Title: Add Read More button…?
Last modified: March 2, 2020

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# Add Read More button…?

 *  Resolved [jess888](https://wordpress.org/support/users/jess888/)
 * (@jess888)
 * [6 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/add-read-more-button-3/)
 * I would like to add a button right under the text in each column that says “READ
   MORE”.
 * Would love your help. Thank you!
 * The page I need help with: _[[log in](https://login.wordpress.org/?redirect_to=https%3A%2F%2Fwordpress.org%2Fsupport%2Ftopic%2Fadd-read-more-button-3%2F%3Foutput_format%3Dmd&locale=en_US)
   to see the link]_

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 *  Plugin Author [Bill Erickson](https://wordpress.org/support/users/billerickson/)
 * (@billerickson)
 * [6 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/add-read-more-button-3/#post-12500596)
 * Try this:
 * [display-posts include_excerpt=”true” excerpt_more=”READ MORE” excerpt_more_link
   =”true”]
 *  Thread Starter [jess888](https://wordpress.org/support/users/jess888/)
 * (@jess888)
 * [6 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/add-read-more-button-3/#post-12516536)
 * That didn’t work at all…?
 * I am using this:
    [display-posts image_size=”medium” wrapper=”div” wrapper_class
   =”display-posts-listing grid” meta_key=”_thumbnail_id” posts_per_page=”3″]
 * and I am trying to add buttons under the text that say READ MORE.
 * I tried adding your suggested code on its own, and also tried adding it to my
   code:
    [display-posts image_size=”medium” wrapper=”div” wrapper_class=”display-
   posts-listing grid” meta_key=”_thumbnail_id” posts_per_page=”3″ include_excerpt
   =”true” excerpt_more=”READ MORE” excerpt_more_link=”true”]
 * to no avail.
 *  Plugin Author [Bill Erickson](https://wordpress.org/support/users/billerickson/)
 * (@billerickson)
 * [6 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/add-read-more-button-3/#post-12566513)
 * The excerpt_more parameter will only work if there’s an excerpt included. You
   would need to add include_excerpt=”true” to the shortcode.
 * Unfortunately this plugin does not have support for a read more link **without**
   an excerpt provided.
 * If you are comfortable with code, you could use [the output filter](https://displayposts.com/docs/the-output-filter/)
   to extend Display Posts and add this functionality to your site.

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 * Last reply from: [Bill Erickson](https://wordpress.org/support/users/billerickson/)
 * Last activity: [6 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/add-read-more-button-3/#post-12566513)
 * Status: resolved