WordPress plugin comparison

Multicolumn Category Widget vs Fixed Widget and Sticky Elements for WordPress

Multicolumn Category Widget

by Arno Welzel

300+ installs4.2

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 300+ for Multicolumn Category Widget.
On a typical day, Fixed Widget and Sticky Elements for WordPress is downloaded about 76 times, Multicolumn Category Widget about 7.
Fixed Widget and Sticky Elements for WordPress is rated higher: 4.7 out of 5 from 262 reviews, against 4.2 from 5 reviews.
Multicolumn Category Widget was updated more recently: Aug 13, 2026, against Mar 30, 2023 for Fixed Widget and Sticky Elements for WordPress.
Multicolumn Category 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 2014 for Multicolumn Category Widget.

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

Metric	Multicolumn Category Widget	Fixed Widget and Sticky Elements for WordPress
Popular rank	#10,403	#574
Active installs	300+	70K+
Downloads, last 30 days	205	2.1K
Rating	4.2(5)	4.7(262)
Support threads resolved	–	–
Tested up to	7.1.4	6.2.15
Search multiplier	×0.46	×0.04
Last release	2 months ago	3 years ago
Requires PHP	–	7.2

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