Read More Text Toggles

Code Toolkit
Written By Squarestylist Support

What You'll Create

Clickable text toggles that expand to show hidden content and collapse it again. Styled monospace text becomes a trigger - click it to reveal additional paragraphs below, click again to hide them. Perfect for "Read More" functionality.

The Problem It Solves

Squarespace doesn't have a native way to show/hide text content on click. When you have long descriptions or supplementary content that not everyone needs to see, you're forced to show everything or nothing. This technique lets visitors expand what interests them.

Perfect For

Product detail expansions, Bio read-more sections, Terms and conditions, Lengthy service descriptions, Supplementary blog content.

What Makes This Different

The toggle is triggered by any monospace (code-formatted) text, making setup incredibly simple - just format your trigger text as code in Squarespace's editor. The hidden content slides open smoothly rather than popping in. The trigger text changes from "Read More +" to "Read Less -" so visitors always know the current state.

Details

  • Section Type: Fluid & Classic

  • Code Type: CSS + JavaScript

  • Prerequisites: Summary Block with excerpt text, Monospace-formatted trigger text using code formatting, jQuery library

  • Toolkit Title: Read More Read Less Toggles/ Text Toggles

Learn This Technique

This is one of 150+ code techniques taught inside Standout Squarespace, where you get:

  • The complete, copy-paste code

  • Video walkthrough explaining how it works

  • The principles behind the technique so you can customize it

  • Access to our private community for support

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