Read More Button – Expand Content Without Refresh
Easily add a customizable Read More button to expand long posts. Reveal hidden content automatically and smoothly without a page refresh.
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·10 active installs·Updated 1 week agoAs of April 2026, Read More Button is a WordPress excerpt plugin with 10 active installations and a 5/5 rating from 1 reviews. It has been downloaded 534 times in total. Requires WordPress 5.0+ and PHP 7.4+. Available on WordPress.org since 2025. Actively maintained — updated within the last month. Top alternative: Advanced Excerpt.
5/51 reviews
10active installs
534total downloads
1 yearsince 2025
Overview
The Read More Button plugin is the ultimate solution for managing long content on your WordPress site. Whether you have lengthy blog posts, detailed product descriptions, or extensive service pages, this content expander tool allows you to keep your layout clean and user-friendly.
By adding a customizable read more button, you can truncate text after a specific number of lines, encouraging users to click to expand content. This improves the user experience by preventing large blocks of text from overwhelming your visitors. The best part? The content expands instantly without refresh, ensuring a seamless reading experience.
Why Use a Read More Plugin?
Improving readability is key to retaining visitors. A read more tag or button ensures that your users see the most important information fir…
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Compatibility
| WordPress | 5.0+ requiredTested up to 6.9.4 |
| PHP | 7.4+ required |
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Changelog
1.0.7
- Fixed page jumping to the “Show Less” button when clicking “Read More” — the viewport now stays at the user’s reading position after content expands.
- Fixed “Show Less” button appearing automatically for existing users who had not yet enabled that option — it now only defaults to enabled for new installs.
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