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Header Builder for Elementor by WPDaddy

by WP Daddy · Page Builders

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WPDaddy header builder was developed for Elementor page builder.

⚠ Stale⚠ Likely abandoned⚠ Few reviews
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46 Health · D
Maintenance 3/100
Rating quality 78/100
Support 70/100

46 health vs 69 average across 1,270 Page Builders plugins

100+

Active installs

≈150 estimated

7.2K

Total downloads

since 2020

4.12★

Rating (adjusted)

5.0★ raw · 3 reviews

+23%

113

Downloads · 30d

category median +15%

Removal-risk signals

53/100

Maintenance 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 5+ years — the top precursor to removal once a vulnerability is found.
  • Falling behind WordPress. Tested up to WordPress 5.5.20.

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.

42 / 100

Under-optimized

Biggest win: Update recency

Update recency 2/100
WP compatibility 22/100
Rating quality 54/100
Listing tuning 100/100

To rank higher: Last updated 2146 days ago — ship an update; wp.org decays a listing's search weight after ~180 days.

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Daily downloads

Since 2022-10-05 · 1,426 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive

+23% vs prior 30d
2Downloads · Aug 26

30-day downloads

Rolling 30-day volume · peaks are release surges

113

now · peak 195

11330d downloads · Aug 26

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

Header Builder for E · #13244 you Sticky Header Effect · #194 JetSticky For Elemen · #1108 Xpro Theme Builder F · #1389

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.

1.1Kper 1k installs · Aug 26

What its installed base runs

via wordpress.org

Share 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.

v1.0 100%

Estimated active installs

The public count shows “100+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.

tracked estimate
100–200 ≈150

Refined from the date this plugin crossed into its current band.

Install history · since 2020-09-23 · 1,385 observations

100Installs · Aug 26

Estimated value

What this plugin might earn a year, and what it might sell for. Modeled from public signals; we don't see anyone's books.

Est. annual revenue

N/A

Est. acquisition value

N/A

No paid tier is visible, so we don't put a figure on revenue or sale value: that would be guessing. The install base is a real asset to an acquirer, just not one public data lets us price. A small install base leaves thin data to model from.

Ratings · 3 reviews

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5★
3 4★
0 3★
0 2★
0 1★
0

Details

Version
1.0.2
Last updated
5.9y ago
Added
2020-02-11 · 6 yrs old
Requires WP
5.0
Tested up to
5.5.20
Requires PHP
7.1
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Recent reviews

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  1. ★★★★★ johnthemedev
    6.5y ago

    Great plugin. Allows you to create any header you could ever dream of. Many thanks to the developers. Great job.

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  2. ★★★★★ gt3themes
    6.6y ago

    Interested using this plugin in our WordPress themes. Thanks.

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  3. ★★★★★ louisdesign
    6.6y ago

    Good job! The plugin helps me a lot with my website.

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Behavioral tests

via WP Hive

Automated install-time checks, tested on PHP 7.4.8 · WP 5.5.1

✓ Low memory footprint
✓ Low page-speed impact
✓ Runs on latest PHP + WP
✓ No PHP errors
✓ No JS errors
✓ Activates cleanly
✓ No resource errors
✓ No external HTTP errors
✓ Optimized database use
✕ Frequently updated

Growth timeline

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

  1. 2026-06-18 200+ → 100+ down after 6 days in tier
  2. 2026-06-12 100+ → 200+ up after 2 days in tier
  3. 2026-06-10 200+ → 100+ down after 2 days in tier
  4. 2026-06-08 100+ → 200+ up after 6 days in tier
  5. 2026-06-02 200+ → 100+ down after 1 days in tier
  6. 2026-06-01 100+ → 200+ up after 5 days in tier
  7. 2026-05-27 200+ → 100+ down after 792 days in tier
  8. 2024-03-26 300+ → 200+ down after 4 days in tier

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Header Builder for Elementor by WPDaddy: 100+ active installs, 5.0★ (3 reviews). Plugin Pulse (WP Mayor), as of 2026-08-31. https://plugins.wpmayor.com/plugin/wpdaddy-header-builder