Best sticky post plugins for WordPress
The most popular sticky post plugins for WordPress in November 2026, in WordPress.org’s own popular order, which follows active installs. Custom Post Type Sticky leads with 800+ active installs, ahead of Sticky Posts Expire (100+). All 2 plugins tagged “sticky post” are below, with figures from WordPress.org that update every day.
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Top 2 sticky post plugins
- 1.
Custom Post Type StickyThe most installed sticky post plugin, with 800+ active installs. Only 4 reviews so far, last updated 6 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 5.5.24.
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Sticky Posts Expire100+ active installs. Only 1 review so far, last updated 3 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 5.8.19.
All 2 plugins tagged “sticky post”
Custom Post Type Sticky
Down in the last 7 days:8#7,459by Abhay6 years ago
Extends sticky post functionality to custom post types in a way that is identical to default posts.
- Installs
- 800+
- Rating
- 4.8(4)
- Downloads
- 12/day
Sticky Posts Expire
Up in the last 7 days:32#16,522by Mubeen Khan3 years ago
A simple plugin that allows you to set an expiration date on posts. Once a post is expired, it will no longer be sticky.
- Installs
- 100+
- Rating
- 4.0(1)
- Downloads
- 0/day