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PhilDesigns Lightweight Readmore Shortcode

Wrap any visual editor content in [readmore] to collapse/expand it with "Read More" / "Close" links. Supports multiple instances per page.

by PhilDesigns · github.com/phil-designs/readmore-shortcode · website

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Install

Download source zip No release zip yet

This is the repository archive. It installs, but the folder name will carry the branch suffix and updates will not flow.

Install straight from GitHub with WP-CLI:

wp plugin install https://github.com/phil-designs/readmore-shortcode/archive/refs/heads/main.zip
No built-in updater. New versions won't appear under Dashboard → Updates. Install new releases yourself, or let Git Updater track the repository.
Readme github.com/phil-designs/readmore-shortcode ↗

Wrap any content in [readmore] to collapse and expand it with animated "Read More" and "Close" links. Supports multiple instances per page.

Tags: readmore, shortcode, expand, collapse, content Requires at least: 6.7 Tested up to: 7.0 Requires PHP: 7.4 License: GPL-2.0-or-later

Description

Lightweight Readmore Shortcode collapses long blocks of content to a set height and reveals the rest when the visitor clicks "Read More". Clicking again collapses it back. All shortcode attributes are optional.

Usage

Basic:

[readmore]Your long content here...[/readmore]

With options:

[readmore collapsed_height="300" more_text="Show more" less_text="Show less" speed="300"]
...content...
[/readmore]

Shortcode Attributes

All attributes are optional.

Attribute Default Description
collapsed_height 80 Height in px when collapsed
speed 100 Toggle animation speed in ms
more_text Read More Label for the expand link
less_text Close Label for the collapse link
start_open false Start in the expanded state (true / false)
height_margin 0 Extra px tolerance before truncation kicks in

Website

https://phildesigns.com

Installation

  1. Upload the readmore-shortcode folder to /wp-content/plugins/
  2. Activate the plugin through the Plugins menu in WordPress
  3. Wrap any content with [readmore]...[/readmore]

Changelog

1.0.0

  • Initial release