by WPFactory 5 (10 reviews)

Back Button Widget

Name: Back Button Widget
Rating: 5.0 (10 reviews)
Author: WPFactory

A simple & customizable back button, add it to any WordPress page using shortcode or widget for enhanced user navigation experience and site acces …

Back Button Widget ranks #3,214 among WordPress.org plugins with 5,000+ active installations, a 5/5 rating from 10 reviews, and was last updated Oct 3, 2025. Data from WordPress.org, refreshed twice daily — see methodology.

Tested up to WP 6.8 (Current: 7.1)

v1.7.1 Current Version v1.7.1

Updated 11 months ago Last Update on 03 Oct, 2025

Refreshed 14 hours ago Last Refreshed on

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#3,214

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Active Installs

5K+

-5.7%

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Downloads

89.8K

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Rating

100%

Review 5 out of 5

5 (10 reviews)

Next Milestone 6K

Total Progress 29.7%

5K+ 6K+

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Reviews & Ratings

5.0

10 reviews

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Security History

Source: WPVulnerability

2 known vulnerabilities on record · 1 in the last 24 months · checked 3 days ago

May 19, 2025

Back Button Widget [back-button-widget] < 1.7.0

CVE-2025-48252 · Fixed in v1.7.0
Dec 26, 2023

Back Button Widget [back-button-widget] < 1.6.4

CVE-2023-51399 · Fixed in v1.6.4

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Plugin Details

Version: 1.7.1
Last Updated: Oct 03, 2025
Requires WP: 4.4+
Tested Up To: 6.8
PHP Version: N/A
Author: WPFactory

Support & Rating

Rating: ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 5
Reviews: 10
Support Threads: 0
Resolved: 0%

Keywords

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TL;DR

AI summary of the plugin's readme

This plugin is for WordPress site owners who want to give visitors an easy way to navigate back to a previous page. It solves the lack of a built-in, customizable back button by adding one via shortcode, PHP function, or widget.