Best read more plugins for WordPress
The most popular read more 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 Text Unfold For Elementor (3K+) and Read More WP (1K+). All 28 plugins tagged “Read more” are below, with figures from WordPress.org that update every day.
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Top 10 read more plugins
- 1.
Read More Without RefreshThe most installed read more plugin, with 20K+ active installs. Rated 4.2 from 55 reviews, updated 3 weeks ago.
- 2.
Text Unfold For Elementor3K+ active installs. Rated 4.6 from 7 reviews, updated 4 months ago.
- 3.
Read More WP1K+ active installs. Only 1 review so far, updated 3 weeks ago.
- 4.
Simply Excerpts500+ active installs. Only 2 reviews so far, updated 8 months ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.9.11.
- 5.
Show/Hide Shortcode200+ active installs. Only 3 reviews so far, last updated 1 year ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.7.11.
- 6.
Read More Login200+ active installs. Rated 4.4 from 7 reviews, last updated 5 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 5.8.19.
- 7.
Remove More Jump100+ active installs. Only 4 reviews so far, last updated 10 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 4.6.30.
- 8.
Read More Buddy100+ active installs. No reviews yet, last updated 7 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 5.1.28.
- 9.
Relink100+ active installs. Only 1 review so far, last updated 6 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 5.5.24.
- 10.
Read More Button100+ active installs. Only 1 review so far, updated 2 months ago.
All 28 plugins tagged “Read more”
Read More Without Refresh
Down in the last 7 days:1#1,347by George Gkouvousis24 days ago
Expand hidden content without a page refresh. 100% SEO-friendly and crawlable, now with accordion/FAQ schema, content locker, teaser paywall, AI summa …
- Installs
- 20K+
- Rating
- 4.2(55)
- Downloads
- 198/day
Text Unfold For Elementor
Up in the last 7 days:18#3,787by FullStackWP4 months ago
Unfold Text is a straightforward yet powerful add-on for Elementor that allows you to expand and collapse text with ease.
- Installs
- 3K+
- Rating
- 4.6(7)
- Downloads
- 23/day
Read More WP
Down in the last 7 days:2#5,596by Bolton Studios LLC21 days ago
Create excerpts and hide text with an elegant toggle button to show more.
- Installs
- 1K+
- Rating
- 5.0(1)
- Downloads
- 26/day
Simply Excerpts
Down in the last 7 days:4#8,849by A. Jones8 months ago
A simple plugin for exceprts that allows you to change the word count and to replace the elipsis (...) with text. Not compatible with all themes.
- Installs
- 500+
- Rating
- 5.0(2)
- Downloads
- 11/day
Show/Hide Shortcode
Up in the last 7 days:29#11,938by Lars Wallenborn1 year ago
Small and efficient plugin implementing dynamic "Show more..." links. Just use the [showhide] shortcode, there is no addition to the backend.
- Installs
- 200+
- Rating
- 5.0(3)
- Downloads
- 0/day
Read More Login
Down in the last 7 days:69#12,349by arildur5 years ago
Put a combined read more/login/registration form in your posts and pages. The visitors must log in or sign up to read more.
- Installs
- 200+
- Rating
- 4.4(7)
- Downloads
- 11/day
Remove More Jump
Down in the last 7 days:97#14,721by Bjørn Johansen10 years ago
Removes the anchor from the permalinks ("read more"-links), so you don't jump halfway down the page.
- Installs
- 100+
- Rating
- 5.0(4)
- Downloads
- 0/day
Read More Buddy
Up in the last 7 days:65#15,305by steveo6197 years ago
A simple and light but highly customizable to hide predefined text, through use of a shortcode and add a 'Read More' button.
- Installs
- 100+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
Relink
Up in the last 7 days:51#15,535by nechehin6 years ago
Insert links to other posts in content as shortcode and render it with custom template. Default template located at wp-content/plugins/relink/template …
- Installs
- 100+
- Rating
- 5.0(1)
- Downloads
- 0/day
Read More Button
Up in the last 7 days:103#15,537by Jose Varghese2 months ago
Easily add a customizable Read More button to expand long posts. Reveal hidden content automatically and smoothly without a page refresh.
