How to Add Sticky Widgets in WordPress: A Beginner’s Guide

Updated on July 5, 2019 By BeautifulThemes Author On WordPress Tips and Tricks

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When used effectively, widgets can make your site much more engaging for the visitors. They allow you to improve the functionality of your site without taking the focus away from the content of your site. In many cases, you might want to Sticky a widget, where it remains fixed even when the user scrolls up or down. Doing so will improve the visibility of the widget an ensure that more people will interact with it. If you were wondering how to add Sticky Widgets in WordPress, then you’ve come to the right place. In this article, we will show you how to do just that.

How to Add Sticky Widgets in WordPress?

In this article, we are going to be using the amazing Q2W3 Fixed Widget. This sticky widget WordPress plugin is not just effective but intuitive to use as well. Just install and activate the plugin and you will be able to enable sticky widgets. If you aren’t sure how to add plugins to your WordPress site, we have a helpful article on installing WordPress plugins.

Once you’ve installed and activated the plugin, use your Admin Sidebar to go to Appearance>>Widgets. Now pick the widget you want to sticky and click on the small triangle on its right. Doing so will expand the options. Here, you can simply check the box next to Fixed Widget. Finally, click on the Save button.

You can now check to see if the plugin is working correctly. As you can see, it’s quite simple to add Sticky Widgets in WordPress.

If you feel the need to change how your fixed widget works, you can do it through the plugin’s options. From your sidebar, navigate to Appearance>>Fixed Widget Options and change the various settings to suit your needs.

Wrapping it Up:

As you can see, it’s super easy to add sticky widgets in WordPress using a plugin. With this quick and easy change, you’ll be able to ensure that your widgets are more visible in your site. We hope you found this article to be helpful. If you have any questions, feel free to ask us in the comment section below.

If you want to learn more about widgets, you can take a look at our guide on installing WordPress widgets. We also have another helpful article where we explain the differences between WordPress Plugins vs Widgets.

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