Catch Infinite Scroll
by Catch Themes · Uncategorized
Also makes 12 other plugins · 153.1K+ installs across the portfolio →
Catch Infinite Scroll is a WordPress plugin that allows you to add the magic of infinite scrolling with several customization options on your website …
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Health
B 84/100
no flags
Active installs
10K+
≈15K estimated
Momentum
+6%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: Swap “load more” for “text scroll”. “load more” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “text scroll” sits at #4 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
84 health vs 58 average across 25,751 Uncategorized plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →1.5%
of downloads still active
At least 10K of 646.2K lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median Uncategorized plugin keeps 0.6%, across 17,772 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 4 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 164 days ago
Tested up to WordPress 7.0.8, the current branch or newer
4.3★ over 21 reviews, smoothed to 4.16★ and held back under 25 reviews
5 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.
34
Momentum
Losing ground
-0.1
Velocity
places per keyword, 28d
6%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| infinite scroll your tag | #1 | #1 | 0 |
| infinite your tag | #1 | #1 | 0 |
| wordpress infinite scroll | #1 | #1 | 0 |
| infinite scrolling your tag | #3 | #5 | 0 |
| scroll your tag | #4 | #6 | 0 |
| text scroll | #4 | #7 | 0 |
| post scroll | #3 | #7 | 0 |
| scroll post | #3 | #6 | 0 |
| scroll up | #5 | #10 | 0 |
| custom scroll | #6 | #10 | 0 |
| page scroll | #6 | #12 | 0 |
| scroll button | #6 | #12 | 0 |
| news scroll | #6 | #11 | 0 |
| inspiration | #6 | #10 | 0 |
| infinite scroll elementor | #4 | #9 | 0 |
| elementor infinite scroll | #4 | #9 | 0 |
| scroll to up | #5 | #10 | 0 |
| on scroll | #6 | #8 | 0 |
| wordpress scroll up | #8 | #16 | up 1 |
| wordpress scroll up plugin | #9 | #17 | up 2 |
| load more your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
35 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 20 listed. 14 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
- Swap “load more” for “text scroll”. “load more” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “text scroll” sits at #4 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
Daily downloads
Since 5 Oct 2022 · 1,489 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 19.2K · 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
Rating trend
Star average over time · dips mark rough releases
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.
4
releases in the last 12 months
5mo ago
latest release · v2.2 · 21 May 2026
36
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin · 44% 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 “10K+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 17 months ago; the previous band took 2.8 years to cross, which places it about 52% of the way through.
Install history since 5 Jan 2020
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ rogermogu1.4y ago
The best infinite scroll plugin!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Josh Journey1.8y ago
Works great in 2025 even with a custom blog list view (JReviews) by hooking into it’s next page selector. Click or scroll works flawlessly and loaded in very fast time. Folks, this is the kind of plugin that the WP core should implement. It’s the modern version of pagination. Kudos to the author. This plugin comes highly recommended!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ socialnewsia3.5y ago
Check it [moderator note: signature moderated] This topic was modified 3 years, 2 months ago by Steven Stern (sterndata).
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Chris.V3.8y ago
Exactly what I needed. Works out of the box! I read the negative reviews before installing just to be sure that the plugin won’t break any stuff or having a major conflict with some other well known plugin. The guys telling negative stuff are obvious not even entry level developers. Sorry to tell you but, if you can’t figure out on your own what classes you should use to make the plugin work, you should consider changing job. This topic was modified 3 years, 6 months ago by Chris.V.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ jkocken4.1y ago
It doesn’t work for product categories. i.e. infinite scroll on products (woocommerce). I didn’t try it for blog posts (don’t have any) so I dont want to put 1 star. but I did want to make a comment.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ webtesher4.7y ago
Ничего не работает, нет документации, нет даже минимума настроек
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ pedesign4.8y ago
I had a problem with my firstpage not loading Elementor editor and was causing gray loading screen. All the other pages worked fine with Elementor. Tried to deactivate each plugin to find the cause of the error, until I finally got it to work. It seems like the plugin had caused the issue for Elementor and therefore I cant use this plugin on my website.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ topiczet5.0y ago
Not working on Fairy Lite Version: 1.0.0 theme [check out plz].
Read on wp.org ↗
Latest updates
via wp.org changelogRecent releases and news for this plugin
- — Version 2.2 Bug Fixed: Finish Text disappeared after loading — scroll handler was repeatedly queuing fadeOut timers on every scroll event; handler removed so Finish Text remains visible Bug Fixed: ‘use strict’ directive was wrapped 2.2
- — Version 2.1.1 Bug Fixed: Fixed JS enqueue path for adding catch themes tab item in Themes add theme section 2.1.1
- — Version 2.1 Bug Fixed: WordPress.Security.NonceVerification.Recommended Bug Fixed: WordPress.Security.EscapeOutput.OutputNotEscaped Bug Fixed: WordPress.WP.I18n.MissingTranslatorsComment Bug Fixed: missing_direct_file_access_protect 2.1
- — Version 2.0.8 Compatibility check up to version 6.9 2.0.8
- — Version 2.0.7 Compatibility check up to version 6.8 2.0.7
- — Version 2.0.6 Bug Fixed: Deprecation notice in PHP 8.2 Compatibility check up to version 6.5 2.0.6
Security history
via Wordfence IntelligenceThe 1 disclosed vulnerability is patched in the current version (2.2). Sites still on an older version should update.
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
3 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 "Catch Infinite Scroll is a WordPress plugin that allows you to add the magic of infinite scrolling with sev..."
- ! Has a FAQ No FAQ section.
- ! FAQ asks real questions No FAQ to judge.
- ! Names who it is for Never says who the plugin is for or what they use it for.
- ✓ Names what it works with Mentions Jetpack.
- ! Headings and lists 0 headings and 0 lists; assistants quote headed sections and bullet lists, not paragraphs.
- ! Enough to quote 951 characters of description; under 1,000 there is little to quote.
- ✓ Tags match the text All 5 tags appear in the text.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2025-06-21 20K+ → 10K+ down after 1036 days in tier
- 2022-08-20 30K+ → 20K+ down after 258 days in tier
- 2021-12-05 20K+ → 30K+ up after 369 days in tier
- 2020-12-01 10K+ → 20K+ up after 634 days in tier
- 2019-03-08 9K+ → 10K+ up after 31 days in tier
- 2019-02-05 8K+ → 9K+ up after 34 days in tier
- 2019-01-02 7K+ → 8K+ up after 32 days in tier
- 2018-12-01 6K+ → 7K+ up after 30 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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YITH Infinite Scrolling 9K+ installs · 4.2★ · 3 shared tags A -
Ultimate Infinite Scroll, AJAX Lazy load Plugin for Posts & Woocommerce 300+ installs · 4.2★ · 3 shared tags C -
Infinite Scroll and Ajax Load More 200+ installs · 4.1★ · 3 shared tags C -
Ajax Load More – Infinite Scroll, Load More, & Lazy Load 30K+ installs · 4.8★ · 2 shared tags A -
Load More Products for WooCommerce 10K+ installs · 4.8★ · 2 shared tags A - M Media Library Enable Infinite Scrolling 7K+ installs · 4.6★ · 2 shared tags B
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