7 Best Smooth Scroll Up Alternatives in 2026
Updated September 7, 2026 · Ranked by how closely each plugin matches, from WordPress.org data · How this works
Smooth Scroll Up has 6,000+ active installs on WordPress.org. These 7 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 7 closest alternatives to Smooth Scroll Up
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Smooth Back To Top Button
Closest match4.9 (31) 40,000+ active installsSmooth Back To Top button with scroll progress indicator.
Shares the back to top, scroll to top, scroll top tags on WordPress.org. About 6.7 times the installs, last updated today.
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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, scroll to top tags on WordPress.org. About 1.7 times the installs, rated 4.2 against 4.8, no update since November 28, 2017.
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4.9 (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, scroll top tags on WordPress.org. About 33 times the installs, rated 4.9 against 4.8, last updated 20 days ago.
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4.5 (47) 10,000+ active installsActivate the plugin for smooth scrolling and smooth "back to top" feature.
Shares the back to top, scroll to top tags on WordPress.org. About 1.7 times the installs, last updated January 21, 2026.
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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 10 times the installs, rated 4.9 against 4.8, last updated May 28, 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 half the installs, last updated 25 days ago.
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4.8 (34) 200+ active installsThis plugin will automaticaly add a scroll to top on bottom right.
Shares the scroll, scroll to top tags on WordPress.org. 200+ installs against 6,000+, no update since May 18, 2013.
Switching from Smooth Scroll Up: common questions
What is the best alternative to Smooth Scroll Up?
Smooth Back To Top Button is the closest match: it shares the same WordPress.org tags and has 40,000+ active installs with a 4.9 out of 5 rating.
Which Smooth Scroll Up alternative has the most users?
WPFront Scroll Top, with 200,000+ active installs reported by WordPress.org.
Which Smooth Scroll Up alternative is rated highest?
WPFront Scroll Top, rated 4.9 out of 5 by 142 reviewers. Only plugins with at least 50 reviews are counted.
Are these Smooth Scroll Up 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 Smooth Scroll Up 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 Smooth Scroll Up 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
Smooth Back To Top Button is the closest match to Smooth Scroll Up 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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