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Description

Adds a floating "Scroll to Top" button that appears after scrolling 300px. Clicking it smoothly scrolls back to the top.

Changes

  • New: src/scroll-to-top.js - Main logic (vanilla JS, zero dependencies)
  • New: src/scroll-to-top.css - Styling with gradient matching website theme
  • Updated: index.html - Added demo and initialization

Features

  • ✅ Appears after scrolling 300px
  • ✅ Smooth scroll animation
  • ✅ Gradient matches website (#667eea → #764ba2)
  • ✅ Accessible (ARIA labels, keyboard support)
  • ✅ Mobile responsive
  • ✅ Zero dependencies

Testing

  • Tested on Chrome, Firefox, Edge
  • Tested on mobile devices
  • Lint and format checks passed

Related Issue

Closes #240

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SocialShareButton.Demo.-.Modern.Social.Sharing.Component.-.Google.Chrome.2026-08-20.12-18-37.mp4

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  • New Features
    • Added a floating scroll-to-top button that appears after scrolling down.
    • Supports bottom-right positioning, customizable colors, smooth scrolling, and keyboard activation.
    • Includes responsive sizing, focus styles, dark-mode support, and fade-in animations.
    • Added a demo-page configuration for the new scroll-to-top functionality.

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Walkthrough

Added a configurable ScrollToTop class, button styling, and demo-page initialization. The button appears after a scroll threshold and supports smooth scrolling, keyboard activation, responsive styles, dark mode, and cleanup.

Changes

Scroll-to-top feature

Layer / File(s) Summary
ScrollToTop behavior
src/scroll-to-top.js
Adds configurable options, accessibility features, throttled scroll handling, smooth scrolling with fallback, runtime updates, cleanup, and CommonJS/browser exports.
Button styling and animation
src/scroll-to-top.css
Adds fixed positioning, interaction states, focus styling, visibility animation, dark-mode rules, responsive sizing, and stylesheet import.
Demo-page integration
index.html
Loads the stylesheet and initializes ScrollToTop on DOM ready with bottom-right positioning, a 300-pixel threshold, and configured colors.

Estimated code review effort: 3 (Moderate) | ~25 minutes

Merge Risk: 🔵 Low · up to 73a8b

When the button is focused, returning to the top can hide it and leave keyboard users without a predictable focus target; several non-obvious browser and lifecycle guards also need concise documentation. The PR is mergeable with explicit owner awareness or follow-up for this bounded accessibility and maintainability risk.

Sequence Diagram(s)

sequenceDiagram
  participant Page
  participant ScrollToTop
  participant Window
  Page->>ScrollToTop: initialize on DOM ready
  Window->>ScrollToTop: emit scroll event
  ScrollToTop->>Page: show or hide button
  Page->>ScrollToTop: activate button
  ScrollToTop->>Window: scroll to top
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Poem

I’m a rabbit with a button so bright,
I hop to the corner at scroll-height.
Past the threshold, I appear,
Then guide the page to home from here.
Tap or key, and up we go!

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In `@index.html`:
- Around line 806-807: Move the scroll-to-top stylesheet link into the document
head and add the defer attribute to the scroll-to-top script, preserving their
existing asset paths and functionality.

In `@src/scroll-to-top.css`:
- Around line 61-68: Update the small-screen .scroll-to-top styles so the
interactive touch target remains at least 44px by 44px, while preserving the
40px visual circle if desired through padding or a pseudo-element.
- Line 93: Remove the self-referential `@import` from scroll-to-top.css and add
the scroll-to-top stylesheet import at the top of social-share-button.css,
before any style rules, using the project’s supported import syntax.
- Around line 71-91: Rename the scrollToTopFadeIn keyframe to kebab-case and
update its animation reference; remove the unused scrollToTopFadeOut keyframe
while preserving the existing display-based visibility behavior. Add a
prefers-reduced-motion rule that disables the entry animation for users
requesting reduced motion.
- Around line 15-21: Update the scroll-to-top button styles to transition only
transform and box-shadow, remove the ineffective base font-size and
corresponding font-size overrides in both max-width media queries, and replace
the white color keyword with `#fff`.
- Around line 1-22: Update the .scroll-to-top stylesheet to remove the base
right offset and add modifier rules for .scroll-to-top-bottom-right,
.scroll-to-top-bottom-left, and .scroll-to-top-bottom-center matching the
JavaScript-generated position classes. Preserve bottom positioning and ensure
the center modifier’s translateX(-50%) is composed with existing hover and
animation transforms so centering remains stable.

