Back to the Top vs Smooth Back To Top Button
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
Smooth Back To Top Button leads the WordPress.org popular list today at #879, ahead of Back to the Top at #15,739. Over the last 7 days Smooth Back To Top Button climbed 1 place and Back to the Top slipped 53 places. Smooth Back To Top Button has the largest install base, roughly 400× the next: 40K+ active installs against 100+ for Back to the Top. Downloads this week: Smooth Back To Top Button 1,011 and Back to the Top 42.
| Metric | Back to the Top | Smooth Back To Top Button |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank today | #15,739 ▼ 53 | #879 ▲ 1 |
| Active installs | 100+ | 40K+ |
| Downloads, last 7 days | 42 | 1,011 |
| Rating | no ratings | 4.9★ (31) |
| Last updated | Jun 3, 2026 | Sep 6, 2026 |
| Current version | 1.2.2 | 1.3.2 |
| Best rank on record | #14,922 | #875 |
| Days in the top 50 | 0 | 0 |
| On WordPress.org since | May 2015 | Nov 2019 |
| Sites detected by our detector | 0 | 1 |
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
Active installs
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Frequently asked questions
Which is more popular, Back to the Top or Smooth Back To Top Button?
By active installs, Smooth Back To Top Button: 40K+ sites run it against 100+ for Back to the Top, according to WordPress.org figures captured on October 18, 2026.
Which ranks higher on WordPress.org, Back to the Top or Smooth Back To Top Button?
Smooth Back To Top Button, at #879 on the WordPress.org popular plugins list today, with Back to the Top at #15,739. 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 or Smooth Back To Top Button 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.