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Best Free WordPress Plugins for Smooth Scroll

15 plugins compared · Updated August 2026 · Smooth Scroll

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Choosing a WordPress plugin for smooth scroll comes down to a few things: whether it is still actively maintained, whether real users rate it well, and whether it does the specific job you need without dragging the rest of the site down.

We ranked 15 plugins using our WPScore, which weighs the user rating (adjusted for how many people actually rated it), how many sites run it, how recently it was updated, and which WordPress version it is tested against. 15 of them have enough public data to be scored; the rest are listed below the ranked block, clearly marked, rather than being given a number we cannot justify.

How this list is funded. Some links here earn us a commission if you buy. It costs you nothing extra, and it does not move anything up the list — the order comes from the WPScore, which is calculated from public ratings, install counts and update history. See the method.

At a glance

  1. 1. WPFront Scroll Top Best overall 90/100
  2. 2. Page scroll to id 90/100
  3. 3. MouseWheel Smooth Scroll 83/100
  4. 4. Smooth Page Scroll Up/Down Buttons 82/100
  5. 5. UiCore Animate 80/100
  6. 6. Smooth Scrolling 80/100
  7. 7. Fast Smooth Scroll 80/100
  8. 8. Surbma 78/100
  9. 9. jQuery Smooth Scroll 77/100
  10. 10. Simple Scroll To Top WP 77/100
  11. 11. Scroll To Top 77/100
  12. 12. NS Smooth Scroll Back to Top 76/100
  13. 13. Scroll Top 76/100
  14. 14. Smoothscroller 66/100
  15. 15. Parallaxer for Elementor 60/100
1 WPFront Scroll Top
Best overall Free by Syam Mohan

WPFront Scroll Top

Adds a lightweight and smooth "Scroll to Top" button to your WordPress site, improving navigation and user experience with customizable options.

4.9★
from 142 ratings
200k+
active installs
Updated
Aug 2026
Tested to
WP 7.1
90

WPScore

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5 UiCore Animate
Free by uicore

UiCore Animate

UiCore Animate adds page transitions, smooth scroll, and engaging animations to Elementor and Gutenberg blocks, for smoother, engaging experiences.

3.2★
from 10 ratings
40k+
active installs
Updated
Mar 2026
Tested to
WP 6.9.7
80

WPScore

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6 Smooth Scrolling
Free by Saeed Piri

Smooth Scrolling

Add sleek smooth scrolling to your site for seamless content navigation, enhancing user interaction.🖱️

5★
from 3 ratings
800+
active installs
Updated
Jul 2026
Tested to
WP 7.0.4
80

WPScore

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7 Fast Smooth Scroll
Free by Felix Arntz

Fast Smooth Scroll

This lightweight plugin enhances user experience by enabling smooth scrolling for anchor links without the need for jQuery or other dependencies.

5★
from 3 ratings
800+
active installs
Updated
Aug 2026
Tested to
WP 7.1
80

WPScore

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8 Surbma
Free by Surbma

Surbma

A very simple and lightweight smooth scroll plugin.

4.7★
from 14 ratings
2k+
active installs
Updated
Mar 2026
Tested to
WP 6.9.7
78

WPScore

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10 Simple Scroll To Top WP
Free by Ali Hossain

Simple Scroll To Top WP

A lightweight WordPress plugin that adds a customizable "Back to Top" button with a smooth circular progress ring.

5★
from 9 ratings
1k+
active installs
Updated
Apr 2026
Tested to
WP 6.9.7
77

WPScore

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11 Scroll To Top
Free by Themepoints

Scroll To Top

A lightweight, high-performance, and fully customizable scroll-to-top button for your WordPress website.

3★
from 2 ratings
300+
active installs
Updated
Jun 2026
Tested to
WP 7.0.4
77

WPScore

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12 NS Smooth Scroll Back to Top
Free by NsThemes

NS Smooth Scroll Back to Top

Add a smooth, fully customizable back to top button to your WordPress site — position, colors, icon and scroll speed, no code required.

4.7★
from 3 ratings
100+
active installs
Updated
Aug 2026
Tested to
WP 7.1
76

WPScore

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13 Scroll Top
Free by Habibur Rahman

Scroll Top

HR Scroll Top is a very useful Scroll To Top plugin with more functionality. This plugin has more functionality with smooth scroll speed options.

5★
from 3 ratings
100+
active installs
Updated
Jun 2026
Tested to
WP 7.0.4
76

WPScore

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14 Smoothscroller
Free by neilgee

Smoothscroller

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.

4.9★
from 7 ratings
500+
active installs
Updated
Jun 2025
Tested to
WP 6.8.8
66

WPScore

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15 Parallaxer for Elementor
Free by Oooh Boi

Parallaxer for Elementor

Add smooth parallax scrolling effects to any Elementor widget using the lightweight Rellax.js and lenis.js libraries.

5★
from 1 ratings
200+
active installs
Updated
Jan 2025
Tested to
WP 6.7.7
60

WPScore

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