In `@src/scroll-to-top.js`:
- Around line 99-114: Update the hover handlers in the button setup to stop
writing inline background, transform, and boxShadow styles; expose configured
button colors through CSS custom properties instead, and let the stylesheet’s
gradient and hover rules control the visual state without overriding the
scrollToTopFadeIn animation.
- Around line 65-70: Update the button creation in the scroll-to-top
initialization to set type="button", remove the redundant role and tabindex
attributes, and replace the hardcoded accessible label with a configurable
option defaulting to “Scroll to top”; use the project’s established
resource/i18n mechanism for the default user-visible string.
- Around line 46-59: Update ScrollToTop.init so the browser-environment guard
runs before any document access, requiring both window and document to exist;
only then check for an existing .scroll-to-top element and continue with
createButton and attachEvents.
- Around line 143-148: Remove the anonymous keydown listener registered on
this.button, including its Enter/Space handling, and rely on the existing click
handler to activate scrollToTop() for native button keyboard behavior.
- Around line 175-185: Update scrollToTop() to check whether the
prefers-reduced-motion: reduce media query matches and use the legacy
window.scrollTo(0, 0) call in that case; otherwise retain the smooth
options-based call and existing try/catch fallback for unsupported browsers.
- Around line 24-32: Update the defaults in the ScrollToTop options
initialization to use nullish coalescing so valid zero values for showAfter,
iconSize, zIndex, and animationDuration are preserved. In createButton(), apply
the configured zIndex and animationDuration to the button’s inline styles so
they override the CSS defaults; retain the documented public options.

Apply the same fix in `@src/scroll-to-top.js` around lines 190 - 197: Covers the
separate update-time symptoms of the same documented-options contract.
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Comment on lines +65 to +70
const btn = document.createElement('button');
btn.className = `scroll-to-top scroll-to-top-${this.options.position}`;
btn.setAttribute('aria-label', 'Scroll to top');
btn.setAttribute('title', 'Scroll to top');
btn.setAttribute('role', 'button');
btn.setAttribute('tabindex', '0');

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📐 Maintainability & Code Quality | 🟠 Major | ⚡ Quick win

Add type="button", drop the redundant ARIA, and make the label configurable.

Three points on the button element:

  1. A <button> inside a <form> defaults to type="submit". The library appends the button to document.body, so this is unlikely, but set type="button" to make the intent explicit and safe.
  2. role="button" and tabindex="0" are redundant on a native <button>. A native button is already focusable and already has the button role. Remove both.
  3. 'Scroll to top' is a user-visible string that is hardcoded. It is the accessible name of the control, so a non-English consumer cannot localize it. Expose it as an option with the current value as default.

As per path instructions: "User-visible strings should be externalized to resource files (i18n)".

♻️ Proposed refactor for the button attributes
     const btn = document.createElement('button');
+    btn.type = 'button';
     btn.className = `scroll-to-top scroll-to-top-${this.options.position}`;
-    btn.setAttribute('aria-label', 'Scroll to top');
-    btn.setAttribute('title', 'Scroll to top');
-    btn.setAttribute('role', 'button');
-    btn.setAttribute('tabindex', '0');
+    // Accessible name; configurable so consumers can localize it
+    btn.setAttribute('aria-label', this.options.label);
+    btn.setAttribute('title', this.options.label);

Add the option in the constructor:

       animationDuration: options.animationDuration ?? 400,
+      // Accessible name / tooltip text, overridable for localization
+      label: options.label ?? 'Scroll to top',
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In `@src/scroll-to-top.js` around lines 65 - 70, Update the button creation in the
scroll-to-top initialization to set type="button", remove the redundant role and
tabindex attributes, and replace the hardcoded accessible label with a
configurable option defaulting to “Scroll to top”; use the project’s established
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this.button.addEventListener('keydown', (e) => {
if (e.key === 'Enter' || e.key === ' ') {
e.preventDefault();
this.scrollToTop();
}
});

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📐 Maintainability & Code Quality | 🔵 Trivial | ⚡ Quick win

Remove the redundant keydown handler.

