WordPress plugin comparison
Essentials vs Scroll Back To Top
At a glance
- Scroll Back To Top has more active installs: 9K+, against fewer than 10 for Essentials.
- On a typical day, Scroll Back To Top is downloaded about 34 times, Essentials about 4.
- Essentials has no reviews yet.
- Essentials was updated more recently: Nov 3, 2026, against Nov 28, 2017 for Scroll Back To Top.
- Essentials is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 4.2.39 for Scroll Back To Top.
- Scroll Back To Top has been around longer: since 2014, against 2025 for Essentials.
Line by line
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| Metric |  Essentials |  Scroll Back To Top |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #62,564 | #2,164 |
| Active installs | Fewer than 10 | 9K+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 222 | 1.4K |
| Rating | No ratings | 4.2(56) |
| Support threads resolved | – | – |
| Tested up to | 7.1.4 | 4.2.39 |
| Search multiplier | ×0.05 | ×0.00 |
| Last release | 6 days ago | 9 years ago |
| Requires PHP | 7.4 | – |
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