Back Button Widget
Healthy: released 30 days ago, tested with WordPress 7.1, no open vulnerabilities.
Based on 3 of 5 areas
Capped at 95: not enough support or review data for a full score.
| Ownership | 100 |
|---|---|
| Maintenance | 100 |
| Security | 95 |
| Support | No data |
| Reputation | No data |
Active signals
Open issues right now, with links to the source.
No open risk signals. Signals appear here when we detect an ownership change, closure, vulnerability or decline.
History: 2 past vulnerabilities, all patched. Patched issues are listed in the Security record, not here.
Quick answers
- Is Back Button Widget still maintained?
- Yes. Last release 5 Oct 2026, 4 releases in the last 24 months. 5 Oct 2026 · wordpress.org
- Who owns Back Button Widget, and has it changed hands?
- No change recorded. Main committer wpcodefactory since Nov 2022. 3 Nov 2026 · SVN log
- Was Back Button Widget removed from wordpress.org?
- No. Listed on wordpress.org as of 3 Nov 2026. 3 Nov 2026 · wordpress.org
- Is Back Button Widget safe?
- 2 known vulnerabilities, all fixed (latest in 1.7.0). Not on the exploited list. 19 May 2025 · Wordfence Intelligence
- Is the latest Back Button Widget update safe to install?
- No ownership change before 1.8.0. No one-star spike after it. 5 Oct 2026 · Release history
Ownership timeline
Who commits to the plugin's code on wordpress.org, over time.
| algoritmika | 3 Aug 2017 to 2 Feb 2022, 36 commits |
|---|---|
| wpcodefactory | 4 Nov 2022 to 5 Oct 2026, 13 commits |
2 committers recorded. No ownership changes recorded since 2017.
Maintenance
- Last release
- 30 days ago
- Releases, 24 months
- 4
- Tested up to
- 7.1 current
- Requires PHP
- not stated supported 8.2+
| Q1 2024 | 0 |
|---|---|
| Q2 2024 | 3 |
| Q3 2024 | 1 |
| Q4 2024 | 0 |
| Q1 2025 | 0 |
| Q2 2025 | 1 |
| Q3 2025 | 0 |
| Q4 2025 | 1 |
| Q1 2026 | 0 |
| Q2 2026 | 1 |
| Q3 2026 | 0 |
| Q4 2026 | 1 |
Last release 5 Oct 2026. Tested with WordPress 7.1 (current).
Support
- Resolved, last 2 months
- n/a
- Threads, last 2 months
- 0
Trend appears after 8 weekly snapshots.
Security record
1 vulnerability in 24 months (2 on record), patched (latest fixed in 1.7.0).
Show 2 patched vulnerabilities
| Date | Issue | CVSS | Affected | Fixed in | Days to patch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 May 2025 | Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting | 6.4 | <= 1.6.8 | 1.7.0 | Before disclosure |
| 26 Dec 2023 | Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via Shortcode | 6.4 | <= 1.6.3 | 1.6.4 | Before disclosure |
Changelog mentions of security fixes: 1.8.0 (escaping).
Sources: Wordfence Intelligence, CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities, readme changelogs.
Reputation
Last 90 days: no reviews. Lifetime: 5.0.
| Last 90 days | No reviews |
|---|---|
| Lifetime | 5.0 |
| 5 star | 10 |
|---|---|
| 4 star | 0 |
| 3 star | 0 |
| 2 star | 0 |
| 1 star | 0 |
Momentum
- Active installs
- 4,000+
- Downloads, last full week
- 483
| 4 May 2026 | 6 |
|---|---|
| 11 May 2026 | 15 |
| 18 May 2026 | 18 |
| 25 May 2026 | 14 |
| 1 Jun 2026 | 12 |
| 8 Jun 2026 | 7 |
| 15 Jun 2026 | 8 |
| 22 Jun 2026 | 3 |
| 29 Jun 2026 | 6 |
| 6 Jul 2026 | 7 |
| 13 Jul 2026 | 19 |
| 20 Jul 2026 | 8 |
| 27 Jul 2026 | 14 |
| 3 Aug 2026 | 7 |
| 10 Aug 2026 | 9 |
| 17 Aug 2026 | 14 |
| 24 Aug 2026 | 5 |
| 31 Aug 2026 | 16 |
| 7 Sep 2026 | 7 |
| 14 Sep 2026 | 30 |
| 21 Sep 2026 | 12 |
| 28 Sep 2026 | 22 |
| 5 Oct 2026 | 19 |
| 12 Oct 2026 | 2,085 |
| 19 Oct 2026 | 547 |
| 26 Oct 2026 | 483 |
Trend appears after 8 weekly snapshots. Weekly downloads over the last 4 weeks are 500% above the 26-week average.
Facts
- Version
- 1.8.0
- Author
- WPFactory
- Added
- 3 Aug 2017
- Last updated
- 5 Oct 2026
- Active installs
- 4,000+
- Requires WordPress
- 4.4
- Tested up to
- 7.1.4
- Requires PHP
- not stated
- Category
- Site Administration & Utilities > URL Redirects & 301 Management
- Tags
- back, go back, back button, back button widget
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Questions about Back Button Widget
Is Back Button Widget still maintained?
Yes. Last release 5 Oct 2026, 4 releases in the last 24 months.
Who owns Back Button Widget, and has it changed hands?
No change recorded. Main committer wpcodefactory since Nov 2022.
Was Back Button Widget removed from wordpress.org?
No. Listed on wordpress.org as of 3 Nov 2026.
Is Back Button Widget safe?
2 known vulnerabilities, all fixed (latest in 1.7.0). Not on the exploited list.
Is the latest Back Button Widget update safe to install?
No ownership change before 1.8.0. No one-star spike after it.