A native <button> already activates on Enter and Space and dispatches a click event. This handler runs scrollToTop() and then the click handler runs it again. The listener is also an anonymous arrow function, so destroy() cannot remove it. Delete the block and rely on the click handler for keyboard activation.

♻️ Proposed refactor
     window.addEventListener('scroll', this.scrollHandler, { passive: true });
     this.button.addEventListener('click', this.clickHandler);
 
-    // Keyboard support
-    this.button.addEventListener('keydown', (e) => {
-      if (e.key === 'Enter' || e.key === ' ') {
-        e.preventDefault();
-        this.scrollToTop();
-      }
-    });
-
     // Initial check
     this.handleScroll();
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this.button.addEventListener('keydown', (e) => {
if (e.key === 'Enter' || e.key === ' ') {
e.preventDefault();
this.scrollToTop();
}
});
window.addEventListener('scroll', this.scrollHandler, { passive: true });
this.button.addEventListener('click', this.clickHandler);
// Initial check
this.handleScroll();
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In `@src/scroll-to-top.js` around lines 143 - 148, Remove the anonymous keydown
listener registered on this.button, including its Enter/Space handling, and rely
on the existing click handler to activate scrollToTop() for native button
keyboard behavior.

Comment thread src/scroll-to-top.js
Comment on lines +175 to +185
scrollToTop() {
try {
window.scrollTo({
top: 0,
behavior: 'smooth'
});
} catch (e) {
// Fallback for older browsers
window.scrollTo(0, 0);
}
}

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🎯 Functional Correctness | 🔵 Trivial | ⚡ Quick win

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🌐 Web query:

does window.scrollTo with options object throw in browsers without scroll-behavior support

💡 Result:

Yes, calling window.scrollTo with an options object will throw a TypeError in browsers that do not support this syntax [1]. Historically, window.scrollTo only accepted two numeric arguments (x and y). Support for the ScrollToOptions object was added later as part of the CSSOM View Module specification [2][3]. If a browser environment does not implement the modern signature, it will not recognize the object as a valid argument, resulting in a runtime error (e.g., "Failed to execute 'scrollTo' on 'Window': No function was found that matched the signature provided") [1]. It is important to distinguish this from the support of the behavior: 'smooth' option itself. Even if a browser supports the options object, it may not implement or honor the 'smooth' behavior [4][5]. Furthermore, the support for the options object is separate from the support for the CSS scroll-behavior property [6][7]. To safely use this feature in environments that may not support it, you can perform feature detection by checking if the browser accepts the object or by using a polyfill: function supportsScrollOptions { let supportsOptions = false; try { const opts = Object.defineProperty({}, 'passive', { get: function { supportsOptions = true; } }); window.scrollTo(opts); } catch (e) {} return supportsOptions; } Alternatively, since browsers that lack support for the options object generally require the legacy (x, y) syntax, a common pattern is to check for the existence of the options parameter or fallback to the two-argument version [8].

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#!/bin/bash
set -eu
file="$(fd -t f -a 'scroll-to-top\.js$' . | head -n 1)"
printf '%s\n' "$file"
sed -n '150,205p' "$file"
printf '\nReferences to scrollTo, scrollBehavior, and reduced motion:\n'
rg -n -C 2 'scrollTo|scrollBehavior|prefers-reduced-motion|matchMedia' "$file" .

