Sticky Header Effects for Elementor

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394 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 20 listed. 331 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words).

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Crossed into this band 2.5 years ago; a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, which places it about 90% of the way through.

1. ★★★★★ haoge

   11mo ago

   This was my first time using this plugin, but I encountered a problem that the plugin couldn’t solve. I checked their YouTube tutorials but couldn’t find the solution I needed. On a whim, I left a message asking for help, and to my surprise, they replied very quickly, telling me to submit a support ticket. I did, and their technical support responded quickly and helped me solve my problem. The key point is that I hadn’t used any of their Pro versions; they helped me resolve my issue for free. I’m very grateful and highly recommend it to everyone.

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2. ★★★★★ Udayraj Khatri

   1.2y ago

   We have been using Sticky Header Effects for Elementor for a while now and it’s been a great help in our projects. The latest version has a few more ads, but overall the plugin works smoothly. It also helped us find Nexter Extension, which we now use on all our WordPress sites. We’ve shared some feedback in their survey and are looking forward to more awesome updates from the team. Highly recommended for anyone using Elementor.

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3. ★★★★★ jaydenbtc

   1.3y ago

   What a shame! This used to be a very useful, simple, and straightforward plugin. Once upon a time it didn’t add any marketing features to your dashboard, didn’t try and upsell you on PRO features or other plugins. The plugin developer either sold it to someone else or gave up its rights as of v2.1.0 it now it does exactly the opposite of that, I clicked 2-3 buttons that installed another plugin “WPDesignKit” and they’re constantly trying to shove other plugins and upsells down your throat in the plugin’s new dashboard and your WordPress dashboard. You can roll the plugin back to earlier versions, but then you’re missing out on the alleged “Bug fixes and Improvements” in their updates and dealing with (1 Plugin needs to be updated) notices…. I am using it on version 1.7.8 – the last good version.

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4. ★★★★★ jkalukic

   1.4y ago

   The sticky panel feature is incredibly useful. I added it to a sidebar for important links, and it works flawlessly across all screen sizes. It keeps the user experience smooth and professional. Great plugin!

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5. ★★★★★ ianstudio

   1.5y ago

   Ups and downs over time in development, also this tool mentions:IMPORTANT: This plugin does NOT control the sticky position of the header. Please use the above Motion Effects tab sticky options to make the header sticky. but the opposite is true, if you do activate Elementor’s Sticky Menu option your menu will mess up and not return to full width upon window size changes. It took me some time to figure this out. I was about to ditch the plugin. Please devs, remove this mention.

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6. ★★★★★ Developer zahir

   2.2y ago

   I highly recommend this plugin for creating a sticky header in Elementor. However, it’s challenging to add custom CSS after implementing the sticky header. It would be helpful to have the ability to add a “sticky-active” class to customize the header when it’s sticky. Additionally, having the option to add a box-shadow would be beneficial.

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7. ★★★★★ teaneedz

   2.3y ago

   The desktop options seem to work, but trying to integrate on the mobile side is a headache and creates more problems. Even when the sticky option is supposedly only enabled on the desktop, it carries over to my iphone still. If a transparent background is enabled, that works on the desktop, but again on the phone, the sticky header sits like a normal header but without the hero div appearing underneath it (though it works fine in desktop mode or when adjusting the desktop browser to a narrow view). This seems only really reliable on a desktop view but forget about trying to design and then getting it all to work on the mobile side. [Update] I’m going to add a star since I’m still in the middle of troubleshooting what the exact problem is here. This topic was modified 2 years ago by teaneedz.

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8. ★★★★★ rzecki

   2.3y ago

   Guys, really big big thanks for the update! After it, the plugin works even better than elementor pro header builder, really appreciate your job, keep it up!

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Recent releases and news for this plugin

1. — Version 2.2.0 Added: WordPress Abilities API support for AI-assisted sticky-header demo creation (WordPress 6.9+) Added: Pro feature discovery with Live Demo and Read Docs links in the editor Added: “Join Community” admin notice Impro 2.2.0
2. — Version 2.1.9 Maintenance: WordPress 7.0 compatibility update 2.1.9
3. — Version 2.1.8 Maintenance: WordPress 6.9 compatibility update 2.1.8
4. — Version 2.1.7 Improvement: UI Related Minor Bug Fixes 2.1.7
5. — Version 2.1.6 Fixed: Minor Bug Fixes & Performance Improvements 2.1.6
6. — Version 2.1.5 Fixed: Minor Bug Fixes & Performance Improvements 2.1.5

The 1 disclosed vulnerability is patched in the current version (2.2.3). Sites still on an older version should update.

1. Patched Medium · 5.4 Sticky Header Effects for Elementor <= 2.1.3 - Missing Authorization ↗
   2025-09-22 CVE-2025-58251 Missing Authorization Affects <= 2.1.2 Patched in 2.1.3

Automated install-time checks, tested on PHP 8.1.12 · WP 7.0.1

Translated into 21 languages, 3 at 90% or more

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Growth timeline

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

1. 2024-05-07 200K+ → 300K+ up after 3 days in tier
2. 2024-05-04 300K+ → 200K+ down after 11 days in tier
3. 2024-04-23 200K+ → 300K+ up after 567 days in tier
4. 2022-10-04 100K+ → 200K+ up after 198 days in tier
5. 2022-03-20 90K+ → 100K+ up after 493 days in tier
6. 2020-11-12 80K+ → 90K+ up after 16 days in tier
7. 2020-10-27 70K+ → 80K+ up after 47 days in tier
8. 2020-09-10 60K+ → 70K+ up after 120 days in tier

Competes with

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Sticky Header Effects for Elementor: 300K+ active installs, 4.5★ (69 reviews). Plugin Pulse (WP Mayor), as of 2026-10-31. https://plugins.wpmayor.com/plugin/sticky-header-effects-for-elementor