WP Sticky Sidebar – Floating Sidebar On Scroll for Any Theme

WP Sticky Sidebar plugin will make your menu or header stick to the side of page, after desired number of pixels when scrolled 📌

v1.4.1PremioUpdated 2026-06-11Added Nov 16, 201610k+ installs98% rating100% support resolved
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Repo94
Performance100
Maintainability61

Top Issues by Category

maintainability79
i18n54
security43

Issues Details

177 issues found in latest scan

WARNING55
WordPress.NamingConventions.PrefixAllGlobals.NonPrefixedVariableFound

Global variables defined by a theme/plugin should start with the theme/plugin prefix. Found: "$action_links".

ERROR33
WordPress.WP.I18n.TextDomainMismatch

Mismatched text domain. Expected 'mystickysidebar' but got "chaty".

ERROR15
WordPress.Security.EscapeOutput.OutputNotEscaped

All output should be run through an escaping function (see the Security sections in the WordPress Developer Handbooks), found '$action_links'.

ERROR14
WordPress.Security.EscapeOutput.UnsafePrintingFunction

All output should be run through an escaping function (like esc_html_e() or esc_attr_e()), found '_e'.

ERROR13
WordPress.WP.I18n.MissingArgDomain

Missing $domain parameter in function call to _nx().

ERROR8
wp_function_not_compatible_with_requires_wp

Function "is_php_version_compatible()" requires WordPress 5.2.0, but your plugin minimum supported version is WordPress 4.7.0.

WARNING4
WordPress.Security.NonceVerification.Recommended

Processing form data without nonce verification.

WARNING4
WordPress.Security.ValidatedSanitizedInput.InputNotSanitized

Detected usage of a non-sanitized input variable: $_GET['mss_nonce']

WARNING4
WordPress.Security.ValidatedSanitizedInput.MissingUnslash

$_GET['mss_nonce'] not unslashed before sanitization. Use wp_unslash() or similar

WARNING4
WordPress.WP.I18n.NoHtmlWrappedStrings

Translatable string should not be wrapped in HTML. Found: '<span class="description"><strong>Except for this page:</strong> Shopping Cart, Checkout: </span>'

ERROR3
WordPress.DateTime.RestrictedFunctions.date_date

date() is affected by runtime timezone changes which can cause date/time to be incorrectly displayed. Use gmdate() instead.

WARNING3
WordPress.NamingConventions.PrefixAllGlobals.NonPrefixedConstantFound

Global constants defined by a theme/plugin should start with the theme/plugin prefix. Found: "STICKY_SIDEBAR_PATH".

WARNING2
WordPress.Security.SafeRedirect.wp_redirect_wp_redirect

wp_redirect() found. Using wp_safe_redirect(), along with the "allowed_redirect_hosts" filter if needed, can help avoid any chances of malicious redirects within code. It is also important to remember to call exit() after a redirect so that no other unwanted code is executed.

ERROR2
missing_direct_file_access_protection

PHP file should prevent direct access. Add a check like: if ( ! defined( 'ABSPATH' ) ) exit;

WARNING2
trademarked_term

The plugin name includes a restricted term. Your chosen plugin name - "WP Sticky Sidebar - Floating Sidebar On Scroll for Any Theme" - contains the restricted term "wp" which cannot be used at all in your plugin name.

WARNING1
PluginCheck.CodeAnalysis.DiscouragedFunctions.load_plugin_textdomainFound

load_plugin_textdomain() has been discouraged since WordPress version 4.6. When your plugin is hosted on WordPress.org, you no longer need to manually include this function call for translations under your plugin slug. WordPress will automatically load the translations for you as needed.

WARNING1
WordPress.NamingConventions.PrefixAllGlobals.NonPrefixedClassFound

Classes declared by a theme/plugin should start with the theme/plugin prefix. Found: "stickysidebar_form_review_box".

WARNING1
WordPress.NamingConventions.PrefixAllGlobals.NonPrefixedHooknameFound

Hook names invoked by a theme/plugin should start with the theme/plugin prefix. Found: "plugin_install_action_links".

ERROR1
WordPress.WP.DeprecatedParameters.Load_plugin_textdomainParam2Found

The parameter "FALSE" at position #2 of load_plugin_textdomain() has been deprecated since WordPress version 2.7.0. Use "" instead.

WARNING1
WordPress.WP.EnqueuedResourceParameters.MissingVersion

Resource version not set in call to wp_enqueue_style(). This means new versions of the style may not always be loaded due to browser caching.

WARNING1
WordPress.WP.EnqueuedResourceParameters.NotInFooter

In footer ($in_footer) is not set explicitly wp_enqueue_script; It is recommended to load scripts in the footer. Please set this value to `true` to load it in the footer, or explicitly `false` if it should be loaded in the header.

ERROR1
WordPress.WP.I18n.MissingTranslatorsComment

A function call to esc_html__() with texts containing placeholders was found, but was not accompanied by a "translators:" comment on the line above to clarify the meaning of the placeholders.

ERROR1
WordPress.WP.I18n.UnorderedPlaceholdersText

Multiple placeholders in translatable strings should be ordered. Expected "%1\$s, %2\$s", but got "%s, %s" in "Hi there, it seems like %s is bringing you some value, and that's pretty awesome! Can you please show us some love and rate %s on WordPress? It'll only take 2 minutes of your time, and will really help us spread the word".

ERROR1
five_star_reviews_detected

Linking directly to 5 stars reviews is not allowed.

WARNING1
mismatched_plugin_name

Plugin name "WP Sticky Sidebar - Floating Sidebar On Scroll for Any Theme" is different from the name declared in plugin header "WP Sticky Sidebar".

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Warnings

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Score History

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First scan completed Jun 20, 2026

v1.4.1 · Plugin Check 2.0.0 · Model 2026.06-mvp-static-v2

Jun 20, 2026

v1.4.1

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177
Errors
93
Warnings
84
Plugin Check
2.0.0
Model
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