jQuery Smooth Scroll
by Anand Kumar · Uncategorized
Also makes 1 other plugin · 210K+ installs across the portfolio →
Activate the plugin for smooth scrolling and smooth "back to top" feature.
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Health
B 77/100
no flags
Active installs
10K+
≈15K estimated
Momentum
+2%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: Add “jquery tabs”, “scroll” and “custom scroll” to your wp.org tags. You rank #6, #7 and #11 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 4 listed these are the slots worth spending.
77 health vs 58 average across 25,737 Uncategorized plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →3.5%
of downloads still active
At least 10K of 287.8K lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median Uncategorized plugin keeps 0.6%, across 17,770 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 2 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 283 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 6.9.11, the current branch or newer
4.5★ over 47 reviews, smoothed to 4.29★
4 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.
33
Momentum
Losing ground
-0.6
Velocity
places per keyword, 27d
7%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 27d
-0.6
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| smooth scroll anchor your tag | #1 | #1 | 0 |
| smooth scroll your tag | #2 | #2 | 0 |
| jquery effect | #2 | #3 | 0 |
| jquery | #4 | #4 | down 1 |
| jquery scroll up | #3 | #6 | 0 |
| smooth | #5 | #3 | 0 |
| jquery scroll to top | #3 | #4 | 0 |
| smooth scroll jquery | #2 | #2 | 0 |
| smooth scrolling | #5 | #4 | 0 |
| smooth back to top | #6 | #5 | 0 |
| scroll | #7 | #8 | 0 |
| smooth scroll to top | #5 | #5 | 0 |
| scroll jquery plugin | #3 | #3 | 0 |
| scroll to top your tag | #9 | #7 | down 1 |
| jquery tabs | #6 | #4 | 0 |
| no jquery | #4 | #4 | down 1 |
| scroll up | #7 | #9 | up 1 |
| anchor scroll | #5 | #6 | — |
| scroll me up | #5 | #6 | 0 |
| custom scroll | #11 | #11 | down 1 |
| back to top your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
71 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 20 listed. 30 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 tabs”, “scroll” and “custom scroll” to your wp.org tags. You rank #6, #7 and #11 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 4 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 9.4K · 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
Occasionally updatedHow often this plugin actually ships. A steady rhythm is the maintenance signal a single "last updated" date can't show.
2
releases in the last 12 months
9mo ago
latest release · v1.5.1 · 21 Jan 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 · 36% 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 2.4 years ago; the previous band took 2.1 years to cross, which places it about 50% of the way through.
Install history since 2 Jul 2019
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ odairpianta7.3y ago
Perfect
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ carlofabyss7.7y ago
The code for the smooth scroll is very solid, I just wish that you didn’t put a crappy back to top button by default. I say crappy because aesthetically it really doesn’t look good. It’s a boring gray color with a blurry rasterized image as opposed to a vector. I want to be able to disable this and yet you advertise that your plugin has no dashboard item. It definitely should so people can turn this off. Will rate better if an option to disable the back to top button is implemented. This topic was modified 7 years, 4 months ago by carlofabyss.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ sergantrocks8.4y ago
The Plugin just needs to be installed and works directly. Also the support answers within one day. You guys are awesome!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ drockdesign8.6y ago
A really great and functional plugin with excellent support from the developer.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ rfortin9.6y ago
Lightweight and works well. Requires a bit of js coding knowledge to fine tune.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ tinyCoder9.7y ago
Worked as expected, thanks <3
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Luke Carl10.1y ago
Works like a charm. And they will help you with small errors. Highly recommended.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ judexes10.1y ago
Well, not it’s okay… This topic was modified 9 years, 9 months ago by judexes.
Read on wp.org ↗
Latest updates
via wp.org changelogRecent releases and news for this plugin
- — Version 1.5.1 Enhancement: Option migration to new naming convention. Fix: Added uninstall script for proper cleanup. Enhancement: Various WPCS improvements and class renaming (with backward compatibility). 1.5.1
- — Version 1.5.0 Feature: Added custom scroll to top image upload setting. Fix: Security hardening (Added direct file access check). Fix: Added missing version parameters to enqueue calls. Fix: Corrected text domains. Fix: Added sanitiza 1.5.0
- — Version 1.4.4 Renamed file name causing 404. 1.4.4
- — Version 1.4.3 Compatibility checked with WordPress 4.9.8 1.4.3
- — Version 1.4.2 Fix: Removed social media link Compatibility checked with WordPress 4.9.1 1.4.2
- — Version 1.4.1 Improvement: now tab links will be skipped. Should support Woocommerce. jQuery warning fixed. Compatibility checked with WP 4.5 1.4.1
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
6 of 8 pass · checked 26 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 5 questions in the FAQ.
- ✓ FAQ asks real questions 5 of 5 read like questions a user would type.
- ✓ Names who it is for Names its audience or use cases ("use this", "if you need").
- ! Names what it works with Names no plugin, service or platform it works with.
- ✓ Headings and lists 2 headings and 2 lists.
- ✓ Enough to quote 1,029 characters of description.
- ✓ Tags match the text 3 of 4 tags appear in the text; "smooth scroll anchor" does not.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2024-06-23 20K+ → 10K+ down after 767 days in tier
- 2022-05-18 30K+ → 20K+ down after 1783 days in tier
- 2017-06-30 20K+ → 30K+ up after 661 days in tier
- 2015-09-08 10K+ → 20K+ up
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★ · 3 shared tags A -
Scroll To Top 300+ installs · 3.8★ · 3 shared tags B - W WP-Smooth-Scroll 100+ installs · 4.0★ · 3 shared tags D
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Top-Down Scroll – Customizable Scroll to Top Button 60+ installs · 4.0★ · 3 shared tags B -
Scroll to Top – Smooth Scroll Up, Back to Top & Reading Progress Bar 60+ installs · 4.0★ · 3 shared tags B -
Easy Back To Top Button — installs · 3.6★ · 3 shared tags
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