# Full Embedded Posts

**URL:** <https://meta.discourse.org/t/full-embedded-posts/417415>\
**Category:** Theme component\
**Tags:** embedding\
**Created:** [November 13, 2026, 10:41pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/full-embedded-posts/417415 "2026-11-13T22:41:42Z")\
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**Author:** ![satonotdead](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/satonotdead/32/447830_2.png) [@satonotdead](https://meta.discourse.org/u/satonotdead)\
**Post date:** [November 13, 2026, 10:41pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/full-embedded-posts/417415/1 "2026-11-13T22:41:42Z")

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| ℹ | **Summary** | Shows embedded blog posts in full instead of an excerpt, with optional folding |
| 👓 | **Preview** | [See it in action here](https://comunidad.criptonautas.co/t/12-para-qu%C3%A9-usar-tor-en-2026/7165) |
| 🛠 | **Repository** | [GitHub - criptonautas/discourse-full-embedded-posts: Discourse theme component: render embedded (blog) posts in full instead of an excerpt plus Show more · GitHub](https://github.com/criptonautas/discourse-full-embedded-posts) |
| ❓ | **Install Guide** | [How to install a theme or theme component](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-do-i-install-a-theme-or-theme-component/63682) |
| 📖 | **New to Discourse Themes?** | [Beginner’s guide to using Discourse Themes](https://meta.discourse.org/t/beginners-guide-to-using-discourse-themes/91966) |

Install this theme component

Topics created by [Embedding](https://meta.discourse.org/t/embedding-discourse-comments-via-javascript/31963) show an excerpt and a “Show Full Post” button. This component renders the whole article right away, so readers can discuss it without an extra click.

**View more (expand) button:**

 ![full-embed-viewmore](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/meta/original/4X/6/7/d/67d478c2e587188fc0d673a5d499dbd5188e1220.png)  
**View less (contract) button:**

 ![full-embed-viewless](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/meta/original/4X/7/9/8/798b5ec627108ac3369a0c1229615bb73083c51d.png)

### What it does

- Loads the full article when the topic opens, using the same cached content as the button. The blog isn’t crawled again.
- Hides the button once the article is in. If loading fails, nothing pops up: the button stays, and clicking it retries.
- Optionally folds long articles to a preview with “Show more”, on topics with the chosen tags. Short articles and replies are never folded.
- The fold is visual only: the whole text stays on the page for search engines and screen readers.

It also works for topics imported before turning off `embed truncate`, which keep the excerpt in the database.

### Requirements

- Discourse 2026.1.0 or later

### Settings

| Setting | Default | |
| --- | --- | --- |
| `collapse_tags` | empty | Fold the first post of topics with these tags. Empty never folds. |
| `collapsed_height` | `900` | Height of the folded preview, in px |

### Known limits

- Only topics created by Embedding are affected.
- Replies inside the blog’s own comments embed don’t change.

Bug reports and PRs are welcome.