Sticky Genesis Topbar
by Anwer Ashif · Uncategorized
Also makes 4 other plugins · 210+ installs across the portfolio →
Sticky Genesis Topbar adds an area to the top or bottom of your website and lets you customize it from the Genesis Theme Settings page.
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Health
D 47/100
Stale · Likely abandoned
Active installs
100+
≈150 estimated
Momentum
0%
low volume, under 1,000 downloads a month
Biggest opportunity: “genesis”, “studiopress” and “utility bar” 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.
Install conversion
How it's measured →1.0%
of downloads still active
At least 100 of 9.8K lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median Uncategorized plugin keeps 0.6%, across 17,786 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.
Removal-risk signals
53/100Maintenance 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.
- Falling behind WordPress. Tested up to WordPress 6.2.15.
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 1255 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 6.2.15; the current branch is 7.1
4.2★ over 12 reviews, weighted for review count to 4.1★ and held back under 25 reviews
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Last updated 1255 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.
36
Momentum
Losing ground
-0.2
Velocity
places per keyword, 25d
9%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 25d
+0.3
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| genesis custom topbar your tag | #1 | #1 | 0 |
| sticky topbar your tag | #5 | #3 | 0 |
| topbar | #22 | #10 | down 1 |
| genesis your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| studiopress your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| utility bar your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
12 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 3 listed. 9 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words). 3 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- “genesis”, “studiopress” and “utility bar” 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 · 1,490 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 90 · peaks are release surges
Directory rank
Ranked about #13,300 to #16,400, alongside the other plugins at 100+ 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
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
3.4y ago
latest release · v2.3.6 · 28 May 2023
12
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 “100+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 2.3 years 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 6 Sep 2020
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.
This plugin’s searches fall outside the topics measured so far. See the topics measured so far.
Readme readiness
7 of 8 pass · checked 3 Nov 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ✓ Says what it does "Sticky Genesis Topbar adds an area to the top or bottom of your website and lets you customize it from the..."
- ✓ Has a FAQ 5 questions in the FAQ.
- ✓ FAQ asks real questions 5 of 5 read like questions a user would type.
- ! Names who it is for One audience phrase ("use this"); say who the plugin is for and what they use it for.
- ✓ Names what it works with Mentions Instagram, Facebook, YouTube, LinkedIn and 3 more.
- ✓ Headings and lists 7 headings and 5 lists.
- ✓ Enough to quote 2,159 characters of description.
- ✓ Tags match the text 3 of 5 tags appear in the text; "genesis custom topbar", "utility bar" do not.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2024-07-19 200+ → 100+ down after 32 days in tier
- 2024-06-17 100+ → 200+ up after 435 days in tier
- 2023-04-09 200+ → 100+ down
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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Genesis Simple Hooks 20K+ installs · 4.4★ · 2 shared tags B -
Genesis Connect for WooCommerce 10K+ installs · 4.0★ · 2 shared tags B -
Genesis Simple Sidebars 10K+ installs · 4.3★ · 2 shared tags B -
Genesis Simple Menus 2K+ installs · 4.3★ · 2 shared tags B - G Genesis Featured Widget Amplified 2K+ installs · 4.5★ · 2 shared tags D
- G Genesis Sandbox Featured Content Widget 1K+ installs · 4.5★ · 2 shared tags D
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