Collapse It – Show More/Less Expand Button vs Read More Without Refresh

Collapse It is a modern Gutenberg block that allows you to collapse or expand any content area with a smooth fade effect and a customizable “Show More / Show Less” button. The block is highly flexible, letting you set the collapsed height, button styles, and texts. It also features smart empty-content detection: if the block is empty (even if it contains an empty shortcode block), it will automatically hide itself, keeping your pages clean and professional. Key Features: * Collapse/expand any content with a fade effect * Automatically hides when empty (even with empty shortcode or any dynamic blocks) * Customizable collapsed height * Fully customizable Show More / Show Less button (text, color, alignment, border radius, font size, padding) * Gutenberg block editor support * No tracking, no ads, no bloat * 100% WordPress Coding Standards compliant * Developer: Dashboard Team Usage Insert the “Show More (Collapse)” block in the editor. Add any content (text, images, blocks, or even shortcodes) inside the block. Adjust the collapsed height and button styles from the block settings panel. The block will automatically hide itself if left empty (including empty shortcode blocks). License This plugin is licensed under the GPLv2 or later. See https://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-2.0.html

Introducing the Read More Without Refresh WordPress plugin v4.1.0 – your key to elevating user experience and SEO on your website. 🚀 Say goodbye to clunky page reloads that break content exploration. Your readers expand your valuable content instantly, with no interruption, while every hidden word stays 100% crawlable by search engines. A win for both visitors and Google. Latest Update 🎉 Version 4.1.0 is our biggest release yet. On top of the classic toolkit, the PRO version now adds a full growth suite: content locker, teaser paywall, AI summaries, a real analytics dashboard, A/B testing, sitewide automation and reusable content blocks: ✨ Free Version Features: Instant Read More / Read Less – smooth expand and collapse with no page refresh 100% SEO-friendly – all hidden content stays in the initial HTML and is fully crawlable Smooth Scroll – automatically scrolls to the expanded content Print Optimization – all content auto-expands when a reader prints the page Customizable button – colors, borders, padding and font weight to match your brand Modern tabbed settings UI – clean, organized and fully responsive Gutenberg compatible – and works with any page builder that renders shortcodes Full accessibility – ARIA support, keyboard navigation (Enter and Space), screen-reader friendly Enterprise security – zero inline JavaScript and comprehensive sanitization It works via a simple shortcode and can be placed everywhere. You can try the Live demo here. Simple Shortcode Usage: `[read more] Your long text [/read]` 🚀 Pro Version (the complete content-expansion and growth toolkit): Get it HERE 🔒 Content Locker – readers unlock hidden content with an email or a social share. Built-in Mailchimp, Brevo, MailPoet and webhook integrations, with leads stored locally. Turn your best content into a list-building engine. 🤖 AI Summaries (TL;DR) – auto-generate a concise summary of any post using your own OpenAI, Claude or Gemini key. Generated once per post, never per visitor, so it never runs up your API bill. 💳 Teaser Paywall – fade out content for non-members with a “continue reading” prompt. Soft (SEO-safe) or hard mode. 📊 Real Analytics Dashboard – per-page and per-button clicks, unlocks, leads and CTA conversions, a daily trend, date ranges and CSV export. Cache-proof tracking that works with WP Rocket and Cloudflare. 🧪 A/B Testing – test up to 5 button texts and apply the winning one with a single click. ⚡ Auto-Apply – collapse long posts, pages, products and even WooCommerce category descriptions sitewide, with zero shortcodes. 