Title: Evermore
Author: bennettmcelwee
Published: May 12, 2005
Last modified: January 26, 2026
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# Evermore
By [bennettmcelwee](https://profiles.wordpress.org/bennettmcelwee/)
[Download](https://downloads.wordpress.org/plugin/evermore.2.5.zip)
* [Details](https://pcd.wordpress.org/plugins/evermore/#description)
* [Reviews](https://pcd.wordpress.org/plugins/evermore/#reviews)
* [Installation](https://pcd.wordpress.org/plugins/evermore/#installation)
* [Development](https://pcd.wordpress.org/plugins/evermore/#developers)
[Support](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/evermore/)
## Description
Evermore automatically abbreviates all posts when they appear on a multiple-post
page such as the main blog page. It has the same effect as putting after
the first paragraph of every post. All formatting and HTML tags are preserved in
the abbreviated post.
If the post already has a in it, then this plugin does nothing to it and
the existing will behave as usual.
If you want to disable the plugin for any specific post, then include the codeword
in the post. This won’t show up in the post, but it will prevent
the post from being abbreviated by Evermore.
To change the length of the preview that Evermore creates, log in to your WordPress
administration console and go to Settings, then click Evermore. You will see the
Evermore configuration screen where you can set the following options.
* The number of paragraphs each preview should contain
* The minimum length of the preview. Sometimes, the first paragraph of a post can
be very short (just a short sentence, or a picture). This option allows you to
add extra paragraphs to make the preview a more reasonable length.
* Where to put the “read more” link: either at the end of the last paragraph, or
on a new line by itself
## Installation
1. Copy evermore.php into your WordPress plugins directory (wp-content/plugins).
2. Log in to WordPress Admin. Go to the Plugins page and click Activate for Evermore
## FAQ
### What is this good for?
The main page of a blog can often be too full. By default, WordPress displays the
last ten posts on the main page, so viewers have to do a lot of scrolling to see
if there’s something interesting. With Evermore, all posts of the main page are
abbreviated down to the first paragraph, so visitors can easily scan your posts,
find something interesting, and become hooked.
### I want one of my posts to appear in full!
Include the magic word in any post and Evermore will ignore that
post. The magic word won’t appear when people view your post, but Evermore will
see it and obey.
### I’ve changed my mind. How can I get my posts back the way they were?
Just go to your WordPress Admin screen and disable the Evermore plugin. Everything
will be back as it was.
### Why not just add to my posts?
You can manually add to all your posts. This has exactly the same effect
as Evermore. But with Evermore, you can turn the abbreviations on or off with a
few clicks just by enabling or disabling the plugin. With the manual way, you have
to go in and edit each individual post.
## Reviews
### [It still works. That’s great](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/it-still-works-thats-great/)
[ugotta](https://profiles.wordpress.org/ugotta/) March 31, 2021
As Intended
### [Thank you this solved my Read more problem](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/thank-you-this-solved-my-read-more-problem/)
[vincentfijian](https://profiles.wordpress.org/vincentfijian/) September 3, 2016
I was looking for a plugin that would add the tag automatically to my
posts and your plugin worked the magic to my absolute delight! Works perfectly Thanks
so much
[ Read all 5 reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/evermore/reviews/)
## Contributors & Developers
“Evermore” is open source software. The following people have contributed to this
plugin.
Contributors
* [ bennettmcelwee ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/bennettmcelwee/)
[Translate “Evermore” into your language.](https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/evermore)
### Interested in development?
[Browse the code](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/evermore/), check out
the [SVN repository](https://plugins.svn.wordpress.org/evermore/), or subscribe
to the [development log](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/evermore/) by [RSS](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/evermore/?limit=100&mode=stop_on_copy&format=rss).
## Changelog
#### 2.5
* Don’t output spurious at the end of a post.
#### 2.4
* Improve compatibility with current version of WordPress.
#### 2.3.2
* Test with latest WP.
#### 2.3.1
* Clarified options page
* Updated to be compatible with WordPress 3
#### 2.3
* Updated to be compatible with WordPress 2.7
## Meta
* Version **2.5**
* Last updated **2 months ago**
* Active installations **1,000+**
* WordPress version ** 3.0 or higher **
* Tested up to **6.9.4**
* Language
* [English (US)](https://wordpress.org/plugins/evermore/)
* Tags
* [abbreviate](https://pcd.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/abbreviate/)[extract](https://pcd.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/extract/)
[more](https://pcd.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/more/)[preview](https://pcd.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/preview/)
[short](https://pcd.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/short/)
* [Advanced View](https://pcd.wordpress.org/plugins/evermore/advanced/)
## Ratings
5 out of 5 stars.
* [ 5 5-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/evermore/reviews/?filter=5)
* [ 0 4-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/evermore/reviews/?filter=4)
* [ 0 3-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/evermore/reviews/?filter=3)
* [ 0 2-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/evermore/reviews/?filter=2)
* [ 0 1-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/evermore/reviews/?filter=1)
[Add my review](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/evermore/reviews/#new-post)
[See all reviews](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/evermore/reviews/)
## Contributors
* [ bennettmcelwee ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/bennettmcelwee/)
## Support
Got something to say? Need help?
[View support forum](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/evermore/)