Swifty Bar, sticky bar by WPGens
Adds sticky bar at the bottom of post that shows category,post title, author, time needed to read article, share buttons and previous/next post links
Use with caution
Swifty Bar, sticky bar by WPGens works, but test it on a staging site before relying on it in 2026. It runs on 400+ sites, is rated 5/5 and was last updated 3 years ago, and scores 44/100 on our health check.
- Loved by users — 5/5 from 48 reviews
- Small user base (400+ active installs)
- No update in 3 years
- Only tested up to WordPress 6.3 (latest is 7.1)
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 Swifty Bar, sticky bar by W… stands todayWordPress.org search rankings
Live position in the plugin search, top 100| Keyword | Position |
|---|---|
| footer bar | >100 |
| previous next posts | >100 |
| share buttons | >100 |
| sticky bar | >100 |
| time to read | >100 |
Version adoption
Share of active sites per release.
Rating breakdown
★★★★★★★★★★ 5 from 48 reviews
About Swifty Bar, sticky bar by WPGens
From the official readme · v1.2.11Description
Boost your user engagement!
As featured on wpbegginer, elegantthemes as top10 plugins of 2015, and on product hunt as product of the day.
Swifty bar will adds sticky bar at the bottom of post that shows category, post title, author, time needed to read article, share buttons together with share count, and previous/next post links. This plugin can easily replace your social share buttons while giving readers better experience with much more options. Its fast, coded with best practice, super light and will not slow down your site.
Check out demo here
Major features in Swifty Bar include:
- Shows current post category, post title and authors first and last name.
- Shows estimated time that is needed for visitor to read your article.
- Share buttons for most popular social networks (new ones comming soon).
- Number of Comments and click to scroll to comment form.
- Previous/Next Post Links with nice preview on hover.
- Super light, clean code that will not slow down your site.
- Admin Panel to customize each module.
- Supports custom post types.
- Multiple colors and two type of icons
- Share counter
Share Count in 1.2!
We introduced share count in latest version of swifty bar. We are saving share counts inside WP Transients to keep things fast and fetching new shares once user clicks on any of the share icons, if no clicks have been made, share will refresh once daily, that way site is doing minimal requests to the share APIs which boosts its speed by ALOT.
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If you have any suggestions/feedback to improve Swifty Bar, please get in touch with me via email goranefbl@gmail.com .
Installation
- Upload the Swifty Bar plugin to your blog, Activate it.
- Go to Plugin Settings Page – located under settings.
- Choose on which Post Type bar should appear.
Frequently asked questions
How to add new social networks
We will add them slowly in new updates. Post on forums which one you need and we will add it. For now we want to keep it simple and fast.
Changelog
1.2.11
- Input Sanitization
1.2.10
- Preparation for the new big update! SwiftyBar is alive 🙂 Send feature request to goran@wpgens.com as I might include them with the next update.
1.2.9
- Security update
1.2.8
- Removed Google plus
1.2.6
- Update for new WP version
- Added Igor as contributor
1.2.6
- Fix usage with other wpgens plugins
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Is Swifty Bar, sticky bar by WPGens free?
Yes. Swifty Bar, sticky bar by WPGens is free to download and use from the official WordPress.org plugin directory.
Is Swifty Bar, sticky bar by WPGens safe to use in 2026?
Swifty Bar, sticky bar by WPGens works, but test it on a staging site before relying on it in 2026. It runs on 400+ sites, is rated 5/5 and was last updated 3 years ago, and scores 44/100 on our health check.
How many websites use Swifty Bar, sticky bar by WPGens?
Swifty Bar, sticky bar by WPGens is active on 400+ WordPress websites and has been downloaded 34,536 times since it launched in July 2015. It was downloaded 110 times in the last 30 days.
Does Swifty Bar, sticky bar by WPGens work with WordPress 7.1?
Swifty Bar, sticky bar by WPGens is officially tested up to WordPress 6.3.12, while the latest release is 7.1.2. It may still work, but try it on a staging site first.
When was Swifty Bar, sticky bar by WPGens last updated?
The latest version, 1.2.11, was released on September 10, 2023 (3 years ago).
Who makes Swifty Bar, sticky bar by WPGens?
Swifty Bar, sticky bar by WPGens is developed and maintained by Goran87.
What are the best alternatives to Swifty Bar, sticky bar by WPGens?
The most popular alternatives to Swifty Bar, sticky bar by WPGens are DiceBar (10+ installs), Immediate List Building Pro… (10+ installs) and Sunder Notice Bar (<10 installs).
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