Jose Varghese

The Click to Read More Button plugin allows you to add a customizable “Read More” button to your WordPress posts and pages. When visitors click the button, the full content is revealed smoothly without any page reload.
Key Features:
<ul>
<li>Customizable Appearance: Choose button colors, hover colors, and text colors</li>
<li>Flexible Content Control: Set after how many lines the button should appear</li>
<li>Post Type Selection: Choose which post types to apply the functionality to</li>
<li>Exclusion Options: Exclude specific pages/posts by ID</li>
<li>Custom Button Text: Change the button text to match your site’s tone</li>
<li>Auto-Detection: Automatically includes homepage and blog pages if set to static pages</li>
<li>Public CPT Support: Works with all public custom post types</li>
<li>Performance Optimized: Lightweight code that only loads where needed</li>
<li>WordPress Guidelines Compliant: Follows all WordPress coding standards and security practices</li>
</ul>
Perfect for:
<ul>
<li>Blog posts with long content</li>
<li>Product descriptions</li>
<li>Service pages</li>
<li>News articles</li>
<li>Any content where you want to improve readability and user engagement</li>
</ul>
Easy Setup:
<ol>
<li>Install and activate the plugin</li>
<li>Go to Settings > Read More Button</li>
<li>Configure your preferences (colors, text, line count, post types)</li>
<li>The button will automatically appear on your selected content</li>
</ol>
Security & Performance:
<ul>
<li>All data is properly sanitized and escaped</li>
<li>Follows WordPress security best practices</li>
<li>Lightweight and optimized for performance</li>
<li>No impact on site speed when not in use</li>
</ul>
<h3>Developer Information</h3>
Technical Details: 
* Uses WordPress coding standards and security practices 
* All data properly sanitized and escaped 
* Follows WordPress plugin guidelines 
* Uses proper enqueue methods for scripts and styles 
* Implements WordPress hooks and filters correctly 
* Translation ready with proper text domain
Hooks and Filters: 
* <code>click_to_read_more_button_content_filter</code> – Filter the content before applying read more functionality 
* <code>click_to_read_more_button_button_text</code> – Filter the button text 
* <code>click_to_read_more_button_should_show</code> – Filter to control where the button should appear
Support: 
For support and feature requests, please contact the plugin author or submit issues through the WordPress.org support forums.

Click to Read More Button

Add a customizable "Read More" button to your posts and pages content after a specified number of lines.

Freemius

Bolton Studios LLC

Hide text with an elegant toggle button to show more.
Insert the [start-read-more] shortcode where you want to hide content, 
followed by [end-read-more] to add the toggle button.
Target <code>.rmwp-button-wrap button</code> to style the button (optional).
View the <a href="https://www.boltonstudios.com/read-more-wp/" rel="nofollow ugc">Demo</a>.
<h4>Features (Free)</h4>
<ul>
<li>Elegantly hide content.</li>
<li>Toggle button to show more.</li>
<li>Easy Shortcodes.</li>
<li>Inline breaks—great for short text such as testimonials.</li>
<li>WordPress forum support.</li>
</ul>
<h4>Premium Features (Paid)</h4>
<ul>
<li>Animated transitions.</li>
<li>Pop-Ups.</li>
<li>Priority email support.</li>
<li><a href="https://www.boltonstudios.com/read-more-wp/" rel="nofollow ugc">Get Read More WP Plus</a>.</li>
</ul>
<h4>Supporting Read More WP</h4>
If you found this free plugin helpful, you can support the developer by upgrading to Read More WP Plus or donating to the coffee fund:
<ul>
<li><a href="http://ko-fi.com/boltonstudios" rel="nofollow ugc">Buy me a coffee</a></li>
</ul>
<h4>Shortcode</h4>
<pre><code>[start-read-more]
[end-read-more]
</code></pre>
<h4>Optional Shortcode Parameters</h4>
<pre><code>[start-read-more more="Read More" less="Read Less" inline=false ellipsis=true][end-read-more]
</code></pre>
<ul>
<li>more…”Read More” or another button label.</li>
<li>less…”Read Less” or another button label.</li>
<li>inline…true or false. Default: false.</li>
<li>ellipsis…true or false. Default: true.</li>
<li>animation…”none”, “slide”, “fade”, “fold”, “pop-up”.</li>
<li>speed…The speed of the animation in milliseconds. Default: 500.</li>
</ul>

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