Title: “Read More” function on post Last modified: August 18, 2016 --- # “Read More” function on post * [crawf](https://wordpress.org/support/users/crawf/) * (@crawf) * [19 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/read-more-function-on-post/) * Hi, i was wondering if there is any plugin or script that i can use to add a “ read more” link to the end of a post on my blog, after a certain amount of words have been typed. Similar to this page here… * [http://www.philbaker.net](http://www.philbaker.net) * how that says “Continue Reading” * Thanks anyone who has suggestions!! * -Crawf Viewing 5 replies - 1 through 5 (of 5 total) * [hbalagh](https://wordpress.org/support/users/hbalagh/) * (@hbalagh) * [19 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/read-more-function-on-post/#post-374383) * `` use this where you want “Read the rest of this entry” or you can edit a file to change that although i can’t remember which * Thread Starter [crawf](https://wordpress.org/support/users/crawf/) * (@crawf) * [19 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/read-more-function-on-post/#post-374390) * thanks for that, but i hope you can remember the file, cause thats what im looking for 🙂 * -Crawf * [tariq](https://wordpress.org/support/users/tariq/) * (@tariq) * [19 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/read-more-function-on-post/#post-374392) * I think what hbalagh means is that when you write an entry, just add the in the entry itself, and then it will show up as the read more link. Here’s the Codex link for how to modify the text it shows: [http://codex.wordpress.org/Customizing_the_Read_More](http://codex.wordpress.org/Customizing_the_Read_More) * In the alternative, there’s a plugin that will automatically do it for all your entries: [http://dev.wp-plugins.org/wiki/PostTeaser](http://dev.wp-plugins.org/wiki/PostTeaser) * Thread Starter [crawf](https://wordpress.org/support/users/crawf/) * (@crawf) * [19 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/read-more-function-on-post/#post-374394) * thanks tariq * the PostTeaser is exactly what i was looking for!! * but the only problem is, i’ve installed it, but i want to change the amount of words it lets before it cuts off…i apply the settings, but they go back to defualt straight away! does anyone know about this problem? * [tariq](https://wordpress.org/support/users/tariq/) * (@tariq) * [19 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/read-more-function-on-post/#post-374653) * I don’t know about that. Mine changes. Sorry. Viewing 5 replies - 1 through 5 (of 5 total) The topic ‘“Read More” function on post’ is closed to new replies. * 5 replies * 3 participants * Last reply from: [tariq](https://wordpress.org/support/users/tariq/) * Last activity: [19 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/read-more-function-on-post/#post-374653) * Status: not resolved ## Topics ### Topics with no replies ### Non-support topics ### Resolved topics ### Unresolved topics ### All topics