Title: Problem with fixed widget Last modified: January 19, 2022 --- # Problem with fixed widget * Resolved [George](https://wordpress.org/support/users/giorgos93/) * (@giorgos93) * [4 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/problem-with-fixed-widget/) * Hi, I have a problem. Depending on settings, fixed widget either doesn’t work, or breaks my website. I’ll explain and show it in details: * Before last update, I had #footer as my stop element. Everything worked fine: fixed element stoped right before reaching footer. And now here is what happens: * 1 – If I turn on checkbox “test new version”, and put #footer in both “custom fixed elements” and “stop elements” fields, then my footer jumps to the top of page: [https://ibb.co/mch0419](https://ibb.co/mch0419) . I know, that selector has to be added only in one field, but I wanted to test everything. * 2 – If I turn on checkbox “test new version”, and put #footer only in “custom fixed elements” field, then needed element in sidebar doesn’t get fixed, and my footer just disappears: [https://ibb.co/tBFZSNv](https://ibb.co/tBFZSNv) * 3 – If I turn on checkbox “test new version”, and put #footer only in “stop elements” field, then footer doesn’t disappear, but needed element doesn’t get fixed: [https://ibb.co/qB5C6jH](https://ibb.co/qB5C6jH) * 4 – If I turn off checkbox “test new version”, and put #footer in both “custom fixed elements” and “stop elements” fields, then needed element gets fixed, but goes through my footer: [https://ibb.co/1JRSf4s](https://ibb.co/1JRSf4s) * 5 – If I turn off checkbox “test new version”, and put #footer only in “custom fixed elements” field, then the same problem happens, as in previous example. * 6 – If I turn off checkbox “test new version”, and put #footer only in “stop elements” field, then footer doens’t disappear / doesn’t get broken, and needed element get fixed. However, it stops long before reaching footer, even though there is no margin bottom put in your plugin’s settings: [https://ibb.co/12SWsjM](https://ibb.co/12SWsjM) * I hope, that I’ve explained everything well! * The page I need help with: _[[log in](https://login.wordpress.org/?redirect_to=https%3A%2F%2Fwordpress.org%2Fsupport%2Ftopic%2Fproblem-with-fixed-widget%2F%3Foutput_format%3Dmd&locale=en_US) to see the link]_ Viewing 15 replies - 1 through 15 (of 28 total) 1 [2](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/problem-with-fixed-widget/page/2/?output_format=md) [→](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/problem-with-fixed-widget/page/2/?output_format=md) * Plugin Author [Thomas Maier](https://wordpress.org/support/users/webzunft/) * (@webzunft) * [4 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/problem-with-fixed-widget/#post-15269355) * Hi George, * thanks for reaching out! * Are you using the new version right now? If I am not mistaken then I see one fixed widget and no other element interfering. * Thanks, Thomas * Thread Starter [George](https://wordpress.org/support/users/giorgos93/) * (@giorgos93) * [4 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/problem-with-fixed-widget/#post-15269455) * Hi, Thomas! * I use 6.0.0 version. You probably looked only on the main page. When I wrote the post above, I noticed, that it happens only on articles, when you reach comment section almost at the bottom: [https://ibb.co/TwLMp1h](https://ibb.co/TwLMp1h). Maybe this comment section is perceived by your plugin as a footer now? * Here is one of my articles: [https://litfan.ru/instruktsii-sovety-lajfhaki/kak-stat-pisatelem-s-chego-nachat/](https://litfan.ru/instruktsii-sovety-lajfhaki/kak-stat-pisatelem-s-chego-nachat/) * Thread Starter [George](https://wordpress.org/support/users/giorgos93/) * (@giorgos93) * [4 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/problem-with-fixed-widget/#post-15269948) * Also in some cases, if I scroll too fast to reach the bottom of page, then sidebar element doesn’t get fixed, and there is a blank space, untill I scroll up a bit, and it appears out of nowhere. At such situations, the element gets fixed normally( after it appeared), without any margin bottom: [https://ibb.co/VQ1kLbL](https://ibb.co/VQ1kLbL) * Thread Starter [George](https://wordpress.org/support/users/giorgos93/) * (@giorgos93) * [4 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/problem-with-fixed-widget/#post-15272279) * Just in case, I’ll add: today’s update didn’t fix the problem. Even though there is fixed widget class: [https://ibb.co/ct7r6h1](https://ibb.co/ct7r6h1) * [artemibragimov324143153](https://wordpress.org/support/users/artemibragimov324143153/) * (@artemibragimov324143153) * [4 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/problem-with-fixed-widget/#post-15288146) * Hello, what theme do you use? * Thread Starter [George](https://wordpress.org/support/users/giorgos93/) * (@giorgos93) * [4 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/problem-with-fixed-widget/#post-15288188) * [@artemibragimov324143153](https://wordpress.org/support/users/artemibragimov324143153/) Hi. Shamrock * Plugin Author [Thomas Maier](https://wordpress.org/support/users/webzunft/) * (@webzunft) * [4 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/problem-with-fixed-widget/#post-15291922) * Hi [@giorgos93](https://wordpress.org/support/users/giorgos93/), * We