8 Best Custom Scrollbar Alternatives in 2026
Updated September 7, 2026 · Ranked by how closely each plugin matches, from WordPress.org data · How this works
Custom Scrollbar has 2,000+ active installs on WordPress.org. These 8 plugins share its category or its tags on WordPress.org, are actively maintained, and each has at least 100 active installs. They are ordered by how closely they match, not by our opinion.
The 8 closest alternatives to Custom Scrollbar
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Toolbar Publish Button
Closest match4.8 (46) 5,000+ active installsScroll less in WordPress admin area! A small UX improvement will keep Publish button within reach and retain the scrollbar position after saving.
Shares the scroll tag on WordPress.org. About 2.5 times the installs, no update since August 28, 2021.
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4.8 (59) 6,000+ active installsSmooth Scroll Up is a lightweight plugin that creates a customizable back to top feature in your WordPress website.
Shares the scroll tag on WordPress.org. About 3 times the installs, no update since January 18, 2019.
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4.8 (34) 200+ active installsThis plugin will automaticaly add a scroll to top on bottom right.
Shares the scroll tag on WordPress.org. 200+ installs against 2,000+, no update since May 18, 2013.
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4.2 (56) 10,000+ active installsThis plugin will add a button that allows users to scroll smoothly to the top of the page.
Shares the scroll tag on WordPress.org. About 5 times the installs, no update since November 28, 2017.
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4.2 (21) 1,000+ active installsCreate a header, or custom post/page with a scrolling parallax background. All with a simple shortcode.
Shares the scroll tag on WordPress.org. About half the installs, no update since March 9, 2019.
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4.3 (27) 3,000+ active installsAn adjustable progress meter showing how much of the post/page the user has scrolled through, and a read time commitment label near the post titles.
Shares the scroll tag on WordPress.org. About 1.5 times the installs, last updated 12 days ago.
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4.3 (21) 10,000+ active installsCatch Infinite Scroll is a WordPress plugin that allows you to add the magic of infinite scrolling with several customization options on your website …
Shares the scroll tag on WordPress.org. About 5 times the installs, last updated May 21, 2026.
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5.0 (25) 8,000+ active installsA small plugin to re-enable infinite scrolling in the Media Library after WordPress 5.8 is released.
Shares the scroll tag on WordPress.org. About 4 times the installs, last updated February 6, 2026.
Switching from Custom Scrollbar: common questions
What is the best alternative to Custom Scrollbar?
Toolbar Publish Button is the closest match: it shares the same WordPress.org tags and has 5,000+ active installs with a 4.8 out of 5 rating.
Which Custom Scrollbar alternative has the most users?
Scroll Back To Top, with 10,000+ active installs reported by WordPress.org.
Which Custom Scrollbar alternative is rated highest?
Smooth Scroll Up, rated 4.8 out of 5 by 59 reviewers. Only plugins with at least 50 reviews are counted.
Are these Custom Scrollbar alternatives free?
Every plugin listed here is free to install from WordPress.org. Where WordPress.org marks a plugin as commercial, the developer also sells a paid version or add-ons, and that is shown on each plugin.
How are alternatives chosen?
Automatically, from WordPress.org data: plugins that share a category top 10 with Custom Scrollbar score highest, then plugins that appear in the same WordPress.org rankings, then plugins with the same tags, weighted so rare tags count more than common ones. Plugins by the same author and plugins rated under 4.0 are left out.
How we choose these alternatives
Nothing on this page is picked by hand. Every day we walk the whole WordPress.org directory, then score every plugin against Custom Scrollbar on three signals: sharing a category top 10 counts most, then appearing in the same WordPress.org rankings, then carrying the same tags, with rare tags counting for more than common ones like "wordpress". Plugins by the same author are excluded, so an author's own add-ons cannot fill the list, and so is anything rated below 4.0 or with fewer than 100 active installs. The ten highest scores are what you see, in that order. Full methodology.
The bottom line
Toolbar Publish Button is the closest match to Custom Scrollbar by the data we track, and Scroll Back To Top has the widest reach with 10,000+ active installs. Worth The Read shipped the most recent release, on August 26, 2026. The list is rebuilt every day from WordPress.org, so a plugin that stops being maintained drops out on its own.
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