How to change Add to Cart button to a Read More button?

I also am looking for an answer to this.

Thanks

I was also trying to figure out a way to do this, fortunately for me all the products I wanted to have the Read More button on were virtual products so I amended this part of the add-to-cart.php file:

default :
				if ( $product->is_virtual() ) {
					$link['url'] 	= apply_filters( 'not_purchasable_url', get_permalink( $product->id ) );
					$link['label'] 	= apply_filters( 'not_purchasable_text', __( 'Read More', 'woocommerce' ) );
				} elseif ( $product->is_purchasable() ) {
					$link['url'] 	= apply_filters( 'add_to_cart_url', esc_url( $product->add_to_cart_url() ) );
					$link['label'] 	= apply_filters( 'add_to_cart_text', __( 'Add to Cart', 'woocommerce' ) );
					$link['class']  = apply_filters( 'add_to_cart_class', 'add_to_cart_button' );
				} else {
					$link['url'] 	= apply_filters( 'not_purchasable_url', get_permalink( $product->id ) );
					$link['label'] 	= apply_filters( 'not_purchasable_text', __( 'Read More', 'woocommerce' ) );
				}
			break;

I am overriding the Woocommerce theme with my own so I don’t have to edit the file each time I upgrade.

Not sure how helpful that is but it might give you some idea of how you could approach it for your own needs.

I’ve created an example of the above suggestion.

http://oik-plugins.eu/product-categories/

Note: It’s interesting that WooCommerce displays Read More for products which aren’t priced!

Hi,

If someone still needs help regarding the issue described in the subject:
you can do that by using the template files.

1. the template file you are looking for is add-to-card.php, you can find it in \wp-content\plugins\woocommerce\templates\loop
2. in order to override a template you simply need to go in your current theme folder (my case: themename-child) and create a similar folder tree (in this case \woocommerce\loop) – exclude the templates folder from this tree!
3. copy the template file and make your changes

This is it – should work now. More info here:
http://docs.woothemes.com/document/template-structure/

This works for all template files, so you can safely use it to make further enhancements to your site.

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Source: I did that for my custom child-theme as I didn’t want to use localization. The settings should remain after the plugin & theme update – I didn’t check if the setting remain after the update because I worked with all the latest updates included.

basically, leave the price off when youre creating the product.

Hi All,

The below code works for me using WordPress 3.8.1 and WooCommerce 2.1.2. It will replace the “Add to Cart” button for Simple products on the Shop (product list) page with a “Read more” button that links to the single product page.

In functions.php add the below code to remove the “Add to Cart” button:

remove_action( 'woocommerce_after_shop_loop_item', 'woocommerce_template_loop_add_to_cart', 10 );

Now, add this code to create your own button:

add_action( 'woocommerce_after_shop_loop_item', 'my_woocommerce_template_loop_add_to_cart', 10 );

function my_woocommerce_template_loop_add_to_cart() {
    echo '<form action="' . get_permalink() . '" method="get">
            <button type="submit" class="single_add_to_cart_button button alt">Read More</button>
          </form>';
}

I’ve only tested in one theme, and haven’t tried it using shortcodes. Hope it helps!

Cheer,

Joel