Title: Adding a Read More Button
Last modified: August 21, 2016

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# Adding a Read More Button

 *  [dirtyoldlarry](https://wordpress.org/support/users/dirtyoldlarry/)
 * (@dirtyoldlarry)
 * [12 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/adding-a-read-more-button/)
 * Is there any way I can easily add a like 80×30 blue button that says “Read More”.
   And have this displayed on the bottom of each post snippet that is on my front
   page feed

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 *  Thread Starter [dirtyoldlarry](https://wordpress.org/support/users/dirtyoldlarry/)
 * (@dirtyoldlarry)
 * [12 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/adding-a-read-more-button/#post-4390182)
 * I want to add that I made a “read more” button in photoshop. I just need to add
   the image and somehow have it linked to the corresponding post
 *  [WPyogi](https://wordpress.org/support/users/wpyogi/)
 * (@wpyogi)
 * [12 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/adding-a-read-more-button/#post-4390183)
 * Usually, that’s possible using it in the CSS – here’s one way:
 * [http://codex.wordpress.org/Customizing_the_Read_More#Adding_An_Image](http://codex.wordpress.org/Customizing_the_Read_More#Adding_An_Image)
 *  Thread Starter [dirtyoldlarry](https://wordpress.org/support/users/dirtyoldlarry/)
 * (@dirtyoldlarry)
 * [12 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/adding-a-read-more-button/#post-4390195)
 * Read it but dont really understand it… Using more tags in post dont work for 
   me. I add a more tag in my post but nothing shows up in the feed.
 * Just the default (…) that arent responsive anyway
 *  [Michael](https://wordpress.org/support/users/alchymyth/)
 * (@alchymyth)
 * [12 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/adding-a-read-more-button/#post-4390248)
 * what theme are you using?
 * > Just the default (…) that arent responsive anyway
 * it seems that the theme is using `the_excerpt()` – review [http://codex.wordpress.org/Function_Reference/the_excerpt](http://codex.wordpress.org/Function_Reference/the_excerpt)
   on how to change that to `the_content()`
    then re-read the resource linked by
   [@wpyogi](https://wordpress.org/support/users/wpyogi/)
 *  Thread Starter [dirtyoldlarry](https://wordpress.org/support/users/dirtyoldlarry/)
 * (@dirtyoldlarry)
 * [12 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/adding-a-read-more-button/#post-4390331)
 * This is the only thing I can seem to find in my functions.php that even seems
   relevant to more tags
 *     ```
       }
   
       // Limit Post Word Count
       function new_excerpt_length($length) {
       	return 50;
       }
       add_filter('excerpt_length', 'new_excerpt_length');
   
       //Replace Excerpt Link
       function new_excerpt_more($more) {
              global $post;
       	return '...';
       }
       add_filter('excerpt_more', 'new_excerpt_more');
   
       //Activate post-image functionality (WP 2.9+)
       if ( function_exists( 'add_theme_support' ) )
       add_theme_support( 'post-thumbnails' );
       ```
   
 * can something be changed here for readmore/more links to be shown on frontpage
   post excerpts?
 *  [Michael](https://wordpress.org/support/users/alchymyth/)
 * (@alchymyth)
 * [12 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/adding-a-read-more-button/#post-4390344)
 * you will need to edit the index template (index.php?) – see [http://codex.wordpress.org/Function_Reference/the_excerpt](http://codex.wordpress.org/Function_Reference/the_excerpt)
 * what theme are you using?

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 * 6 replies
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 * Last reply from: [Michael](https://wordpress.org/support/users/alchymyth/)
 * Last activity: [12 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/adding-a-read-more-button/#post-4390344)
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