5 Best Expire Sticky Posts Alternatives in 2026
Updated September 7, 2026 · Ranked by how closely each plugin matches, from WordPress.org data · How this works
Expire Sticky Posts has 1,000+ active installs on WordPress.org. These 5 plugins share its category or its tags on WordPress.org, are actively maintained, and each has at least 100 active installs. They are ordered by how closely they match, not by our opinion.
The 5 closest alternatives to Expire Sticky Posts
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Show/Hide Content at Set Time
Closest match4.9 (33) 10,000+ active installsShortcodes to wrap around text, which specify at what date or time that content should appear or disappear, either once, or on a recurring basis.
Shares the expire tag on WordPress.org. About 10 times the installs, no update since October 1, 2019.
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4.7 (20) 1,000+ active installsExtends the native sticky post functionality to custom post types in a way that is identical to default posts.
Shares the sticky tag on WordPress.org. A similar number of installs, no update since January 15, 2015.
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WP Sticky Sidebar – Floating Sidebar On Scroll for Any Theme
4.9 (152) 10,000+ active installsWP Sticky Sidebar plugin will make your menu or header stick to the side of page, after desired number of pixels when scrolled 📌
Shares the sticky tag on WordPress.org. About 10 times the installs, last updated 25 days ago.
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4.5 (40) 10,000+ active installsFlexible button creator allowing you to stick floating buttons to the side of your site.
Shares the sticky tag on WordPress.org. About 10 times the installs, no update since July 2, 2025.
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4.1 (24) 10,000+ active installsEasy Sticky header installation
Shares the sticky tag on WordPress.org. About 10 times the installs, no update since October 22, 2021.
Switching from Expire Sticky Posts: common questions
What is the best alternative to Expire Sticky Posts?
Show/Hide Content at Set Time is the closest match: it shares the same WordPress.org tags and has 10,000+ active installs with a 4.9 out of 5 rating.
Which Expire Sticky Posts alternative has the most users?
Show/Hide Content at Set Time, with 10,000+ active installs reported by WordPress.org.
Which Expire Sticky Posts alternative is rated highest?
WP Sticky Sidebar, rated 4.9 out of 5 by 152 reviewers. Only plugins with at least 50 reviews are counted.
Are these Expire Sticky Posts alternatives free?
Every plugin listed here is free to install from WordPress.org. Where WordPress.org marks a plugin as commercial, the developer also sells a paid version or add-ons, and that is shown on each plugin.
How are alternatives chosen?
Automatically, from WordPress.org data: plugins that share a category top 10 with Expire Sticky Posts score highest, then plugins that appear in the same WordPress.org rankings, then plugins with the same tags, weighted so rare tags count more than common ones. Plugins by the same author and plugins rated under 4.0 are left out.
How we choose these alternatives
Nothing on this page is picked by hand. Every day we walk the whole WordPress.org directory, then score every plugin against Expire Sticky Posts on three signals: sharing a category top 10 counts most, then appearing in the same WordPress.org rankings, then carrying the same tags, with rare tags counting for more than common ones like "wordpress". Plugins by the same author are excluded, so an author's own add-ons cannot fill the list, and so is anything rated below 4.0 or with fewer than 100 active installs. The ten highest scores are what you see, in that order. Full methodology.
The bottom line
Show/Hide Content at Set Time is the closest match to Expire Sticky Posts by the data we track, and Show/Hide Content at Set Time has the widest reach with 10,000+ active installs. WP Sticky Sidebar shipped the most recent release, on August 13, 2026. The list is rebuilt every day from WordPress.org, so a plugin that stops being maintained drops out on its own.
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