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🌐 Web query:

MDN Window.scrollTo options object browser support scrollBehavior CSS property separate support

💡 Result:

The Window.scrollTo method and the scroll-behavior CSS property are distinct features with their own browser support profiles, though they are deeply integrated [1][2]. Window.scrollTo Options Object The Window.scrollTo method supports an options object (introduced in the CSSOM View Module) that accepts top, left, and behavior properties [1][3]. The behavior property accepts "smooth", "instant", or "auto" [1]. Browser support for this options object is very high and effectively universal across all modern browsers [4]. Note that early support for the options object itself and support specifically for the behavior: "smooth" parameter may differ slightly in historical data, but they are widely available in current browsers [5][6]. scroll-behavior CSS Property The scroll-behavior CSS property sets the scrolling behavior for a scrolling box when triggered by navigation or CSSOM scrolling APIs [2][7]. It is supported by all modern browsers [2][8]. Interaction and Independence These two features are not independent in practice [9]. When you use window.scrollTo({ behavior: "auto" }), the actual scroll behavior is determined by the computed value of the scroll-behavior CSS property on the element [1]. A key technical nuance is that while the scroll-behavior CSS property can dictate the behavior of imperative scroll APIs (like scrollTo), the imperative options object cannot easily "override" a smooth scroll defined in CSS to be instant [10][9]. If an element has scroll-behavior: smooth, calling scrollTo with behavior: "auto" will still result in a smooth scroll because "auto" defers to the CSS property [1][9]. To force an instant scroll when CSS is set to smooth, developers often must temporarily modify the element's style directly (e.g., setting element.style.scrollBehavior to "auto") before performing the scroll [10]. Summary of Support - Window.scrollTo(options): Widely supported [4]. - behavior: "smooth" (in options): Widely supported [5]. - scroll-behavior CSS property: Widely supported [2][8]. Because "auto" in the options object relies on the computed CSS property, you cannot treat them as completely separate systems; the CSS property effectively acts as the default behavior for programmatic scrolls [1][9].

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#!/bin/bash
set -eu
python3 - <<'PY'
from pathlib import Path
import re

js = Path("src/scroll-to-top.js").read_text()
css = Path("src/scroll-to-top.css").read_text()

method = re.search(r"scrollToTop\(\)\s*\{(?P<body>.*?)\n  \}", js, re.S)
assert method, "scrollToTop() was not found"
body = method.group("body")

print("uses_options_object:", "window.scrollTo({" in body)
print("has_legacy_fallback:", "window.scrollTo(0, 0)" in body)
print("has_try_catch:", bool(re.search(r"\btry\s*\{.*\}\s*catch\s*\(", body, re.S)))
print("checks_reduced_motion_in_js:", "prefers-reduced-motion" in body or "matchMedia" in body)
print("checks_reduced_motion_in_css:", "prefers-reduced-motion" in css)
print("scroll_behavior_in_css:", "scroll-behavior" in css)
PY

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🌐 Web query:

site:developer.mozilla.org Window.scrollTo behavior smooth unsupported browser throws ignores options object

💡 Result:

The behavior of passing an options object to window.scrollTo() (or similar methods like window.scroll(), window.scrollBy(), and Element.scroll()) in browsers that do not support it typically results in the options object being ignored, rather than throwing an error [1][2][3][4]. When a browser does not support the ScrollOptions object, it often interprets the call by applying standard legacy behavior or failing silently depending on the specific implementation, but it does not generally crash or throw a standard exception [1][2][3][4]. Historically, the scrollTo(x, y) method expects two numeric arguments. When an object is passed instead of the expected coordinates in a legacy environment, the browser may treat the object as undefined or attempt to coerce it into numeric values (often resulting in 0, 0), effectively ignoring the properties like behavior: 'smooth' [1][2][3][4]. To ensure robust cross-browser behavior, developers should use feature detection. A common approach is to check if the browser supports scroll options by testing if the scrollTo method returns a Promise or by checking the existence of the ScrollOptions interface [1][2][3][4]. For example, you can detect support by checking if the scroll methods return a promise: function supportsScrollOptions { return 'scrollBehavior' in document.documentElement.style; } Alternatively, because modern browsers have near-universal support for the ScrollOptions object, the risk of it being unsupported in current environments is minimal [1][2][3][4]. If you must support very old legacy browsers, you should provide a fallback mechanism, such as using a library that handles scroll animations or falling back to a standard window.scrollTo(x, y) call [1][2][3][4].

