Best sticky navigation plugins for WordPress
The most popular sticky navigation plugins for WordPress in November 2026, in WordPress.org’s own popular order, which follows active installs. Fixed And Sticky Header leads with 1K+ active installs, ahead of Bubble Menu (1K+) and Shift8 Full Nav (30+). All 4 plugins tagged “sticky navigation” are below, with figures from WordPress.org that update every day.
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Top 4 sticky navigation plugins
- 1.
Fixed And Sticky HeaderThe most installed sticky navigation plugin, with 1K+ active installs. Rated 3.3 from 7 reviews, updated 2 months ago.
- 2.
Bubble Menu1K+ active installs. Rated 4.2 from 9 reviews, updated 2 months ago.
- 3.
Shift8 Full Nav30+ active installs. Only 4 reviews so far, last updated 1 year ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.8.12.
- 4.
Sticky Header Menu on Scroll30+ active installs. Only 1 review so far, updated 3 months ago.
All 4 plugins tagged “sticky navigation”

Fixed And Sticky Header
Down in the last 7 days:13#5,719by Arjun Thakur2 months ago
Make your WordPress website header fixed or sticky while scrolling. Choose your header, scroll position, colors, height, and spacing.
- Installs
- 1K+
- Rating
- 3.3(7)
- Downloads
- 22/day

Bubble Menu
Up in the last 7 days:1#6,678by Wow-Company2 months ago
Create interactive floating bubble menus to enhance site navigation and boost user engagement effortlessly.
- Installs
- 1K+
- Rating
- 4.2(9)
- Downloads
- 11/day

Shift8 Full Nav
#23,857by shift81 year ago
This plugin implements a very simple and clean sticky navigation bar. The navigation is fully responsive and the mobile version of the menu has a full …
- Installs
- 30+
- Rating
- 3.3(4)
- Downloads
- 0/day

Sticky Header Menu on Scroll
Up in the last 7 days:799#24,355by Jose Varghese3 months ago
Makes your site's header or menu sticky on scroll with auto-detection, animations, scroll direction control, and breakpoints. No coding required.
- Installs
- 30+
- Rating
- 5.0(1)
- Downloads
- 0/day