Swifty Bar, sticky bar by WPGens
by Goran87 · Social
Also makes 3 other plugins · 2.2K+ installs across the portfolio →
Adds sticky bar at the bottom of post that shows category,post title, author, time needed to read article, share buttons and previous/next post links
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Health
C 60/100
Stale · Likely abandoned
Active installs
300+
≈400 estimated
Momentum
—
no download trend yet
Biggest opportunity: “footer bar”, “previous next posts” and “share buttons” aren't earning a slot. You list them, but you're not in the first 24 results for those searches. WordPress.org counts only your first five tags, so free the slot for a search you can win.
60 health vs 58 average across 1,834 Social plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →0.9%
of downloads still active
At least 300 of 34.7K lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median Social plugin keeps 0.5%, across 1,276 plugins.
Downloads count every update, not just first installs, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower. Compare against other Social plugins, not across the directory. wp.org reports active installs as the bottom of a band, so the real rate is this or higher.
Removal-risk signals
45/100Maintenance 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 3+ years — the top precursor to removal once a vulnerability is found.
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.
Room to improve
Most to gain: Update recency
Updated 1147 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 6.3.14; the current branch is 6.8
5.0★ over 48 reviews, smoothed to 4.54★
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Last updated 1147 days ago — ship an update; wp.org decays a listing's search weight after ~180 days.
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.
38
Momentum
Losing ground
-0.4
Velocity
places per keyword, 27d
20%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 27d
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| footer bar your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| previous next posts your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| share buttons your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| sticky bar your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| time to read your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
5 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 0 listed. 5 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words). 5 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- “footer bar”, “previous next posts” and “share buttons” aren't earning a slot. You list them, but you're not in the first 24 results for those searches. WordPress.org counts only your first five tags, so free the slot for a search you can win.
Daily downloads
Since 5 Oct 2022 · 1,488 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 512 · 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
No release in a yearHow often this plugin actually ships. A steady rhythm is the maintenance signal a single "last updated" date can't show.
0
releases in the last 12 months
3.1y ago
latest release · v1.2.11 · 10 Sep 2023
17
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin · 100% 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 “300+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band today and a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, so the real count is still just under 400.
Install history since 18 Aug 2015
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ T4G5.2y ago
We definitely recommend this plugin! I actually found it on one of the posts from Amazon’s Alexa Blog. It is super easy to install and looks and functions great! Not sure if the plugin author is going to do any more updates or test it on future WordPress versions but it works fine in WordPress 5.8.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ golaxo6.4y ago
Thank you for the plugin, guys!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Vu Tru So6.5y ago
Nice plugin, Thanks so much!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Erich Zainzinger6.9y ago
Love it – can’t wait for more share options.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ mchartley7.7y ago
Simple, elegant, useful and lightweight! Thank you.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ fredsurin7.7y ago
Bien réalisé !
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Jimmy Lee7.9y ago
Really Nice, Thanks SO much for all the disable options. I added a little CSS and this plugin blends perfectly with my site. Again THANKS!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ anastasia.m7.9y ago
just love it!!!!
Read on wp.org ↗
Security history
via Wordfence IntelligenceThe 1 disclosed vulnerability is patched in the current version (1.2.11). Sites still on an older version should update.
- Patched Medium · 4.4 Swifty Bar, sticky bar by WPGens <= 1.2.10 - Authenticated (Administrator+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting ↗2023-09-05 CVE-2023-41737 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation Affects <= 1.2.10 Patched in 1.2.11
Vulnerability records provided by Wordfence Intelligence. Copyright 2012-2026 Defiant Inc. License and terms.
CVE records: Copyright 1999-2026 The MITRE Corporation. CVE terms of use.
Behavioral tests
via WP HiveAutomated install-time checks, tested on PHP 8.1.12 · WP 6.3.1
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
2 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 "Adds sticky bar at the bottom of post that shows category,post title, author, time needed to read article,..."
- ! Has a FAQ Only 1 question in the FAQ; 3 or more gives an assistant something to match.
- ! FAQ asks real questions 0 of 1 FAQ entries are headings, not questions ("undefined").
- ! Names who it is for One audience phrase ("if you have"); say who the plugin is for and what they use it for.
- ! Names what it works with Names no plugin, service or platform it works with.
- ! Headings and lists 0 headings and 1 list; assistants quote headed sections and bullet lists, not paragraphs.
- ✓ Enough to quote 1,715 characters of description.
- ! Tags match the text Only 2 of 5 tags appear in the text ("footer bar", "previous next posts", "time to read" missing).
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-10-31 400+ → 300+ down after 283 days in tier
- 2026-01-21 500+ → 400+ down after 2 days in tier
- 2026-01-19 400+ → 500+ up after 2 days in tier
- 2026-01-17 500+ → 400+ down after 4 days in tier
- 2026-01-13 400+ → 500+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2026-01-12 500+ → 400+ down after 337 days in tier
- 2025-02-09 600+ → 500+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2025-02-08 500+ → 600+ up 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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My Sticky Bar – Floating Notification Bar & Sticky Header (formerly myStickymenu) 100K+ installs · 4.9★ · 1 shared tag A -
WPZOOM Connect: Social Icons Widget & Block, Share Buttons & Click to Chat 90K+ installs · 4.8★ · 1 shared tag A -
Buttonizer – Social Media Share Buttons, Social Icons, & Social Feeds 40K+ installs · 4.8★ · 1 shared tag A
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