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Possibly abandoned Tested up to 5.0.29 #71 in back to top

WP Scroll Top

WP Scroll Top plugin allows the visitor to easily scroll to the top of the page, with fully customization (as well as in the following sections).

Active installs<10New
Downloads · 30d65▲ +44.4% vs prev. 30d
Rating5/52 reviews
Health score28/100At risk
All-time downloads1.3KSince Nov 2018
Support resolved—No recent threads
RequiresWP 4.6PHP 5.2.4+
Downloads · 7d17▼ -5.6% week over week
Our verdict

Consider an alternative

WP Scroll Top shows warning signs in 2026 — compare the alternatives below before installing. Is rated 5/5 and was last updated 8 years ago, and scores 28/100 on our health check.

  • Small user base (<10 active installs)
  • Very few reviews so far
  • No update in 7 years
  • Only tested up to WordPress 5.0 (latest is 7.1)

How does it stack up?

Side-by-side on installs, updates, ratings & support

Daily downloads

135Jul 2Aug 15Sep 29
Yesterday1
Daily average (1y)1
Peak day11May 5, 2026
Last 12 months493

Download spikes usually follow a new release — each site that auto-updates counts as a download.

Rankings

Where WP Scroll Top stands today

WordPress.org search rankings

Live position in the plugin search, top 100
KeywordPositionCompeting pluginsCategory
back to top >100 3,728 Best back to top plugins →
scroll to top >100 2,019 Best scroll to top plugins →
scroll top >100 2,020 Best scroll top plugins →
scroll up >100 2,651 Best scroll up plugins →
WP Scroll Top >100 1,707 Best WP Scroll Top plugins →

Rating breakdown

★★★★★★★★★★ 5 from 2 reviews

  • 5★100.0%
  • 4★0.00%
  • 3★0.00%
  • 2★0.00%
  • 1★0.00%

About WP Scroll Top

From the official readme · v1.0.0

Description

WP Scroll Top plugin allows the visitor to easily scroll to the top of the page, with fully customization (as well as in the following sections).

For backwards compatibility, if this section is missing, the full length of the short description will be used, and
Markdown parsed.

A few notes about the sections above:

  • “Contributors” is a comma separated list of wordpress.org usernames
  • “Tags” is a comma separated list of tags that apply to the plugin
  • “Requires at least” is the lowest version that the plugin will work on
  • “Tested up to” is the highest version that you’ve successfully used to test the plugin. Note that it might work on
    higher versions… this is just the highest one you’ve verified.
  • Stable tag should indicate the Subversion “tag” of the latest stable version, or “trunk,” if you use /trunk/ for
    stable.

    Note that the readme.txt of the stable tag is the one that is considered the defining one for the plugin, so
    if the /trunk/readme.txt file says that the stable tag is 4.3, then it is /tags/4.3/readme.txt that’ll be used
    for displaying information about the plugin. In this situation, the only thing considered from the trunk readme.txt
    is the stable tag pointer. Thus, if you develop in trunk, you can update the trunk readme.txt to reflect changes in
    your in-development version, without having that information incorrectly disclosed about the current stable version
    that lacks those changes — as long as the trunk’s readme.txt points to the correct stable tag.

    If no stable tag is provided, it is assumed that trunk is stable, but you should specify “trunk” if that’s where
    you put the stable version, in order to eliminate any doubt.

Arbitrary section

You may provide arbitrary sections, in the same format as the ones above. This may be of use for extremely complicated
plugins where more information needs to be conveyed that doesn’t fit into the categories of “description” or
“installation.” Arbitrary sections will be shown below the built-in sections outlined above.

A brief Markdown Example

Ordered list:

  1. Some feature
  2. Another feature
  3. Something else about the plugin

Unordered list:

  • something
  • something else
  • third thing

Here’s a link to WordPress and one to Markdown’s Syntax Documentation.
Titles are optional, naturally.

Markdown uses email style notation for blockquotes and I’ve been told:

Asterisks for emphasis. Double it up for strong.

<?php code(); // goes in backticks ?>

Installation

This section describes how to install the plugin and get it working.

e.g.

  1. Upload the plugin files to the /wp-content/plugins/plugin-name directory, or install the plugin through the WordPress plugins screen directly.
  2. Activate the plugin through the ‘Plugins’ screen in WordPress
  3. Use the Settings->Plugin Name screen to configure the plugin
  4. (Make your instructions match the desired user flow for activating and installing your plugin. Include any steps that might be needed for explanatory purposes)

Changelog

Upgrade notices describe the reason a user should upgrade. No more than 300 characters.

1.0

  • A change since the previous version.
  • Another change.

0.5

  • List versions from most recent at top to oldest at bottom.

Full changelog on WordPress.org →

Screenshots

First you will install the plugin
First you will install the plugin
After Install the plugin then active this
After Install the plugin then active this

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7 Scroll Back To Top Scroll Back To Top This plugin will add a button that allows users to scroll smoothly to the top of the page. by joesexton00 10K+ ★★★★★★★★★★ 4.2 (56) 9 years ago 43
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FAQ

WP Scroll Top: quick answers

Straight answers, pulled from live WordPress.org data.

Live data from WordPress.org · checked Sep 30, 2026

Is WP Scroll Top free?

Yes. WP Scroll Top is free to download and use from the official WordPress.org plugin directory.

Is WP Scroll Top safe to use in 2026?

WP Scroll Top shows warning signs in 2026 — compare the alternatives below before installing. Is rated 5/5 and was last updated 8 years ago, and scores 28/100 on our health check.

How many websites use WP Scroll Top?

WP Scroll Top is active on <10 WordPress websites and has been downloaded 1,325 times since it launched in November 2018. It was downloaded 65 times in the last 30 days.

Does WP Scroll Top work with WordPress 7.1?

WP Scroll Top is officially tested up to WordPress 5.0.29, while the latest release is 7.1.2. It may still work, but try it on a staging site first.

What PHP version does WP Scroll Top need?

WP Scroll Top requires PHP 5.2.4 or higher. Most hosts run PHP 8.x today, so it works on any modern WordPress hosting.

When was WP Scroll Top last updated?

The latest version, 1.0.0, was released on January 6, 2019 (8 years ago).

Who makes WP Scroll Top?

WP Scroll Top is developed and maintained by Tanvir Islam.

What are the best alternatives to WP Scroll Top?

The most popular alternatives to WP Scroll Top are WPFront Scroll Top (200K+ installs), To Top (60K+ installs) and Smooth Back To Top Button (40K+ installs).

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