WordPress plugin comparison

Popular Posts vs Fixed Widget and Sticky Elements for WordPress

At a glance

Fixed Widget and Sticky Elements for WordPress has more active installs: 70K+, against fewer than 10 for Popular Posts.
On a typical day, Fixed Widget and Sticky Elements for WordPress is downloaded about 75 times, Popular Posts about 2.
Popular Posts has no reviews yet.
Popular Posts was updated more recently: Sep 14, 2026, against Mar 30, 2023 for Fixed Widget and Sticky Elements for WordPress.
Popular Posts 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 2026 for Popular Posts.

Level: each leads on 3 of 6 comparable lines.

Metric	Popular Posts	Fixed Widget and Sticky Elements for WordPress
Popular rank	#64,790	#577
Active installs	Fewer than 10	70K+
Downloads, last 30 days	37	2.1K
Rating	No ratings	4.7(262)
Support threads resolved	–	–
Tested up to	7.1.4	6.2.15
Search multiplier	×0.05	×0.04
Last release	1 month ago	3 years ago
Requires PHP	7.4	7.2

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