Elevator is a streamlined little WordPress plugin with only one purpose – to soothingly transport your visitors back to the top of the page! Read all the documentation to get the most out of Elevator for WordPress.
It uses the brilliant Elevator.js created by Tim Holman.
Installing Elevator
Elevator is now available to install from the WordPress Plugin Repository, or you can install manually with FTP.
Automatic Installation
- Login to your WordPress admin.
- Navigate to the Plugins > Add New screen.
- Search for ‘Elevator’, select Install Now.
- After successful installation, activate your plugin and enjoy the elevator ride!
FTP Manual Installation
- Download the Elevator plugin from the WordPress.org to your computer.
- Unzip the downloaded file.
- Using your favorite FTP program (such as FileZilla), connect to your website.
- Upload the entire elevator folder to the
/wp-content/plugins/directory. - Login to your WordPress admin.
- Navigate to the Plugins screen, locate the new Elevator plugin, activate and enjoy the elevator ride!
Customize Elevator
After installing and activating Elevator, your site will automatically output the ‘Back to Top’ link at the end of the page. I’ve provided only the bare essentials for styling, and Elevator will inherit the rest from your theme.
If you wish to further customize the appearance of Elevator, you can easily do so with CSS!
Check out Elevator’s Style Guide for inspiration.
Debugging Elevator
If Elevator isn’t loading as expected on your site, please try the following resolutions:
Missing wp_footer(); Tag
Elevator uses the wp_footer(); tag to hook into. If your theme doesn’t include this tag somewhere (it’s most commonly found in the footer.php template file, just before the closing tag), then Elevator can’t work it’s magic. Check your theme first if Elevator’s ‘Back to Top’ button isn’t appearing on the page after you’ve activated the plugin.
JavaScript Conflict
If your ‘Back to Top’ button is loading, but the Elevator seems to be broken and stuck in the Basement, check for JavaScript errors in your browser’s console. You can use Google Chrome’s Dev Tools for this. If you’re unfamiliar with checking for JavaScript errors in your browser, I suggest you check out Julie Pagano’s JavaScript Debugging for Beginners article.
If your site is generating a JavaScript error, it’s possible for it to conflict with Elevator and I suggest you resolve the JavaScript error before proceeding with any other troubleshooting.
Download Elevator
You can also contribute to Elevator on GitHub.