Read More Button
Limited data: Read More Button has under 1,000 active installs and less than 12 weeks of history, so we do not rate it yet.
Based on 3 of 5 areas
Capped at 95: not enough support or review data for a full score.
| Ownership | 100 |
|---|---|
| Maintenance | 100 |
| Security | 100 |
| Support | No data |
| Reputation | No data |
Quick answers
- Is Read More Button still maintained?
- Yes. Last release 24 Aug 2026, 9 releases in the last 24 months. 24 Aug 2026 · wordpress.org
- Who owns Read More Button, and has it changed hands?
- No change recorded. Main committer josevarghese since Sep 2025. 3 Nov 2026 · SVN log
- Was Read More Button removed from wordpress.org?
- No. Listed on wordpress.org as of 3 Nov 2026. 3 Nov 2026 · wordpress.org
- Is Read More Button safe?
- No known vulnerabilities on record. 3 Nov 2026 · Wordfence Intelligence
- Is the latest Read More Button update safe to install?
- No ownership change before 1.0.11. No one-star spike after it. 26 Jul 2026 · Release history
Active signals
Facts we detected, with links to the source.
No open risk signals. Signals appear here when we detect an ownership change, closure, vulnerability or decline.
Ownership timeline
Who commits to the plugin's code on wordpress.org, over time.
| plugin-master | 2 Sep 2025 to 2 Sep 2025, 1 commits |
|---|---|
| josevarghese | 3 Sep 2025 to 24 Aug 2026, 20 commits |
2 committers recorded. No ownership changes recorded since 2025.
Maintenance
- Last release
- 2 months ago
- Releases, 24 months
- 9
- Tested up to
- 7.1 current
- Requires PHP
- 7.4 supported 8.2+
| Q1 2024 | 0 |
|---|---|
| Q2 2024 | 0 |
| Q3 2024 | 0 |
| Q4 2024 | 0 |
| Q1 2025 | 0 |
| Q2 2025 | 0 |
| Q3 2025 | 1 |
| Q4 2025 | 0 |
| Q1 2026 | 4 |
| Q2 2026 | 3 |
| Q3 2026 | 1 |
| Q4 2026 | 0 |
Last release 24 Aug 2026. Tested with WordPress 7.1 (current).
Reputation
Last 90 days: no reviews. Lifetime: 5.0.
| Last 90 days | No reviews |
|---|---|
| Lifetime | 5.0 |
| 5 star | 1 |
|---|---|
| 4 star | 0 |
| 3 star | 0 |
| 2 star | 0 |
| 1 star | 0 |
Security record
No published vulnerabilities on record for this plugin.
Sources: Wordfence Intelligence, CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities, readme changelogs.
Support
Support history appears after our first snapshots of the forum counts.
Momentum
100+ active installs. History builds with each weekly snapshot.
Momentum history builds with each snapshot.
Facts
| Version | 1.0.11 |
|---|---|
| Author | Jose Varghese |
| Added | 3 Sep 2025 |
| Last updated | 24 Aug 2026 |
| Active installs | 100+ |
| Requires WordPress | 5.0 |
| Tested up to | 7.1.4 |
| Requires PHP | 7.4 |
| Category | not stated |
| Tags | excerpt, Read more, show more, truncate text, expand content |
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Questions
Is Read More Button still maintained?
Yes. Last release 24 Aug 2026, 9 releases in the last 24 months.
Who owns Read More Button, and has it changed hands?
No change recorded. Main committer josevarghese since Sep 2025.
Was Read More Button removed from wordpress.org?
No. Listed on wordpress.org as of 3 Nov 2026.
Is Read More Button safe?
No known vulnerabilities on record.
Is the latest Read More Button update safe to install?
No ownership change before 1.0.11. No one-star spike after it.