Best transparent header plugins for WordPress
The most popular transparent header plugins for WordPress in November 2026, in WordPress.org’s own popular order, which follows active installs. Sticky Header Effects for Elementor leads with 300K+ active installs, ahead of Extra Options For The Twenty Twenty Theme (100+) and Jamie’s Header Effects (50+). All 5 plugins tagged “transparent header” are below, with figures from WordPress.org that update every day.
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Top 5 transparent header plugins
- 1.
Sticky Header Effects for ElementorThe most installed transparent header plugin, with 300K+ active installs. Rated 4.5 from 69 reviews, updated 1 month ago.
- 2.
Extra Options For The Twenty Twenty Theme100+ active installs. Only 2 reviews so far, last updated 6 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 5.3.27.
- 3.
Jamie’s Header Effects50+ active installs. No reviews yet, updated 4 weeks ago.
- 4.
Willow ScrollFewer than 10 active installs. No reviews yet, updated 1 month ago.
- 5.
Artem Semkin Header Engine for ElementorFewer than 10 active installs. No reviews yet, updated 4 days ago.
All 5 plugins tagged “transparent header”
Sticky Header Effects for Elementor
Down in the last 7 days:1#196by POSIMYTH1 month ago
The original Elementor sticky header & sticky menu plugin. Transparent, fixed & scroll effects (blur, shrink, hide) on Elementor Free or Pro.
- Installs
- 300K+
- Rating
- 4.5(69)
- Downloads
- 1.2K/day
Extra Options For The Twenty Twenty Theme
Up in the last 7 days:18#14,860by acosmin7 years ago
This plugin lets you set a custom logo for Twenty Twenty WordPress theme's cover template, change the footer credits lines (copyright and powered …
- Installs
- 100+
- Rating
- 5.0(2)
- Downloads
- 0/day
Jamie’s Header Effects
Up in the last 7 days:1,489#21,343by jamiemarsland1 month ago
Sticky header effects for block themes: a Chameleon header that recolours to match each section, frosted blur, hide-on-scroll and overlay.
- Installs
- 50+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 6/day
Willow Scroll
Down in the last 7 days:7,740#64,327by Vlad Zelinskyi1 month ago
A different header for different parts of the site: transparent over a hero, dark on products, regular elsewhere. Set per template, category or page.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
Artem Semkin Header Engine for Elementor
Down in the last 7 days:9,278#65,834by Artem Semkin4 days ago
Sticky and auto-hide header for Elementor containers. Hide on scroll down, reveal on scroll up, logo swap, sticky styling. Free, zero dependencies.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 29/day