Back To The Top Button
by YYDevelopment · Uncategorized
Also makes 10 other plugins · 40.7K+ installs across the portfolio →
Simple plugin that allow you add back to top button and get to the top of the page when clicking on it.
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Health
A 91/100
no flags
Active installs
4K+
≈5K estimated
Momentum
+24%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: Add “jquery scroll to top”, “coffee” and “study” to your wp.org tags. You rank #4, #8 and #10 for them without listing them, close enough for a declared tag to move you up. WordPress.org counts only your first five tags, so with 3 listed these are the slots worth spending.
91 health vs 58 average across 25,735 Uncategorized plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →13%
of downloads still active
At least 4K of 31.6K lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median Uncategorized plugin keeps 0.6%, across 17,765 plugins.
Downloads count every update, not just first installs, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower. Compare against other Uncategorized plugins, not across the directory. wp.org reports active installs as the bottom of a band, so the real rate is this or higher.
This plugin shipped 28 releases in the last 12 months, and every existing install that updated counted as another download. wp.org publishes no split between first installs and updates, so we show the raw rate rather than guess at one.
Details
Directory ranking optimization
How it's scored →How well this listing is tuned to rank in WordPress.org search, on the factors an owner controls. Not popularity, optimization.
Excellent listing optimization
Well tuned across the board
Updated 79 days ago
Tested up to WordPress 7.1.4, the current branch or newer
5.0★ over 28 reviews, smoothed to 4.42★
3 of 5 tags set · short description in place
Search visibility
How it's tracked →Directory searches this plugin turns up in, and which way each one is moving. WordPress.org publishes no history of search positions, so this starts the day we first tracked a keyword and never backfills.
39
Momentum
Mixed: one swing, the rest drifting
0.0
Velocity
places per keyword, 28d
18%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 28d
+0.0
Acceleration
recent half vs earlier
wp.org is where the directory puts the plugin for that search. On merit is where it would sit if results were ranked on rating, support and updates, without the install boost. The last column is how far the wp.org position moved, from our first reading in the last 90 days to the latest.
| Keyword | wp.org | On merit | wp.org move, 90 days |
|---|---|---|---|
| back to the top | #2 | #3 | 0 |
| back to top button | #2 | #2 | 0 |
| back to top your tag | #3 | #3 | 0 |
| go to top | #3 | #3 | 0 |
| to top | #5 | #5 | up 1 |
| simple scroll to top | #4 | #6 | down 1 |
| jquery scroll to top | #4 | #5 | 0 |
| go top | #5 | #6 | up 1 |
| scroll to top button | #5 | #6 | 0 |
| scroll back to top | #5 | #4 | 0 |
| back button | #3 | #3 | 0 |
| button to top | #3 | #4 | 0 |
| click to top | #6 | #5 | 0 |
| scroll to top | #7 | #5 | up 2 |
| coffee | #8 | #8 | up 1 |
| scroll top | #9 | #7 | up 2 |
| top of page | #10 | #16 | up 1 |
| study | #10 | #10 | up 1 |
| smooth scroll to top | #11 | #8 | 0 |
| scroll button | #20 | #19 | 0 |
| button your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
63 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 20 listed. 41 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words). 1 of its tags isn't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- Add “jquery scroll to top”, “coffee” and “study” to your wp.org tags. You rank #4, #8 and #10 for them without listing them, close enough for a declared tag to move you up. WordPress.org counts only your first five tags, so with 3 listed these are the slots worth spending.
Daily downloads
Since 5 Oct 2022 · 1,488 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 2.4K · peaks are release surges
Directory rank vs rivals
wp.org popularity rank over time · higher is better · when a rival's line climbs above yours, they've overtaken you
Health trend
Composite health score, snapshotted daily
Update activity
How busy the existing users are, measured as downloads in the last 30 days for every 1,000 active sites. A spike means a new release everyone's pulling; a long, slow decline means an aging user base that updates less.
Release cadence
Actively maintainedHow often this plugin actually ships. A steady rhythm is the maintenance signal a single "last updated" date can't show.
28
releases in the last 12 months
4mo ago
latest release · v2.3.0 · 28 Jun 2026
28
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin · 69% run the current release. Green is the current release; a big slice on older versions is a user base that has stopped updating.
Estimated active installs
The public count shows “4K+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 11 days ago and a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, so the real count is still just under 5K.
