Title: Simple Expand – Lightweight Read more toggle
Author: Jonas Hjalmarsson
Published: የካቲት 10, 2022
Last modified: ግንቦት 3, 2026
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# Simple Expand – Lightweight Read more toggle
By [Jonas Hjalmarsson](https://profiles.wordpress.org/jonashjalmarsson/)
[Download](https://downloads.wordpress.org/plugin/simple-expand.1.3.zip)
* [Details](https://am.wordpress.org/plugins/simple-expand/#description)
* [Reviews](https://am.wordpress.org/plugins/simple-expand/#reviews)
* [Installation](https://am.wordpress.org/plugins/simple-expand/#installation)
* [Development](https://am.wordpress.org/plugins/simple-expand/#developers)
[ድጋፍ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/simple-expand/)
## ማብራሪያ
A single shortcode you can drop into any post, page, or text widget to get a click-
to-expand “read more” toggle. The output is a native HTML `` element styled
with a small inline stylesheet — nothing else.
The point is the absence of features. There is no settings page, no animation library,
no editor block panel with twelve toggles. If you need a read-more on one paragraph
in one post, you do not want a plugin that wants to manage your whole site.
Usage:
```
[expand title="My title"]
The content goes here.
And wrap up with a closing expand tag.
[/expand]
```
Supports a custom CSS class via `[expand class="my-class"]` and works with WordPress
oEmbeds and other shortcodes nested inside.
## Screenshots
* [[
* Closed Simple Expand.
* [[
* Open Simple Expand with HTML inside.
## መጫን
1. Upload `/simple-expand/` to the `/wp-content/plugins/` directory.
2. Activate the plugin through the Plugins menu in WordPress.
3. Place `[expand]` shortcodes in your posts or pages.
## የተለመዱ ጥያቄዎች
### Does this work in the block editor?
Yes. The shortcode renders inside any paragraph or shortcode block.
### Can I style it myself?
Yes. Add your own CSS targeting `details.jhse-expand` (or pass `class="my-class"`
to the shortcode and target that).
## Reviews
There are no reviews for this plugin.
## Contributors & Developers
“Simple Expand – Lightweight Read more toggle” is open source software. The following
people have contributed to this plugin.
Contributors
* [ Jonas Hjalmarsson ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/jonashjalmarsson/)
“Simple Expand – Lightweight Read more toggle” has been translated into 5 locales.
Thank you to [the translators](https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/simple-expand/contributors)
for their contributions.
[Translate “Simple Expand – Lightweight Read more toggle” into your language.](https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/simple-expand)
### Interested in development?
[Browse the code](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/simple-expand/), check
out the [SVN repository](https://plugins.svn.wordpress.org/simple-expand/), or subscribe
to the [development log](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/simple-expand/)
by [RSS](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/simple-expand/?limit=100&mode=stop_on_copy&format=rss).
## Changelog
#### 1.3
* Added `License` header to plugin file (wp.org Plugin Check requirement).
* Added direct file access protection (`ABSPATH` check).
* Added explicit version to `wp_register_style()` call.
* Tested up to WordPress 6.9.
#### 1.2
* **Breaking:** CSS class changed from `.expand` to `.jhse-expand`. If you have
custom CSS targeting `.expand`, update it to `.jhse-expand`.
* Custom CSS class support via `[expand class="my-class"]`.
* Use `wp_add_inline_style` instead of inline style tag.
* Removed duplicate iframe attributes.
* Fixed Plugin URI.
* Tested up to WordPress 6.7.
* Updated minimum PHP requirement to 7.4.
#### 1.1
* Added support for YouTube and other iframe embeds inside expand tag (also WP
built in embeds).
#### 1.0.1
* Added support for shortcode in expand tag.
#### 1.0
* Initial release.
## Meta
* Version **1.3**
* Last updated **3 ሳምንታት ago**
* Active installations **50+**
* WordPress version ** 5.0 or higher **
* Tested up to **6.9.4**
* PHP version ** 7.4 or higher **
* Languages
* [English (US)](https://wordpress.org/plugins/simple-expand/), [Spanish (Chile)](https://cl.wordpress.org/plugins/simple-expand/),
[Spanish (Colombia)](https://es-co.wordpress.org/plugins/simple-expand/), [Spanish (Ecuador)](https://es-ec.wordpress.org/plugins/simple-expand/),
[Spanish (Spain)](https://es.wordpress.org/plugins/simple-expand/), እና [Spanish (Venezuela)](https://ve.wordpress.org/plugins/simple-expand/).
* [Translate into your language](https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/simple-expand)
* Tags
* [details](https://am.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/details/)[expand](https://am.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/expand/)
[readmore](https://am.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/readmore/)[shortcode](https://am.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/shortcode/)
[toggle](https://am.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/toggle/)
* [Advanced View](https://am.wordpress.org/plugins/simple-expand/advanced/)
## Ratings
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## Contributors
* [ Jonas Hjalmarsson ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/jonashjalmarsson/)
## ድጋፍ
Got something to say? Need help?
[View support forum](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/simple-expand/)
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