Allow only a certain number of sticky posts at a time.
As of April 2026, Lonely Sticky is a WordPress post plugin with 80 active installations and a 5/5 rating from 3 reviews. It has been downloaded 2.9K+ times in total. Requires WordPress 3.0.1+ and PHP false+. Available on WordPress.org since 2015. Last updated 5 years ago — may have compatibility concerns. Top alternative: Post Type Switcher.
By default, the plugin allows to have only one sticky post at a time, which
means that when saving a post that has been flagged as sticky, it automatically
unsticks other posts.
Under Settings > Lonely Sticky, an option can be found that allows you to
define how many sticky posts can exist at a time. For example, if a maximum of
3 posts is allowed, when saving a post that has been flagged as sticky, the two
most recent sticky posts present (if any) will be kept as sticky, along the one
that’s being saved.
Setting the option to 0 will disable sticky posts completely.
| WordPress | 3.0.1+ requiredTested up to 5.5.18 |
| PHP | false+ required |
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