This guide will show you how to pin or “stick” a blog post to the top of your blog or website, so that it always appears first before any other posts.
WordPress blogs display posts in reverse chronological order, with the most recent post at the top. However, you can mark a post as “Sticky” and pin it to the top, making it appear above the other posts.
Sticky posts will stay at the top of your list of posts as long as they are marked as sticky. This can be useful if you want visitors to see an important update as soon as they visit your blog.
Keep in mind that only public posts can be set as sticky. Private posts are not compatible with this feature.
Additionally, Sticky posts may appear highlighted in some way, depending on the theme you’re using. For example, some themes display sticky posts with a colored background behind the title.
To mark a post as sticky and pin it to your blog feed, you’ll need to find the post settings in the sidebar on the right side of your editor screen.
If you do not have the sidebar on the right, click the Settings icon in the top right corner to bring up the settings. This icon looks like a square with two uneven columns:
Once you can access the post settings, follow these next steps to mark a Sticky post:
- Click the link next to “Status“.
- Tick the checkbox marked “Sticky“.
- Click the “Save” button to save the change.
If you notice any posts that are “stuck” to the top of your blog, and they will not move down the feed after you update your blog, it may be due to a previous Sticky status that wasn’t removed.
Generally, the Sticky option is only used for one or two posts on a blog, and it should not be used for every post. Be sure to uncheck the Sticky option on that post to move it back to its place in chronological order.
To unmark a post so it’s no longer sticky, you can follow the previous steps, but instead you’ll un-tick the checkbox marked “Sticky“.
