To Top vs Scroll to Top Button (2026)
Detailed side-by-side comparison of two WordPress plugins, based on real-time data from WordPress.org.
Quick Verdict
As of April 2026, Scroll to Top Button has a higher user rating (5/5 from 8 reviews) while To Top leads in active installations (60K+ vs 1.0K+). Both are free WordPress plugins. To Top has accumulated 1.3M+ total downloads while Scroll to Top Button has 27K+.
Detailed Comparison
| Metric | To Top | Scroll to Top Button | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rating | 4.9/5 | ► | 5/5 |
| Total Reviews | 54 | ◄ | 8 |
| Active Installs | 60K+ | ◄ | 1.0K+ |
| Total Downloads | 1.3M+ | ◄ | 27K+ |
| Support Resolution | 0% | N/A | |
| Last Updated | 2 weeks ago | ◄ | 5 years ago |
| First Released | 2016 | 2013 | |
| Age | 10 years | 13 years | |
| WP Requires | 5.9+ | 3.5+ | |
| PHP Requires | false+ | false+ | |
| Business Model | Free | Free | |
| Latest Version | 3.1 | 1.1 |
Rating Breakdown
To Top
Scroll to Top Button
Download Trends
Over the past 30 days, To Top averaged approximately 1,884 daily downloads while Scroll to Top Button averaged 3.
Recent Reviews
To Top Reviews
Perfect – Absolute best choice
I usually do not leave any reviews, unless the plugin absolutely doesn’t work the way the developers claim it is supposed to. I hate being their test guinea pig, so to speak. Simply state the plugin i
Works every time
We have a lot of information on our support center website and sometimes our pages get really long. This ‘to top’ plugin is super easy to set up, easily customizable to fit our colors and theme and ho
Seems to work OK …
Looks OK. Bit ironic that the “catch plugins” website demo shows it hidden behind the Google reCAPTCHA icon 😂
Scroll to Top Button Reviews
does the trick!
does as promised
OK
Works exactly as it should.
Simple and useful
The only little thing is the ” ^ ” ascii displayed as an “scroll to up” arrow. It doesn’t work well with some mobile devices and gets displayed wrong. I went with a background image with arrow instead
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