WordPress plugin comparison
Scroll Back To Top vs Smooth Scrolling
At a glance
- Scroll Back To Top has more active installs: 9K+, against 900+ for Smooth Scrolling.
- On a typical day, Scroll Back To Top is downloaded about 30 times, Smooth Scrolling about 13.
- Smooth Scrolling is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 3 reviews, against 4.2 from 56 reviews.
- Smooth Scrolling was updated more recently: Jul 9, 2026, against Nov 28, 2017 for Scroll Back To Top.
- Smooth Scrolling is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.0.8, against 4.2.39 for Scroll Back To Top.
- Scroll Back To Top has been around longer: since 2014, against 2025 for Smooth Scrolling.
Line by line
Smooth Scrolling leads on 4 of 7 comparable lines.
| Metric |  Scroll Back To Top |  Smooth Scrolling |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #2,166 | #7,109 |
| Active installs | 9K+ | 900+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 1.5K | 294 |
| Rating | 4.2(56) | 5.0(3) |
| Support threads resolved | – | – |
| Tested up to | 4.2.39 | 7.0.8 |
| Search multiplier | ×0.00 | ×0.62 |
| Last release | 9 years ago | 4 months ago |
| Requires PHP | – | 7.4 |
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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