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1. kjeft
   Member
   Posted 1 year ago #

   I am trying to change the url my 'read more' tags are pointing to, using this code on my custom pages:

   <?php global $more;
   $more = 0;
   the_content('<span id="more-text"> Read more...</span>',FALSE,'http://www.google.com'); ?>

   Any ideas why it is not working?

2. vtxyzzy
   Member
   Posted 1 year ago #

   I am just going through the same thing - the documentation is totally bogus. The third parameter is not even passed to the_content in 3.0, and ignored in 2.8 and 2.9 (at least).

   I am working on a fix using the_content_more_link filter, but so far no luck.

3. vtxyzzy
   Member
   Posted 1 year ago #

   This seems to work on the_content(). I was fighting with the_excerpt() until I figured out that the twentyten theme registers a filter for get_the_excerpt that was sticking a link in with the default text. I guess I will have to override that one, too.

   Stick this function somewhere ahead of the call to the_content().

   <?php
      // Replace the_content more link with a global value, if it exists.
      function mam_content_more_link_filter ($link,$link_text) {
        global $mam_global_fix_this_more_link;
        if ($mam_global_fix_this_more_link) {
          $link = $mam_global_fix_this_more_link;
        }
        return $link;
      }
   add_filter('the_content_more_link','mam_content_more_link_filter',10,2);
   ?>

   Then, define $mam_global_fix_this_more_link and set it to the value you want for the entire link - < a tag and all:

   <?php global $mam_global_fix_this_more_link;
   $mam_global_fix_this_more_link = "<a href='http://nomore.com' >My New Text</a>"; ?>
   <?php the_content( 'Read more ...' ); ?>
   <?php unset($mam_global_fix_this_more_link); ?>

   Be sure to unset the global after the_content so any other loops won't get that same link.

4. kjeft
   Member
   Posted 1 year ago #

   Thanks so much, it works perfectly!

5. vtxyzzy
   Member
   Posted 1 year ago #

   You are welcome!

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