Back Button Anywhere Widget for WordPress registers two shortcodes you can use anywhere on your WordPress site: [alg_back_button] to output the button, and [alg_back_button_translate] to show language-specific text. Both are available in the free version.
Menu and floating buttons are not shortcodes. There is no [alg_back_button_menu] or [alg_back_button_floating] tag. Menu placement and the floating button are Pro settings under WPFactory > Back Button, in the Menu Options and Floating Button Options sections.
[alg_back_button] #
Outputs a “Back” control that returns the visitor to the previous page. Use it in posts, pages, widgets, or template files.
[alg_back_button label="Go back"]Attributes:
| Attribute | Default | Effect |
|---|---|---|
label |
Back | Button text. |
type |
input | input = a form button, simple = a text link, href = returns the bare javascript:history.back() URL for use in a link. |
class |
Empty | Extra CSS class(es) on the button. |
style |
Empty | Inline CSS, for example background-color:#007BFF;color:#fff; |
js_func |
back | back runs history.back(), go runs history.go(-1). Both go back one page. |
fa |
Empty | Font Awesome class, for example fas fa-angle-double-left. Setting this renders the button as a simple text link with the icon. |
fa_template |
%icon% |
Where the icon sits. Use %icon% Back to show icon plus text. |
before |
Empty | Text or HTML added before the button. |
after |
Empty | Text or HTML added after the button. |
lang |
Empty | Language code(s). Used with not_lang_text to swap the label off that language. |
not_lang_text |
Empty | Label shown when the active language is not in lang. |
Example with an icon and inline style:
[alg_back_button label="Go Back" fa="fas fa-arrow-left" fa_template="%icon% %label%" style="padding:10px 20px;"]
[alg_back_button_translate] #
Shows different text depending on the active site language (WPML or Polylang, read from ICL_LANGUAGE_CODE). It has two forms.
Self-closing form needs all three of lang, lang_text, and not_lang_text:
[alg_back_button_translate lang="FR" lang_text="Retour" not_lang_text="Back"]Enclosing form wraps the text and shows it only for the matching language, or for everything except an excluded list:
[alg_back_button_translate lang="FR"]Retour[/alg_back_button_translate]
[alg_back_button_translate lang="DE"]Zurück[/alg_back_button_translate]
[alg_back_button_translate not_lang="FR,DE"]Back[/alg_back_button_translate]Because [alg_back_button] runs shortcodes inside its label, you can combine the two: put a translate shortcode in the label to localize the button text. See How to translate the back button for full examples.
Get more control #
The shortcodes are free. Back Button Anywhere Widget for WordPress Pro adds the button to your menus, a floating button, and hide/show rules, all from the settings screen. See what Pro unlocks.
