Smooth scrolling with Lenis
by Michael · Uncategorized
Also makes 12 other plugins · 11.3K+ installs across the portfolio →
Adds the Lenis library (by darkroom.engineering) to your WordPress page. Simply enable the plugin and it will add the library to your page.
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
A 85/100
Few reviews
Active installs
4K+
≈4.2K estimated
Momentum
+1%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: “scroll” isn't earning a slot. You list it, but you're not in the first 24 results for that search. WordPress.org counts only your first five tags, so free the slot for a search you can win.
85 health vs 58 average across 25,755 Uncategorized plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →18%
of downloads still active
At least 4K of 22.4K 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 3 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
Most to gain: Rating quality
Updated 67 days ago
Tested up to WordPress 7.1.4, the current branch or newer
4.8★ over 5 reviews, smoothed to 4.16★ and held back under 25 reviews
4 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.
31
Momentum
Losing ground
-0.3
Velocity
places per keyword, 27d
0%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 27d
-0.3
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 scrolling | #1 | #2 | 0 |
| lenis your tag | #1 | #1 | 0 |
| scrolling your tag | #2 | #5 | 0 |
| smooth your tag | #3 | #7 | 0 |
| page scrolling | #4 | #12 | down 1 |
| smooth scroll | #10 | #15 | 0 |
| scroll your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
8 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 6 listed. 2 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
- “scroll” isn't earning a slot. You list it, but you're not in the first 24 results for that search. WordPress.org counts only your first five tags, so free the slot for a search you can win.
Daily downloads
Since 22 Jun 2024 · 863 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 2.9K · 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
Occasionally updatedHow often this plugin actually ships. A steady rhythm is the maintenance signal a single "last updated" date can't show.
3
releases in the last 12 months
2mo ago
latest release · v1.7.0 · 26 Aug 2026
11
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin. 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 “4K+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 3 months ago and a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, so the real count is still just over 4K.
At the current install trend, crossing 5K+ in roughly 122 days.
Install history since 21 Jun 2024
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ pinkish11.1y ago
Thank you for this plugin. I just learned about the Lenis smooth scroll library and I was looking at a complicated manual implementation… but then I found your plugin which did everything in one click! Please keep updating it with new features when you have the time, or just to keep it working with newer versions of WordPress as they are released. Cheers!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ groggy721.5y ago
This is an excellent plugin, does what it claims to do.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ allbutone1.8y ago
Seems to work in all browsers! very nice!But I would prefer a stronger smooth scroll effect. But the plugin has no settings for that. This topic was modified 1 year, 6 months ago by allbutone.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ ewizer2.1y ago
Simple and do the work
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ jason.mavrommatis2.1y ago
The Lenis Smooth Scroll works great. It would be nice to stay up to date to the latest version of WordPress.
Read on wp.org ↗
Latest updates
via wp.org changelogRecent releases and news for this plugin
- — Version 1.6.0 1.6.0
- — Version 1.5.0 1.5.0
- — Version 1.4.0 1.3.0 * update lenis to 1.3.8 * add “Synchronize with GSAP/ScrollTrigger” checkbox to the settings 1.4.0
- — Version 1.2.0 1.2.0
- — Version 1.1.0 1.1.0
- — Version 1.0.4 1.0.3 * custom scroll function ‘smoothScrollLenisCallback(event)’ that will be called if available. 1.0.4
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
2 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 "Adds the Lenis library (by darkroom.engineering) to your WordPress page. Simply enable the plugin and it wi..."
- ! Has a FAQ No FAQ section.
- ! FAQ asks real questions No FAQ to judge.
- ! Names who it is for One audience phrase ("if you have"); say who the plugin is for and 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 467 characters of description; under 1,000 there is little to quote.
- ✓ Tags match the text All 4 tags appear in the text.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-08-12 3K+ → 4K+ up after 192 days in tier
- 2026-02-01 2K+ → 3K+ up after 145 days in tier
- 2025-09-09 1K+ → 2K+ up after 191 days in tier
- 2025-03-02 900+ → 1K+ up after 18 days in tier
- 2025-02-12 800+ → 900+ up after 10 days in tier
- 2025-02-02 700+ → 800+ up after 15 days in tier
- 2025-01-18 600+ → 700+ up after 20 days in tier
- 2024-12-29 500+ → 600+ up after 17 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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Gredich Smooth Scroll 20+ installs · 3.6★ · 4 shared tags -
Smooth Scrolling 900+ installs · 4.1★ · 3 shared tags B -
Smoothscroller 400+ installs · 4.3★ · 2 shared tags A -
Smoothscroll 80+ installs · 3.6★ · 2 shared tags -
Arts Smooth Scrolling for Elementor 50+ installs · 3.6★ · 2 shared tags -
ScalingHawk Smooth Scroll (Powered by Lenis) 40+ installs · 3.6★ · 2 shared tags
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