How to add Back to Top Button to a Gutenberg website

Embed Back to Top Button on Gutenberg

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Create a Back to Top Button plugin for Gutenberg on Common Ninja

First, create a Gutenberg Back to Top Button plugin on Common Ninja. On the plugins catalog, find the Back to Top Button and enter the Editor.

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Save the Back to Top Button plugin

When you're done creating the Back to Top Button plugin, click on the Save Changes button at the right top corner of the editor. If you don't have an account on Common Ninja, you'll have to register first.

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Copy the Back to Top Button Embed Code

When you're ready to add the Back to Top Button plugin to your Gutenberg website, click the Add To Website button at the top bar of the Editor. On the window that opens, click the Copy Icon to copy the plugin embed code. In the next steps, you will paste this code into your Gutenberg website.

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Paste the code to your Gutenberg website’s HTML field.

Next, go to your Gutenberg website editor and find the HTML field. It is most likely in the form of an HTML/Code widget or module which you can find on the Gutenberg’s editor. Add it to your page, and paste the Back to Top Button Embed Code you’ve copied before to the HTML field. Save and update, and that’s it, you should have Common Ninja’s Back to Top Button plugin on your Gutenberg website.

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Alternative Method 1: Through the HTML option in the text’s editing area.

If you can't find the HTML/Code widget or module, there's another way to put Common Ninja’s Back to Top Button plugin on your Gutenberg plugin. You can just add the code to a special HTML section in the text editor.

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Alternative Method 2: Add it directly to your Gutenberg website’s HTML code.

If you're having trouble finding a widget or a special part in your text editor where you can add the Embed Code, you can try a different way to add the Back to Top Button plugin to your Gutenberg website. You can do this by putting it straight into your Gutenberg website's HTML code.

Why Use This Widget

Use the Back to Top Button widget when your pages are long and you want navigation to feel light instead of tiring. On content heavy layouts, especially on mobile, scrolling all the way back up can be annoying and may discourage further exploration. A simple button that appears after the user scrolls makes it clear they can jump instantly to the top navigation, search, or main call to action. This improves perceived usability, reduces friction, and supports better engagement with the rest of your site. It is particularly valuable for blogs, documentation, ecommerce catalogs, one page sites, and any experience where visitors naturally scroll through many sections.

This tutorial was written by the Common Ninja product team, creators of interactive, no-code widgets for Gutenberg website. Common Ninja helps over 500,000 users build engaging online experiences without coding.