Collapse Magic – Easily add a collapsible text block
Collapse Magic
Easily add a collapsible text block
Collapse Magic is the ideal WordPress plugin for easily adding a collapsible text block with a read-more label to any page, including an optional fading text effect. It is simple to use and designed to boost user engagement, making it an excellent choice for any webpage.
Free
Easy Setup
Easy to use
and flexible
Configurable expand
and collapse labels
Efficient
use of resources
Adjustable visible text
height and fading
How does it work?
Collapse Magic is a lightweight WordPress plugin that lets you add collapsible “read more” sections to any page or post. It controls how much content visitors see at first glance and improves the user experience. The plugin works as a direct replacement for Collapse-O-Matic with no changes needed to your existing content.
You can easily customise expand/collapse labels, arrow icons, text height, and fade-out effects for a clean, polished look. Collapse Magic was built after a security vulnerability was found in Collapse-O-Matic, making it a safer and more reliable option. It does not currently support AMP.
It’s easy:
1
Install the plugin
- Login to your WordPress Website
- Go to Plugins -> Add New
- Search for ‘CTA Button Styler’
- Click “Install Now” button
- Wait for a few seconds to complete the installation
- Click ‘Activate‘
- ‘Collapse Magic’ will now appear in the settings section in your dashboard
2
General settings
- Navigate to Settings on your dashboard
- Select ‘Collapse Magic’
- In the ‘Option Settings’, you can change the default expand and collapse text. You can also set icon style and block height as well as the fade height
3
On your page
1. Place text between 
magic_expand
/magic_expand tags or between expand/expand for the toggle to work
2. Include alternate ‘read-more’ text if this is required in the shortcode as magic_expand title=”NEW READ-MORE TEXT”
3. Use alternate ‘read-less’ text if this is required in the shortcode as magic_expand swaptitle=”NEW READ-LESS TEXT”
4. Toggle button to set the default location of the expand / collapse label to above or below the section
4
Style a menu item
1. Read-more / expand label – ‘title’. Example magic_expand title=”–more–“
2. Read-less / collapse label – ‘swaptitle’. Example magic_expand title=”–more–” swaptitle=”–less–“
3. Position of the expand label – ‘pos’. Example magic_expand pos=”above” or magic_expand pos=”below”
Frequently Asked Questions
– generated by FAQ Magic
Yes, the plugin is theme independent.
Yes, the settings can be configured from the styling page.
Click on Collapse Magic option on the WordPress ‘Settings’ admin menu.
Yes, go to settings>collapse magic>Toggle Above and set this to ‘on’. The toggle text will display above.
Yes, if you go to settings>collapse magic>Block Height and increase the value, you can display teaser text. You can also change the fade-out height for disappearing text.
Yes, the fade works as long as the Block height is set to a value greater than 1px.
We make every effort to ensure that all the WordPress guidelines are followed and that our plugins are optimised to perform well in all our tests.
The very first time you view the page after installing the plugin you may need to refresh the page (ctrl+F5) to ensure that the new style and script libraries are initiated. If needed this should be a once-off refresh. Everything should be fine thereafter.
Accelerated Mobile Pages (AMP) has strict limitations on JavaScript, and does not allow jQuery. This breaks the dynamic features that are key to this plugin.
Maybe, nesting shortcodes does not always work and if you are using a page builder then this may mangle your shortcodes. Use the classic builder for more chance of success.