With this snippet you can modify the text of “Continue reading” or “Read more ” in any Genesis Framework child theme.
Of all the possible ways to customize a Genesis template, in most cases we focus only on the aesthetic part.
However, it is worth making small changes to the theme texts so that they too are aligned with the brand.
For example, in the archive pages you could replace the default phrase in your child theme with a more appropriate one; for example, “Continue reading”, with “See more ” or vice versa.
To do this you only need to use a Genesis filter.
Code to change the text that invites to read more
Add this snippet at the end of the functions.php file:
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With this version, you replace the text with “More”, in a minimalist way. 😉
Modify it according to your needs so that it fits the personality of the website you are working on.
If you are using a theme that lacks this text, like Genesis Sample, you may want to add it after the excerpt or underneath it but inside a button.
Conclusions
Now you know how to change the “Read more” text in Genesis child themes by using code.
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