Sneakers
Easily add visually appealing Collapsible Panels facing any direction on the screen, without jQuery. Supports Shortcode, Custom Colors and 12 different locations. Sneakers is an advanced WordPress plugin that creates…
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Sneakers shows warning signs in 2026 — compare the alternatives below before installing. It runs on 10+ sites and was last updated 6 years ago, and scores 23/100 on our health check.
- Small user base (10+ active installs)
- Very few reviews so far
- No update in 5 years
- Only tested up to WordPress 5.6 (latest is 7.1)
Daily downloads
Download spikes usually follow a new release — each site that auto-updates counts as a download.
Rankings
Where Sneakers stands todayWordPress.org search rankings
Live position in the plugin search, top 100| Keyword | Position |
|---|---|
| Collapsible Panels | >100 |
| CSS3 | >100 |
| CSS3 Collapsible Panels | #3 |
| Featured Content | >100 |
| slides | >100 |
Version adoption
Share of active sites per release.
About Sneakers
From the official readme · v1.1Description
Easily add visually appealing Collapsible Panels facing any direction on the screen, without jQuery. Supports Shortcode, Custom Colors and 12 different locations.
Sneakers is an advanced WordPress plugin that creates and displays Collapsible Panels on different corners of screen designed for use on any resolution. Better yes, it is done without any use of jQuery or Javascript.
Features:
- Page and post-type control
- Shortcode support
- Font-Awesome integration
- Custom backgrounds for the panel content faces
- 12 different positions (we aim to release further positions in due course)
- 6 color variations (we aim to release more variations in due course)
- CSS3 Animations
- No JavaScript
This plugin is perfect for forms, featured content, and contact information. Most importantly, it supports all major browsers.
How to add a new Sneaker Screen
Title: This will be the text shown on the strip which overlays the panel. Example: ‘Locate Us’, ‘Announcement’, etc.
Description: the description is the text shown inside the panel, so try to be brief here and add link to complete the article if there are any.
Content area: here you can select any background image for your panel or select one of the background colors.
Strip design:
Strip color: You can select from 6 colors at present. (we aim to release more variations in due course)
Font-color: Select the font-color for the text on the panel strip.
Font-Awesome code: Select any FA icon code that you need to display beside the text on the panel strip.
Icon-color: select your chosen color for the FA icon. Refer to the following link below to choose your icons. http://fortawesome.github.io/Font-Awesome/icons/
Display area
Front Page: Check if you want Sneakers to display just on Home page contrary to other locations.
Select Post type: The selected post type will display particular sneaker on all of its posts.
Specify the display area and alignment: Select the position of Sneaker, this will specify where you want to display it on the front-end of your website.
Shortcode: Add any Shortcode and it will displayed in the panel content area.
Position: You can choose between 12 different positions (we aim to release more variations in due course).
TIPS:
– If you want only 1 individual page to show a sneaker. Edit the specified page and select it from the Sneaker(s) box. Finally save it. It is as easy as that.
We invite you to suggest features to us so we can continue to improve our products.
Installation
- Log in to your website administrator panel.
- Go to Plugins page, and add new plugin.
- Upload sneakers.zip
- Click Install Now button.
- Then click Activate Plugin button.
Now go to Sneakers->Add Sneaker in left panel. Select options as per your needs.
Changelog
1.1
- Compatibility with 7.4 and latest WP
- Minor design fixes
Screenshots
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FAQ
Sneakers: quick answers
Straight answers, pulled from live WordPress.org data.
Live data from WordPress.org · checked Oct 13, 2026
Is Sneakers free?
Yes. Sneakers is free to download and use from the official WordPress.org plugin directory.
Is Sneakers safe to use in 2026?
Sneakers shows warning signs in 2026 — compare the alternatives below before installing. It runs on 10+ sites and was last updated 6 years ago, and scores 23/100 on our health check.
How many websites use Sneakers?
Sneakers is active on 10+ WordPress websites and has been downloaded 2,218 times since it launched in September 2014. It was downloaded 67 times in the last 30 days.
Does Sneakers work with WordPress 7.1?
Sneakers is officially tested up to WordPress 5.6.22, while the latest release is 7.1.3. It may still work, but try it on a staging site first.
What PHP version does Sneakers need?
Sneakers requires PHP 5.6 or higher. Most hosts run PHP 8.x today, so it works on any modern WordPress hosting.
When was Sneakers last updated?
The latest version, 1.1, was released on December 28, 2020 (6 years ago).
Who makes Sneakers?
Sneakers is developed and maintained by G Matta.
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