Title: Novice PHP question
Last modified: August 18, 2016

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# Novice PHP question

 *  [bricolou](https://wordpress.org/support/users/bricolou/)
 * (@bricolou)
 * [20 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/novice-php-question/)
 * I’m using the excerpt for my archive and category pages and would like to put
   a “Read this post” link at the bottom of the excerpt without the link showing
   up when the post is unfolded.
    I’ve got this working: `<?php if(is_category()
   || is_archive()) { echo '<a href="#">Lire la suite...</a>' ; } ?>` But when I
   put `<a href="<?php the_permalink(); ?>">` where the “#” is, it doesn’t work.
   Sorry to be so daft, but can anyone tell me what I’m doing wrong – I’ve already
   pulled out most of my hair!

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 *  Thread Starter [bricolou](https://wordpress.org/support/users/bricolou/)
 * (@bricolou)
 * [20 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/novice-php-question/#post-351450)
 * OK, OK, found it!
    `<?php if ($single) the_content(); else { the_excerpt(); if(!
   empty($post->post_excerpt)) { ?> </div> <a href="<?php the_permalink(); ?>">Read
   this post</a> <?php } } ?> Thanks to those people in this thread : [http://wordpress.org/support/topic/53855?replies=12](http://wordpress.org/support/topic/53855?replies=12)
 * Would be easier if the WP support forum search function was working.
 *  [syncbox](https://wordpress.org/support/users/syncbox/)
 * (@syncbox)
 * [20 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/novice-php-question/#post-351995)
 * thanks for sharing… I was able to take this and modify it for my custom theme
   easily.
 * thanks!

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 * Last activity: [20 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/novice-php-question/#post-351995)
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