Best read more link plugins for WordPress
The most popular read more link plugins for WordPress in November 2026, in WordPress.org’s own popular order, which follows active installs. Page Excerpt Widget leads with 100+ active installs, ahead of ActionPress (10+). All 2 plugins tagged “read more link” are below, with figures from WordPress.org that update every day.
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Top 2 read more link plugins
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Page Excerpt WidgetThe most installed read more link plugin, with 100+ active installs. Rated 5.0 from 6 reviews, last updated 11 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 4.1.42.
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ActionPress10+ active installs. Only 1 review so far, last updated 10 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 4.5.33.
All 2 plugins tagged “read more link”
Page Excerpt Widget
Up in the last 7 days:79#13,327by JonathanMH11 years ago
This plugin allows the user to place a widget with an excerpt of a page in any sidebar. Dropdown menu for page, amount of characters adjustable.
- Installs
- 100+
- Rating
- 5.0(6)
- Downloads
- 11/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