Enables a back button that reverse engineers the users navigation to enable a simple "back" button on every page.
As of April 2026, wpbackbutton is a WordPress navigation plugin with 10 active installations and a 0/5 rating0. It has been downloaded 2.9K+ times in total. Requires WordPress 3.3.1+ and PHP false+. Available on WordPress.org since 2012. Last updated 14 years ago — may have compatibility concerns. Top alternative: Breadcrumb NavXT.
wpbackbutton adds a “Back” button to your WordPress blog which behaves like the javascript history.back() method. In contrast to history.back() it, of course, doesn’t need Javascript & makes it possible to have a working ‘Back’ button even if the user comes to your blog via direct link (the “Back” button then redirects to the frontpage).
| WordPress | 3.3.1+ requiredTested up to 3.3.2 |
| PHP | false+ required |
first working, but untested version
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