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Text Expander

by hedge · WordPress.org page · Website

v0.3 Tested up to WP 4.2.39

Text Expander has 600+ active installs on WordPress.org and 22,459 downloads all time. We have tracked it since September 4, 2026; download trends appear after 30 days of data. The last update was on June 21, 2015, tested up to WordPress 4.2.39.

Text Expander at a glance

Active installs
600+
Total downloads
22,459
Downloads, last 30 days
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available after 30 days of tracking
30-day growth
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tracking since September 4, 2026

Is Text Expander well maintained?

Support threads resolved
No open threads
nothing waiting on the WordPress.org forum
WordPress compatibility
Behind
tested up to WordPress 4.2.39, not yet with the current 7.1

Text Expander reviews and ratings

2 reviews on WordPress.org, with the most recent ones as their authors posted them.

All reviews
5.0 out of 5

2 reviews

5★
2
4★
0
3★
0
2★
0
1★
0

Details

Allows you to define areas of text that expand/collapse when clicked.

The full description, screenshots and every review live on the WordPress.org page.

Tags

  • content
  • posts
Version
0.3
Last updated
Jun 21, 2015
First published
Oct 5, 2010
Requires WordPress
2.0.0
Tested up to
4.2.39
Requires PHP
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Pricing
Free on WordPress.org

Text Expander FAQ

How many active installs does Text Expander have?

WordPress.org reports 600+ active installs for Text Expander as of September 7, 2026.

Is Text Expander still maintained?

The last release was on June 21, 2015, more than a year ago. WordPress.org shows a warning on plugins that go this long without an update.

Is Text Expander free?

Text Expander is free to install from WordPress.org. Many plugins also sell a paid version or add-ons.