LB Back To Top
by Leo Baiano · Uncategorized
Also makes 10 other plugins · 730+ installs across the portfolio →
Including button that takes the user to the top of the page.
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Health
D 43/100
Stale · Likely abandoned · Few reviews
Active installs
600+
≈690 estimated
Momentum
—
no download trend yet
Biggest opportunity: “back to top” isn't earning a slot. You list it, but you're not in the first 24 results for that search. WordPress.org counts only your first five tags, so free the slot for a search you can win.
43 health vs 58 average across 25,735 Uncategorized plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →15%
of downloads still active
At least 600 of 4.1K lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median Uncategorized plugin keeps 0.6%, across 17,764 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.
High removal-risk signals
63/100Maintenance and integrity signals that tend to precede a WordPress.org removal. Not an official status, a heads-up to act.
- Long abandoned. No update in 12+ years — the top precursor to removal once a vulnerability is found.
- Compatibility drift. Tested only up to WordPress 3.7.41, well behind 6.8.
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.
Under-optimized
Most to gain: Update recency
Updated 4683 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 3.7.41; the current branch is 6.8
3.0★ over 1 review, smoothed to 4.08★ and held back under 25 reviews
1 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Last updated 4683 days ago — ship an update; wp.org decays a listing's search weight after ~180 days.
Get the full rank-higher report →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.
Not enough tracked days yet to call a direction. Momentum needs at least three keywords measured a week or more apart.
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 top your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
0 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days. 1 of its tags isn't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- “back to top” isn't earning a slot. You list it, but you're not in the first 24 results for that search. WordPress.org counts only your first five tags, so free the slot for a search you can win.
Daily downloads
Since 5 Oct 2022 · 1,488 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 153 · 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
No release in a yearHow often this plugin actually ships. A steady rhythm is the maintenance signal a single "last updated" date can't show.
0
releases in the last 12 months
12.8y ago
latest release · v2.0 · 4 Jan 2014
2
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin · 100% 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 “600+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 31 days ago and the previous band took 13 months to cross, so the real count is still just under 700.
Install history since 17 Aug 2021
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ JoyceD612.7y ago
I didn’t need to add any code. I installed it and it worked. However, my site visitors might not know what that black box is that appears. It would be nice if it was an arrow or said “To Top” or something.
Read on wp.org ↗
Behavioral tests
via WP HiveAutomated install-time checks, tested on PHP 7.2.16 · WP 5.2.4
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
0 of 8 pass · checked 29 Oct 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ! Says what it does Short description names no action; say what the plugin does for the site.
- ! Has a FAQ Only 1 question in the FAQ; 3 or more gives an assistant something to match.
- ! FAQ asks real questions 0 of 1 FAQ entries are headings, not questions ("undefined").
- ! Names who it is for Never says who the plugin is for or what they use it for.
- ! Names what it works with Names no plugin, service or platform it works with.
- ! Headings and lists 1 heading and 1 list; assistants quote headed sections and bullet lists, not paragraphs.
- ! Enough to quote 252 characters of description; under 1,000 there is little to quote.
- ! Tags match the text Only 0 of 1 tags appear in the text ("back to top" missing).
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-09-30 700+ → 600+ down after 398 days in tier
- 2025-08-28 800+ → 700+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2025-08-27 700+ → 800+ up after 5 days in tier
- 2025-08-22 800+ → 700+ down after 12 days in tier
- 2025-08-10 700+ → 800+ up after 2 days in tier
- 2025-08-08 800+ → 700+ down after 225 days in tier
- 2024-12-26 900+ → 800+ down after 229 days in tier
- 2024-05-11 1K+ → 900+ down after 278 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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WPFront Scroll Top 200K+ installs · 4.8★ · 1 shared tag A -
To Top 60K+ installs · 4.6★ · 1 shared tag A -
Smooth Back To Top Button 40K+ installs · 4.6★ · 1 shared tag A -
Infinity23 (Formerly Tag Manager) – One Plugin That Replaces All The Rest 20K+ installs · 4.6★ · 1 shared tag A -
Simple Floating Menu 10K+ installs · 4.7★ · 1 shared tag A -
jQuery Smooth Scroll 10K+ installs · 4.4★ · 1 shared tag B
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