WordPress plugin comparison

Authors Posts Widget vs Fixed Widget and Sticky Elements for WordPress

Authors Posts Widget

by Fahad Mahmood

80+ installs5.0

Fixed Widget and Sticky Elements for WordPress

by monetizemore

70K+ installs4.7

At a glance

Fixed Widget and Sticky Elements for WordPress has more active installs: 70K+, against 80+ for Authors Posts Widget.
On a typical day, Fixed Widget and Sticky Elements for WordPress is downloaded about 76 times, Authors Posts Widget about 13.
Authors Posts Widget is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 2 reviews, against 4.7 from 262 reviews.
Authors Posts Widget was updated more recently: Oct 29, 2026, against Mar 30, 2023 for Fixed Widget and Sticky Elements for WordPress.
Authors Posts Widget is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 6.2.15 for Fixed Widget and Sticky Elements for WordPress.
Fixed Widget and Sticky Elements for WordPress has been around longer: since 2012, against 2013 for Authors Posts Widget.

Authors Posts Widget leads on 4 of 7 comparable lines.

Metric	Authors Posts Widget	Fixed Widget and Sticky Elements for WordPress
Popular rank	#17,488	#574
Active installs	80+	70K+
Downloads, last 30 days	297	2.1K
Rating	5.0(2)	4.7(262)
Support threads resolved	–	–
Tested up to	7.1.4	6.2.15
Search multiplier	×0.37	×0.04
Last release	11 days ago	3 years ago
Requires PHP	7.4	7.2

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