Speed Contact Bar vs Sticky Side Buttons
Two WordPress plugins head to head: ranking, active installs, downloads and ratings, from our daily tracking of the WordPress.org directory.
These aren’t all alternatives to each other — they do different jobs — so this page compares popularity only, not features.
At a glance
Sticky Side Buttons leads the WordPress.org popular list today at #1,733, ahead of Speed Contact Bar at #3,332. Over the last 7 days Sticky Side Buttons slipped 1 place and Speed Contact Bar held its place. Sticky Side Buttons has the largest install base, roughly 2.5× the next: 10K+ active installs against 4K+ for Speed Contact Bar. Downloads this week: Sticky Side Buttons 206 and Speed Contact Bar 174. Ratings: Speed Contact Bar 4.6★ from 56 and Sticky Side Buttons 4.5★ from 40 reviews.
| Metric | Speed Contact Bar | Sticky Side Buttons |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank today | #3,332 ▬ | #1,733 ▼ 1 |
| Active installs | 4K+ | 10K+ |
| Downloads, last 7 days | 174 | 206 |
| Rating | 4.6★ (56) | 4.5★ (40) |
| Last updated | Sep 13, 2026 | Jul 2, 2025 |
| Current version | 6.14.0 | 2.0.3 |
| Best rank on record | #3,316 | #1,700 |
| Days in the top 50 | 0 | 0 |
| On WordPress.org since | Apr 2014 | Jan 2017 |
Highlighted cells mark the strongest figure in each row. Rank and installs are from the latest WordPress.org capture; downloads are the last seven captured days.
Ranking history Lower is better
Active installs
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Frequently asked questions
Which is more popular, Speed Contact Bar or Sticky Side Buttons?
By active installs, Sticky Side Buttons: 10K+ sites run it against 4K+ for Speed Contact Bar, according to WordPress.org figures captured on October 18, 2026.
Which ranks higher on WordPress.org, Speed Contact Bar or Sticky Side Buttons?
Sticky Side Buttons, at #1,733 on the WordPress.org popular plugins list today, with Speed Contact Bar at #3,332. The ranking reflects recent installs and moves daily, which is why this page shows the history rather than one snapshot.
Are Speed Contact Bar or Sticky Side Buttons alternatives to each other?
Not all of them. Some of these plugins do different jobs and many sites run more than one. This page compares their popularity, not their features.
Where do these numbers come from?
WordPress.org publishes each plugin’s active install count and its position on the popular list. This site records both every day, along with per-day downloads and ratings, so the charts above show how the plugins have moved over time rather than a single day.