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Back and Forward Button

by Dear · WordPress.org page · Website

v2.0 Tested up to WP 7.0.4 PHP 7.4+

Back and Forward Button has 100+ active installs on WordPress.org and 8,910 downloads all time. We have tracked it since September 4, 2026; download trends appear after 30 days of data. The last update was on May 25, 2026, tested up to WordPress 7.0.4.

Back and Forward Button at a glance

Active installs
100+
Total downloads
8,910
Downloads, last 30 days
–
available after 30 days of tracking
30-day growth
–
tracking since September 4, 2026

Is Back and Forward Button well maintained?

Support threads resolved
No open threads
nothing waiting on the WordPress.org forum
WordPress compatibility
Behind
tested up to WordPress 7.0.4, not yet with the current 7.1

Features

The feature list from the plugin's own readme on WordPress.org, trimmed to the essentials.

  • Alternative of Previous and Next page
  • You don’t need to transalte the PlugIn as as it shows “◄” and “►” only
  • The PlugIn will automatically match with your Theme’s color, button, style. Visitor will think it as the part of your theme. If you use this PlugIn in…
  • Whether you are on a desktop, laptop, tablet, or smartphone, this PlugIn works smoothly with almost every leading browser, including Chrome, Firefox, Edge…
  • Tested to work with commonly used Themes and PlugIns
  • The PlugIn takes very low space in hosting, and optimized to load quickly and use minimal server resources
  • Easy Installation! After activation of the PlugIn, Simply go to Appearance, then Widgets, and drag ‘PlugIn’ in sidebar or footer or into any widgetized area.…

Back and Forward Button reviews and ratings

4 reviews on WordPress.org, with the most recent ones as their authors posted them.

All reviews
3.8 out of 5

4 reviews

5★
2
4★
1
3★
0
2★
0
1★
1

  • Fatal Error

    Fatal error after install. Cant activate the plugin.

    vladimir

  • Very convenient plugin

    Thank you, a very convenient and necessary plugin

    MIL

  • Excellent solution for PWA !!

    Same as your Bread Crumb based on URL plugin... this one is amazing... I was having hard time to go back to previous pages on the buddy press and bbpress plugins, but this solve the problems in a very nice and easy way... the main problem was by using the PWA app, which they dont allow to show the brouser back and forth buttons so Thanks a lot!!!!

    ikihinojosa

  • Browser buttons

    it works just like browser back buttons

    ELR3000

Details

Add ◄ and ► button anywhere in website matching theme color and style. Check the Live Preview first, then Install.

The full description, screenshots and every review live on the WordPress.org page.

Tags

  • browsing
  • navigation
  • Paginate
  • pagination
  • paging

More from Dear

Version
2.0
Last updated
May 25, 2026
First published
Feb 9, 2017
Requires WordPress
6.0
Tested up to
7.0.4
Requires PHP
7.4
Pricing
Free on WordPress.org

Back and Forward Button FAQ

What does Back and Forward Button do?

According to its WordPress.org readme, Back and Forward Button offers Alternative of Previous and Next page, You don’t need to transalte the PlugIn as as it shows “◄” and “►” only, The PlugIn will automatically match with your Theme’s color, button, style. Visitor will think it as the part of your theme. If you use this PlugIn in, Whether you are on a desktop, laptop, tablet, or smartphone, this PlugIn works smoothly with almost every leading browser, including Chrome, Firefox, Edge and Tested to work with commonly used Themes and PlugIns.

How many active installs does Back and Forward Button have?

WordPress.org reports 100+ active installs for Back and Forward Button as of September 7, 2026.

Is Back and Forward Button still maintained?

Yes. The last release was on May 25, 2026 and it is tested up to WordPress 7.0.4.

Is Back and Forward Button free?

Back and Forward Button is free to install from WordPress.org. Many plugins also sell a paid version or add-ons.