WordPress plugin comparison

Collapsing Archives vs Fixed Widget and Sticky Elements for WordPress

Collapsing Archives

by robfelty

3K+ installs4.1

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 3K+ for Collapsing Archives.
On a typical day, Fixed Widget and Sticky Elements for WordPress is downloaded about 76 times, Collapsing Archives about 29.
Fixed Widget and Sticky Elements for WordPress is rated higher: 4.7 out of 5 from 262 reviews, against 4.1 from 21 reviews.
Collapsing Archives was updated more recently: Feb 12, 2026, against Mar 30, 2023 for Fixed Widget and Sticky Elements for WordPress.
Collapsing Archives is tested with a newer WordPress: 6.9.11, against 6.2.15 for Fixed Widget and Sticky Elements for WordPress.
Collapsing Archives has been around longer: since 2008, against 2012 for Fixed Widget and Sticky Elements for WordPress.

Fixed Widget and Sticky Elements for WordPress leads on 4 of 7 comparable lines.

Metric	Collapsing Archives	Fixed Widget and Sticky Elements for WordPress
Popular rank	#3,995	#574
Active installs	3K+	70K+
Downloads, last 30 days	672	2.1K
Rating	4.1(21)	4.7(262)
Support threads resolved	–	–
Tested up to	6.9.11	6.2.15
Search multiplier	×0.50	×0.04
Last release	9 months ago	3 years ago
Requires PHP	–	7.2

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