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Code snippets should be placed in your child theme's functions.php file. Note: Do not to copy the opening php tag in each snippet.

Below is the code to modify the read more link when using the WordPress More Tag to break a post on your site:

<?php //* Modify the WordPress read more link add_filter( 'the_content_more_link', 'custom_read_more_link' ); function custom_read_more_link() { return '<a class="more-link" href="' . get_permalink() . '">[Continue Reading]</a>'; }

Below is the code to modify the read more link when using the Content Limit on the Content Archives section on the Genesis Settings page:

<?php //* Modify the Genesis content limit read more link add_filter( 'get_the_content_more_link', 'custom_read_more_link' ); function custom_read_more_link() { return '... <a class="more-link" href="' . get_permalink() . '">[Continue Reading]</a>'; }

Below is the code to modify the length of the post excerpts:

<?php //* Modify the length of post excerpts add_filter( 'excerpt_length', 'custom_excerpt_length' ); function custom_excerpt_length( $length ) { return 50; // pull first 50 words }

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