Perplexity and Burstiness in Using WordPress to Create a Scroll Down Button

Why Would You Need Such a Button?

Although WordPress is a flexible platform that supports various functions and customization options, you may want to create a website with long pages containing extensive multimedia details. Scrolling to reach the bottom of the page can be tedious and frustrating for users. This negative experience can lower visitor engagement with your website. However, adding a scroll down button is a useful way to improve their browsing experience and retaining visitor’s attention.

Creating Your Scroll Down Button

There are numerous ways to create a scrolling button to suit your website’s design and functionality. Here, we’ll be highlighting the simplest and most common method, which consists of three simple steps:

Step 1: Install and Activate a Plugin

Before you can proceed with creating your scrolling button, install and activate the Simple Custom CSS plugin that enables you to add custom CSS to your WordPress site. Follow these steps:

• Go to your WordPress dashboard
• Select “Plugins” from the left sidebar
• Click the “Add New” button
• On the search bar, type “Simple Custom CSS”
• Click “Install Now” to add the plugin to your WordPress site
• After installation, click on “Activate” to enable the plugin

Step 2: Add Custom CSS

Once you successfully enable Simple Custom CSS, incorporate your custom CSS to create your scroll down button. To achieve this, follow these steps:

• After logging into your WordPress dashboard
• Select “Appearance” from the left sidebar
• Click “Customize”
• When you open the Theme Customizer window, pick “Additional CSS” at the bottom of the left sidebar
• Add your custom CSS in the editor

For a scroll down button, enter the following code:

#scroll-down-button {
position: fixed;
bottom: 20px;
right: 30px;
z-index: 99;
font-size: 18px;
border: none;
outline: none;
background-color: #f16f20;
color: #ffffff;
cursor: pointer;
padding: 15px;
border-radius: 10px;
}

#scroll-down-button:hover {
background-color: #e56f11;
color: #ffffff;
}

This CSS specifies the position and styling of your button, gives you the chance to customize it to fit your website design. You can change values such as the background color of the button, the font size, and the border radius, among others.

Step 3: Add HTML Code

The final step requires you to embed the HTML code that creates your scroll down button. Navigate to any post or page on your WordPress site where you want to add the button. In the text editor, add the following HTML code:

Scroll Down

This HTML code includes the text displayed on the button, the ID of the button, and the destination linked to the button. Setting an ID for the button allows the associated destination to match this ID, enabling the plugin to work optimally. Bear in mind that you can change the value in the ID attribute to one that matches your preferred terminology.

Step 4 – Add the ID to Your Element

Finally, you need to add the ID to the specific page element you want your button to scroll down. The element could be a heading or a section of content. The code you need to add to mark this ID is:

Here we have used the ID “content” to match the value specified in the HTML code in step 3. If you choose to use another ID for this element, ensure to replace the value in this code as well.

Final Thoughts

If you follow the three steps we’ve outlined above, you should have a functional and straightforward scroll down button on your WordPress site. With this button, your visitors can quickly and smoothly browse through your content without the need to scroll manually.