Citations:


🌐 Web query:

CSSOM View Module scrollTo overload ScrollToOptions WebIDL legacy browser object argument behavior TypeError

💡 Result:

The behavior of window.scrollTo() and similar methods regarding argument processing has evolved with the CSSOM View Module, leading to compatibility differences between modern and legacy browsers [1][2][3][4]. In the original, legacy API, scrollTo(x, y) required two mandatory arguments of type unrestricted double [1][5][3]. Browsers that implemented only this legacy signature treat any single-argument call (such as scrollTo(options) where options is an object) as a violation of the expected argument count, throwing a TypeError with a message similar to: "Failed to execute 'scrollTo' on 'Window': 2 arguments required, but only 1 present" [3][6][7]. As the CSSOM View Module introduced the ScrollToOptions dictionary, the interface was updated to support overloaded signatures [1][5]. Modern implementations allow: 1. scrollTo(x, y) (The legacy behavior) [1][5] 2. scrollTo(options) (Where options is a dictionary, accepting left, top, and behavior) [1][5] Under WebIDL rules for these overloaded methods, when a single argument is passed, the browser attempts to convert it to the ScrollToOptions dictionary [1][5]. If that argument cannot be converted to a valid dictionary (for example, if a non-object value is provided in a context expecting a dictionary), or if the browser's implementation of the overload resolution is incomplete, it will throw a TypeError [8][7]. The discrepancy reported in legacy browsers—where they throw because they do not recognize the dictionary-based overload—is a classic case of lack of feature support [3]. When scrollTo({top: 0}) is called in an environment that only supports the legacy two-argument signature, the engine sees only one argument and rejects the call, as the object {} does not satisfy the unrestricted double requirement [3]. To safely support both environments, developers often use feature detection (e.g., checking if the browser supports options objects) or a wrapper that falls back to the legacy coordinate-based syntax [3][4].

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🌐 Web query:

MDN prefers-reduced-motion JavaScript matchMedia scrollTo smooth

💡 Result:

To respect user accessibility preferences when using JavaScript-driven scrolling, you should detect the prefers-reduced-motion media feature and conditionally set the scroll behavior [1][2][3]. The prefers-reduced-motion media feature allows you to detect if a user has requested minimal non-essential motion in their operating system settings [4][3]. In JavaScript, you can check this preference using window.matchMedia [1][2][5]. Recommended Implementation: When using methods like scrollTo or scrollIntoView, you should branch your logic based on the user's preference [6][5][3]. const motionQuery = window.matchMedia('(prefers-reduced-motion: reduce)'); function scrollElement(element) { // Use 'smooth' only if the user has not requested reduced motion, // otherwise default to 'auto' (instant) element.scrollIntoView({ behavior: motionQuery.matches? 'auto': 'smooth', block: 'start' }); } // Optionally listen for changes in real-time motionQuery.addEventListener('change', (event) => { if (event.matches) { // Handle state update if necessary } }); Key Considerations: 1. Prefer 'auto' for reduced motion: The scroll-behavior property defaults to 'auto', which provides an instant jump [7]. This is the safest, most accessible fallback for users who have requested reduced motion [6][3]. 2. Live detection: Use window.matchMedia to create a MediaQueryList object. It is best practice to keep a reference to this object rather than creating a new one on every function call [2]. 3. CSS as an alternative: Where possible, use CSS scroll-behavior: smooth inside a @media (prefers-reduced-motion: no-preference) block [6][7]. This is often more performant and maintains a single source of truth for your styles [7]. 4. WCAG Compliance: Respecting this preference is a recognized technique for meeting accessibility guidelines regarding motion animation and vestibular triggers [1][3].

Citations:


Respect prefers-reduced-motion and retain the legacy fallback.

