WordPress plugin comparison
Essentials vs jQuery Smooth Scroll
Essentials
by BeautifulPlugins
Fewer than 10 installs
jQuery Smooth Scroll
by Anand Kumar
10K+ installs4.5
At a glance
- jQuery Smooth Scroll has more active installs: 10K+, against fewer than 10 for Essentials.
- On a typical day, jQuery Smooth Scroll is downloaded about 51 times, Essentials about 4.
- Essentials has no reviews yet.
- Essentials was updated more recently: Nov 3, 2026, against Jan 21, 2026 for jQuery Smooth Scroll.
- Essentials is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 6.9.11 for jQuery Smooth Scroll.
- jQuery Smooth Scroll has been around longer: since 2012, against 2025 for Essentials.
Line by line
jQuery Smooth Scroll leads on 4 of 6 comparable lines.
| Metric | Essentials | jQuery Smooth Scroll |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #62,564 | #1,880 |
| Active installs | Fewer than 10 | 10K+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 222 | 1.4K |
| Rating | No ratings | 4.5(47) |
| Support threads resolved | – | – |
| Tested up to | 7.1.4 | 6.9.11 |
| Search multiplier | ×0.05 | ×0.59 |
| Last release | 5 days ago | 9 months ago |
| Requires PHP | 7.4 | 7.0 |
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