WordPress plugin comparison

Dashboard quick links widget vs Fixed Widget and Sticky Elements for WordPress

Dashboard quick links widget

by Hem Thapa

600+ 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 600+ for Dashboard quick links widget.
On a typical day, Fixed Widget and Sticky Elements for WordPress is downloaded about 76 times, Dashboard quick links widget about 7.
Dashboard quick links widget is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 10 reviews, against 4.7 from 262 reviews.
Dashboard quick links widget was updated more recently: Jan 23, 2026, against Mar 30, 2023 for Fixed Widget and Sticky Elements for WordPress.
Dashboard quick links widget is tested with a newer WordPress: 6.9.11, 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 2016 for Dashboard quick links widget.

Dashboard quick links widget leads on 4 of 7 comparable lines.

Metric	Dashboard quick links widget	Fixed Widget and Sticky Elements for WordPress
Popular rank	#8,108	#574
Active installs	600+	70K+
Downloads, last 30 days	168	2.1K
Rating	5.0(10)	4.7(262)
Support threads resolved	–	–
Tested up to	6.9.11	6.2.15
Search multiplier	×0.41	×0.04
Last release	9 months ago	3 years ago
Requires PHP	7.3	7.2

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