Category Sticky Post
Mark a post to be placed at the top of a specified category archive. It's sticky posts specifically for categories.
4.9(24 reviews)
·3.0K+ active installs·Updated 8 years agoAs of April 2026, Category Sticky Post is a WordPress post plugin with 3.0K+ active installations and a 4.9/5 rating from 24 reviews. It has been downloaded 78K+ times in total. Requires WordPress 3.4.1+ and PHP false+. Available on WordPress.org since 2012. Last updated 8 years ago — may have compatibility concerns. Download volume is stable this week. Top alternative: Header and Footer Scripts.
4.9/524 reviews
3.0K+active installs
78K+total downloads
14 yearssince 2012
Overview
Category Sticky Post allows you to mark a post to be displayed – or stuck – to the top of each archive page for the specified
category.
Category Sticky Post…
- Allows you to select which category in which to stick a post
- Will display the post on the top of the first page of the archive just like built-in sticky posts
- Will only allow you to stick a single post per category
- Displays whether or not a post is stuck in a category on the Post Edit dashboard
- Provides light styling that should look good in most themes
- Is available on each post editor page
- Is fully localized and ready for translation
For more information or to follow the project, check out the project page.
Development Information
Category Sticky Post was built with…
- The desire to perform the same function…
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Ratings & Reviews
4.924 reviews
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Recent Reviews
Plays well with WP v6.6
by Nicki Faulk·1 year ago
Does exactly what I need. Thank you, Tom McFarlin!
still works perfectly.
by emilysparkle·3 years ago
thanks for a solid plugin. 🙂
working in 2022
by touficmamdouh·4 years ago
thank you for great developer
Works with WP 5.7.2
by Limeyard·4 years ago
I really needed this, and WOW! it works like a charm with WP 5.7.2
Compatible
by vitisaureus·5 years ago
Once upon a time i applied this useful plugin. Now the plugin search did not show it on my new wordpress site. Found it, and installed other way. And still works.
Thank you!
Download Trends
Today: 10Yesterday: 8This week: 57Period total: 2K
Compatibility
| WordPress | 3.4.1+ requiredTested up to 4.4.34 |
| PHP | false+ required |
Version Adoption
v2.10
97.3%
Other
2.7%
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Frequently Asked Questions
Changelog
2.10.2
- Change plugin authorship.
Contributors
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