At the current install trend, crossing 5K+ in roughly 962 days.
Install history since 2 Mar 2021
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ GreyOldMan4mo ago
The plugin does what it is supposed to, simply and effectively. I wish more plugins were this well-behaved!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Eamon Low4mo ago
Support as it really does what it is. Definitely 5 STARS.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ guerrerodesangre8mo ago
¡Es muy simple de instalar y configurar..! Gracias.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ David Stingl11mo ago
Just does what it is supposed to do. Simple and efficiantly!Thank you very much!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Robert Vining12mo ago
Does what it says on the label. Easy to use, easy to customize color and position. Thanks for keeping it FREE!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ jamesgarrettllc1.0y ago
A very simple widget that does exactly the job it’s supposed to.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Chigolo1.1y ago
Just a little plugin that does what it says. Simple and easy. Thx!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ styzer1.2y ago
I like plugins that just work as they are promised to. This is one of them! Well done!
Read on wp.org ↗
Latest updates
via wp.org changelogRecent releases and news for this plugin
- — Version 1.0.0 Back to top button plugin launch 1.0.0
- — Version 1.0.1 Clearing install warning 1.0.1
- — Version 1.1.0 Added the option to upload custom icon 1.1.0
- — Version 1.1.1 Added changeable background for icon on back-end 1.1.1
- — Version 1.1.2 removing global code from plugin 1.1.2
- — Version 1.1.3 Fixing mobile position checkbox 1.1.3
Security history
via Wordfence IntelligenceThe 1 disclosed vulnerability is patched in the current version (2.3.0). Sites still on an older version should update.
- Patched Medium · 4.4 Back To The Top Button <= 2.1.6 - Authenticated (Administrator+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting ↗2023-09-05 CVE-2023-41733 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation Affects <= 2.1.6 Patched in 2.1.7
Vulnerability records provided by Wordfence Intelligence. Copyright 2012-2026 Defiant Inc. License and terms.
CVE records: Copyright 1999-2026 The MITRE Corporation. CVE terms of use.
Behavioral tests
via WP HiveAutomated install-time checks, tested on PHP 8.1.12 · WP 7.0.1
AI assistants
How it's measured →Whether ChatGPT and Claude name this plugin when asked the category question, and whether the readme gives them something to quote.
Not measured yet for this plugin’s topics. Its tracked searches are not among the measured topics. See the topics measured so far.
Readme readiness
5 of 8 pass · checked 28 Oct 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ✓ Says what it does "Simple plugin that allow you add back to top button and get to the top of the page when clicking on it."
- ! Has a FAQ Only 2 questions in the FAQ; 3 or more gives an assistant something to match.
- ! FAQ asks real questions 0 of 2 FAQ entries are headings, not questions ("undefined").
- ✓ Names who it is for Names its audience or use cases ("use this", "use it").
- ! Names what it works with Names no plugin, service or platform it works with.
- ✓ Headings and lists 3 headings and 1 list.
- ✓ Enough to quote 2,009 characters of description.
- ✓ Tags match the text All 3 tags appear in the text.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-10-20 5K+ → 4K+ down after 5 days in tier
- 2026-10-15 4K+ → 5K+ up after 5 days in tier
- 2026-10-10 5K+ → 4K+ down after 2 days in tier
- 2026-10-08 4K+ → 5K+ up after 512 days in tier
- 2025-05-14 3K+ → 4K+ up after 211 days in tier
- 2024-10-15 2K+ → 3K+ up after 251 days in tier
- 2024-02-07 1K+ → 2K+ up after 2 days in tier
- 2024-02-05 2K+ → 1K+ down after 2 days in tier
Competes with
The plugins that solve the same job, ranked by shared tags then reach, closest match first. The letter on the right is each plugin's health grade (A best, F worst).
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Back to Top Button 60+ installs · 4.1★ · 3 shared tags D - S Scroll Back To Top 10K+ installs · 4.2★ · 2 shared tags D
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Scroll Back To Top Button 3K+ installs · 3.9★ · 2 shared tags C -
Beam me up Scotty – Back to Top Button 1K+ installs · 4.2★ · 2 shared tags B -
TID Scroll to Top 100+ installs · 3.6★ · 2 shared tags -
Sticky CTA Button 70+ installs · 3.6★ · 2 shared tags
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