Title: How to replace "Continue reading" with […]
Last modified: August 19, 2016

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# How to replace "Continue reading" with […]

 *  [dcloud](https://wordpress.org/support/users/dcloud/)
 * (@dcloud)
 * [15 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/how-to-replace-continue-reading-with/)
 * I’d like to replace the “Continue reading” link that’s in my category excerpts
   to the simple (and shorter) […]. Here is the section of code from my functions.
   php file that addresses that….
 *     ```
       /**
        * Returns a "Continue Reading" link for excerpts
        *
        * @since Twenty Ten 1.0
        * @return string "Continue Reading" link
        */
       function twentyten_continue_reading_link() {
       	return ' <a href="'. get_permalink() . '">' . __( 'Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&rarr;</span>', 'twentyten' ) . '</a>';
       }
   
       /**
        * Replaces "[...]" (appended to automatically generated excerpts) with an ellipsis and twentyten_continue_reading_link().
        *
        * To override this in a child theme, remove the filter and add your own
        * function tied to the excerpt_more filter hook.
        *
        * @since Twenty Ten 1.0
        * @return string An ellipsis
        */
       function twentyten_auto_excerpt_more( $more ) {
       	return ' &hellip;' . twentyten_continue_reading_link();
       }
       add_filter( 'excerpt_more', 'twentyten_auto_excerpt_more' );
   
       /**
        * Adds a pretty "Continue Reading" link to custom post excerpts.
        *
        * To override this link in a child theme, remove the filter and add your own
        * function tied to the get_the_excerpt filter hook.
        *
        * @since Twenty Ten 1.0
        * @return string Excerpt with a pretty "Continue Reading" link
        */
       function twentyten_custom_excerpt_more( $output ) {
       	if ( has_excerpt() && ! is_attachment() ) {
       		$output .= twentyten_continue_reading_link();
       	}
       	return $output;
       }
       add_filter( 'get_the_excerpt', 'twentyten_custom_excerpt_more' );
       ```
   
 * I’m assuming I need to change something in here somewhere, but I’m unsure where
   or what. If anyone could give me a hand I’d appreciate it.
 * Thanks 🙂

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 *  Thread Starter [dcloud](https://wordpress.org/support/users/dcloud/)
 * (@dcloud)
 * [15 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/how-to-replace-continue-reading-with/#post-1862297)
 * *bump*
 *  [ridenaked](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ridenaked/)
 * (@ridenaked)
 * [15 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/how-to-replace-continue-reading-with/#post-1862523)
 * I am having the same problem. For such a simple issue it seems so difficult to
   fix.
 * i woult like the !—more— tag to return the text “read more” rather than the default
   twentyten “continue reading”.
 *  [sebbe76](https://wordpress.org/support/users/sebbe76/)
 * (@sebbe76)
 * [15 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/how-to-replace-continue-reading-with/#post-1862549)
 * Hello guys, try this:
 *     ```
       <?php
       function new_excerpt_more($more) {
       	return ' <a href="'. get_permalink() . '">' . __('<br/>' . '<br/>' . '[...] <span class="meta-nav"></span>', 'twentyten' ) . '</a>';
       }
       add_filter('excerpt_more', 'new_excerpt_more');
       ?>
       ```
   
 * _Note this should not replace any previous code_

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