Simple Back To Top
by praveencrony · Uncategorized
Also makes 3 other plugins · 3.1K+ installs across the portfolio →
Smoothly scroll to top of the page.Change your own back to top image in admin section.
Try it live opens a temporary test site in your browser, which can take about 20 seconds to load. Plugins that rely on outside services or a full server may not work completely there.
Health
C 56/100
Stale · Few reviews
Active installs
3K+
≈3.5K estimated
Momentum
+20%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: Slipping on “back to top”. Down 5 places since 2026-09-18, now #22. Check what shipped around then, and what moved above you.
56 health vs 58 average across 25,738 Uncategorized plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →10%
of downloads still active
At least 3K of 29K 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.
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.
Well optimized
Most to gain: Update recency
Updated 670 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 6.7.11; the current branch is 6.8
4.4★ over 7 reviews, smoothed to 4.14★ and held back under 25 reviews
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Last updated 670 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.
37
Momentum
Losing ground
-0.6
Velocity
places per keyword, 27d
20%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| simple back to top your tag | #16 | #22 | down 2 |
| simple scroll to top your tag | #17 | #22 | down 1 |
| back to top your tag | #22 | #19 | down 5 |
| scroll back to top | #23 | #19 | up 1 |
| scroll your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| scroll to top your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
6 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 4 listed. 2 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
- Slipping on “back to top”. Down 5 places since 2026-09-18, now #22. Check what shipped around then, and what moved above you.
- One page off on “simple back to top”. #16 puts you just past the first ten results, where almost all the clicks stop. The gap to close is small.
- “scroll” and “scroll to top” 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 424 · 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
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
11.0y ago
latest release · v1.0 · 22 Nov 2015
8
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 “3K+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 23 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 5 Sep 2019
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ caerlaverock1.7y ago
Lightweight plugin that does what it says on the tin. The only thing it needs is the ability to add hover text, ie: click to scroll to top etc.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Uday Chakma3.1y ago
This is a good plugin.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Joseph3.5y ago
Well written, no bloat, works well, tiny size, excellent in every way!!!A big thanks to the developer.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ danielsedoff4.4y ago
This is malware. It adds advertisement to your site. To my site, it added Kaporal tee shirt ads.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Jimmy Lee6.9y ago
Added my own semitransparent image, perfect, lightweight!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ seoexample9.9y ago
Lightweight is what I want for a scroll up plugin. Why install a 700+ kb plugin, while you can get under 7 kb. Though last updated a year ago, still works perfectly on my blog with latest WordPress 4.7 version. Thank you.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ incometube11.0y ago
Works great. With CDN & caching etc enabled it broke my theme’s back to top button. This works great. 60 seconds to set-up. Thanks!
Read on wp.org ↗
Latest updates
via wp.org changelogRecent releases and news for this plugin
Behavioral tests
via WP HiveAutomated install-time checks, tested on PHP 7.2.16 · WP 5.3
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 31 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 Names its audience or use cases ("use this", "if you want").
- ! Names what it works with Names no plugin, service or platform it works with.
- ✓ Headings and lists 5 headings and 2 lists.
- ! Enough to quote 886 characters of description; under 1,000 there is little to quote.
- ✓ Tags match the text 3 of 5 tags appear in the text; "simple back to top", "simple scroll to top" do not.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2024-12-02 4K+ → 3K+ down after 2 days in tier
- 2024-11-30 3K+ → 4K+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2024-11-29 4K+ → 3K+ down after 587 days in tier
- 2023-04-22 5K+ → 4K+ down after 613 days in tier
- 2021-08-17 2K+ → 5K+ 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).
- S Scroll Back To Top 10K+ installs · 4.2★ · 3 shared tags D
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Smooth Scroll Up 6K+ installs · 4.7★ · 3 shared tags D - C Cudazi Scroll to Top 500+ installs · 4.2★ · 3 shared tags D
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scrollToTop 200+ installs · 4.2★ · 3 shared tags D -
Scroll to top button 60+ installs · 4.0★ · 3 shared tags C -
Back To Top Block 20+ installs · 3.6★ · 3 shared tags
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