Fixed Widget and Sticky Elements for WordPress

More attention and a higher ad performance with fixed sticky widgets.

v6.2.3monetizemoreUpdated 2023-03-30Added Nov 19, 201280k+ installs94% rating
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Repo80
Performance100
Maintainability86

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20 issues found in latest scan

WARNING3
WordPress.NamingConventions.PrefixAllGlobals.NonPrefixedVariableFound

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

ERROR2
Generic.PHP.ForbiddenFunctions.Found

The use of function wp_get_sidebars_widgets() is forbidden

WARNING2
WordPress.NamingConventions.PrefixAllGlobals.NonPrefixedHooknameFound

Hook names invoked by a theme/plugin should start with the theme/plugin prefix. Found: "q2w3-fixed-widget-sidebar-options".

WARNING2
WordPress.Security.NonceVerification.Recommended

Processing form data without nonce verification.

WARNING1
WordPress.DB.DirectDatabaseQuery.DirectQuery

Use of a direct database call is discouraged.

WARNING1
WordPress.DB.DirectDatabaseQuery.NoCaching

Direct database call without caching detected. Consider using wp_cache_get() / wp_cache_set() or wp_cache_delete().

ERROR1
WordPress.Security.EscapeOutput.OutputNotEscaped

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

WARNING1
WordPress.WP.EnqueuedResourceParameters.NotInFooter

In footer ($in_footer) is not set explicitly wp_register_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.

WARNING1
mismatched_plugin_name

Plugin name "Fixed Widget and Sticky Elements for WordPress" is different from the name declared in plugin header "Fixed Widget".

ERROR1
missing_direct_file_access_protection

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

ERROR1
no_license

Missing "License". Please update your readme with a valid GPLv2 (or later) compatible license.

ERROR1
outdated_tested_upto_header

Tested up to: 6.2 < 7.0. The "Tested up to" value in your plugin is not set to the current version of WordPress. This means your plugin will not show up in searches, as we require plugins to be compatible and documented as tested up to the most recent version of WordPress.

ERROR1
plugin_header_no_license

Missing "License" in Plugin Header. Please update your Plugin Header with a valid GPLv2 (or later) compatible license.

WARNING1
readme_parser_warnings_too_many_tags

One or more tags were ignored. Please limit your plugin to 5 tags.

WARNING1
trademarked_term

The plugin name includes a restricted term. Your chosen plugin name - "Fixed Widget and Sticky Elements for WordPress" - contains the restricted term "wordpress" which cannot be used at all in your plugin name.

Latest Snapshot

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7

Warnings

13

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First scan completed Jun 20, 2026

v6.2.3 · Plugin Check 2.0.0 · Model 2026.06-mvp-static-v2

Jun 20, 2026

v6.2.3

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Warnings
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Plugin Check
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