Title: remove filter – custom continue reading link
Last modified: August 20, 2016

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# remove filter – custom continue reading link

 *  [Matthew Willse](https://wordpress.org/support/users/thecoup/)
 * (@thecoup)
 * [14 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/remove-filter-custom-continue-reading-link/)
 * hey folks, I’m trying to remove twentyeleven’s Continue Reading link so I can
   insert my own. I’ve read about 27 posts on this topic, but for some reason just
   can’t get it working. Any advice on my mistake or the problem would be greatly
   appreciated.
 * This should remove the filters, but it doesn’t:
 *     ```
       function child_theme_setup() {
       	// override parent theme's 'more' text for excerpts
       	remove_filter( 'excerpt_more', 'twentyeleven_auto_excerpt_more' );
       	remove_filter( 'get_the_excerpt', 'twentyeleven_custom_excerpt_more' );
       }
       add_action( 'after_setup_theme', 'child_theme_setup' );
       ```
   
 * If the remove ever works, I’ll add a new link like so:
 *     ```
       // Defines readmore link
       function custom_continue_reading_link() {
       	return ' <a href="'. esc_url( get_permalink() ) . '">' . __( 'Please continue reading.', 'twentyeleven' ) . '</a>';
       }
   
       // Replaces "[...]"
       function custom_auto_excerpt_more( $more ) {
       	return ' &hellip;' . custom_continue_reading_link();
       }
       add_filter( 'excerpt_more', 'custom_auto_excerpt_more' );
       ```
   

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 * Last reply from: [Matthew Willse](https://wordpress.org/support/users/thecoup/)
 * Last activity: [14 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/remove-filter-custom-continue-reading-link/)
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