Read More Without Refresh vs Collapsing Archives (2026)
Detailed side-by-side comparison of two WordPress plugins, based on real-time data from WordPress.org.
Read More Without Refresh
20K+ active installs
Free
Quick Verdict
As of April 2026, Read More Without Refresh has a higher user rating (4.2/5 from 54 reviews) and leads in active installations (20K+ vs 3.0K+). Both are free WordPress plugins. Read More Without Refresh has accumulated 233K+ total downloads while Collapsing Archives has 146K+.
Detailed Comparison
| Metric | Read More Without Refresh | Collapsing Archives | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rating | 4.2/5 | ◄ | 4.1/5 |
| Total Reviews | 54 | ◄ | 21 |
| Active Installs | 20K+ | ◄ | 3.0K+ |
| Total Downloads | 233K+ | ◄ | 146K+ |
| Support Resolution | N/A | 0% | |
| Last Updated | 2 months ago | ► | 1 month ago |
| First Released | 2015 | 2008 | |
| Age | 11 years | 18 years | |
| WP Requires | 3.0.1+ | 2.8+ | |
| PHP Requires | false+ | false+ | |
| Business Model | Free | Free | |
| Latest Version | 4.0.0 | 3.0.8 |
Rating Breakdown
Read More Without Refresh
Collapsing Archives
Download Trends
Over the past 30 days, Read More Without Refresh averaged approximately 69 daily downloads while Collapsing Archives averaged 22.
Recent Reviews
Read More Without Refresh Reviews
I works but
FunFakt: I find my Text with “read more” and click on it. The “more” Text appears – the link is still “read more” I click on it – the “more” Text is gone – the link is “read less”
Doesnt work with WPBakery Text blocks
Tried to get this to work with WPBakery text block and does nothing. Actually removes the extended text from the website. This topic was modified 9 months, 1 week ago by garmatinc.
Yea, it breaks a site quite well.
First, the plugin is deprived from ease of use, finding the shortcode is a hell. on its settings in dashboard there is basically nothing really useful than background and text color. be sure that i
Collapsing Archives Reviews
This broke my website, unforunately [v. 6.4.3]
I just installed this one single plug-in to my website today and after doing so, immediately, the page the plug-in was set to work on … broke, or was disabled. It was still visible in my raw page lis
Last update broke it
Last update has broke it. Somehow the plugin start working as collapsing categories instead of collapsing archives. This topic was modified 2 years, 2 months ago by petukhovsky.
Author is ignoring PHP 8.0 / 8.1 incompatibility
The author has released several versions since PHP 8.0 release but just ignores existance of PHP 8.0 / 8.1 although that’s pretty easy to fix. I just did it by myself but now all the not working updat
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