tending or designed to stick to things on contact

sticky cakes and pastries

a sticky label

(of the weather) hot and humid; muggy

it was an unusually hot and sticky summer

involving problems; difficult or awkward

the relationship is going through a sticky patch

(of a website or its content) attracting a long visit or repeat visits from users

make your site as sticky as possible to keep visitors there longer

more and more often, web designers focus on the need to add sticky features to their sites

a piece of paper with an adhesive strip on one side, used for leaving messages or reminders

(in an online forum) a thread containing important information that is set to remain at the top of the other threads regardless of when it was last updated

could you put a sticky in the forum for those of us that are confused?