- Installs
- 100+
- Rating
- 5.0(1)
- Downloads
- 11/day
ReadMore ReadLess
Down in the last 7 days:147#17,732by Brijesh Mishra12 years ago
ReadMore ReadLess will hide content on page. Clicking on readmore will show complete page without refreshing the page.
- Installs
- 80+
- Rating
- 3.7(3)
- Downloads
- 0/day
Weiterlesen auf den Anfang
Down in the last 7 days:207#22,605by Vladimir Simović10 years ago
Entfernt den Anker (#more-xyz) aus dem Weiterlesen-Link. Somit verweist der Weiterlesen-Link auf den Anfang des jeweiligen Artikels.
- Installs
- 40+
- Rating
- 5.0(1)
- Downloads
- 0/day
Clickit Readmore
Up in the last 7 days:93#22,702by Xiangxu10 months ago
A lightweight and easy-to-use plugin that adds a customizable "Read More" toggle shortcode with a settings page to control button styles.
- Installs
- 40+
- Rating
- 5.0(1)
- Downloads
- 6/day
KM-ShowHide
Up in the last 7 days:391#24,619by man_ketan7 years ago
This simple plugin allows you to toggle your content inside shortcode.
- Installs
- 30+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
Toggle Text Widget for Elementor
Up in the last 7 days:346#25,461by Gazi Mohammad Yeasin7 months ago
A simple Elementor widget that allows you to display summary text with toggleable hidden content.
- Installs
- 20+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
Show More for Elementor
Down in the last 7 days:310#28,297by Saeed Amini1 month ago
A fully SEO‑friendly “Show More / Read More” widget for Elementor. Hidden text remains readable for Google crawlers.
- Installs
- 20+
- Rating
- 5.0(1)
- Downloads
- 0/day
WP Nofollow More Links
Up in the last 7 days:109#28,472by Marvie Pons12 years ago
Adds the nofollow rel attribute to the more (read more) links.
- Installs
- 20+
- Rating
- 1.0(1)
- Downloads
- 0/day
AddonCraft Read More Show Less
Up in the last 7 days:336#29,548by AddonsCraft1 month ago
Add a Read More / Show Less button to long posts, pages and text. Collapse content with a fade effect, auto-apply, shortcode or CSS class.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
Webspero Read More Toggle
#31,994by Ayush Guleria1 year ago
Adds a simple "Read More / Read Less" toggle to long content using lightweight JavaScript. Ideal for blogs, FAQs, or excerpts.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- 5.0(1)
- Downloads
- 0/day
Ramesh Expandable Text Toggle for Elementor
#33,271by ztlramesh2 months ago
Advanced responsive widget with Read Less option and heading spacing controls.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
WP Snapshot
Up in the last 7 days:2,159#35,120by darrinb12 years ago
Easily display a summary of post text or custom text.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
Prevent Read More Scroll
#37,496by David Garcia10 years ago
Prevents the page scroll that occurs when clicking in the read more links.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- 5.0(1)
- Downloads
- 0/day
ActionPress
Up in the last 7 days:1,373#40,938by Nick Cousins10 years ago
Replace the [...] more link with custom text for each post, creating a specific call-to-action.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- 5.0(1)
- Downloads
- 0/day
Full Post Teaser
Down in the last 7 days:3,574#44,657by makg107 years ago
Shows excerpts on the full post page and reveals content after clicking "read more" and page reload. Useful for increasing page views and ad …
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
FR Read More
#66,026by Faiz R7 days ago
Easily create expandable and collapsible content sections on WordPress. Let visitors reveal hidden text with a smooth, accessible toggle.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
Read More Universal
#71,703by Carrero9 months ago
Lightweight "Read More" plugin with theme detection, customizable settings, accessibility, and analytics.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
Read More Toggle Block
Up in the last 7 days:404#71,846by Md.Mehedi Hasan1 year ago
This plugin adds a custom "Read More Toggle" block to the WordPress block editor. It allows users to create toggle sections where only part …
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 1/day