made further improvements in version 6.0.2, which is available as a direct download [here](https://downloads.wordpress.org/plugin/q2w3-fixed-widget.6.0.2.zip). I would appreciate it if you could give it a try and let me know if it resolves the issues that started after the update. * Thanks, Thomas * Thread Starter [George](https://wordpress.org/support/users/giorgos93/) * (@giorgos93) * [4 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/problem-with-fixed-widget/#post-15292764) * [@webzunft](https://wordpress.org/support/users/webzunft/) Hi, I downloaded this version. Unfortunately, it didn’t solve the issues. The fixed widget still stops( in articles) before reaching footer. It still stops, when I reach comment section. * Sorry, but now I have to return to old version again, so my visitors won’t notice that. * Plugin Author [Thomas Maier](https://wordpress.org/support/users/webzunft/) * (@webzunft) * [4 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/problem-with-fixed-widget/#post-15325474) * Hey George, * thanks for your patience. * I just uploaded version 6.0.3 for testing. Please download it from [here](https://downloads.wordpress.org/plugin/q2w3-fixed-widget.6.0.3.zip) and let me know if it fixes the issues. * Thanks, Thomas * Thread Starter [George](https://wordpress.org/support/users/giorgos93/) * (@giorgos93) * [4 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/problem-with-fixed-widget/#post-15325882) * Hey, Thomas! * I’ve just downloaded 6.0.3 version and tested it. At this time everything seems to work fine. Thanks! * The only problem, that I’ve noticed on a couple pages (both are category pages): fixed element instead of stopping, started to overlap elements, that were higher in sidebar (during fast down-up scroll). However, after I cleared my cache, the problem disappeared. But soon it reappeared. It’s probably related to some pages having short length? * Here is a gif with the problem: [https://ibb.co/jM2YF3n](https://ibb.co/jM2YF3n). And here is an example, where the problem occurs: [https://litfan.ru/poleznye-resursy-dlya-pisatelej/sajty-dlya-pisatelej/generatory-dlya-pisatelej/](https://litfan.ru/poleznye-resursy-dlya-pisatelej/sajty-dlya-pisatelej/generatory-dlya-pisatelej/) * Plugin Author [Thomas Maier](https://wordpress.org/support/users/webzunft/) * (@webzunft) * [4 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/problem-with-fixed-widget/#post-15350080) * Hi [@giorgos93](https://wordpress.org/support/users/giorgos93/), * I hope you are well. * We fixed an issue with fixed widgets overlapping unfixed ones. Please check out version 6.0.4, which I just uploaded. * Thanks, Thomas * Thread Starter [George](https://wordpress.org/support/users/giorgos93/) * (@giorgos93) * [4 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/problem-with-fixed-widget/#post-15350219) * Hi, [@webzunft](https://wordpress.org/support/users/webzunft/)! * I’ve just updated the plugin to 6.0.4. Unfortunately, it made things even worse: now EVERY page has fixed widget overlapping. * And again, fixed widget started to stop, when I reach comment section (instead of reaching footer). I tried both ‘#footer’ and ‘footer’ value. * I have to downgrade to 6.0.3 🙂 * Thread Starter [George](https://wordpress.org/support/users/giorgos93/) * (@giorgos93) * [4 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/problem-with-fixed-widget/#post-15351206) * [@webzunft](https://wordpress.org/support/users/webzunft/) , I’ve just noticed another bug on 6.0.3 version (it doesn’t happen every time): I tried to enter a keyword in Russian in my website’s search form. 2 posts had this keyword included. So when I started to scroll down the page with search results, then footer started to shake very fast, when I reached it with fixed widget – [https://ibb.co/qFNFpfT](https://ibb.co/qFNFpfT)( for some reason this .gif file, that I’ve recorded, didn’t show this shaking moves – probably because they are too fast). Maybe this bug is somehow related to short lenght of this page? * Here is an example of a page with search results: [https://litfan.ru/?s=%D0%BA%D0%BE%D1%82%D0%BE%D0%B2](https://litfan.ru/?s=%D0%BA%D0%BE%D1%82%D0%BE%D0%B2) * Plugin Author [Thomas Maier](https://wordpress.org/support/users/webzunft/) * (@webzunft) * [4 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/problem-with-fixed-widget/#post-15355715) * Hi George, * thanks for letting me know about the issue. We will look into the overlapping widgets again. * About the flickering: I saw this once, but then not again. Can you reliably reproduce it every time on that page? * Thanks, Thomas * Thread Starter [George](https://wordpress.org/support/users/giorgos93/) * (@giorgos93) * [4 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/problem-with-fixed-widget/#post-15355770) * Hi, [@webzunft](https://wordpress.org/support/users/webzunft/) * No, I can’t reproduce this flickering every time. When I reload a page, then it usually disappears. But if I visit the page a bit later, then it reappears( if I remember correctly, it can sometimes switch to fixed widget overlapping instead of flickering). * Maybe it has something to do with my footer having “position: relative” rule? * Anyway, I hope, you will be able to find the reason! 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