Astro Sticky Buttons
Add sticky buttons for easy contact and social sharing on your site. Supports email, phone, WhatsApp, Skype, Facebook, Instagram, and more.
Solid choice
Astro Sticky Buttons is a solid plugin choice in 2026, with a few things worth checking first. It runs on 10+ sites and was last updated 1 month ago, and scores 62/100 on our health check.
- Tested with the latest WordPress (7.1)
- Small user base (10+ active installs)
- Very few reviews so far
How does it stack up?
Side-by-side on installs, updates, ratings & support
Daily downloads
Download spikes usually follow a new release — each site that auto-updates counts as a download.
Rankings
Where Astro Sticky Buttons stands todayWordPress.org search rankings
Live position in the plugin search, top 100| Keyword | Position |
|---|---|
| email button | >100 |
| floating buttons | >100 |
| sticky buttons | #72 |
| telephone button | #29 |
| whatsapp button | >100 |
Version adoption
Share of active sites per release.
About Astro Sticky Buttons
From the official readme · v1.4.1Description
Display your favourite sticky buttons to get in touch with your visitors and share your social channels.
Chat/Communication buttons:
- Telephone
- Skype
- Facebook Messenger
Social buttons:
- YouTube
- TikTok
- Vimeo
Layout:
- Position: it is possible to choose the position where to display the floating buttons bar: right, bottom-right, bottom, bottom-left, left
- Icons: choose the distance beetween the icons, dimension, border and shape (squared and rounded) and box shadow
Wordefence vendor verification key
gsphudo7by90lzwdlihyerqxbzj6jiln
Installation
- Upload the entire
astro-sticky-buttonsfolder to the/wp-content/plugins/directory. - Activate the plugin through the Plugins screen (Plugins > Installed Plugins).
Changelog
1.4.1
- Compatibility: tested with WordPress 7.1.
1.4.0
- Accessibility: added accessible names (aria-label) to all sticky buttons and marked the decorative icons as aria-hidden. Fixes WCAG 2.4.4 / 4.1.2 (link-name). Thanks to Antonio Trifirò (@conlaccento).
- Added: languages/astro-sticky-buttons.pot, so the plugin strings can be translated.
- Fixed: replaced str_contains() with strpos() in the settings screen. str_contains() is only available from WordPress 5.9 (or PHP 8.0), while this plugin supports WordPress 5.2 with PHP 7.4: on older installations opening a settings tab raised a fatal error.
- Changed: the plugin author is now Alian Schiavoncini (https://www.alian.it) and the support address is alian@alian.it. The previous AstroThemes website and email address are no longer active.
- Changed: the admin menu is now named “Astro Plugins” instead of “AstroThemes”.
- Changed: the plugin version is now stored in the ASTRO_SB_VERSION constant instead of being read at runtime with get_plugin_data().
- Compatibility: tested with WordPress 7.0.
1.3.0
- Checked full compatibility with WordPress version 6.8.3
- Added Wordefence vendor verification key
1.2.0
- Added full compatibility with WordPress version 6.6.1.
- Added security checks to the code
1.1.0
- Added new settings: it is possible to choose which post type or taxonomy as well as custom post type and custom taxonomy to display the sticky buttons bar (recommended method). Don’t need to use the shortcode [astro-sticky-buttons] to display the sticky buttons bar.
1.0.1
- Fix TikTok
- Added Pinterest
- Added Vimeo
Screenshots
For developers
Is this your plugin? Show off the numbers.
Add a live badge to your site, docs or GitHub README. It updates on its own — no account needed.
Best Astro Sticky Buttons alternatives
All email button plugins →FAQ
Astro Sticky Buttons: quick answers
Straight answers, pulled from live WordPress.org data.
Live data from WordPress.org · checked Oct 5, 2026
Is Astro Sticky Buttons free?
Yes. Astro Sticky Buttons is free to download and use from the official WordPress.org plugin directory.
Is Astro Sticky Buttons safe to use in 2026?
Astro Sticky Buttons is a solid plugin choice in 2026, with a few things worth checking first. It runs on 10+ sites and was last updated 1 month ago, and scores 62/100 on our health check.
How many websites use Astro Sticky Buttons?
Astro Sticky Buttons is active on 10+ WordPress websites and has been downloaded 1,777 times since it launched in September 2023. It was downloaded 118 times in the last 30 days.
Does Astro Sticky Buttons work with WordPress 7.1?
Yes. The developer has tested Astro Sticky Buttons up to WordPress 7.1.2, the latest release. It requires WordPress 5.2 or newer.
What PHP version does Astro Sticky Buttons need?
Astro Sticky Buttons requires PHP 7.4 or higher. Most hosts run PHP 8.x today, so it works on any modern WordPress hosting.
When was Astro Sticky Buttons last updated?
The latest version, 1.4.1, was released on August 28, 2026 (1 month ago).
Who makes Astro Sticky Buttons?
Astro Sticky Buttons is developed and maintained by Alian Schiavoncini.
What are the best alternatives to Astro Sticky Buttons?
The most popular alternatives to Astro Sticky Buttons are Mobile Contact Line (1K+ installs), Mobile Contact Buttons (100+ installs) and JD FloatLinker (<10 installs).
Powered by PageForge
Want thousands of pages that rank like these? Build them in an afternoon.
This directory runs on the same engine as PageForge. Turn any spreadsheet, CSV or API into thousands of fast, SEO-ready WordPress pages — with schema, internal links and AI-written copy baked in.
- CSV, Google Sheets & API data sources
- AI content, schema & internal links per page
- Works with Elementor, Gutenberg, Yoast & Rank Math
- Free on WordPress.org — no credit card
