Title: Cannot remove Read More button
Last modified: August 21, 2016

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# Cannot remove Read More button

 *  Resolved [Drew](https://wordpress.org/support/users/drewbee/)
 * (@drewbee)
 * [12 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/cannot-remove-read-more-button/)
 * I need a little bit of help removing something.
 * On my main page there’s a ‘Read More’ button. No matter how much code and CSS
   I look through, I cannot find for the life of me how to remove it or at least
   change it to a text link instead of a button.
 * My website is at [http://www.neonlights.esy.es/wordpress](http://www.neonlights.esy.es/wordpress)
 * I’m using the theme de-Lighted. Thanks for any help!!! 🙂

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 *  [akapellos](https://wordpress.org/support/users/salat-production/)
 * (@salat-production)
 * [12 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/cannot-remove-read-more-button/#post-4429931)
 * .moretag-wrap {display:none}
    OR better this <script>$(document).ready(function(){
   jQuery(‘.moretag-wrap’).replaceWith(“<div class=’moretag-wrap’></div>”); });</
   script>
 *  [kaniamea](https://wordpress.org/support/users/kaniamea/)
 * (@kaniamea)
 * [12 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/cannot-remove-read-more-button/#post-4429932)
 * You can try to remove it from Appearance => Editor => Main Index Template
 *  Thread Starter [Drew](https://wordpress.org/support/users/drewbee/)
 * (@drewbee)
 * [12 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/cannot-remove-read-more-button/#post-4429939)
 * Where does this go?
 *  <script>$(document).ready(function(){jQuery(‘.moretag-wrap’).replaceWith(“<div
   class=’moretag-wrap’></div>”); });</script>
 * Because when I do that first code part – it then squashes the posts up with the
   titles on the next page.
 *  [esmi](https://wordpress.org/support/users/esmi/)
 * (@esmi)
 * [12 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/cannot-remove-read-more-button/#post-4429952)
 * I’m sorry but as you appear to be using a non-WPORG theme, you need to seek support
   from the theme’s developers – paid or otherwise. We only support themes downloaded
   from wordpress.org here.
    Try [http://themeshift.com/help](http://themeshift.com/help)
 *  [kaniamea](https://wordpress.org/support/users/kaniamea/)
 * (@kaniamea)
 * [12 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/cannot-remove-read-more-button/#post-4429955)
 * Go to: deLighted: helpers.php (inc/helpers.php) and remove the following code:
 *     ```
       $more_text = get_post_type( get_the_ID() ) == 'post' ? __( 'Read more', 'delighted' ) : __( 'More info', 'delighted' );
   
       $excerpt_more = '<div class="moretag-wrap"><a href="'. get_permalink( get_the_ID() ) . '">' . apply_filters( 'delighted_more_text', $more_text ) . '</a></div>';
       ```
   
 * _[Moderator Note: Please post code & markup between backticks or use the code
   button. Your posted code may now have been permanently damaged by the forum’s
   parser.]_
 *  Thread Starter [Drew](https://wordpress.org/support/users/drewbee/)
 * (@drewbee)
 * [12 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/cannot-remove-read-more-button/#post-4429962)
 * esmi – I did download this theme from WordPress.org. As seen below:
 * [http://wordpress.org/themes/delighted](http://wordpress.org/themes/delighted)
 * kaniamea – I’ll try that now. I’ll let you know in a moment if it worked.
 * PERFECT. It worked. You’re a legend, thanks. Been looking for that for ages.
 *  [kaniamea](https://wordpress.org/support/users/kaniamea/)
 * (@kaniamea)
 * [12 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/cannot-remove-read-more-button/#post-4429966)
 * Ok, I just tested this on my own WP and it worked.
 *  Thread Starter [Drew](https://wordpress.org/support/users/drewbee/)
 * (@drewbee)
 * [12 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/cannot-remove-read-more-button/#post-4429968)
 * It certainly works, you can see the result now. And the posts with my photos 
   on don’t get squashed up either.
 * [http://neonlights.esy.es/wordpress/](http://neonlights.esy.es/wordpress/)
 *  [kaniamea](https://wordpress.org/support/users/kaniamea/)
 * (@kaniamea)
 * [12 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/cannot-remove-read-more-button/#post-4429979)
 * Happy to help 🙂

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