Load More Anything

68 Quality Score

Active Installs

17/30

With 5,000 active installs, the user base is modest but the ratio of installs to ratings is healthy, indicating real-world usage rather than abandoned installs.

Update Freshness

19/25

Last updated November 2025 and tested against WordPress 6.8.5, so maintenance is current and the plugin is clearly being kept compatible with the latest core release.

User Rating

14/15

A 90 out of 100 from 73 reviewers is a strong score, suggesting most users who try it are satisfied with the result.

Support Health

8/15

Zero support threads opened is a red flag worth noting: it could mean the plugin is so simple that issues never arise, or it could mean the developer channel is not active enough to capture and resolve tickets.

WP Compatibility

11/15

Requires WordPress 4.6 and PHP 5.6, making it compatible with virtually any environment still running, though that low PHP floor also means it is not pushing modern hosting standards.

Scores higher than 20% of indexed plugins

About

Add Load More button for your blog post, custom type, Comments, page, Category, Recent Posts, Woocommerce Product, custom Div or whatever you want.

Active Installs 5k+

Rating ★★★★½ 4.5/5

Last Updated 2025-11-19 8:58pm GMT

Requires WordPress 4.6+

Tested Up To 6.8.8

Requires PHP 5.6+

Security History

2 known vulnerabilities, all patched

2 Medium

Most recent: April 11, 2024

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What It Does

Load More Anything is an AJAX-based plugin that appends a Load More button (or infinite scroll) to WordPress post listings, custom post types, WooCommerce products, comments, and arbitrary page elements. It works by targeting a CSS selector on the page and re-rendering the next batch of content without a full page reload. In practice, it is a quick way to paginate long lists without learning a custom query setup.

Who It's For

This plugin fits small to mid-sized blogs, WooCommerce shops, news sites, and portfolios that want to replace default pagination with a Load More button on existing themes. It is best for site owners who can identify a CSS selector on their current archive template and do not need advanced filtering, faceted search, or custom query builders. Non-developers comfortable pasting a selector will get the most out of it.

Who Should Skip It

If you need filtered or faceted search (by taxonomy, price, or custom fields), you will outgrow this plugin quickly and should look at YMC Filter or a full Ajax Load More setup. Sites that only display a handful of posts, or anyone wanting a no-code visual builder, should also skip it.

The Bottom Line

Load More Anything scores 71.21 out of 100 and does a focused job well, with strong recent maintenance and solid user ratings. The biggest caveat is the support channel, which shows no public thread history, so you are relying on documentation rather than community help. It is a reasonable pick for simple Load More needs, but anyone with filtering or complex query requirements should consider the higher-scoring alternatives.

Pick this instead if you need a query builder, repeater templates, and shortcode-based markup rather than targeting existing page selectors.

Load More Products for WooCommerce 81/100

Pick this if your only goal is paginating WooCommerce product archives and you want a tightly scoped, Woo-specific solution.

YMC Filter 86/100

Pick this instead if you need AJAX filtering combined with Load More, since it handles taxonomy, search, and pagination together.

zipaddr-jp 84/100

Pick this for a Japan-specific address auto-complete use case, not a direct alternative to Load More Anything.

SearchWP Live Ajax Search 81/100

Pick this instead if you need live search-as-you-type results rather than paginating existing archive listings.