Scroll Back To Top
by joesexton00 · Uncategorized
This plugin will add a button that allows users to scroll smoothly to the top of the page.
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Health
D 46/100
Stale · Likely abandoned
Active installs
10K+
≈15K estimated
Momentum
-0%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: “back to top”, “button” and “jquery” aren't earning a slot. You list them, but you're not in the first 24 results for those searches. WordPress.org counts only your first five tags, so free the slot for a search you can win.
46 health vs 58 average across 25,735 Uncategorized plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →7.5%
of downloads still active
At least 10K of 132.5K 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 8+ years — the top precursor to removal once a vulnerability is found.
- Compatibility drift. Tested only up to WordPress 4.2.39, 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 3259 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 4.2.39; the current branch is 6.8
4.2★ over 56 reviews, smoothed to 4.15★
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Last updated 3259 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 | ||
| button your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| jquery your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| scroll your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| scroll to top your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
0 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days. 5 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- “back to top”, “button” and “jquery” aren't earning a slot. You list them, but you're not in the first 24 results for those searches. 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 1.4K · 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
Rating trend
Star average over time · dips mark rough releases
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
12.4y ago
latest release · v1.1.3 · 4 Jun 2014
6
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 “10K+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 3.9 years 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 Jan 2019
Latest updates
via wp.org changelogRecent releases and news for this plugin
- — Version 1.1.3 Addresses PHP error in versions of PHP prior to 5.3 1.1.3
- — Version 1.1.2 Addresses PHP error in versions of PHP prior to 5.3 1.1.2
- — Version 1.1.1 documentation update 1.1.1
- — Version 1.1 Adds support for an optional display timeout Adds min/max browser resolutions Adds foreground hover color Adds contextual help menu Adds settings link from plugin page Updated font-awesome version to v4.1.0 Updated optio 1.1
- — Version 1.0 Initial Release 1.0
Behavioral tests
via WP HiveAutomated install-time checks, tested on PHP 7.2.16 · WP 5.3
Languages
via translate.wordpress.orgTranslated into 79 languages, 4 at 90% or more
Plus 55 more locales with partial translations.
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
7 of 8 pass · checked 30 Oct 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ✓ Says what it does "This plugin will add a button that allows users to scroll smoothly to the top of the page."
- ✓ Has a FAQ 4 questions in the FAQ.
- ✓ FAQ asks real questions 3 of 4 read like questions a user would type.
- ✓ Names who it is for Names its audience or use cases ("great for", "built for").
- ! Names what it works with Names no plugin, service or platform it works with.
- ✓ Headings and lists 4 headings and 2 lists.
- ✓ Enough to quote 1,553 characters of description.
- ✓ Tags match the text 4 of 5 tags appear in the text; "scroll to top" does not.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2022-12-23 20K+ → 10K+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2022-12-22 10K+ → 20K+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2022-12-21 20K+ → 10K+ down after 854 days in tier
- 2020-08-19 30K+ → 20K+ down after 396 days in tier
- 2019-07-20 40K+ → 30K+ down after 247 days in tier
- 2018-11-15 50K+ → 40K+ down after 640 days in tier
- 2017-02-13 40K+ → 50K+ up after 254 days in tier
- 2016-06-04 30K+ → 40K+ up after 260 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).
- C Cudazi Scroll to Top 500+ installs · 4.2★ · 4 shared tags D
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TID Scroll to Top 100+ installs · 3.6★ · 4 shared tags -
Smooth Scroll Up 6K+ installs · 4.7★ · 3 shared tags D -
Simple Back To Top 3K+ installs · 4.1★ · 3 shared tags C -
Beam me up Scotty – Back to Top Button 1K+ installs · 4.2★ · 3 shared tags B - S Scroll to Top Button 1K+ installs · 4.3★ · 3 shared tags D
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