WordPress plugin comparison
Essentials vs Smooth Back To Top Button
Essentials
by BeautifulPlugins
Fewer than 10 installs
Smooth Back To Top Button
by Tanvirul Haque
40K+ installs4.9
At a glance
- Smooth Back To Top Button has more active installs: 40K+, against fewer than 10 for Essentials.
- On a typical day, Smooth Back To Top Button is downloaded about 163 times, Essentials about 4.
- Essentials has no reviews yet.
- Essentials was updated more recently: Nov 3, 2026, against Sep 6, 2026 for Smooth Back To Top Button.
- Both are tested up to WordPress 7.1.4.
- Smooth Back To Top Button has been around longer: since 2019, against 2025 for Essentials.
Line by line
Smooth Back To Top Button leads on 4 of 5 comparable lines.
| Metric | Essentials | Smooth Back To Top Button |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #63,350 | #880 |
| Active installs | Fewer than 10 | 40K+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 218 | 3.9K |
| Rating | No ratings | 4.9(31) |
| Support threads resolved | – | 100% |
| Tested up to | 7.1.4 | 7.1.4 |
| Search multiplier | ×0.05 | ×1.20 |
| Last release | 6 days ago | 2 months ago |
| Requires PHP | 7.4 | 7.4 |
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