WordPress plugin comparison

Colorful Categories vs Fixed Widget and Sticky Elements for WordPress

Colorful Categories

by Artem P.

2K+ installs4.7

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 2K+ for Colorful Categories.
On a typical day, Fixed Widget and Sticky Elements for WordPress is downloaded about 75 times, Colorful Categories about 22.
Both are rated 4.7 out of 5.
Colorful Categories was updated more recently: Sep 30, 2025, against Mar 30, 2023 for Fixed Widget and Sticky Elements for WordPress.
Colorful Categories is tested with a newer WordPress: 6.8.12, 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 2014 for Colorful Categories.

Level: each leads on 3 of 6 comparable lines.

Metric	Colorful Categories	Fixed Widget and Sticky Elements for WordPress
Popular rank	#4,762	#577
Active installs	2K+	70K+
Downloads, last 30 days	458	2.1K
Rating	4.7(13)	4.7(262)
Support threads resolved	–	–
Tested up to	6.8.12	6.2.15
Search multiplier	×0.34	×0.04
Last release	1 year ago	3 years ago
Requires PHP	–	7.2

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