Title: excerpt_more
Published: April 25, 2014
Last modified: February 24, 2026
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# apply_filters( ‘excerpt_more’, string $more_string )
## In this article
* [Parameters](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/hooks/excerpt_more/?output_format=md#parameters)
* [More Information](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/hooks/excerpt_more/?output_format=md#more-information)
* [Source](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/hooks/excerpt_more/?output_format=md#source)
* [Related](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/hooks/excerpt_more/?output_format=md#related)
* [Changelog](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/hooks/excerpt_more/?output_format=md#changelog)
* [User Contributed Notes](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/hooks/excerpt_more/?output_format=md#user-contributed-notes)
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Filters the string in the “more” link displayed after a trimmed excerpt.
## [Parameters](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/hooks/excerpt_more/?output_format=md#parameters)
`$more_string`string
The string shown within the more link.
## [More Information](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/hooks/excerpt_more/?output_format=md#more-information)
This filter is called by the [wp_trim_excerpt()](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/functions/wp_trim_excerpt/)
function. By default, the filter is set to echo ‘[…]’ as the excerpt more string
at the end of the excerpt.
## [Source](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/hooks/excerpt_more/?output_format=md#source)
```php
$excerpt_more = apply_filters( 'excerpt_more', ' ' . '[…]' );
```
[View all references](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/files/wp-includes/formatting.php/)
[View on Trac](https://core.trac.wordpress.org/browser/tags/6.9.4/src/wp-includes/formatting.php#L4028)
[View on GitHub](https://github.com/WordPress/wordpress-develop/blob/6.9.4/src/wp-includes/formatting.php#L4028-L4028)
## [Related](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/hooks/excerpt_more/?output_format=md#related)
| Used by | Description |
| [wp_trim_excerpt()](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/functions/wp_trim_excerpt/)`wp-includes/formatting.php` |
Generates an excerpt from the content, if needed.
|
## [Changelog](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/hooks/excerpt_more/?output_format=md#changelog)
| Version | Description |
| [2.9.0](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/since/2.9.0/) | Introduced. |
## [User Contributed Notes](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/hooks/excerpt_more/?output_format=md#user-contributed-notes)
1. [Skip to note 5 content](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/hooks/excerpt_more/?output_format=md#comment-content-2406)
2. [SaltTechno](https://profiles.wordpress.org/salttechno/) [ 8 years ago ](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/hooks/excerpt_more/#comment-2406)
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4. **How to replace […] by some other string?**
In following code, we are replacing[…]
by just … You can send any string in return.
5. ```php
/**
* Change the excerpt more string
*/
function my_theme_excerpt_more( $more ) {
return '…';
}
add_filter( 'excerpt_more', 'my_theme_excerpt_more' );
```
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7. [Skip to note 6 content](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/hooks/excerpt_more/?output_format=md#comment-content-2054)
8. Anonymous User [ 9 years ago ](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/hooks/excerpt_more/#comment-2054)
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10. **How To Add A “Continue Reading” Link To Excerpts**
11. ```php
function wpdocs_excerpt_more( $more ) {
return sprintf( '%2$s',
esc_url( get_permalink( get_the_ID() ) ),
sprintf( __( 'Continue reading %s', 'wpdocs' ), '' . get_the_title( get_the_ID() ) . '' )
);
}
add_filter( 'excerpt_more', 'wpdocs_excerpt_more' );
```
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13. [Skip to note 7 content](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/hooks/excerpt_more/?output_format=md#comment-content-4566)
14. [Steven Lin](https://profiles.wordpress.org/stevenlinx/) [ 5 years ago ](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/hooks/excerpt_more/#comment-4566)
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16. Example migrated from Codex:
17. To change excerpt more string, add the following code to _functions.php_ file
in your theme:
18. ```php
function custom_excerpt_more( $more ) {
return '[.....]';
}
add_filter( 'excerpt_more', 'custom_excerpt_more' );
```
19. For versions older than 2.9 use:
20. ```php
function custom_excerpt_more( $excerpt ) {
return str_replace( '[…]', '...', $excerpt );
}
add_filter( 'wp_trim_excerpt', 'custom_excerpt_more' );
```
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22. [Skip to note 8 content](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/hooks/excerpt_more/?output_format=md#comment-content-6272)
23. [Yahya Bakr](https://profiles.wordpress.org/yahyabakr1010/) [ 3 years ago ](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/hooks/excerpt_more/#comment-6272)
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25. Add A “Read more” with post link.
26. ```php
function wpdocs_custom_excerpt_more( $more ) {
$more = ' … Read more ';
return $more;
}
add_filter( 'excerpt_more', 'wpdocs_custom_excerpt_more' );
```
27. * ```php
$more = ' ... Read more';
```
* [Yahya Bakr](https://profiles.wordpress.org/yahyabakr1010/) [3 years ago](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/hooks/excerpt_more/#comment-6304)
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