read_more custom link not working

Hi Chris!
I’m still using this most excellent plugin frequently, especially after you created the filter for me last year!
I have run into a situation where I want to display the already filtered read_more text link, but am unable to get it to work.
I have tried:
the_advanced_excerpt('read_more="Read More&length=0&ellipsis=');
and
the_advanced_excerpt('read_more=Read More&length=0&ellipsis=');
(with and without quotes around read more text).
I’m using a filter:
add_filter('advanced_excerpt_read_more_text',array('Pirates_Ahoy','translation2pirate'),100000);
(using a modified version of the “Pirates Ahoy” plugin.)
and the following filters:

function ae_read_more_template( $permalink, $read_more ) {
	global $post;
	return ' <a href="%1$s" title="' . get_the_title( $post->ID ) . '" class="read-more">%2$s</a>';
}
add_filter( 'advanced_excerpt_read_more_link_template', 'ae_read_more_template', 10, 2 );
function ae_only_add_more_when_required( $default, $text, $options ) {
    $text = strip_tags( $text );
    if ( 'words' === $options['length_type'] ) {
        $excerpt_length = str_word_count( $text );
    } else {
        $excerpt_length = strlen( $text );
    }

    if ( $excerpt_length > $options['length'] ) return $default;

    return true;
}
add_filter( 'advanced_excerpt_disable_add_more', 'ae_only_add_more_when_required', 10, 3 );

What am I doing wrong?
Thanks!
@brianbrown

• This topic was modified 4 years, 5 months ago by Brian Brown, Ph.D..
• This topic was modified 4 years, 5 months ago by Brian Brown, Ph.D..
• This topic was modified 4 years, 5 months ago by Brian Brown, Ph.D..
• This topic was modified 4 years, 5 months ago by Brian Brown, Ph.D..