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WP Sticky Sidebar

WP Sticky Sidebar – Floating Sidebar On Scroll for Any Theme

by Premio · WordPress.org page · Website

v1.4.1 Tested up to WP 7.1

WP Sticky Sidebar has 10,000+ active installs on WordPress.org and 252,889 downloads all time. We have tracked it since September 4, 2026; download trends appear after 30 days of data. The last update was on August 13, 2026, tested up to WordPress 7.1.

WP Sticky Sidebar at a glance

Active installs
10,000+
Total downloads
252,889
Downloads, last 30 days
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available after 30 days of tracking
30-day growth
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tracking since September 4, 2026

Is WP Sticky Sidebar well maintained?

Support threads resolved
1 of 1
recent threads on the WordPress.org support forum
WordPress compatibility
Current
tested up to WordPress 7.1, the current release is 7.1
One-star reviews
2%
3 of 152 reviews on WordPress.org

Features

The feature list from the plugin's own readme on WordPress.org, trimmed to the essentials.

  • Sticky Sidebar Class: CSS class or id of the sidebar element desired to be sticky. Defaults to “#secondary”. This is mandatory field and it must be filled!
  • Container Class: Container element class or id. If left blank script will try to guess. It must be element that contains both sidebar menu and content. Usually…
  • Additional Top Margin: An additional top margin in pixels to your floating sidebar
  • Additional Bottom Margin: An additional bottom margin in pixels to your floating sidebar
  • Disable sidebar stickiness if screen width is smaller than: this feature will prevent the appearance of the sticky sidebar
  • Update floating sidebar menu height: Troubleshooting option, try this if your sidebar menu loses its background color. True or False

WP Sticky Sidebar reviews and ratings

152 reviews on WordPress.org, with the most recent ones as their authors posted them.

All reviews
4.9 out of 5

152 reviews

5★
147
4★
1
3★
1
2★
0
1★
3

  • Excellent

    Great Plugin

    compassi

  • Good product, good service.

    Works well, great support, Michael

    bealemj

  • Art4webdesign

    Very good

    bpmbook

  • Stupid

    Not good, not money

    Waldo Tran

  • Simple and effective

    Very simple and effective plugin. Does exactly what it is intended to do and it does it well. No unneeded extras which would make it bloatsome. 5/5 stars!

    nicoruesch

  • great plugin

    it is working fine but just active on one sidebar :)

    jaboli

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Details

WP Sticky Sidebar plugin will make your menu or header stick to the side of page, after desired number of pixels when scrolled 📌

The full description, screenshots and every review live on the WordPress.org page.

Tags

  • fixed sidebar
  • floating sidebar
  • sidebar
  • sticky
  • sticky sidebar

More from Premio

Version
1.4.1
Last updated
Aug 13, 2026
First published
Nov 16, 2016
Requires WordPress
4.7
Tested up to
7.1
Requires PHP
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Pricing
Free on WordPress.org

WP Sticky Sidebar FAQ

What does WP Sticky Sidebar do?

According to its WordPress.org readme, WP Sticky Sidebar offers Sticky Sidebar Class: CSS class or id of the sidebar element desired to be sticky. Defaults to “#secondary”. This is mandatory field and it must be filled!, Container Class: Container element class or id. If left blank script will try to guess. It must be element that contains both sidebar menu and content. Usually, Additional Top Margin: An additional top margin in pixels to your floating sidebar, Additional Bottom Margin: An additional bottom margin in pixels to your floating sidebar and Disable sidebar stickiness if screen width is smaller than: this feature will prevent the appearance of the sticky sidebar.

How many active installs does WP Sticky Sidebar have?

WordPress.org reports 10,000+ active installs for WP Sticky Sidebar as of September 7, 2026.

Is WP Sticky Sidebar still maintained?

Yes. The last release was on August 13, 2026 and it is tested up to WordPress 7.1.

Does WP Sticky Sidebar have good support?

On the WordPress.org forum, 1 of 1 recent support threads for WP Sticky Sidebar are marked resolved. That is the developer's free support; a paid version usually comes with its own channel.

Is WP Sticky Sidebar free?

WP Sticky Sidebar is free to install from WordPress.org. Many plugins also sell a paid version or add-ons.