how can I add a “read more” tag directly in the template?

Question

how can I add a <--more--> tag directly in the template? I mean, the exact php code to use in a template for that shortcode. I need it for a script that makes use of that shortcode to hide content and having to add the "more" shortcode by hand through all the posts would be such a task

any help appreciated!

Answer 1

The code would probably be something like this:

echo '<a href="' . get_permalink() . "#more-{$post->ID}\" class=\"more-link\">".__( 'Read more &gt;', 'your-theme' ). '</a>';

Check out the source on how WordPress does it: http://core.trac.wordpress.org/browser/tags/3.3.1/wp-includes/post-template.php#L219

This has to be inside the loop to work and the $post global has to be visible in the current scope.