Introducing the “Go to Top” Button for WordPress

Are you tired of endlessly scrolling to the top of a web page on your WordPress website? Well, fear no more! The “Go to Top” button is here to enhance your user experience and provide the ultimate convenience for your website visitors. But how exactly do you add this button to your website? Keep reading for our step-by-step guide.

Step 1: Access Your Theme Editor

The first crucial step in adding the “Go to Top” button is to open your WordPress dashboard and navigate to Appearance > Theme Editor. Once you’re there, choose your desired theme and locate the “functions.php” file.

Step 2: Add the Necessary Code

Now we can add some code to the functions.php file to create the “Go to Top” button. Insert the following snippet of code:

function add_my_script() {
wp_enqueue_script('back-to-top', get_template_directory_uri() . '/js/back-to-top.js', array('jquery'), '1.0', true);
}
add_action( 'wp_enqueue_scripts', 'add_my_script' );

This code tells WordPress to add the “back-to-top.js” file to your website.

Step 3: Create the “back-to-top.js” File

Next, you will need to make a file called “back-to-top.js” and paste this code into it:

jQuery(document).ready(function() {
 jQuery(window).scroll(function() {
 if (jQuery(this).scrollTop() > 100) {
 jQuery('#back-to-top').fadeIn();
 } else {
 jQuery('#back-to-top').fadeOut();
 }
 });

 jQuery('#back-to-top').click(function() {
 jQuery('body,html').animate({
 scrollTop: 0
 }, 600);
 return false;
});
});

This code uses jQuery to create a function that will control your “Go to Top” button. When a user scrolls down the page, the button will appear. When it is clicked, the user is taken back to the top of the page.

Step 4: Save and Upload

Save the “back-to-top.js” file and upload it to your WordPress website using an FTP client. Place it in this directory:

wp-content/themes/your-theme-name/js/

Note: Replace “your-theme-name” with your theme’s name.

Step 5: Add the Button HTML and CSS

We can now add the “Go to Top” button to your site by editing the theme’s footer.php file. Look for the closing </body> tag in your footer.php and add this code above it:

<a href="#" id="back-to-top" title="Back to top">↑</a>

This code creates the HTML and CSS for the button that will display on your website.

Step 6: Enjoy!

After saving the changes to your footer.php file, refresh your website and see the “Go to Top” button in action. Adding this button is an easy process that can vastly improve user experience on your WordPress website. Your users can now effortlessly navigate through your site’s content with the simple click of a button. Happy scrolling!