How to Change the Read More Button Text in Aurora

Last updated: May 18, 2026

Aurora does not include a Customizer setting for the Read More button label. To change it, add a filter to your child theme’s functions.php.

Child theme folder structure showing style.css, functions.php and other child theme files

Changing the Excerpt Read More Text

WordPress uses the excerpt_more filter to control the text appended to auto-generated excerpts. Add this to your child theme’s functions.php:

add_filter( 'excerpt_more', function() {
    return '... Continue reading';
} );

Replace Continue reading with whatever text you prefer. The read-more class lets you style the link with CSS.

Changing the Manual More Block Text

If you use WordPress’s  tag in your posts, the button text is controlled by the the_content_more_link filter:

add_filter( 'the_content_more_link', function( $more_link, $more_link_text ) {
    return str_replace( $more_link_text, 'Continue reading', $more_link );
}, 10, 2 );

Styling the Button

Once you have changed the text, you can style the link using the class you assigned. Add this to Appearance → Customize → Additional CSS or your child theme’s stylesheet:

.read-more {
    display: inline-block;
    padding: 6px 14px;
    background-color: var(--button-background-color);
    color: var(--button-text-color);
    border-radius: 3px;
    text-decoration: none;
    font-size: 13px;
}

These filters go in your child theme’s functions.php, not in the parent theme files. See Using a Child Theme with Aurora if you haven’t set one up yet.

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How to Change the Read More Button Text in Aurora

Changing the Excerpt Read More Text

Changing the Manual More Block Text

Styling the Button

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