WordPress plugin comparison
Back to Top Button vs Smooth Scroll Up
At a glance
- Smooth Scroll Up has more active installs: 6K+, against 60+ for Back to Top Button.
- On a typical day, Smooth Scroll Up is downloaded about 16 times, Back to Top Button about 3.
- Back to Top Button is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 3 reviews, against 4.8 from 59 reviews.
- Back to Top Button was updated more recently: Nov 3, 2026, against Jan 18, 2019 for Smooth Scroll Up.
- Back to Top Button is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.0.8, against 5.0.31 for Smooth Scroll Up.
- Smooth Scroll Up has been around longer: since 2013, against 2016 for Back to Top Button.
Line by line
Back to Top Button leads on 4 of 7 comparable lines.
| Metric |  Back to Top Button |  Smooth Scroll Up |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #20,050 | #2,802 |
| Active installs | 60+ | 6K+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 50 | 405 |
| Rating | 5.0(3) | 4.8(59) |
| Support threads resolved | – | – |
| Tested up to | 7.0.8 | 5.0.31 |
| Search multiplier | ×0.34 | ×0.00 |
| Last release | 6 days ago | 7 years ago |
| Requires PHP | 7.0 | – |
From WordPress.org's public data, refreshed every night. Downloads are WordPress.org's official daily figures for the last 30 days.
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