text Only 2 of 5 tags appear in the text ("advertising", "banner", "google adsense" missing).
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-01-29 400+ → 300+ down after 3 days in tier
- 2026-01-26 300+ → 400+ up after 2 days in tier
- 2026-01-24 400+ → 300+ down after 25 days in tier
- 2025-12-30 300+ → 400+ up after 13 days in tier
- 2025-12-17 400+ → 300+ down after 156 days in tier
- 2025-07-14 500+ → 400+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2025-07-13 400+ → 500+ up after 18 days in tier
- 2025-06-25 500+ → 400+ down after 2 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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RedPic ADS Manager Lite 10+ installs · 4.0★ · 4 shared tags D -
Floating Ads Bottom 2K+ installs · 4.1★ · 3 shared tags C -
In-Post Ads 500+ installs · 4.1★ · 3 shared tags D -
Insert Ads On Post 100+ installs · 4.1★ · 3 shared tags C - R Really Simple Ad Injection 30+ installs · 3.6★ · 3 shared tags
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Image Widget 100K+ installs · 4.8★ · 2 shared tags A
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