[Resolved] Custom ‘Read More’ Text for specific Category

[Vish]

Hi

I was wondering how to add a custom ‘Read More’ text (as seen in blog/archive pages) for a specific category. I want to change the text from ‘Read More’ (for other categories) to something like ‘Learn’ for one specific category.

I tried the below code suggested by Leo here:

add_filter( 'option_generate_blog_settings', 'lh_custom_read_more_text' );
function lh_custom_read_more_text( $options ) {
    if ( is_category( '9' ) ) {
	$options['read_more'] = 'My custom read more label'
    }
  
    return $options;
}

I doesn’t work. I also tried to make my own with the help of documentation (this and this). But I am not able to get it right.

Any help would be much appreciated.

Thanks

[David]

Hi there,

that code will change the read more label when displayed in that category archive.
Instead you would have to use this filter:

https://docs.generatepress.com/article/generate_excerpt_more_output/

With the in_category() function as the conditional tag.
https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/functions/in_category/

Try this PHP Snippet instead:

add_filter( 'generate_excerpt_more_output', function( $more ) {
    if ( in_category('slug') ) {
        return sprintf( ' ... <a class="read-more" title="%1$s" href="%2$s">%3$s</a>',
            the_title_attribute( 'echo=0' ),
            esc_url( get_permalink( get_the_ID() ) ),
            __( 'Custom Text', 'generatepress' )
        );
	}
    return $more;
}, 50 );

[Vish]

Thanks a ton, David. 🙂

[David]

You’re welcome

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