# jedfoster/Readmore.js

A lightweight jQuery plugin for collapsing and expanding long blocks of text with "Read more" and "Close" links.

Repository: https://github.com/jedfoster/Readmore.js
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/readmorejs
Homepage: http://jedfoster.com/Readmore.js/
Language: HTML
License: MIT
License Family: permissive
Last push: 2024-01-10T20:18:32+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 23/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 0, release rhythm 8, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 5000, "days_push": 966, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1489, forks 694 (observed 2026-08-28T04:04:52.318795+00:00)

## What it is
A lightweight jQuery plugin that collapses and expands long blocks of text with 'Read more' and 'Close' links. It works with existing HTML markup and is designed for responsive layouts.

## Use cases
- truncate long articles with a read more link
- collapse and expand text blocks in jQuery
- add read more/less toggle to long content
- responsive text truncation plugin
- limit paragraph height with expand option

## When to choose
- your site already uses jQuery (1.9.1+)
- you need simple, drop-in text collapsing with minimal markup
- you want configurable animation speed, collapsed height, and toggle links

## When to avoid
- your project does not use jQuery
- you need a framework-native solution for React/Vue
- you want actively developed features - 2.x is deprecated and v3 is still in alpha

## Facets
- artifact type: plugin
- maturity: maintenance
- function: ui-components, animation, frontend-framework
- domain: web-development, frontend
- platform: browser
- tags: jquery-plugin, read-more, text-collapse, responsive, nodejs

## Member repositories
- jedfoster/Readmore.js (main) score 23

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:04:52.318795+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-30T04:33:41.197879+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/jedfoster/Readmore.js (fetched 2026-08-28T04:04:52.318795+00:00, sha 820ed04c94ab)
  - homepage: http://jedfoster.com/Readmore.js/ (fetched 2026-08-29T11:39:40.202824+00:00, sha 48c74808ab8a)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.