Scroll Back To Top Button vs Smooth Page Scroll Up/Down Buttons (2026)
Detailed side-by-side comparison of two WordPress plugins, based on real-time data from WordPress.org.
Scroll Back To Top Button
4.0K+ active installs
Free
Smooth Page Scroll Up/Down Buttons
2.0K+ active installs
Free
Quick Verdict
As of April 2026, Smooth Page Scroll Up/Down Buttons has a higher user rating (5/5 from 21 reviews) while Scroll Back To Top Button leads in active installations (4.0K+ vs 2.0K+). Both are free WordPress plugins. Scroll Back To Top Button has accumulated 32K+ total downloads while Smooth Page Scroll Up/Down Buttons has 50K+.
Detailed Comparison
| Metric | Scroll Back To Top Button | Smooth Page Scroll Up/Down Buttons | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rating | 4/5 | ► | 5/5 |
| Total Reviews | 8 | ► | 21 |
| Active Installs | 4.0K+ | ◄ | 2.0K+ |
| Total Downloads | 32K+ | ► | 50K+ |
| Support Resolution | N/A | N/A | |
| Last Updated | 11 months ago | ► | 2 months ago |
| First Released | 2014 | 2014 | |
| Age | 12 years | 12 years | |
| WP Requires | 6.0+ | 3.8+ | |
| PHP Requires | 5.6+ | false+ | |
| Business Model | Free | Free | |
| Latest Version | 2.9.0 | 1.4.2 |
Rating Breakdown
Scroll Back To Top Button
Smooth Page Scroll Up/Down Buttons
Download Trends
Over the past 30 days, Scroll Back To Top Button averaged approximately 5 daily downloads while Smooth Page Scroll Up/Down Buttons averaged 7.
Recent Reviews
Scroll Back To Top Button Reviews
Written in Vanilla Javascript!
A few reviews here do NOT reflect to what an AMAZING plugin Scroll Back To Top Button really is! Thanks, appreciate your work! If I may? One suggestion in a future update: Give us a place in the UI t
Most Elegant
It does not disturb the style of the most elegant site. Excellent function to report the length of the post.
Не работает
Ни работает ни в одном браузере кроме Yandex Browser.
Smooth Page Scroll Up/Down Buttons Reviews
Works great
Finally appeared, an excellent, high-quality, easy-to-install plugin. Please do not abandon the plugin update. You are the best in this category of plugins. This topic was modified 1 year, 2 m
super awesome plugin ever existed
there is no such plugin as great as yours , thank you very much. This topic was modified 2 years, 6 months ago by sachsongngu. Reason: typo
Proposal
Possibility to change the color plz
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