Title: Beam me up Scotty – Back to Top Button Author: Out the Box Published: November 7, 2016 Last modified: June 17, 2026 --- Search plugins ![](https://ps.w.org/beam-me-up-scotty/assets/banner-772x250.png?rev=1532162) ![](https://ps.w.org/beam-me-up-scotty/assets/icon-128x128.png?rev=2248202) # Beam me up Scotty – Back to Top Button By [Out the Box](https://profiles.wordpress.org/outtheboxthemes/) [Download](https://downloads.wordpress.org/plugin/beam-me-up-scotty.1.0.24.zip) * [Details](https://li.wordpress.org/plugins/beam-me-up-scotty/#description) * [Reviews](https://li.wordpress.org/plugins/beam-me-up-scotty/#reviews) * [Installation](https://li.wordpress.org/plugins/beam-me-up-scotty/#installation) * [Development](https://li.wordpress.org/plugins/beam-me-up-scotty/#developers) [Support](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/beam-me-up-scotty/) ## Description _A simple and customizable back to top button._ Add a back to top button to your site quickly and easily with this simple and easy to configure plugin. With settings to customize the size, color and style adding a back to top button to your site couldn’t be easier! No HTML or CSS knowledge or changes to the theme required. ## Screenshots [⌊The settings screen⌉⌊The settings screen⌉[ The settings screen ## Installation Installing “Beam me up Scotty” can be done either by searching for “Beam me up Scotty” via the “Plugins > Add New” screen in your WordPress dashboard, or by using the following steps: 1. Download the plugin via WordPress.org 2. Upload the ZIP file through the ‘Plugins > Add New > Upload’ screen in your WordPress dashboard 3. Activate the plugin through the ‘Plugins’ menu in WordPress ## FAQ ### Are any modifications to the theme required? No, just install it, style it with the settings and you’re good to go! ### Is any knowledge of HTML or CSS required? No, all styling of the button is done with the plugin settings. ## Reviews ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/0249ab70e9815dd08b4f2ffc8bf8cab9a974339d7cb37f5024ae6b7048d00b9d? s=60&d=retro&r=g) ### 󠀁[All you need](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/all-you-need-74/)󠁿 [Zagaz](https://profiles.wordpress.org/andreranulfo/) October 3, 2024 It works smooth and fully costumizabled! What else do you need? ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/200dc86097a4c099c2846b45e7a7d8261b8a9234c6e6710c15b7f396d8d9347b? s=60&d=retro&r=g) ### 󠀁[Simple and effective](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/simple-and-effective-1489/)󠁿 [mcfitzsatx](https://profiles.wordpress.org/mcfitzsatx/) April 29, 2023 I've been using this plugin on a bunch of sites for several years, and it works perfectly. Easy to set up, works well, what else is there? Highly recommended. ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/20ab8e33b256c6e8a5973771a7fd84e9c5392ce9aaf7bcaeffcc0d4a68bc02f9? s=60&d=retro&r=g) ### 󠀁[I love it](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/i-low-it/)󠁿 [agnele](https://profiles.wordpress.org/agnele/) August 10, 2021 It works well 💕 Recommend No bugs ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/7434d1a5bbcabdbf3adc1bacd29276960f435b7b426696a99e5830254d81bf26? s=60&d=retro&r=g) ### 󠀁[Excellent](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/excellent-9436/)󠁿 [LocalAlien](https://profiles.wordpress.org/localalien/) July 19, 2020 Does what it says on the box. Discreet and effective addition. ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/364e8ad7b183dc5da971899ba87f29982df9ba672aa257e07f5e7a63526757c6? s=60&d=retro&r=g) ### 󠀁[Simple yet effective](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/simple-yet-effective-17/)󠁿 [Freelancelot](https://profiles.wordpress.org/ifreelancelot/) January 18, 2017 A simple yet effective plugin. Exactly what I was looking for! [ Read all 5 reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/beam-me-up-scotty/reviews/) ## Contributors & Developers “Beam me up Scotty – Back to Top Button” is open source software. The following people have contributed to this plugin. Contributors * [ Out the Box ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/outtheboxthemes/) “Beam me up Scotty – Back to Top Button” has been translated into 1 locale. Thank you to [the translators](https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/beam-me-up-scotty/contributors) for their contributions. [Translate “Beam me up Scotty – Back to Top Button” into your language.](https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/beam-me-up-scotty) ### Interested in development? [Browse the code](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/beam-me-up-scotty/), check