WordPress plugin comparison
Simple Back To Top vs Smooth Back To Top Button
Simple Back To Top
by praveencrony
2K+ installs4.4
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 2K+ for Simple Back To Top.
- On a typical day, Smooth Back To Top Button is downloaded about 163 times, Simple Back To Top about 16.
- Smooth Back To Top Button is rated higher: 4.9 out of 5 from 31 reviews, against 4.4 from 7 reviews.
- Smooth Back To Top Button was updated more recently: Sep 6, 2026, against Dec 31, 2024 for Simple Back To Top.
- Smooth Back To Top Button is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 6.7.11 for Simple Back To Top.
- Simple Back To Top has been around longer: since 2015, against 2019 for Smooth Back To Top Button.
Line by line
Smooth Back To Top Button leads on 7 of 7 comparable lines.
| Metric | Simple Back To Top | Smooth Back To Top Button |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #4,212 | #879 |
| Active installs | 2K+ | 40K+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 450 | 3.7K |
| Rating | 4.4(7) | 4.9(31) |
| Support threads resolved | – | 100% |
| Tested up to | 6.7.11 | 7.1.4 |
| Search multiplier | ×0.17 | ×1.20 |
| Last release | 1 year ago | 2 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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