WordPress plugin comparison
Custom Scrollbar vs Fartscroll
At a glance
- Custom Scrollbar has more active installs: 2K+, against 10+ for Fartscroll.
- On a typical day, Custom Scrollbar is downloaded about 13 times, Fartscroll about 2.
- Fartscroll is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 5 reviews, against 4.7 from 7 reviews.
- Fartscroll was updated more recently: May 8, 2026, against Jul 9, 2021 for Custom Scrollbar.
- Fartscroll is tested with a newer WordPress: 6.9.11, against 5.7.21 for Custom Scrollbar.
- Fartscroll has been around longer: since 2013, against 2015 for Custom Scrollbar.
Line by line
Fartscroll leads on 4 of 7 comparable lines.
| Metric |  Custom Scrollbar |  Fartscroll |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #4,962 | #38,318 |
| Active installs | 2K+ | 10+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 251 | 44 |
| Rating | 4.7(7) | 5.0(5) |
| Support threads resolved | – | – |
| Tested up to | 5.7.21 | 6.9.11 |
| Search multiplier | ×0.00 | ×0.16 |
| Last release | 5 years ago | 6 months ago |
| Requires PHP | – | 7.2 |
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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