[Resolved] Add post title to Read more link on Archive pages

[Klaus]

For usability and SEO purposes, I would like to adjust the Read more label on my archive pages and include the post title for each post:

How can I achieve this? I suppose I can work with a shortcode?

FYI: I use the code snippet plugin to add PHP code.

Thanks and best regards,
Klaus

[Fernando]

Hi Klaus,

One approach is through a PHP snippet like this:

add_filter('generate_excerpt_more_output', function($output){
	return $output . ' ' . get_the_title();
}, 10);

This appends the title to the read more button.

Hope this helps!

[Klaus]

Thanks Fernando, this now shows the read more label as follows:

Read: Title of First Post

How do I make it so that the link is extended to the post title?

Read: Title of First Post

[David]

Hi there,

try this snippet instead:

add_filter('generate_excerpt_more_output', function($output){
	return sprintf(
        ' ... <a title="%1$s" class="read-more" href="%2$s" aria-label="%4$s">%3$s %1$s</a>',
        the_title_attribute( 'echo=0' ),
        esc_url( get_permalink( get_the_ID() ) ),
        __( 'Read ', 'generatepress' ),
        sprintf(
            /* translators: Aria-label describing the read more button */
            _x( 'More on %s', 'more on post title', 'generatepress' ),
            the_title_attribute( 'echo=0' )
        )
    );
}, 10); 

[Klaus]

Great, this worked.

Thanks David 🙂

[David]

You’re welcome

[Author]

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