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 and site accessibility.

Back Button Widget ranks #3,250 among WordPress.org plugins with 4,000+ active installations, a 5/5 rating from 10 reviews, and was last updated Oct 5, 2026. Data from WordPress.org, refreshed twice daily — see methodology.

Compatible with WP 7.1

v1.8.0 Current Version v1.8.0

Updated 1 month ago Last Update on 05 Oct, 2026

Refreshed 1 week ago Last Refreshed on

Top 5% by installs Downloads -49.5% this week

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Active Installs

4K+

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89.8K

+37 today

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Review 5 out of 5

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Next Milestone 5K

Total Progress 94.8%

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Security History

Source: WPVulnerability

2 known vulnerabilities on record · 1 in the last 24 months · checked 1 month 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: 1.8.0
Last Updated: Oct 05, 2026
Requires WP: 4.4+
Tested Up To: 7.1
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.

WordPress widget support
Shortcode [alg_back_button]
PHP function alg_back_button()
Font Awesome icon support
Customizable button text and style
Widget title and surrounding text
Selectable button JavaScript function
Button or text display type

Frequently Asked Questions

Common questions about Back Button Widget

Back Button Widget has 4,000+ active installations on the WordPress.org plugin directory.

Back Button Widget holds a 5 out of 5 star rating based on 10 user reviews on WordPress.org.

Back Button Widget is developed by WPFactory and published on the official WordPress.org plugin repository.

Back Button Widget requires WordPress 4.4 or higher and is tested up to WordPress 7.1.

Back Button Widget has been downloaded 89,810+ times from WordPress.org.

The latest version of Back Button Widget is 1.8.0. It was last updated on October 5, 2026.

Yes. Back Button Widget is a free WordPress plugin available to download and install from the WordPress.org plugin directory.

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