Basic Scroll to Top 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 #1,881, ahead of Basic Scroll to Top at #58,070. Over the last 7 days jQuery Smooth Scroll climbed 3 places and Basic Scroll to Top climbed 4,187 places. Downloads this week: jQuery Smooth Scroll 493 and Basic Scroll to Top 15.
| Metric | Basic Scroll to Top | jQuery Smooth Scroll |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank today | #58,070 ▲ 4187 | #1,881 ▲ 3 |
| Active installs | — | 10K+ |
| Downloads, last 7 days | 15 | 493 |
| Rating | no ratings | 4.5★ (47) |
| Last updated | May 27, 2025 | Jan 21, 2026 |
| Current version | 1.0.0 | 1.5.1 |
| Best rank on record | #48,024 | #1,850 |
| Days in the top 50 | 0 | 0 |
| On WordPress.org since | Mar 2022 | 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
Active installs
Downloads per day
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Frequently asked questions
Which ranks higher on WordPress.org, Basic Scroll to Top or jQuery Smooth Scroll?
jQuery Smooth Scroll, at #1,881 on the WordPress.org popular plugins list today, with Basic Scroll to Top at #58,070. The ranking reflects recent installs and moves daily, which is why this page shows the history rather than one snapshot.
Are Basic Scroll to Top 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.