Back To The Top Button vs jQuery Smooth Scroll
Two WordPress plugins head to head: ranking, active installs, downloads and ratings, from our daily tracking of the WordPress.org directory.
These aren’t all alternatives to each other — they do different jobs — so this page compares popularity only, not features.
At a glance
jQuery Smooth Scroll leads the WordPress.org popular list today at #1,883, ahead of Back To The Top Button at #3,254. Over the last 7 days jQuery Smooth Scroll slipped 2 places and Back To The Top Button slipped 11 places. jQuery Smooth Scroll has the largest install base, roughly 2.5× the next: 10K+ active installs against 4K+ for Back To The Top Button. Downloads this week: jQuery Smooth Scroll 263 and Back To The Top Button 156. Ratings: Back To The Top Button 5★ from 27 and jQuery Smooth Scroll 4.5★ from 47 reviews.
| Metric | Back To The Top Button | jQuery Smooth Scroll |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank today | #3,254 ▼ 11 | #1,883 ▼ 2 |
| Active installs | 4K+ | 10K+ |
| Downloads, last 7 days | 156 | 263 |
| Rating | 5★ (27) | 4.5★ (47) |
| Last updated | Aug 13, 2026 | Jan 21, 2026 |
| Current version | 2.3.0 | 1.5.1 |
| Best rank on record | #3,242 | #1,850 |
| Days in the top 50 | 0 | 0 |
| On WordPress.org since | Apr 2020 | Oct 2012 |
Highlighted cells mark the strongest figure in each row. Rank and installs are from the latest WordPress.org capture; downloads are the last seven captured days.
Ranking history Lower is better
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Frequently asked questions
Which is more popular, Back To The Top Button or jQuery Smooth Scroll?
By active installs, jQuery Smooth Scroll: 10K+ sites run it against 4K+ for Back To The Top Button, according to WordPress.org figures captured on October 23, 2026.
Which ranks higher on WordPress.org, Back To The Top Button or jQuery Smooth Scroll?
jQuery Smooth Scroll, at #1,883 on the WordPress.org popular plugins list today, with Back To The Top Button at #3,254. The ranking reflects recent installs and moves daily, which is why this page shows the history rather than one snapshot.
Are Back To The Top Button or jQuery Smooth Scroll alternatives to each other?
Not all of them. Some of these plugins do different jobs and many sites run more than one. This page compares their popularity, not their features.
Where do these numbers come from?
WordPress.org publishes each plugin’s active install count and its position on the popular list. This site records both every day, along with per-day downloads and ratings, so the charts above show how the plugins have moved over time rather than a single day.