WordPress plugin comparison

jQuery Smooth Scroll vs Smooth Page Scroll Up/Down Buttons

jQuery Smooth Scroll

by Anand Kumar

10K+ installs4.5

Smooth Page Scroll Up/Down Buttons

by Senff - a11n

2K+ installs5.0

At a glance

jQuery Smooth Scroll has more active installs: 10K+, against 2K+ for Smooth Page Scroll Up/Down Buttons.
On a typical day, jQuery Smooth Scroll is downloaded about 51 times, Smooth Page Scroll Up/Down Buttons about 16.
Smooth Page Scroll Up/Down Buttons is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 21 reviews, against 4.5 from 47 reviews.
Smooth Page Scroll Up/Down Buttons was updated more recently: Aug 25, 2026, against Jan 21, 2026 for jQuery Smooth Scroll.
Smooth Page Scroll Up/Down Buttons 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 2014 for Smooth Page Scroll Up/Down Buttons.

Smooth Page Scroll Up/Down Buttons leads on 4 of 7 comparable lines.

Metric	jQuery Smooth Scroll	Smooth Page Scroll Up/Down Buttons
Popular rank	#1,879	#4,989
Active installs	10K+	2K+
Downloads, last 30 days	1.4K	408
Rating	4.5(47)	5.0(21)
Support threads resolved	–	–
Tested up to	6.9.11	7.1.4
Search multiplier	×0.59	×0.70
Last release	9 months ago	2 months ago
Requires PHP	7.0	–

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