9 Best jQuery Smooth Scroll Alternatives in 2026
Updated September 7, 2026 · Ranked by how closely each plugin matches, from WordPress.org data · How this works
jQuery Smooth Scroll has 10,000+ active installs on WordPress.org. These 9 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 9 closest alternatives to jQuery Smooth Scroll
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WPFront Scroll Top
Closest match4.9 (142) 200,000+ active installsAdds a lightweight and smooth "Scroll to Top" button to your WordPress site, improving navigation and user experience with customizable options.
Shares the back to top, scroll to top, smooth scroll tags on WordPress.org. About 20 times the installs, last updated 20 days ago.
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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 back to top, scroll to top tags on WordPress.org. About half the installs, no update since January 18, 2019.
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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 back to top, scroll to top tags on WordPress.org. A similar number of installs, no update since November 28, 2017.
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4.9 (54) 60,000+ active installsTo Top is a nifty lightweight plugin. It adds a highly customizable button, which when clicked, scrolls up smoothly to the top of a page.
Shares the back to top, scroll to top tags on WordPress.org. About 6 times the installs, last updated May 28, 2026.
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4.9 (31) 40,000+ active installsSmooth Back To Top button with scroll progress indicator.
Shares the back to top, scroll to top tags on WordPress.org. About 4 times the installs, last updated today.
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4.9 (225) 100,000+ active installsCreate links that scroll the page smoothly to any id within the document.
Shares the smooth scroll tag on WordPress.org. About 10 times the installs, last updated June 9, 2026.
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5.0 (21) 2,000+ active installsSmooth Scroll Page Up/Down Buttons adds buttons that enables your site visitors to easily scroll up or down one screen/page at a time.
Shares the smooth scroll tag on WordPress.org. About a quarter of the installs, last updated 13 days ago.
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4.5 (44) 90,000+ active installsSmooth scrolling experience, with mousewheel, touchpad or keyboard
Shares the smooth scroll tag on WordPress.org. About 9 times the installs, last updated March 19, 2026.
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5.0 (25) 4,000+ active installsSimple plugin that allow you add back to top button and get to the top of the page when clicking on it.
Shares the back to top tag on WordPress.org. About a third of the installs, last updated 25 days ago.
Switching from jQuery Smooth Scroll: common questions
What is the best alternative to jQuery Smooth Scroll?
WPFront Scroll Top is the closest match: it shares the same WordPress.org tags and has 200,000+ active installs with a 4.9 out of 5 rating.
Which jQuery Smooth Scroll alternative has the most users?
WPFront Scroll Top, with 200,000+ active installs reported by WordPress.org.
Which jQuery Smooth Scroll alternative is rated highest?
Page scroll to id, rated 4.9 out of 5 by 225 reviewers. Only plugins with at least 50 reviews are counted.
Are these jQuery Smooth Scroll 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 jQuery Smooth Scroll 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 jQuery Smooth Scroll 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
WPFront Scroll Top is the closest match to jQuery Smooth Scroll by the data we track, and WPFront Scroll Top has the widest reach with 200,000+ active installs. Smooth Back To Top Button shipped the most recent release, on September 6, 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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