MouseWheel Smooth Scroll
Smooth scrolling experience, with mousewheel, touchpad or keyboard
Maintenance 74/10030d since update
Active installs
90,000
Downloads
677,163
Reviews
42
Age
11.0y
Tagsscrollingsmooth scrollmousewheel scroll
Plugin info
Total downloads: 677,163
Active installs: 90,000
Total reviews: 42
Average rating: 4.5
Support threads opened: 0
Support threads resolved: 0 (0%)
Available in: 1 language(s)
Contributors: 2
Last updated: 12/1/2025 (30 days ago)
Added to WordPress: 1/8/2015 (10 years old)
Minimum WordPress version: 3.0.1
Tested up to WordPress version: 6.9
Minimum PHP version: f
Maintenance & Compatibility
Maintenance score
Actively maintained • Last updated 30 days ago • 42 reviews
74/100
Is MouseWheel Smooth Scroll abandoned?
Likely maintained (last update 30 days ago).
Compatibility
Requires WordPress: 3.0.1
Tested up to: 6.9
Requires PHP: f
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Description
Replace basic website scrolling “effect” with nice smooth scroll using mousewheel, touchpad or keyboard arrows
You can play with settings and test it here:
https://demo.tastewp.com/mousewheel-smooth-scroll
Installation
- Upload
mousewheel-smooth-scrolldirectory to the/wp-content/plugins/directory - Activate the plugin through the ‘Plugins’ menu in WordPress
- Manage your settings in ‘Settings >> Smooth Scroll’
Frequently Asked Questions
No FAQ available
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Changelog
6.7.3
- tested on WP 6.9
6.7.2
- fix typo for allowedBrowsers gblazex library not saving selection
6.7.1
- new easing option for Lenis library
6.7
- tested on WP 6.7
- new possibility to switch to a Lenis smooth scroll library
6.6
- tested on WP 6.6
- updated SmoothScroll js library to version 1.5.1
- small backend code changes
6.5
- tested on WP 6.5
6.4.1
- remove jquery dependency
6.4
- tested on WP 6.4
- fix deprecated notic on activation
- match versioning with WP core
6.0
- tested on WP 6.1
5.9
- fix trailing comma
5.8
- tested on WP 5.9
- removed fixed background option
5.7
- tested on WP 5.8
- security improvements
5.6
- tested on WP 5.7
5.5
- FIX: create config files for new installations
5.4
- tested on WP 5.4
- JS files with user settings moved to
/uploads/wpmss/folder
5.3
- updated scrolling script to version 1.4.10
- new browsers selection settings
5.2
- tested on WP 5.2.1
- make it works on Firefox
5.1
- tested on WP 5.1
- updated scrolling script to version 1.4.9
5.0
- tested on WP 5.0
- updated scrolling script
4.0
- generate JS file instead of PHP
- optimized for cache
- optimized for translator plugins
3.0
- completely new scrolling script
- new options
2.4
- Enable for all browsers
2.3
- Enqueue script in footer
2.2
- Escaping option values for better security
2.1
- Tested on WP 4.5
2.0
- completely new scrolling script
- lightweight settings
- optimization
1.4
- minify JS scripts and combine them into one file
1.3
- Added PHP header to hybrid PHP/JS file
- Scroll library improvements
1.2
- Tested on WP 4.4
- Use different jQuery library
- Repair scripts enqueue dependencies
- Ctrl + scroll is now zooming – default browser behaviour
1.1
- Tested on WP 4.2
1.0.4
- Remove some script
1.0.3
- Update scroll script
1.0.2
- Improve / change default settings
1.0.1
- Optimalisation
1.0
- First version

