MouseWheel Smooth Scroll vs Page scroll to id (2026)
Detailed side-by-side comparison of two WordPress plugins, based on real-time data from WordPress.org.
MouseWheel Smooth Scroll
100K+ active installs
Free
Quick Verdict
As of April 2026, Page scroll to id has a higher user rating (4.9/5 from 224 reviews) while MouseWheel Smooth Scroll leads in active installations (100K+ vs 100K+). Both are free WordPress plugins. MouseWheel Smooth Scroll has accumulated 746K+ total downloads while Page scroll to id has 1.9M+.
Detailed Comparison
| Metric | MouseWheel Smooth Scroll | Page scroll to id | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rating | 4.5/5 | ► | 4.9/5 |
| Total Reviews | 43 | ► | 224 |
| Active Installs | 100K+ | 100K+ | |
| Total Downloads | 746K+ | ► | 1.9M+ |
| Support Resolution | N/A | 0% | |
| Last Updated | 2 weeks ago | ◄ | 3 months ago |
| First Released | 2015 | 2012 | |
| Age | 11 years | 14 years | |
| WP Requires | 3.0.1+ | 3.3+ | |
| PHP Requires | false+ | false+ | |
| Business Model | Free | Free | |
| Latest Version | 6.7.4 | 1.7.9 |
Rating Breakdown
MouseWheel Smooth Scroll
Page scroll to id
Download Trends
Over the past 30 days, MouseWheel Smooth Scroll averaged approximately 1,289 daily downloads while Page scroll to id averaged 104.
Recent Reviews
MouseWheel Smooth Scroll Reviews
Lenis not working properly on oxygen builder
Love the plugin. I really like the lerp on lenis option but it is quite annoying that the mousescroll does not work when inside the oxygen builder editor. I have to use the scrollbar because it doesnt
Wondeful plugin !
What a wonderful free plugin. Please developer keep it alive and updated.
Smoothest Smooth Scroll
Great Plugin! Thanks Much!
Page scroll to id Reviews
Does exactly what it should & great support
At first I thought all the options were a bit daunting, but now I realise how essential a lot of them are when scrolling to anchor links. The author is very quick to respond when you flag a potenti
Easy and valuable
I’ve been using this plugin on multiple projects: always easy, always reliable.Overtime tested with multiple themes both with Gutenberg and Page Builder.Very useful the Offset function: it helps a lot
Nice plugin
Was struggling to build TOC hyperlinks with smooth scrolling. This plugin immediately fixed that. Nice job. (Updated and edited review) After releasing my hyperlinks was scrolling past the conte
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