📑 Auto-Collapse Sections + Table of Contents – turn every H2/H3 into an accordion with an automatic table of contents and deep links (Wikipedia mode). ♻️ Global Content Blocks – write shipping, size or returns info once and reuse it across hundreds of pages: `[read block=”shipping-info”]`. 🎯 Engaged-User CTA – show an offer the moment a reader expands content, with tracked conversions. 🧱 Gutenberg InnerBlocks Block – hide ANY blocks (images, galleries, embeds), not just text. 🧩 Native Elementor Widget – full live-preview controls, no shortcodes. ✂️ Truncate Mode – `[read limit=”80″]` shows the first 80 words and hides the rest, HTML-safe. 🔐 GDPR Mode – zero external font and CDN requests for privacy-first sites. 20 Button Templates – one-click professional styles (Modern Blue, Glassmorphism, Neon Glow and more), no CSS needed 9 Animation Types – fade, slide, flip, zoom, bounce, rotate, scale and elastic, with customizable duration (0-2000ms) Accordion / FAQ Mode – with valid FAQPage schema for rich results in Google: `[read mode=”accordion” accordion_id=”faq1″]` Conditional Display Rules – time-based, scroll-triggered, device-filter and role-based content Font Awesome Icons (6,000+) and Google Fonts integration Advanced Styling – gradients, typography controls (size, line height, letter spacing, transform) and border radius Lazy Loading – load heavy hidden content only when it is expanded, for faster initial page loads GA4 and Custom Events – fires a GA4 event automatically when gtag is present, and dispatches `rmwr:expand` JavaScript events you can hook into GTM or your own scripts Deep Linking, Remember State and an Expand/Collapse All button (`[read_all]`) Settings Import/Export – perfect for agencies rolling out to many sites 📋 Free vs PRO: Included in both versions: Basic Show/Hide – ✅ Free | ✅ Pro Custom Colors and Styling – ✅ Free (basic) | ✅ Pro (advanced) Smooth Scroll – ✅ Free | ✅ Pro (configurable offset) Print Optimization – ✅ Free | ✅ Pro Fade Animation – ✅ Free | ✅ Pro (9 animation types) PRO-only: Content Locker (email / social unlock) – 👁️ Free (preview) | ✅ Pro Teaser Paywall – 👁️ Free (preview) | ✅ Pro AI Summaries (OpenAI / Claude / Gemini) – 👁️ Free (preview) | ✅ Pro Real Analytics Dashboard + CSV export – 👁️ Free (teaser) | ✅ Pro A/B Testing – 👁️ Free (preview) | ✅ Pro Auto-Apply (sitewide + WooCommerce categories) – 👁️ Free (preview) | ✅ Pro Auto-Collapse Sections + Table of Contents – 👁️ Free (preview) | ✅ Pro Global reusable Content Blocks – 👁️ Free (preview) | ✅ Pro 20 Button Templates – 👁️ Free (preview) | ✅ Pro 9 Animation Types – 👁️ Free (preview) | ✅ Pro Accordion/FAQ Mode with Schema – 👁️ Free (preview) | ✅ Pro Conditional Display Rules – 👁️ Free (preview) | ✅ Pro Font Awesome + Google Fonts – 👁️ Free (preview) | ✅ Pro Gutenberg InnerBlocks Block + Elementor Widget – 👁️ Free (preview) | ✅ Pro Truncate Mode + GDPR Mode – 👁️ Free (preview) | ✅ Pro Deep Linking, Remember State, Import/Export – ❌ Free | ✅ Pro 👁️ = shown in the free settings (disabled) so you can see exactly what PRO unlocks. Why Upgrade to PRO? Capture leads – the content locker builds your email list from the content people already want to read Monetize – the teaser paywall gates premium content for members without hurting SEO Save hours – Auto-Apply collapses long content and WooCommerce category text sitewide with zero shortcodes Make data-driven decisions – a real analytics dashboard and A/B testing show what actually engages readers Rank better – accordion FAQ schema and a fully crawlable table of contents boost SEO Scale across sites – reusable global blocks and settings import/export are built for agencies and stores Priority Support – a dedicated team for PRO users Enhance your WordPress site today with Read More Without Refresh, and take it to the next level with the PRO version. Elevate user satisfaction, capture leads, improve SEO, and make your content shine! Get the PRO version »