Description
Back button widget is a lightweight plugin that lets you add “Back” button to your WordPress site.
Button can be added via widget, [alg_back_button]
shortcode or echo alg_back_button( 'Back' );
function.
You can also style the button, for example output it as a simple text or as a button.
🏆 Premium Version
Premium plugin version allows you to add “Back” button or link:
- To the navigation menu(s).
- As a floating button.
🗘 Feedback
- We are open to your suggestions and feedback. Thank you for using or trying out one of our plugins!
- Visit plugin site.
Installation
- Upload the entire plugin folder to the
/wp-content/plugins/
directory. - Activate the plugin through the “Plugins” menu in WordPress.
Reviews
Contributors & Developers
“Back Button Widget” is open source software. The following people have contributed to this plugin.
ContributorsTranslate “Back Button Widget” into your language.
Interested in development?
Browse the code, check out the SVN repository, or subscribe to the development log by RSS.
Changelog
1.6.4 – 28/09/2023
- Dev – Escaping output.
1.6.3 – 23/09/2023
- Tested up to: 6.3.
- WP plugin logo, banner updated.
1.6.2 – 08/08/2023
- Contributors updated.
1.6.1 – 13/04/2023
- Dev – Shortcode –
fa_template
attribute added (defaults to%icon%
). - Dev – Shortcode – Optional
before
andafter
attributes added. - Tested up to: 6.2.
1.6.0 – 03/11/2022
- Dev – Plugin is initialized on the
plugins_loaded
action now. - Tested up to: 6.1.
- Readme.txt updated.
- Deploy script added.
1.5.3 – 02/02/2022
- Dev – “Font Awesome” options added (“Load” and “URL”).
- Tested up to: 5.9.
1.5.2 – 14/07/2021
- Dev – Shortcode –
show_on_url_param
andshow_on_url_param_value
attributes added.
1.5.1 – 12/07/2021
- Dev – Floating Button – “Set as shortcode” options added.
1.5.0 – 12/07/2021
- Dev – Widget – “Hide on URL param” options added.
- Dev – Shortcode –
hide_on_url_param
andhide_on_url_param_value
attributes added. - Dev – Code refactoring.
1.4.0 – 19/04/2021
- Fix – Menu Options – Replace URL – Option fixed.
- Dev – “Floating Button Options” added.
- Dev – Settings – Major code refactoring.
- Tested up to: 5.7.
1.3.0 – 01/03/2021
- Dev – “Menu Options” added.
- Dev –
type
–href
option added. - Dev – Localisation –
load_plugin_textdomain
moved to theinit
action.
1.2.4 – 11/12/2020
- Dev – Shortcodes –
[alg_back_button]
–fa
(Font Awesome) attribute added. - Tested up to: 5.6.
1.2.3 – 31/08/2020
- Tested up to: 5.5.
1.2.2 – 20/03/2020
- Dev – Shortcodes –
[alg_back_button]
– Language (i.e. translation) attributes (lang
andnot_lang_text
) added. - Dev – Admin action links text updated.
1.2.1 – 03/03/2020
- Dev – Admin action links added.
- Dev – Plugin version is saved in site options now.
1.2.0 – 20/02/2020
- Dev – “Hide on front page” option added.
- Dev – Code refactoring.
- Link to Pro version added.
1.1.2 – 26/11/2019
- Dev – Minor code refactoring.
- Tested up to: 5.3.
1.1.1 – 21/06/2019
- Dev – “Button JS function” option added.
1.1.0 – 05/06/2019
- Dev – Shortcodes are now applied on button label (and
[alg_back_button_translate]
shortcode added). - Tested up to: 5.2.
1.0.1 – 01/03/2019
- Dev – Widget descriptions updated.
- Dev – Standard classes added to buttons.
- Dev – POT file added.
- Dev – readme.txt updated.
1.0.0 – 02/08/2017
- Initial Release.