Remove <p> from Read More

How can i remove <p></p> from Read More while using the_content(‘Read More’); ? I’d like the text to be in <p> but without Read More button.

Sorry? Can you explain a little further what the problem is? Why are the <p></p> tags a problem? Do you want to use ‘read more’ or not?

I want to remove <p> wrapping Read More button.

To display my content i use the_content(‘Read More’). This returnes my content in paragraphs <p></p>. At the end of text there’s ‘Read More’ button that’s leading to the full text. It’s also wrapped in <p></p>. I want to remove paragraphs only from ‘Read More’ so they would be around content but not read more button.

So my text would be not like :

<p>Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Cras elementum luctus purus. Suspendisse porta fringilla lectus nec iaculis. Proin in purus erat, et fringilla eros.</p>
<p>Read More</p>

but :

<p>Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Cras elementum luctus purus. Suspendisse porta fringilla lectus nec iaculis. Proin in purus erat, et fringilla eros.</p>
Read More

Can’t be done with the_content() – although you could try using get_the_content

Well, this works for me; it is in index.php:

<div class="entry">
<?php the_content('.. lees meer ..'); ?>
</div>

and yes, I split long posts manually with the Read more button in Admin.

Then my (dutch) Read more comes just behind the last word where I put it and on the same line of text.

Or am I missing something?

i am also looking for an answer to this

ok found a solution, instead of

the_content(‘Read more »’);

use

$about_excerpt = get_the_content(‘Read more …’);
echo $about_excerpt;

Hi Drtanz,

There is a file in /wp-includes/ called default-filters.php

In that file you can comment out the auto-p in the various parts of your install.

Maybe a moderator can confirm.
I really don’t think adding a plug-in will solve anything.

Good luck.
-Alex.