Sticky Header 2020
by Iulia Cazan · Uncategorized
Also makes 7 other plugins · 21K+ installs across the portfolio →
Make your site header sticky, use your custom colors, minify and change the header size and colors on page scroll.
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Health
B 84/100
Few reviews
Active installs
600+
≈690 estimated
Momentum
—
no download trend yet
Biggest opportunity: Add “header sticky”, “header” and “minification” to your wp.org tags. You rank #4, #23 and #23 for them without listing them, close enough for a declared tag to move you up. WordPress.org counts only your first five tags, so with 4 listed these are the slots worth spending.
84 health vs 58 average across 25,763 Uncategorized plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →3.2%
of downloads still active
At least 600 of 18.5K 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 1 release 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 11 days ago
Tested up to WordPress 7.2, the current branch or newer
4.3★ over 7 reviews, smoothed to 4.12★ and held back under 25 reviews
4 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.
52
Momentum
Holding steady
+1.8
Velocity
places per keyword, 28d
32%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 28d
+2.0
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| scroll minified header your tag | #1 | #4 | up 1 |
| sticky header your tag | #4 | #9 | up 12 |
| header sticky | #4 | #9 | up 18 |
| minify header your tag | #7 | #18 | up 5 |
| sticky header wordpress | #4 | #10 | 0 |
| sticky your tag | #18 | #19 | down 1 |
| scroll header | #7 | #18 | 0 |
| header | #23 | #23 | down 1 |
| http header | #21 | #22 | down 2 |
| minification | #23 | #21 | down 2 |
| wordpress sticky | #16 | #17 | 0 |
29 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 11 listed. 18 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words).
What to do about it
- Add “header sticky”, “header” and “minification” to your wp.org tags. You rank #4, #23 and #23 for them without listing them, close enough for a declared tag to move you up. WordPress.org counts only your first five tags, so with 4 listed these are the slots worth spending.
Daily downloads
Since 5 Oct 2022 · 1,490 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 1K · 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
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
Occasionally updatedHow often this plugin actually ships. A steady rhythm is the maintenance signal a single "last updated" date can't show.
1
releases in the last 12 months
11d ago
latest release · v2.2.2 · 22 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 · 68% 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 “600+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 26 days ago and a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, so the real count is still just under 700.
Install history since 9 Aug 2020
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ marceden1013.8y ago
One click installation and best of all works with Elementor. I did not need to use shortcodes or add any codes.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ patrickmccoy19795.8y ago
Tried 5 plugins< this is the only one that worked. Super easy to use!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ mitchearly6.0y ago
This plug is great however I believe its missing one thing which all other sticky header plugins have and that is the ability to change the background color on scroll. Maybe thats an addition for a future update. Other than that, great work! This topic was modified 5 years, 8 months ago by mitchearly.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ narendok6.2y ago
don’t waste time
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ cschuller6.8y ago
Thanks for your great work! This is a great plugin, easy to use and simple to config. I am really supprised to get an effective “sticky header”. And it works with 2020 theme without any problem.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ inmom6.9y ago
THANK YOU! I chose the 2020 theme because I thought it would be easier to manipulate, as it is from WordPress itself. Boy, was I wrong! I don’t really understand how or why, but a lot of otherwise “universal” plugins don’t work with 2020. I was almost at my wits’ end when I found this plugin, and I was so thankful I did! I don’t know how popular the 2020 theme is going to be, but I bet there will be a market for plugins written specifically for this theme. I’m going to see if I can live with the pink link text (which, no, I can’t change). If I can’t, I’ll be glad to pay for the premium upgrade. Thanks again!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ drweiler6.9y ago
I just downloaded and installed, it was just what I was looking for! So far it works perfectly!
Read on wp.org ↗
Languages
via translate.wordpress.orgTranslated into 1 language, 1 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
3 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 "Make your site header sticky, use your custom colors, minify and change the header size and colors on page..."
- ! 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 Mentions Elementor.
- ! Headings and lists 3 headings and 0 lists; assistants quote headed sections and bullet lists, not paragraphs.
- ✓ Enough to quote 1,096 characters of description.
- ! Tags match the text Only 1 of 4 tags appear in the text ("minify header", "scroll minified header", "sticky header" missing).
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-10-07 700+ → 600+ down after 3 days in tier
- 2026-10-04 600+ → 700+ up after 7 days in tier
- 2026-09-27 700+ → 600+ down after 136 days in tier
- 2026-05-14 800+ → 700+ down after 3 days in tier
- 2026-05-11 700+ → 800+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2026-05-10 800+ → 700+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2026-05-09 700+ → 800+ up after 6 days in tier
- 2026-05-03 800+ → 700+ down after 695 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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Sticky Menu & Sticky Header 90K+ installs · 4.7★ · 2 shared tags A -
JetSticky For Elementor 20K+ installs · 3.8★ · 2 shared tags D -
Stick My Header for Astra 1K+ installs · 4.2★ · 2 shared tags B -
Sticky Header 100+ installs · 3.6★ · 2 shared tags -
WP Stickit – Sticky Header, Menu, Sidebar & More 100+ installs · 4.2★ · 2 shared tags C -
Sticky on Scroll 90+ installs · 4.0★ · 2 shared tags B
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