Replace Default WordPress Excerpt Ellipsis With Read More Link

Add this to your functions.php file. It will replace the default […] at the end of your excerpt with a “Read More →” link.

function replace_excerpt($content) {
return str_replace('[...]',
'<a href="'. get_permalink() .'">Read More →</a>',
$content
);
}
add_filter('the_excerpt', 'replace_excerpt');

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