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  • This topic has 3 replies, 2 voices, and was last updated 13 years ago by alliechynna.
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  • October 1, 2013 at 3:51 am #64919
    alliechynna
    Member

    Please can someone tell me how I get read more to show up on my blog. tried adding some code to my php but it didn't work.

    Please can someone tell me where in my php/what code I need to add to it.

    add_filter( 'the_content_more_link', 'sp_read_more_link' );
    function sp_read_more_link() {
    return '[Continue Reading]';
    }

    http://alliechynna.com

    October 7, 2013 at 5:07 am #65630
    Susan
    Moderator

    Chynna:

    Try adding this to your functions.php file:

    // Add Read More Link to Excerpts
    add_filter('excerpt_more', 'get_read_more_link');
    add_filter( 'the_content_more_link', 'get_read_more_link' );
    function get_read_more_link() {
    return '... Read More...';
    }

    October 14, 2013 at 6:27 pm #66733
    alliechynna
    Member

    Thanks, just added that to the end of my php and ti keeps coming up with an error.

    October 14, 2013 at 6:31 pm #66734
    alliechynna
    Member

    Found some other code and it seems to have worked. Thanks for your help

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