NextPage Buttons
This is a simple plugin to put the buttons back in the WordPress editor Toolbars.
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- Small user base (100+ active installs)
- Very few reviews so far
- No update in 12 years
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Side-by-side on installs, updates, ratings & support
Daily downloads
Download spikes usually follow a new release — each site that auto-updates counts as a download.
Rankings
Where NextPage Buttons stands todayWordPress.org search rankings
Live position in the plugin search, top 100| Keyword | Position |
|---|---|
| button | >100 |
| editor | >100 |
| next | >100 |
| page | >100 |
| toolbar | >100 |
Version adoption
Share of active sites per release.
Rating breakdown
★★★★★★★★★★ 4 from 4 reviews
About NextPage Buttons
From the official readme · v1.1Description
This is a simple plugin to put the <!--nextpage--> buttons back in the WordPress editor Toolbars.
The only caveat to using this plugin is that it uses functionality that has been in the WordPress core but hidden since the NextPage button was removed not long ago. All the functionality for handling the <!--nextpage--> tag via the editor toolbar is there in WordPress core. The JavaScript functions are loaded as well as the CSS, but the buttons are not added to the toolbar. This plugin adds those buttons to the toolbar.
If you’re OK with having functionality that could break in the next revision to WordPress then use this until anything does change in WordPress.
Installation
- Upload the
nextpage-buttonsfolder to your/wp-content/plugins/directory - Activate the plugin through the ‘Plugins’ menu in WordPress
- Open a post to edit, you will now have next-page buttons in both WYSIWYG and HTML editing modes
Changelog
1.1
- fixing addition to button during plain text editing mode.
- adding i18n support with Spanish & French translations.
- Thanks to Andrew Kurtis for the Spanish translation.
1.0.1
- bumping version number to circumvent the wordpress plugin directory obsolete plugin purgatory.
1.0
- Initial release
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FAQ
NextPage Buttons: quick answers
Straight answers, pulled from live WordPress.org data.
Live data from WordPress.org · checked Oct 6, 2026
Is NextPage Buttons free?
Yes. NextPage Buttons is free to download and use from the official WordPress.org plugin directory.
Is NextPage Buttons safe to use in 2026?
NextPage Buttons shows warning signs in 2026 — compare the alternatives below before installing. It runs on 100+ sites, is rated 4/5 and was last updated 13 years ago, and scores 37/100 on our health check.
How many websites use NextPage Buttons?
NextPage Buttons is active on 100+ WordPress websites and has been downloaded 16,958 times since it launched in December 2009. It was downloaded 98 times in the last 30 days.
When was NextPage Buttons last updated?
The latest version, 1.1, was released on December 12, 2013 (13 years ago).
Who makes NextPage Buttons?
NextPage Buttons is developed and maintained by Shawn Parker.
What are the best alternatives to NextPage Buttons?
The most popular alternatives to NextPage Buttons are AddQuicktag (100K+ installs), WP Edit (40K+ installs) and Forget About Shortcode Butt… (20K+ installs).
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