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Essentials

Fewer than 10 installs · #62,564 most popular

Its stats
Closest match
WPFront Scroll Top
Shares 1 of Essentials's 5 tags.
Most installed
WPFront Scroll Top
200K+ active installs.
Best rated
WPFront Scroll Top
4.9 out of 5 from 141 reviews.
Most recently updated
Block Animations, Motion & Scroll Effects
Updated on Oct 24, 2026.
  1. WPFront Scroll Top

    by Syam Mohan

    Adds a lightweight and smooth "Scroll to Top" button to your WordPress site, improving navigation and user experience with customizable options.

    Installs
    200K+
    Rank
    #279
    Rating
    4.9(141)
    Updated
    2 months ago

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  2. To Top

    by Catch Themes

    To Top is a nifty lightweight plugin. It adds a highly customizable button, which when clicked, scrolls up smoothly to the top of a page.

    Installs
    60K+
    Rank
    #674
    Rating
    4.8(54)
    Updated
    5 months ago

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  3. Smooth Back To Top Button

    by Tanvirul Haque

    Smooth Back To Top button with scroll progress indicator.

    Installs
    40K+
    Rank
    #880
    Rating
    4.9(31)
    Updated
    2 months ago

    Sharesscroll to top

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  4. UiCore Animate

    by uicore

    UiCore Animate adds page transitions, smooth scroll, and engaging animations to Elementor and Gutenberg blocks, for smoother, engaging experiences.

    Installs
    40K+
    Rank
    #831
    Rating
    3.2(10)
    Updated
    7 months ago

    Sharesblocks

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  5. Reading Time WP

    by yingles

    Reading Time WP creates an estimated reading time of your posts that is inserted above the content or by using a shortcode.

    Installs
    20K+
    Rank
    #1,112
    Rating
    4.8(20)
    Updated
    2 months ago

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  6. jQuery Smooth Scroll

    by Anand Kumar

    Activate the plugin for smooth scrolling and smooth "back to top" feature.

    Installs
    10K+
    Rank
    #1,880
    Rating
    4.5(47)
    Updated
    9 months ago

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  7. Scroll Back To Top

    by joesexton00

    This plugin will add a button that allows users to scroll smoothly to the top of the page.

    Installs
    9K+
    Rank
    #2,164
    Rating
    4.2(56)
    Updated
    9 years ago

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  8. Smooth Scroll Up

    by Konstantinos Kouratoras

    Smooth Scroll Up is a lightweight plugin that creates a customizable back to top feature in your WordPress website.

    Installs
    6K+
    Rank
    #2,800
    Rating
    4.8(59)
    Updated
    7 years ago

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  9. Block Animations, Motion & Scroll Effects

    by nK

    Animate WordPress blocks with reveal, scroll, mouse and loop effects, set in the block settings.

    Installs
    6K+
    Rank
    #2,690
    Rating
    4.6(46)
    Updated
    15 days ago

    Sharesblocks

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  10. Worth The Read

    by brianmcculloh

    An adjustable progress meter showing how much of the post/page the user has scrolled through, and a read time commitment label near the post titles.

    Installs
    3K+
    Rank
    #3,803
    Rating
    4.3(27)
    Updated
    2 months ago

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  11. Scroll Back To Top Button

    by Sayful Islam

    This is just a very simple plugin to have a scroll back to top button throughout your whole blog/site.

    Installs
    3K+
    Rank
    #3,745
    Rating
    4.0(8)
    Updated
    1 year ago

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  12. MakeITeasy Back To Top

    by Lovro Hrust

    Block based back to top. Lightweight, no dependencies, customizable and with some advanced options. Based on best block development practices.

    Installs
    2K+
    Rank
    #4,978
    Rating
    5.0(2)
    Updated
    1 month ago

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