Read More Button
Read More Button – Expand Content Without Refresh
by Jose Varghese · WordPress.org page
Read More Button has 100+ active installs on WordPress.org and 1,567 downloads all time. We have tracked it since September 4, 2026; download trends appear after 30 days of data. The last update was on August 24, 2026, tested up to WordPress 7.1.
Read More Button at a glance
Is Read More Button well maintained?
Features
The feature list from the plugin's own readme on WordPress.org, trimmed to the essentials.
- Customizable Read More Button: Style your show more button to match your theme
- Collapse / Show Less Button: After expanding, a “Show Less” button lets users collapse the content back. Both button labels are fully configurable
- Automatic Content Truncation: Automatically limit posts and pages by line count
- Instant Expansion: Smoothly reveal text and show hidden content without page reload
- Shortcode Support: Use [read_more_button] anywhere in post content for manual control. Wrap content to use line-count logic, or place it self-closing…
- Gutenberg Block: Insert the “Read More Button” block in the block editor to place the split point visually. No shortcode needed
- Keyboard Accessible: Fully operable with keyboard – buttons respond to Enter/Space and focus is managed correctly after each interaction
- SEO Friendly: Hidden content remains accessible to search engines
- Exclusion Options: Exclude specific pages/posts by ID
- Post Type Selection: Choose which post types to apply the functionality to
- Flexible Content Control: Set after how many lines the button should appear
- Custom Button Text: Change the button text to match your site’s tone
Read More Button reviews and ratings
1 reviews on WordPress.org, with the most recent ones as their authors posted them.
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Nice Plugin
please add css box to custom it. thanks for this plugin.
Ali Hafizi
Details
Easily add a customizable Read More button to expand long posts. Reveal hidden content automatically and smoothly without a page refresh.
The full description, screenshots and every review live on the WordPress.org page.
Tags
- excerpt
- expand content
- Read more
- show more
- truncate text
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- Version
- 1.0.11
- Last updated
- Aug 24, 2026
- First published
- Sep 3, 2025
- Requires WordPress
- 5.0
- Tested up to
- 7.1
- Requires PHP
- 7.4
- Pricing
- Free on WordPress.org
Read More Button FAQ
What does Read More Button do?
According to its WordPress.org readme, Read More Button offers Customizable Read More Button: Style your show more button to match your theme, Collapse / Show Less Button: After expanding, a “Show Less” button lets users collapse the content back. Both button labels are fully configurable, Automatic Content Truncation: Automatically limit posts and pages by line count, Instant Expansion: Smoothly reveal text and show hidden content without page reload and Shortcode Support: Use [read_more_button] anywhere in post content for manual control. Wrap content to use line-count logic, or place it self-closing.
How many active installs does Read More Button have?
WordPress.org reports 100+ active installs for Read More Button as of September 7, 2026.
Is Read More Button still maintained?
Yes. The last release was on August 24, 2026 and it is tested up to WordPress 7.1.
Is Read More Button free?
Read More Button is free to install from WordPress.org. Many plugins also sell a paid version or add-ons.