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Back Button Widget

v1.8.0

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

by WPFactory · Website

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Rank
#3,258 24h 3 · 7d -54
Est. installs
4,970 High confidence
Total downloads
93K all time
Rating
5.0 ★ 10 reviews
Official installs
4,000+ public bucket
Support threads
0 last 2 months
Support resolved
— of threads
Tested up to
WP 7.1.3 compatibility

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Maintenance & compatibility

15 days ago

Last release

Version
1.8.0
Requires WP
4.4
Requires PHP
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On WP.org since
2017

About Back Button Widget

Back Button Widget is a WordPress plugin by WPFactory, first published on WordPress.org in 2017. It has 4,000+ active installations and 92,774 downloads in total, and ranks #3,258 in the WordPress.org plugin directory. Over the past week it slipped 54 places. Users rate it 5.0 out of 5 across 10 reviews. Version 1.8.0 was released 15 days ago, so the plugin is actively maintained. It is tested up to WordPress 7.1.3 and requires WordPress 4.4 or later. No support threads were opened in the last two months. It is listed under back, back button, back button widget and go back.

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