Grade B

Simple Side Tab

Name: Simple Side Tab
Rating: 4.8 (22 reviews)
Author: srumery

⤓ Download v2.2.2 on WordPress.org ↗

by srumeryupdated 2025-12-14🌿The Dependable Sort

Small tabs for big clicks without the heavy bloat.

HealthyDeclining

78/100

Users appreciate the lightweight design and ease of use despite one reported bug with custom links.

Loved32/40

Trustworthy14/15

Fair & Honest15/15

Maintained15/18

Momentum2/12

✂️

You might not need this plugin. Its core job is small enough to live in your theme's functions.php.

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add_action( 'wp_footer', 'my_simple_side_tab' );
function my_simple_side_tab() {
    $tab_text  = 'Get a Quote';
    $tab_url   = '/contact/';
    $side      = 'right'; // 'left' or 'right'
    $top       = '40%';
    $bg_color  = '#e74c3c';
    $text_color = '#ffffff';
    ?>
    <style>
        .simple-side-tab {
            position: fixed;
            <?php echo esc_attr( $side ); ?>: 0;
            top: <?php echo esc_attr( $top ); ?>;
            background: <?php echo esc_attr( $bg_color ); ?>;
            color: <?php echo esc_attr( $text_color ); ?>;
            writing-mode: vertical-rl;
            text-orientation: mixed;
            transform: <?php echo $side === 'right' ? 'rotate(180deg)' : 'none'; ?>;
            padding: 14px 8px;
            text-decoration: none;
            font-weight: bold;
            z-index: 9999;
            border-radius: <?php echo $side === 'right' ? '6px 0 0 6px' : '0 6px 6px 0'; ?>;
        }
    </style>
    <a class="simple-side-tab" href="<?php echo esc_url( $tab_url ); ?>">
        <?php echo esc_html( $tab_text ); ?>
    </a>
    <?php
}

Keep in mind:Adjust the variables at the top of the function to match your desired text, URL, side, position, and colors.

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Active installs

~15,000

our estimate · wp.org shows 10k+

Rating

4.8★

22 ratings

Trend · vs a year ago

-45%

Declining fast

39 → 22 installs/day

What to watch out for

MINORdownloads down 45% vs a year ago

Downloads over time

real new installs per day · release spikes shown separately from the trend

2025-04-302025-08-082025-11-162026-02-232026-06-03

organicrelease spikerelease tailorganic trend · 14d rolling median

Declining fast · -45% in the last year

39/day a year ago→22/day today

Reviews

what people actually say

Simple Side Tab is widely praised for its ease of use, lightweight performance, and responsive support, though a user reports an issue with the plugin overwriting custom link URLs.

What people like

+Easy to set up and use×4
+Lightweight and fast loading×4
+Responsive and helpful author support×4
+Works reliably as described×4

Common complaints

−Plugin overwrites custom link URLs with the developer’s site URL

Review trustMostly organic

4.76★Verified rating — holds steady vs the raw 4.80★
5%One-shot reviewers — most reviewers are active community members
past spikeReview timing — up to 50% of all reviews landed in a single month

Reviews per month · 5★ vs lower

2023-10-182025-02-092026-06-04

5★ reviews1–4★ reviews

All-time ratings · 22 total

5★

4★

3★

2★

1★

Latest reviews · 22 analyzed

2025-05-15★★★★★Super handy plugin.groggy72
2023-09-21★★★★★You Make Me Look So Good!!sheilawiley
2022-06-21★★★★★“Discreet”, yet Powerful techgil
2020-01-29★★★★★Super simple and gets the job done.nocternalvibe
2020-01-19★★★★★Great plugin!litbes
2019-10-06★★★★★Where have you been all my life?ausworkshop
2018-11-29★★★★★Works perfectly alan555
2018-11-06★★★★★Be careful Guys bamboovinoth
2017-12-18★★★★★Great work m0h4mm4d
2017-04-08★★★★★Works great but just on homepage?RichiedMalone

Releases

recent versions from WordPress.org SVN

2025-12-14v2.2.2
2025-04-16v2.2.1
2024-11-15v2.2.0
2024-07-15v2.1.14
2024-03-30v2.1.12
2023-11-19v2.1.11
2023-08-13v2.1.10
2023-03-25v2.1.9

For developers & the curious

the raw signals behind the grade — none of this is on the friendly summary above

Download signals

Baselines are computed on organic days only — release spikes and their tails are excluded, so they're not inflated by the auto-update wave.

Baseline · median of last 7 organic days

Prior 7-day baseline

Floor · 25th percentile over 14 days

Latest day · 2026-06-03(organic)

-18.5%

Week-over-week organic trend

Review signals

Concentration and drive-by metrics drive the review-burst and fake-review flags. 30–40% solo reviewers is normal; we only flag the extremes.

50%

Max month share · biggest single 30-day window

3.94

Distribution CV · <0.6 even, >1.5 bursty

91%

5★ share in analyzed sample

Solo reviewers · only this one wp.org activity

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Volume velocity · last 6mo vs prior 6mo

4.77 → 4.76★

Sample avg · raw → solo-filtered