Beam me up Scotty – Back to Top Button
by Out the Box · Uncategorized
Also makes 2 other plugins · 2.4K+ installs across the portfolio →
Add a back to top button to your site quickly and easily with this simple and easy to configure plugin.
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Health
B 80/100
Few reviews · Open vulnerability
Active installs
1K+
≈1.5K estimated
Momentum
+15%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: Swap “button”, “scroll” and “link to top” for “back”, “top” and “bottom to top”. “button” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “back” sits at #18 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “scroll” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “top” sits at #19 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “link to top” isn't earning its slot: it only gets you to #13. “bottom to top” sits at #22 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
80 health vs 58 average across 25,763 Uncategorized plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →2.0%
of downloads still active
At least 1K of 50.4K lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median Uncategorized plugin keeps 0.6%, across 17,773 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 1 release 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
Most to gain: Rating quality
Updated 138 days ago
Tested up to WordPress 7.0.8, the current branch or newer
5.0★ over 5 reviews, smoothed to 4.18★ and held back under 25 reviews
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Too few reviews to rank on quality — nudge happy users to leave one.
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.
38
Momentum
Losing ground
-0.2
Velocity
places per keyword, 27d
19%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 27d
-0.4
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| beam | #1 | #1 | 0 |
| scroll me up | #1 | #5 | 0 |
| back to top your tag | #7 | #13 | up 1 |
| back to top button | #8 | #16 | 0 |
| scroll back to top your tag | #9 | #12 | up 1 |
| link to top your tag | #13 | #21 | up 1 |
| to top | #19 | #18 | down 3 |
| simple scroll to top | #16 | #21 | up 1 |
| scroll up | #16 | #19 | down 2 |
| scroll to up | #10 | #18 | 0 |
| go to top | #22 | #19 | 0 |
| bottom to top | #22 | #19 | down 3 |
| go top | #24 | #20 | — |
| back button | #13 | #17 | down 1 |
| scroll to top | #24 | #19 | 0 |
| scroll top | #24 | #19 | down 1 |
| easy scroll up | #19 | #21 | — |
| wordpress scroll up | #22 | #22 | 0 |
| top scroll | #24 | #19 | — |
| button to top | #24 | #21 | 0 |
| button your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| scroll your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
42 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 20 listed. 22 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words). 2 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- Swap “button”, “scroll” and “link to top” for “back”, “top” and “bottom to top”. “button” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “back” sits at #18 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “scroll” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “top” sits at #19 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “link to top” isn't earning its slot: it only gets you to #13. “bottom to top” sits at #22 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
- One page off on “link to top”. #13 puts you just past the first ten results, where almost all the clicks stop. The gap to close is small.
Daily downloads
Since 5 Oct 2022 · 1,490 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 1.8K · 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
Occasionally updatedHow often this plugin actually ships. A steady rhythm is the maintenance signal a single "last updated" date can't show.
1
releases in the last 12 months
5mo ago
latest release · v1.0.24 · 17 Jun 2026
25
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 “1K+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 13 months ago; a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, which places it about 50% of the way through.
Install history since 1 Feb 2018
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ Zagaz2.1y ago
It works smooth and fully costumizabled! What else do you need?
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ mcfitzsatx3.5y ago
I’ve been using this plugin on a bunch of sites for several years, and it works perfectly. Easy to set up, works well, what else is there? Highly recommended.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ agnele5.2y ago
It works well 💕 Recommend No bugs This topic was modified 4 years, 11 months ago by agnele.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ LocalAlien6.3y ago
Does what it says on the box. Discreet and effective addition.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Freelancelot9.8y ago
A simple yet effective plugin. Exactly what I was looking for!
Read on wp.org ↗
Security history
via Wordfence Intelligence1 open vulnerability affects the current version (1.0.24). 1 of 2 disclosed are patched.
- Open Medium · 4.4 Beam me up Scotty – Back to Top Button <= 1.0.23 - Authenticated (Administrator+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting ↗2025-04-01 CVE-2025-31864 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation Affects <= 1.0.23 No patch available
- Patched Medium · 6.1 Beam me up Scotty – Back to Top Button <= 1.0.21 - Reflected Cross-Site Scripting ↗2024-09-24 CVE-2024-8741 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation Affects <= 1.0.21 Patched in 1.0.22
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.
Languages
via translate.wordpress.orgTranslated into 1 language, 1 at 90% or more
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
1 of 8 pass · checked 27 Oct 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ✓ Says what it does "Add a back to top button to your site quickly and easily with this simple and easy to configure plugin."
- ! 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 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 0 headings and 0 lists; assistants quote headed sections and bullet lists, not paragraphs.
- ! Enough to quote 328 characters of description; under 1,000 there is little to quote.
- ! Tags match the text Only 2 of 5 tags appear in the text ("link to top", "scroll", "scroll back to top" missing).
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2025-10-12 2K+ → 1K+ down after 7 days in tier
- 2025-10-05 1K+ → 2K+ up after 3 days in tier
- 2025-10-02 2K+ → 1K+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2025-10-01 1K+ → 2K+ up after 3 days in tier
- 2025-09-28 2K+ → 1K+ down after 4 days in tier
- 2025-09-24 1K+ → 2K+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2025-09-23 2K+ → 1K+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2025-09-22 1K+ → 2K+ up 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).
- S Scroll Back To Top 9K+ installs · 4.2★ · 3 shared tags D
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Smooth Scroll Up 6K+ installs · 4.7★ · 3 shared tags D -
TID Scroll to Top 100+ installs · 3.6★ · 3 shared tags -
Easy Scroll To Top Button 10+ installs · 3.6★ · 3 shared tags -
Back To The Top Button 4K+ installs · 4.7★ · 2 shared tags A -
Simple Back To Top 3K+ installs · 4.1★ · 2 shared tags C
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