The <!–more–> tag is a replacement for an excerpt. You want to use the excerpt or <!–more–> tag on you blog/archive page, NOT on single posts. The <!–more–> tag will not work on a single post like this: https://igntimes.com/20-amazing-youtube-tricks-and-tips/ However, it should work on the blog (in your case your homepage, https://igntimes.com/. But you only … Read more
In your index.php or front-page.php (if any): Find the_excerpt() Replace with the_content() I din’t check the Nexus theme. If you are unable to find the_excerpt(), then try locating any custom function within the loop: while ( have_posts() : the_post() ) and endwhile.
There is an explanation in the WordPress Codex which I copy here for reference. Don’t forget <?php and ?> <?php function remove_more_link_scroll( $link ) { $link = preg_replace( ‘|#more-[0-9]+|’, ”, $link ); return $link; } add_filter( ‘the_content_more_link’, ‘remove_more_link_scroll’ ); ?> Prevent Page Scroll When Clicking the More Link
Finally found the answer for anyone else out there having the same problem. Turns out for custom queries like mine using WP_Query more link functionality is OFF by default. To turn it on… this worked for me. <?php global $more; $more = 0; the_content(‘Read More’); ?>
Turns out global $more; $more = 0; Was used before the_content(); So by removing those 2 lines the post now displays the entire content.
This only makes the read more link a button. add_filter( ‘excerpt_more’, ‘wpsites_read_more_link’ ); function wpsites_read_more_link( $more ) { return ‘… <a class=”more-link button” href=”‘ . get_permalink() . ‘”>Continue Reading</a>’; } Replace the button class with your themes button class.
I just figured it out about five minutes after I posted this question. It was stupidly simple, just as I figured. There is a ‘format’ window on the post edit page, and I hit the ‘link’ option, and my read more links appeared. No coding necessary, which I think renders this question inappropriate.
If you are using bootstrap then you can try the code bellow: <button type=”button” class=”btn btn-primary” data-toggle=”modal” data-target=”#myModal”>Popup image</button> <div id=”myModal” class=”modal fade” tabindex=”-1″ role=”dialog” aria-labelledby=”myModalLabel” aria-hidden=”true”> <div class=”modal-dialog”> <div class=”modal-content”> <div class=”modal-body”> <img src=”https://placehold.it/1000×600″ class=”img-responsive”> </div> </div> </div> </div>
As Dave Romsey pointed out in his comment, the answer was simple: a stray apostrophe. Issue resolved.
Here is the solution I used to force the “continue reading” link to jump to the top of the text, just below the title I first modified an existing “more” tag to a specified one – in my style’s functions.php, at its end I added // ALTER MORE TO JUMP TO SPECIFIED TAG (which is … Read more