jQuery Smooth Scroll 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 jQuery Smooth Scroll at #1,882. Over the last 7 days Smooth Back To Top Button held its place and jQuery Smooth Scroll slipped 9 places. Smooth Back To Top Button has the largest install base, roughly 4× the next: 40K+ active installs against 10K+ for jQuery Smooth Scroll. Downloads this week: Smooth Back To Top Button 1,029 and jQuery Smooth Scroll 236. Ratings: jQuery Smooth Scroll 4.5★ from 47 and Smooth Back To Top Button 4.9★ from 31 reviews.
| Metric | jQuery Smooth Scroll | Smooth Back To Top Button |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank today | #1,882 ▼ 9 | #879 ▬ |
| Active installs | 10K+ | 40K+ |
| Downloads, last 7 days | 236 | 1,029 |
| Rating | 4.5★ (47) | 4.9★ (31) |
| Last updated | Jan 21, 2026 | Sep 6, 2026 |
| Current version | 1.5.1 | 1.3.2 |
| Best rank on record | #1,850 | #875 |
| Days in the top 50 | 0 | 0 |
| On WordPress.org since | Oct 2012 | 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
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Frequently asked questions
Which is more popular, jQuery Smooth Scroll or Smooth Back To Top Button?
By active installs, Smooth Back To Top Button: 40K+ sites run it against 10K+ for jQuery Smooth Scroll, according to WordPress.org figures captured on October 17, 2026.
Which ranks higher on WordPress.org, jQuery Smooth Scroll or Smooth Back To Top Button?
Smooth Back To Top Button, at #879 on the WordPress.org popular plugins list today, with jQuery Smooth Scroll at #1,882. The ranking reflects recent installs and moves daily, which is why this page shows the history rather than one snapshot.
Are jQuery Smooth Scroll 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.