by George Gkouvousis 4.2 (55 reviews)

Read More Without Refresh

Name: Read More Without Refresh
Rating: 4.2 (55 reviews)
Author: George Gkouvousis

Expand hidden content without a page refresh. 100% SEO-friendly and crawlable, now with accordion/FAQ schema, content locker, teaser paywall, AI summa …

Read More Without Refresh ranks #1,348 among WordPress.org plugins with 20,000+ active installations, is #171 of 4,932 in the Utilities & Tools category, a 4.2/5 rating from 55 reviews, and was last updated Sep 7, 2026. Data from WordPress.org, refreshed twice daily — see methodology.

Tested up to WP 7 (Current: 7.1)

v4.1.1 Current Version v4.1.1

Updated 1 week ago Last Update on 07 Sep, 2026

Refreshed 7 hours ago Last Refreshed on

#171 of 4,932 in Utilities & Tools Top 5% by installs Downloads -76.5% this week Actively maintained

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#1,348

-1 this week

Active Installs

20K+

-13%

KW Avg Position

9.4

0.2 worse

Downloads

233.3K

+59 today

Support Resolved

100%

— No change

Rating

84%

Review 4.2 out of 5

4.2 (55 reviews)

Next Milestone 30K

Total Progress 29%

20K+ 30K+

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Reviews & Ratings

4.2

55 reviews

Overall 84%

41 (75%)

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Total Threads

Resolved

Unresolved

100%

Resolution Rate

Security History

Source: WPVulnerability

1 known vulnerability on record · 0 in the last 24 months · checked 1 week ago

Mar 20, 2020

Read More Without Refresh [read-more-without-refresh] < 3.2

CVE-2023-23793 · Fixed in v3.2

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Plugin Details

Version: 4.1.1
Last Updated: Sep 07, 2026
Requires WP: 5.8+
Tested Up To: 7
PHP Version: 7.4 or higher
Author: George Gkouvousis

Support & Rating

Rating: ★ ★ ★ ★ ☆ 4.2
Reviews: 55
Support Threads: 3
Resolved: 100%

Keywords

Accordion Read more expand faq read less

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TL;DR

AI summary of the plugin's readme

This plugin is for WordPress site owners who want to hide or truncate content and let readers expand it without leaving the page. It solves the problem of expandable content breaking SEO and crawlability, since standard show/hide interactions can leave content unindexed by search engines.

Instant Read More / Read Less
Smooth Scroll to expanded content
Print Optimization
Customizable button styling
Gutenberg compatible
Full accessibility (ARIA, keyboard nav)
Accordion/FAQ schema for rich results
Content Locker with email/social unlock

Frequently Asked Questions

Common questions about Read More Without Refresh

Yes. Tested up to the last version of WordPress core and PHP.

Yes. All hidden content renders in the initial HTML, so it is 100% crawlable by search engines. Only human visitors see it collapsed.

Fully supported. The shortcode works with any builder that renders shortcodes (Elementor, Divi, WPBakery and more). The PRO version adds a dedicated Gutenberg InnerBlocks block and a native Elementor widget.

Yes. Use unlimited instances of the shortcode on any page, post or custom post type.

Yes. PRO analytics use a public REST endpoint with no nonces, so clicks are tracked correctly even on fully cached pages.

No. A summary is generated once per post using your own API key. Visitors never trigger an API call.

Yes, in PRO. The Content Locker asks for an email or a social share before revealing hidden content, and syncs leads to Mailchimp, Brevo, MailPoet or a webhook.

Yes. PRO can auto-collapse long product descriptions and WooCommerce category (taxonomy) descriptions sitewide, and reusable global blocks let you show the same shipping, size or returns info across your whole catalog.

Yes. The free version customizes colors, borders, padding and font weight. PRO adds 20 button templates, Google Fonts, 6,000+ Font Awesome icons, gradients and advanced typography.

Yes. The plugin is fully responsive and works on all devices and screen sizes.