Web browser having improved navigational functionality

A computer program product for providing improved navigational functionality in a web browser, the computer program product comprising:

• a non-transitory storage medium readable by a processing circuit and storing instructions for execution by the processing circuit for performing a method comprising:
• storing a browsing history comprising a sequence of websites and webpages visited by the web browser;
• and
• providing a graphical user interface (GUI) configured to control a traversal of the browsing history by the web browser;
• based on receiving a previous webpage command from the GUI, returning the web browser to a most recently visited webpage from the browsing history;
• and
• based on receiving a previous website command from the GUI, returning the web browser to a most recently visited website from the browsing history,
• wherein the most recently visited website is associated with a different domain name than a currently displayed webpage.

A computer device having improved web browsing functionality includes a processor in communication with one or more types of memory, the processor configured to:

• store a browsing history comprising a sequence of websites and webpages visited by a web browser;
• and
• provide a graphical user interface (GUI) configured to control a traversal of the browsing history by the web browser;
• based on receiving a previous webpage command from the GUI, return the web browser to a most recently visited webpage from the browsing history;
• and
• based on receiving a previous website command from the GUI, return the web browser to a most recently visited website from the browsing history,
• wherein the most recently visited website is associated with a different domain name than a currently displayed webpage.