Read More Without Refresh Pro: Hidden Text Stays in HTML

Collapsed content stays in the page HTML

Read More Without Refresh Pro lets users expand and collapse content without a page reload. Hidden text remains in the initial HTML and is crawlable by search engines, while the shorter opening view keeps articles, product information, and long pages focused.

Wrap content with the [read more] shortcode and close it with [/read]. Pro also includes a Gutenberg InnerBlocks block, an Elementor widget, and sitewide automation. It works with Gutenberg and page builders that render shortcodes.

Lockers, paywalls, and reader actions

• Content Lockers can request an email address or social share before revealing content. They integrate with Mailchimp, Brevo, MailPoet, and webhooks, and leads are stored locally.
• Teaser Paywalls offer a soft mode described as SEO-safe or a hard mode with a continue-reading prompt for non-members.
• AI summaries use your own OpenAI, Claude, or Gemini key. Each summary is generated once per post, rather than separately for each visitor.
• An engaged-user CTA can appear when a reader expands content, with conversion tracking.
• The analytics dashboard tracks page and button clicks, unlocks, leads, and CTA conversions. It also offers daily trends, date ranges, and CSV exports.
• A/B testing compares up to five button texts and lets you apply the winning text with one click.

Sitewide rules and reusable content

Auto-Apply can collapse long posts, pages, products, and WooCommerce category descriptions without shortcodes. Auto-Collapse Sections can turn H2 and H3 headings into accordions and make a table of contents with deep links. Global Content Blocks let you write details such as shipping, sizing, or returns once and reuse them across pages.

Controls for layout and navigation

Pro includes 20 button templates, nine animation types, accordion and FAQ modes with schema, conditional show rules, Font Awesome and Google Fonts options, and advanced styling. You can set smooth-scroll offsets, enable deep linking and remembered state, and add an Expand/Collapse All control with [read_all]. Truncate Mode, GDPR Mode, and options import and export are also included. Lazy loading holds heavy hidden content until a visitor expands it.

Accessibility, tracking, and setup

Accessibility options include ARIA support, keyboard navigation with Enter and Space, and screen-reader support. The add-on also includes sanitization and uses no inline JavaScript. Print optimization can expand content automatically for printing.

When gtag is present, GA4 events can fire automatically. The rmwr:expand JavaScript event can be used with GTM or custom scripts. Cache-proof tracking is described as working with WP Rocket and Cloudflare.

To set up Pro, wrap the content you want to conceal in the shortcode, or use the Gutenberg InnerBlocks block or Elementor widget. You can also configure Auto-Apply, reusable Content Blocks, analytics, and settings import or export for your website process.