Smoothscroller
by neilgee · Uncategorized
Also makes 7 other plugins · 7.6K+ installs across the portfolio →
This plugin adds a smooth scroll effect to anchor links on the same page. Options to add the effect globally or on certain posts/pages.
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 88/100
Few reviews
Active installs
400+
≈500 estimated
Momentum
+60%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: Add “href” to your wp.org tags. You rank #11 for it without listing it, close enough for a declared tag to move you up. WordPress.org counts only your first five tags, so with 4 listed it's a slot worth spending.
88 health vs 58 average across 25,737 Uncategorized plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →4.4%
of downloads still active
At least 400 of 9.2K 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 1 release 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.
Well optimized
Most to gain: Support resolution
Updated 39 days ago
Tested up to WordPress 7.1.4, the current branch or newer
4.9★ over 7 reviews, smoothed to 4.20★ and held back under 25 reviews
4 of 5 tags set · short description in place
0 of 1 support threads resolved in the last 2 months
To rank higher: Mark more forum threads resolved — the resolved ratio feeds the ranking.
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.
29
Momentum
Losing ground
-0.9
Velocity
places per keyword, 27d
0%
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 your tag | #18 | #19 | down 1 |
| href | #11 | #13 | 0 |
| anchor your tag | #24 | #21 | down 1 |
| smooth scroll | #24 | #18 | 0 |
| smooth scroll anchor | #12 | #15 | down 1 |
| anchor scroll | #19 | #20 | — |
| smooth scroll jquery | #20 | #20 | down 3 |
| links your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| scroll your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
8 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 7 listed. 1 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
- Add “href” to your wp.org tags. You rank #11 for it without listing it, close enough for a declared tag to move you up. WordPress.org counts only your first five tags, so with 4 listed it's a slot worth spending.
Daily downloads
Since 5 Oct 2022 · 1,488 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 471 · 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.
1
releases in the last 12 months
1mo ago
latest release · v1.2.1 · 22 Sep 2026
3
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 “400+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 8 days ago and a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, so the real count is still just under 500.
Install history since 10 Nov 2015
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ bviant8.8y ago
Simple and does the job very easily… Thanks for this!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ TableauxAdmin9.2y ago
Simple and works. What more can you ask for?
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Pierre LeBaux9.8y ago
Does what is says and nothing else – that’s how its supposed to be. If you ever plan on adding any features, maybe add easings (although it is not to hard your code, but some users might find that option useful).
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ skoft10.7y ago
Great simple plugin. The only thing missing is an “offset” option for where the page scrolls to when you click an anchor link.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Starski11.0y ago
Thanks for good Job.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ nathaningram11.0y ago
Nice work on this plugin. Very handy and simple to implement.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ wpbeaches11.0y ago
Working great for me!
Read on wp.org ↗
Security history
via Wordfence IntelligenceThe 1 disclosed vulnerability is patched in the current version (1.2.1). Sites still on an older version should update.
- Patched Medium · 4.4 Smoothscroller <= 1.0.0 - Authenticated (Administrator+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting ↗2023-06-19 CVE-2023-23811 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation Affects <= 1.0.0 Patched in 1.1.0
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 6.8.2
Languages
via translate.wordpress.orgTranslated into 1 language, 0 at 90% or more
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 27 Oct 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ✓ Says what it does "This plugin adds a smooth scroll effect to anchor links on the same page. Options to add the effect globall..."
- ! 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 Never says who the plugin is for or what they use it for.
- ! Names what it works with Names no plugin, service or platform it works with.
- ! Headings and lists 1 heading and 1 list; assistants quote headed sections and bullet lists, not paragraphs.
- ! Enough to quote 698 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
- 2026-10-23 500+ → 400+ down after 2 days in tier
- 2026-10-21 400+ → 500+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2026-10-20 500+ → 400+ down after 475 days in tier
- 2025-07-02 800+ → 500+ down after 765 days in tier
- 2023-05-29 900+ → 800+ down after 3 days in tier
- 2023-05-26 800+ → 900+ up after 3 days in tier
- 2023-05-23 900+ → 800+ down after 2 days in tier
- 2023-05-21 800+ → 900+ up after 1 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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Smoothscroll 80+ installs · 3.6★ · 2 shared tags - W WP LocalScroll 60+ installs · 3.8★ · 2 shared tags D
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Broken Link Checker 500K+ installs · 3.8★ · 1 shared tag A -
LuckyWP Table of Contents 90K+ installs · 4.9★ · 1 shared tag B
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