How to modify “Read more” -text?

To update “Read More” text you need to hook a custom function against the action filter excerpt_more in your theme’s functions.php file like this:

add_filter('excerpt_more', 'mytheme_excerpt_more');

function mytheme_excerpt_more($more) {
   global $post;
   return '<a href="' . get_permalink($post->ID); . '">Replace Read More</a>';
}

Hope this works.

@subrataemfluence: Thanks for your help!

@hwik: I just want to make sure you’re clear that you shouldn’t edit your theme’s files directly. Any direct changes you make will be lost when it comes time to update.

The first step to making additions to a theme’s code is generally to create a child theme. You can find good introductions to child themes, information on how they work, and steps to set them up in the following guides:

• https://wordpress.tv/2015/05/12/kathryn-presner-getting-comfortable-with-child-themes/
• https://codex.www.ads-software.com/Child_Themes

Goran is already a child theme to Edin, which is what makes things a little trickier in your case.

If you’d like to edit the theme’s HTML/PHP then you have the following options:

• Activate Edin, create a child theme for it, and then copy over files from Goran to the child theme’s directory. You can use a plugin such as Child Theme Configurator to automate this process. (I recommend this approach.)
• Create a grandchild theme. Although grandchild themes are not officially supported and considered bad practice by some, they will enable you to keep and customise your child theme. You can find some tutorials to set a grandchild theme up here and here.

As you want to make a relatively small change then another option, which doesn’t require a child theme, is for you to use some custom CSS.

If you have Jetpack installed then a straightforward way to add CSS is to navigate to Appearance > Edit CSS. (Alternatively you can activate a standalone CSS plugin.)

The following CSS would replace the “Read More” text with “Example”:

.more-link {
    font-size: 0;
}

.more-link:before {
    content: "Example";
    font-size: 12px;
}

You can replace “Example” which whatever text you’d like to appear.

Let me know if the above information is helpful or if you have any extra questions.

Thank you, this was very helpful!

Glad to help! You know where to find us if you have any extra questions.