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AR Back To Top

Add a lightweight, fully customizable scroll to top button with smooth animation, scroll progress indicator, and mobile-friendly positioning.

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Tested up to WordPress 7.1
Current version3.1.8
WordPress coverageTested up to WordPress 7.1
Minimum stackWP 4.8 · PHP 7.4
Directory statusactive
Last directory update24 Oct 20268d ago
Active installations10Adoption metric — not a quality score
WordPress.org rating5.0 / 5 from 2 ratings
Official packageDirect from WordPress.org

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WP PlugIndex currently records AR Back To Top version 3.1.8 as active, updated 8d ago and tested up to WordPress 7.1.

Overview

About this plugin

AR Back To Top adds a beautiful, customizable scroll to top button to your WordPress site — no coding required. Install it in seconds from the WordPress plugin directory and configure everything through a modern settings panel with live preview.

Perfect for blogs, business sites, portfolios, and WooCommerce stores. The button appears when visitors scroll down and smoothly returns them to the top with a single click. Includes a scroll progress indicator, device-specific positioning, page-level visibility controls, and 19 built-in icons — all powered by lightweight vanilla JavaScript with zero jQuery dependency.

AR Back To Top Features

  • Displays a Back to Top button when the user scrolls down the page.
  • Smooth scroll animation with multiple easing effects (linear, ease-in, ease-out, ease-in-out).
  • Fully customizable — no coding required.
  • Modern tabbed settings UI with live preview panel.
  • Choose from 19 Font Awesome 6 icons via an interactive icon picker.
  • Custom icon upload — upload PNG, JPG, GIF, or SVG from your media library.
  • Button shape presets — circle, square, rounded square, or custom border-radius.
  • Supports custom button size, icon size, and padding.
  • Customize background, text, border colors with separate hover states.
  • Set the button position — left, right, or center bottom.
  • Separate mobile positioning — independent bottom/side offsets for mobile.
  • Define scroll offset — control when the button appears.
  • Adjustable scroll duration for a smoother UX.
  • Auto-hide button after configurable seconds of inactivity.
  • Scroll progress indicator — circular SVG progress ring around the button.
  • Reading progress bar — horizontal bar at the top of the page showing how far the visitor has scrolled, with configurable color and height.
  • Scroll to bottom button — optional second button that scrolls to the bottom of the page, with the same easing and styling.
  • Button entrance animations — fade-in, bounce, or scale animation when the button appears on scroll.
  • Smart show/hide — hide the button when scrolling up, show when scrolling down for a cleaner UX.
  • Click analytics — track how many times the button is clicked, viewable in the admin settings.
  • Keyboard shortcut — press Home key to scroll to top (when enabled).
  • WooCommerce integration — hide the button on shop, product, cart, and checkout pages.
  • Touch gesture support — swipe up on mobile devices to scroll to top.
  • Page/post display filter — show or hide on specific pages/posts with Select2 search.
  • Device visibility — hide on desktop, tablet, or mobile with custom breakpoints.
  • Show in WP admin area — enable the button in the WordPress dashboard.
  • Shortcode support — use [ar_back_to_top] to place the button anywhere in your content.
  • Enable or disable the button with a single click.
  • Font Awesome version control — choose FA 6, FA 5, or skip loading if already enqueued.
  • Supports custom CSS for advanced styling with CSS hook hints.
  • Tooltip text and z-index control.
  • Reset to defaults with one click.
  • Option to load JavaScript asynchronously for performance.
  • Zero jQuery on frontend — vanilla JavaScript, requestAnimationFrame throttled.
  • Conditional asset loading — CSS/JS not loaded on pages where button is hidden.
  • SVG upload support for custom icons (admin-only for security).
  • Accessible — semantic <button> element, ARIA labels, screen reader text, keyboard navigation.
  • PHP 8.2+ compatible — no deprecated dynamic properties.
  • Compatible with all modern WordPress themes.
  • Cross-browser compatible (Chrome, Firefox, Safari, Edge, etc.).
WordPress.org metadata

Plugin tags

Topics listed for this plugin in the WordPress.org directory.

  • back to top
  • floating button
  • scroll progress
  • scroll to top button
  • smooth scroll
Compatibility & maintenance

Compatibility & maintenance

Tested with WP 7.1

Marked as tested with the current WordPress 7.1 release.

Current WordPress releaseWordPress 7.1
WordPress.org Tested up to7.1
Minimum requirementsWordPress 4.8 · PHP 7.4
Update activity24 Oct 20268d ago

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Changes recorded by WP PlugIndex

Recent tracked changes

Version3.1.73.1.8
Version3.1.63.1.7
Version3.1.53.1.6
Version3.1.43.1.5
WordPress compatibility7.17.1.3
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