Smoothscroller
This plugin adds a smooth scroll effect to anchor links on the same page. Options to add the effect globally or on certain posts/pages.
4.9(7 reviews)
·500 active installs·Updated 9 months agoAs of April 2026, Smoothscroller is a WordPress links plugin with 500 active installations and a 4.9/5 rating from 7 reviews. It has been downloaded 7.9K+ times in total. Requires WordPress 4.0+ and PHP false+. Available on WordPress.org since 2015. Top alternative: Broken Link Checker.
4.9/57 reviews
500active installs
7.9K+total downloads
11 yearssince 2015
Overview
This plugin adds a smooth scroll effect motion to anchor links on the same page.
You can apply the effect to all posts/pages or certain posts/pages and adjust scroll speed.
The links are bound by the id attribute.
For the source/origin element, link to the target like so, with a href attribute of the target id <a href="#example"></a>
For the target element, you give it a corresponding id attribute like so – <h2 id="example">the target</h2>
Usage
The settings are found via the dashboard Settings > Smoothscroller
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Select to apply to all post and pages
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Select to have on home page only
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Select to have on certain pages only
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Select to have on certain posts only
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Choose the speed of the scroll
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Ratings & Reviews
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Compatibility
| WordPress | 4.0+ requiredTested up to 6.8.5 |
| PHP | false+ required |
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Changelog
1.0.0
- Initial release.
21/08/15
Contributors
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