How to display 'read more' when using the excerpt field

Having spent quite some time troubleshooting this (before finally searching here - duh!!!), it's good that there is an explanation.

However, given that this has come up before from a number of folks and has caused some confusion, is it reasonable to expect that the theme might handle this in a more robust/predictable way in a future release, to avoid others going down this same path?

Thank you.

Glad it helped!

I wish WP itself had a better way of handling this. I'll look into it some more and will come up with something solid enough for the theme :)

HI Tom,

I've absolutly no clue, where to put:

add_filter( 'wp_trim_excerpt', 'tu_excerpt_metabox_more' );
function tu_excerpt_metabox_more( $excerpt ) {
$output = $excerpt;

if ( has_excerpt() ) {
$output = sprintf( '%1$s Read more',
$excerpt,
get_permalink()
);
}

return $output;
}

in order to get a "read more" - Button while using excerpt field in Blog view.

Make sure you use the second block of code here:
https://docs.generatepress.com/article/activating-read-custom-excerpt/

with one of these methods: https://docs.generatepress.com/article/adding-php/

Hi
And for those ones who are looking for (like me), to have a button with the link text what has been set as the ‘Read more label’ in the Customiser :

add_filter( 'wp_trim_excerpt', 'tu_excerpt_metabox_more' );
function tu_excerpt_metabox_more( $excerpt ) {
	$output = $excerpt;
    $settings = wp_parse_args( 
		get_option( 'generate_blog_settings', array() ), 
		generate_blog_get_defaults() 
	);
  
  
	if ( has_excerpt() ) {
		$output = sprintf( '%1$s <p class="read-more-button-container"><a class="button" href="%2$s">%3$s</a></p>',
			$excerpt,
			get_permalink(),
			wp_kses_post( $settings['read_more'] )
		);
	}	
	return $output;
}

Awesome thanks for sharing!

I'd like to use the code above in https://generatepress.com/forums/topic/how-to-display-read-more-when-using-the-excerpt-field/#post-370520. By default it ends up at the right after my handcrafted excerpt. How do I style it so that it's in a separate block so I can center it under the excerpt, apply padding, etc.

Is this for adding read more when using custom excerpt field?

If so I think the button one is what you are looking for more:
https://docs.generatepress.com/article/activating-read-custom-excerpt/

Hi Leo,

Yes, I'm using a custom excerpt. I'm trying to mimic the way the Site Library's Classic theme centers "Read More" under the excerpt. In looking over the reference you posted, I see I need to add the p class called read-more-container to my Read More link snippet.

Thanks!

No problem!

It's just fantastic I could find help so easily here!
Thanks Tom.
GeneratePress and your support is just incredible fantastic!

When "Display read more as button" is checked the "read more" link is enclosed by a

<p class="read-more-container"…</p>

How could I accomplish that this is rendered the same way here?

Sorry, it was up there and I overlooked it.

Glad you figured out!

seems like the classes for the button changed a bit? updated code that works for me(add to child's functions.php):

//fix read more button with manual excerpts field
add_filter( 'wp_trim_excerpt', 'tu_excerpt_metabox_more' );
function tu_excerpt_metabox_more( $excerpt ) {
	$output = $excerpt;
        $settings = wp_parse_args( 
		get_option( 'generate_blog_settings', array() ), 
		generate_blog_get_defaults() 
	);
	if ( has_excerpt() ) {
		$output = sprintf( '%1$s <p class="read-more-container"><a class="read-more button" href="%2$s">%3$s</a></p>',
			$excerpt,
			get_permalink(),
                        wp_kses_post( $settings['read_more'] )
		);
	}
	return $output;
}

It shouldn't. This code doesn't work?
https://docs.generatepress.com/article/activating-read-custom-excerpt/#read-more-button