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Back To The Top Button

by YYDevelopment · 4,000+ active installs · Checked 3 Nov 2026
Healthy

Healthy: maintained, last release 13 Aug 2026, 3 releases in 24 months, no unpatched vulnerabilities.

96/ 100 Canary Score
Sub-scores for Back To The Top Button
Ownership100
Maintenance100
Security90
SupportNo data
ReputationNo data

How the score works

Quick answers

Is Back To The Top Button still maintained?
Yes. Last release 13 Aug 2026, 3 releases in the last 24 months. 13 Aug 2026 · wordpress.org
Who owns Back To The Top Button, and has it changed hands?
No change recorded. Main committer yydevelopment since Apr 2020. 3 Nov 2026 · SVN log
Was Back To The Top Button removed from wordpress.org?
No. Listed on wordpress.org as of 3 Nov 2026. 3 Nov 2026 · wordpress.org
Is Back To The Top Button safe?
1 known vulnerability, fixed (latest in 2.1.7). Not on the exploited list. 5 Sep 2023 · Wordfence Intelligence
Is the latest Back To The Top Button update safe to install?
No ownership change before 2.3.0. No one-star spike after it. 11 Dec 2025 · Release history

Active signals

Facts we detected, with links to the source.

No open risk signals. Signals appear here when we detect an ownership change, closure, vulnerability or decline.

Ownership timeline

Who commits to the plugin's code on wordpress.org, over time.

Committers and their active periods
plugin-master14 Apr 2020 to 14 Apr 2020, 1 commits
yydevelopment15 Apr 2020 to 13 Aug 2026, 57 commits

2 committers recorded. No ownership change since 2020.

Maintenance

Last release
3 months ago
Releases, 24 months
3
Tested up to
7.1 current
Requires PHP
5.2.4 supported 8.2+
Releases per quarter
Releases per quarter for Back To The Top Button
Q1 20242
Q2 20240
Q3 20240
Q4 20241
Q1 20250
Q2 20250
Q3 20251
Q4 20251
Q1 20260
Q2 20260
Q3 20260
Q4 20260

Last release 13 Aug 2026. Tested with WordPress 7.1 (current).

Reputation

Last 90 days: no reviews. Lifetime: 5.0.

Rating distribution
5 star28
4 star0
3 star0
2 star0
1 star0

Security record

1 vulnerability on record, patched (latest fixed in 2.1.7).

Show 1 patched vulnerability
PublishedIssueCVSSAffectedFixed inDays to patch
5 Sep 2023Back To The Top Button <= 2.1.6 - Authenticated (Administrator+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting4.4<= 2.1.62.1.7187

Sources: Wordfence Intelligence, CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities, readme changelogs.

Support

Support history appears after our first snapshots of the forum counts.

Momentum

4,000+ active installs. History builds with each weekly snapshot.

Weekly downloads, last 27 weeks
Weekly downloads for Back To The Top Button
4 May 202672
11 May 2026109
18 May 2026130
25 May 2026137
1 Jun 2026113
8 Jun 2026116
15 Jun 2026111
22 Jun 2026104
29 Jun 2026116
6 Jul 2026113
13 Jul 202696
20 Jul 2026113
27 Jul 2026140
3 Aug 2026158
10 Aug 2026177
17 Aug 2026160
24 Aug 2026138
31 Aug 2026131
7 Sep 2026131
14 Sep 2026145
21 Sep 2026132
28 Sep 2026160
5 Oct 2026155
12 Oct 2026167
19 Oct 2026183
26 Oct 2026183
2 Nov 202628

Weekly downloads over the last 4 weeks are 8% above the 27-week average.

Healthier alternatives

Same job, rated Healthy, higher Canary Score and at least 10,000 installs. Never sponsored.

No healthier plugin in the same category yet.

Facts

Version2.3.0
AuthorYYDevelopment
Added15 Apr 2020
Last updated13 Aug 2026
Active installs4,000+
Requires WordPress5.0
Tested up to7.1.4
Requires PHP5.2.4
CategorySite Administration & Utilities > Maintenance Mode
Tagstop, button, back to top

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Questions

Is Back To The Top Button still maintained?

Yes. Last release 13 Aug 2026, 3 releases in the last 24 months.

Who owns Back To The Top Button, and has it changed hands?

No change recorded. Main committer yydevelopment since Apr 2020.

Was Back To The Top Button removed from wordpress.org?

No. Listed on wordpress.org as of 3 Nov 2026.

Is Back To The Top Button safe?

1 known vulnerability, fixed (latest in 2.1.7). Not on the exploited list.

Is the latest Back To The Top Button update safe to install?

No ownership change before 2.3.0. No one-star spike after it.

Data: wordpress.org Plugins API, plugins SVN and Trac, wordpress.org reviews and support forum, Wordfence Intelligence, CISA KEV, NVD.Plugin data refreshed 3 Nov 2026.Report a data issue