The try/catch can handle browsers that support only the two-argument scrollTo signature. Browsers that accept the options object but ignore smooth scrolling may not throw. Use window.scrollTo(0, 0) when prefers-reduced-motion: reduce matches.

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In `@src/scroll-to-top.js` around lines 175 - 185, Update scrollToTop() to check
whether the prefers-reduced-motion: reduce media query matches and use the
legacy window.scrollTo(0, 0) call in that case; otherwise retain the smooth
options-based call and existing try/catch fallback for unsupported browsers.

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71-88: 🎯 Functional Correctness | 🟡 Minor | ⚡ Quick win

Preserve position modifiers at responsive breakpoints.

The base responsive selector sets right for every position. A bottom-left button retains left: 30px, so it does not use the 20px or 15px mobile offset. Add breakpoint-specific rules for each position modifier. Reset the opposite horizontal inset for left and center positions.

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In `@src/scroll-to-top.css` around lines 71 - 88, Update the responsive
.scroll-to-top rules at the max-width 768px and 480px breakpoints to include
position-modifier overrides for left, center, and right placements. Apply the
corresponding mobile horizontal offset, reset the opposite horizontal inset for
left and right, and ensure center positioning remains centered while using the
breakpoint-specific offset.
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Inline comments:
In `@src/scroll-to-top.css`:
- Line 23: Remove the blank line immediately before the z-index declaration in
the scroll-to-top styles, leaving the declaration spacing consistent with the
configured Stylelint rule.

In `@src/scroll-to-top.js`:
- Around line 84-88: Update the ScrollToTop mounting flow so construction does
not call appendChild while document.body is unavailable; retain a
DOMContentLoaded listener to mount the button once the body exists, and remove
that listener in destroy() when mounting has not yet occurred.

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In `@src/scroll-to-top.css`:
- Around line 71-88: Update the responsive .scroll-to-top rules at the max-width
768px and 480px breakpoints to include position-modifier overrides for left,
center, and right placements. Apply the corresponding mobile horizontal offset,
reset the opposite horizontal inset for left and right, and ensure center
positioning remains centered while using the breakpoint-specific offset.
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46-57: 📐 Maintainability & Code Quality | 🟡 Minor | ⚡ Quick win

Add inline comments for the non-obvious guards.

Explain the browser and duplicate-element guards in init(). Explain why handleScroll() exits for destroyed instances and how isVisible tracks the visible class. Keep the comments concise and inside the relevant blocks.

As per path instructions: “src/**/*.{js,jsx}: Ensure newly added or modified methods and properties have brief inline comments for non-obvious logic and edge cases.”

Also applies to: 140-153

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In `@src/scroll-to-top.js` around lines 46 - 57, Add concise inline comments in
init() explaining the non-browser guard and the duplicate .scroll-to-top guard;
add comments in handleScroll() explaining the destroyed-instance early return
and how isVisible reflects the visible class. Keep comments inside the relevant
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150-155: 🎯 Functional Correctness | 🟡 Minor | ⚡ Quick win

Preserve focus when the button becomes hidden.

After keyboard activation, the button remains focused. When scrolling reaches the top, this branch removes visible, and the stylesheet changes the button to display: none. Move focus to a stable top-of-page target before hiding the button.

As per PR objective: “Provides ARIA labeling, keyboard support, and focus management.”

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In `@src/scroll-to-top.js` around lines 150 - 155, Update the hide branch in the
visibility logic of the scroll-to-top component so focus moves to a stable
top-of-page target before removing the button’s visible state. Preserve the
existing class and isVisible updates, and only move focus when the button is
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In `@src/scroll-to-top.js`:
- Around line 150-155: Update the hide branch in the visibility logic of the
scroll-to-top component so focus moves to a stable top-of-page target before
removing the button’s visible state. Preserve the existing class and isVisible
updates, and only move focus when the button is currently focused.

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Hi @kpj2006 Please review this PR when you get time. Thanks!

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[FEATURE]: Add Scroll-to-Top Button with Smooth Animation

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