Collapse Magic
by Hub5050 3.7 (6 reviews)

Collapse Magic

The easy way to create a collapsible text block with a 'read-more' label on any page. Also provides a fading text option.

Collapse Magic ranks #5,241 among WordPress.org plugins with 1,000+ active installations, is #799 of 8,848 in the Customization category, a 3.7/5 rating from 6 reviews, and was last updated Feb 19, 2026. Data from WordPress.org, refreshed twice daily — see methodology.

Tested up to WP 6.9.11 (Current: 7.1.4)
v1.5.0 Current Version v1.5.0
Updated 8 months ago Last Update on 19 Feb, 2026
Refreshed 1 week ago Last Refreshed on
#799 of 8,848 in Customization Top 10% by installs Downloads +595.5% this week
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Active Installs
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KW Avg Position
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Downloads
13.7K
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Support Resolved
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Rating
74%
Review 3.7 out of 5
3.7 (6 reviews)

Next Milestone 2K

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Reviews & Ratings

3.7
6 reviews
Overall 74%
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Security History

Source: WPVulnerability

No known vulnerabilities on record for Collapse Magic. Checked 3 months ago.

TL;DR

AI summary of the plugin's readme

This plugin is for site owners who want to show collapsible read-more text blocks on their pages. It solves the need for a safe, drop-in alternative to collapse-o-matic after a cross-site scripting vulnerability was found in that plugin.

  • Configurable expand and collapse labels
  • Configurable up and down arrows
  • Adjustable visible text height
  • Fading text option
  • Direct replacement for collapse-o-matic
  • Toggle label position above or below
  • Single click disable button
  • Alternate read-more/read-less text

Frequently Asked Questions

Common questions about Collapse Magic

Yes, the plugin is theme independent.
Yes, the settings can be configured from the styling page.
Click on Collapse Magic option on the WordPress 'Settings' admin menu.
Yes, go to settings>collapse magic>Toggle Above and set this to 'on'. The toggle text will display above.
Yes, if you go to settings>collapse magic>Block Height and increase the value, you can display teaser text. You can also change the fade-out height for disappearing text.
Yes, the fade works as long as the Block height is set to a value greater than 1px.
We make every effort to ensure that all the WordPress guidelines are followed and that our plugins are optimised to perform well in all our tests.
The very first time you view the page after installing the plugin you may need to refresh the page (ctrl+F5) to ensure that the new style and script libraries are initiated. If needed this should be a once-off refresh. Everything should be fine thereafter.
Accelerated Mobile Pages (AMP) has strict limitations on JavaScript, and does not allow jQuery. This breaks the dynamic features that are key to this plugin.
Nesting [magic_expand] shortcodes is not supported. If you need multiple collapsible sections, use separate blocks one after another (not inside each other).

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