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Best read less plugins for WordPress

The most popular read less plugins for WordPress in November 2026, in WordPress.org’s own popular order, which follows active installs. Read More Without Refresh leads with 20K+ active installs, ahead of Show/Hide Shortcode (200+) and Read More Buddy (100+). All 6 plugins tagged “read less” are below, with figures from WordPress.org that update every day.

Installs aren’t everything: a recent release, a “Tested up to” that matches the current WordPress, and support threads that get resolved show a plugin is looked after. Open any plugin for its downloads, rank history and alternatives.

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Top 6 read less plugins

  1. 1.
    Read More Without Refresh

    The most installed read less plugin, with 20K+ active installs. Rated 4.2 from 55 reviews, updated 3 weeks ago.

  2. 2.
    Show/Hide Shortcode

    200+ active installs. Only 3 reviews so far, last updated 1 year ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.7.11.

  3. 3.
    Read More Buddy

    100+ active installs. No reviews yet, last updated 7 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 5.1.28.

  4. 4.
    KM-ShowHide

    30+ active installs. No reviews yet, last updated 6 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 5.3.27.

  5. 5.
    Webspero Read More Toggle

    10+ active installs. Only 1 review so far, last updated 1 year ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.8.12.

  6. 6.
    FR Read More

    Fewer than 10 active installs. No reviews yet, updated 1 week ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.7.11.

All 6 plugins tagged “read less”