out the [SVN repository](https://plugins.svn.wordpress.org/beam-me-up-scotty/), or subscribe to the [development log](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/beam-me-up-scotty/) by [RSS](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/beam-me-up-scotty/?limit=100&mode=stop_on_copy&format=rss). ## Changelog #### 1.0.24 * New: Added a setting to choose between an arrow icon or the Starfleet delta icon * Fix: Fixed back to top button incorrectly hiding after hover when “Hide when not scrolling” is disabled #### 1.0.23 * Fix: Fixed a “doing it wrong” notice occurring since 6.7.1 due to translations being called before the init action #### 1.0.22 * Fix: Cross-Site Scripting vulnerability reported by vgo0 #### 1.0.21 * Compatibility update #### 1.0.20 * Compatibility update #### 1.0.19 * New: Added a setting to set the bottom indentation of the back to top button * New: Added a “custom” option to the button size setting * New: Added a width and height setting to set the size of the button when using the custom size option #### 1.0.18 * Compatibility update #### 1.0.17 * Fixed a PHP deprecated notice #### 1.0.16 * Compatibility update #### 1.0.15 * Fix: Replaced the Font Awesome icon library with a custom version to circumvent issues with Font Awesome 5 icon changes #### 1.0.14 * Fix: Fixed an issue with the back to top button still being clickable after it’s hidden * Fix: Fixed a compatibility issue with Elementor causing the back to top button’s icon to not display #### 1.0.13 * New: Added a setting to set the indentation of the back to top button * Fix: Fixed an issue with the back to top button always displaying initially when the page loads #### 1.0.12 * Fix: Added a missing file: library/template-parts/content-plugins.php #### 1.0.11 * New: Added a setting to set the show / hide animation of the back to top button * New: Added a setting to set the back to top button to only show when the page is being scrolled * New: Added a setting to set the hide delay of the back to top button #### 1.0.10 * Refactored the themes tab to not use the REST API #### 1.0.09 * WordPress version compatibility tag update * Updated the styling of the themes list #### 1.0.08 * Fixed a bug with the new theme notification not disappearing after the themes tab has been viewed #### 1.0.07 * Fixed a bug where the themes list displayed every theme as new #### 1.0.06 * Refactored new theme notification code #### 1.0.05 * Bug fix #### 1.0.04 * Changed notification bubbles to use option instead of theme_mod #### 1.0.03 * Updated version number #### 1.0.02 * Maintenance update #### 1.0.01 * Added a setting to change the opacity of the button * Refactored the CSS to use RGBA values for the button and rollover color #### 1.0.0 * Initial release ## Meta * Version **1.0.24** * Last updated **4 months ago** * Active installations **1,000+** * WordPress version ** 4.0 or higher ** * Tested up to **7.0.7** * PHP version ** 5.3 or higher ** * Languages * [English (US)](https://wordpress.org/plugins/beam-me-up-scotty/) and [Russian](https://ru.wordpress.org/plugins/beam-me-up-scotty/). * [Translate into your language](https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/beam-me-up-scotty) * Tags * [back to top](https://li.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/back-to-top/)[button](https://li.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/button/) [link to top](https://li.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/link-to-top/)[scroll](https://li.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/scroll/) [scroll back to top](https://li.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/scroll-back-to-top/) * [Advanced View](https://li.wordpress.org/plugins/beam-me-up-scotty/advanced/) ## Ratings 5 out of 5 stars. * [ 5 5-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/beam-me-up-scotty/reviews/?filter=5) * [ 0 4-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/beam-me-up-scotty/reviews/?filter=4) * [ 0 3-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/beam-me-up-scotty/reviews/?filter=3) * [ 0 2-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/beam-me-up-scotty/reviews/?filter=2) * [ 0 1-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/beam-me-up-scotty/reviews/?filter=1) [Your review](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/beam-me-up-scotty/reviews/#new-post) [See all reviews](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/beam-me-up-scotty/reviews/) ## Contributors * [ Out the Box ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/outtheboxthemes/) ## Support Got something to say? 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