One frequently asked question that users pose is “How do I change the WordPress […] text on post excerpts?”
In many cases, not only do people ask about changing the text, but they would also like to turn the text into a link to the post. Add one of the code snippets below to your functions.php and you will achieve your desired goal.
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 | add_filter( 'the_excerpt', 'vmf_read_more_custom_excerpt' ); function vmf_read_more_custom_excerpt( $text ) { if ( strpos( $text, '[…]') ) { $excerpt = str_replace( '[…]', '<a class="more-link" href="' . get_permalink() . '">[Read More…]</a>', $text ); } else { $excerpt = $text; } return $excerpt; } |
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 | add_filter( 'the_excerpt', 'vmf_read_more_custom_excerpt' ); function vmf_read_more_custom_excerpt( $text ) { if ( strpos( $text, '[…]') ) { $excerpt = str_replace( '[…]', '[Read More…]', $text ); } else { $excerpt = $text; } return $excerpt; } |
You can also use these snippets for content limited excerpts by changing "the_excerpt" in the add-filter statement to "the_content_limit".
Thank you Victor this is just what I needed for the magazine pro theme I am developing!