Best readmore plugins for WordPress
The most popular readmore plugins for WordPress in November 2026, in WordPress.org’s own popular order, which follows active installs. ReadMore ReadLess leads with 80+ active installs, ahead of Simple Expand (50+) and Read More Function (20+). All 7 plugins tagged “readmore” are below, with figures from WordPress.org that update every day.
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Top 6 readmore plugins
- 1.
ReadMore ReadLessThe most installed readmore plugin, with 80+ active installs. Only 3 reviews so far, last updated 12 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 3.9.40.
- 2.
Simple Expand50+ active installs. No reviews yet, updated 2 weeks ago.
- 3.
Read More Function20+ active installs. No reviews yet, last updated 3 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 4.0.38.
- 4.
MP Auto more tag10+ active installs. No reviews yet, last updated 7 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 5.2.30.
- 5.
ActionPress10+ active installs. Only 1 review so far, last updated 10 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 4.5.33.
- 6.
nnax ReadMoreFewer than 10 active installs. No reviews yet, updated 3 months ago.
All 7 plugins tagged “readmore”
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
Simple Expand
Up in the last 7 days:91#20,582by Jonas Hjalmarsson16 days ago
Adds an [expand] shortcode that wraps content in a native HTML `` toggle. No JavaScript, no settings page, no bloat.
- Installs
- 50+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 11/day
Read More Function
Down in the last 7 days:257#28,728by complex economy3 years ago
Easy configuration of readable content in article listing.
- Installs
- 20+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
MP Auto more tag
Up in the last 7 days:7,736#39,548by ramon fincken7 years ago
Auto sets the more tag to post title if no custom text has been set.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- 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
nnax ReadMore
Up in the last 7 days:10,452#56,677by nnaxitloesungen3 months ago
Hide long content behind a simple Read More button and reveal it on click.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day