add read more permalink to excerpt

I tried adding this to the functions-carousel-slider.php but it doesn’t work….any suggestions on how replace the ellipses with a read more link?

apply_filters( ‘carousel-slider__post’, ‘sp_read_more_custom_excerpt’ );

function sp_read_more_custom_excerpt( $text ) {
if ( strpos( $text, ‘[…]’) ) {
$_excerpt = str_replace( ‘[…]’, ‘[Read More…]…‘, $text );
} else {
$_excerpt = $text . ‘[Read More…]‘;
}
return $_excerpt;
}

There is no way without modifying source code.

Go to plugin folder
carousel-slider –> templates –> public

and open post-carousel.php on text editor.

go to line number 31. You will get the following line.

$_excerpt = wp_trim_words( wp_strip_all_tags( $post->post_content ), '20', ' ...' );

replace this line with the following line

$_excerpt = wp_trim_words( wp_strip_all_tags( $post->post_content ), '20', ' [Read More]...' );

I am working for version 2.0.0 for making more user friendly but I don’t know when I will able to complete it.

Make sure after releasing each version, you change this line.

Thanks

• This reply was modified 6 years, 9 months ago by Sayful Islam.

Thank you! Im getting a white page on my home page though when I change that. Let me know if you have any other suggestions. I look forward to the new version. Its a really great plug in! Appreciate your efforts!

Is there a way to donate to support the plug in?