[AskeamParticipant]

Could you please advise on how to add “read more” after manual except within x-child-theme?

This is a two part solution form WordPress.. but how will the second “remove filter” part look for x-theme?

Thank you.

[ChristopherModerator]

Hi there,

Please add this in functions.php :

// Excerpt More String
// =============================================================================

if ( ! function_exists( 'x_excerpt_string' ) ) :
  function x_excerpt_string( $more ) {
    
    $stack = x_get_stack();

    if ( $stack == 'integrity' ) {
      return ' ... <div><a href="' . get_permalink() . '" class="more-link">' . __( 'Read More', '__x__' ) . '</a></div>';
    } else if ( $stack == 'renew' ) {
      return ' ... <a href="' . get_permalink() . '" class="more-link">' . __( 'Read More', '__x__' ) . '</a>';
    } else if ( $stack == 'icon' ) {
      return ' ...';
    } else if ( $stack == 'ethos' ) {
       return ' ... <div><a href="' . get_permalink() . '" class="more-link">' . __( 'Read More', '__x__' ) . '</a></div>';
    }

  }
  add_filter( 'excerpt_more', 'x_excerpt_string' );
endif;

Hope it helps.

[varunchughParticipant]

Hi, I followed the steps and pasted the above mentioned code to functions.php but this does not work for me. Please look at the first post on http://www.outlineofphotography.com

Regards
Varun

[RupokMember]

Hi Varun,

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[Nabeel AModerator]

Hi again,

Thank you for the credentials, Please replace the previous code with this one in your child theme’s functions.php file:

function custom_excerpt($text) {  // custom 'read more' link
   if (strpos($text, '[...]')) {
      $excerpt = strip_tags(str_replace('[...]', '... <a href="'.get_permalink().'">Read More...</a>', $text), "<a>");
   } else {
      $excerpt = '<p>' . $text . '<a href="'.get_permalink().'">Read More...</a></p>';
   }
   return $excerpt;
}
add_filter('the_excerpt', 'custom_excerpt');

Let us know how this goes!

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[ThaiModerator]

Hi Varun,

Try adding following CSS under Customize > Custom > CSS:

.more-link {
display: none;
}

Hope it helps 🙂

[varunchughParticipant]

Works, great! thanks a lot! Much appreciated.

Regards
Varun

[NicoModerator]

You’re most welcome.

Feel free to ask us again. Have a great day! 🙂

[Ashley HParticipant]

The second set of code above worked well for me! Is there anyway for the “Read More…” to display at the end of the text sentence? Also, can I make the font weight bolder so it’s easier to read?

Thanks!!

[Rue NelModerator]

Hi Ashley,

Thanks for updating this thread!

Please use this code instead:

function custom_excerpt($text) {  // custom 'read more' link
   if (strpos($text, '[...]')) {
      $excerpt = strip_tags(str_replace('[...]', '... <a href="'.get_permalink().'">Read More...</a>', $text), "<a>");
   } else {
      $excerpt = '<p>' . strip_tags($text) . '<a class="read-more" href="'.get_permalink().'">Read More...</a></p>';
   }
   return $excerpt;
}
add_filter('the_excerpt', 'custom_excerpt');

And if there is a need to change the colors of the read more text, you can insert this code in your child theme’s style.css

.site a.read-more {
  color: red;
}

.site a.read-more:hover {
  color: green;
}

Feel free to change the colors. We would loved to know if this has work for you. Thank you.

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