Flexible Scroll Top vs Simple Floating Menu
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
Simple Floating Menu leads the WordPress.org popular list today at #1,839, ahead of Flexible Scroll Top at #13,751. Over the last 7 days Simple Floating Menu slipped 5 places and Flexible Scroll Top climbed 44 places. Simple Floating Menu has the largest install base, roughly 100× the next: 10K+ active installs against 100+ for Flexible Scroll Top. Downloads this week: Simple Floating Menu 539 and Flexible Scroll Top 16. Ratings: Flexible Scroll Top 5★ from 3 and Simple Floating Menu 5★ from 38 reviews.
| Metric | Flexible Scroll Top | Simple Floating Menu |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank today | #13,751 ▲ 44 | #1,839 ▼ 5 |
| Active installs | 100+ | 10K+ |
| Downloads, last 7 days | 16 | 539 |
| Rating | 5★ (3) | 5★ (38) |
| Last updated | Nov 17, 2024 | Sep 17, 2026 |
| Current version | 1.5.1 | 1.5.0 |
| Best rank on record | #13,707 | #1,828 |
| Days in the top 50 | 0 | 0 |
| On WordPress.org since | Feb 2022 | Mar 2020 |
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 is more popular, Flexible Scroll Top or Simple Floating Menu?
By active installs, Simple Floating Menu: 10K+ sites run it against 100+ for Flexible Scroll Top, according to WordPress.org figures captured on October 18, 2026.
Which ranks higher on WordPress.org, Flexible Scroll Top or Simple Floating Menu?
Simple Floating Menu, at #1,839 on the WordPress.org popular plugins list today, with Flexible Scroll Top at #13,751. The ranking reflects recent installs and moves daily, which is why this page shows the history rather than one snapshot.
Are Flexible Scroll Top or Simple Floating Menu 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.