SEO Read More Buttons plugin by AyudaWP.com automatically converts all 「read more」 links on your blog and archive pages into button elements, providing significant SEO benefits while maintaining excellent usability and accessibility.
Why Use Buttons Instead of Links?
Traditional 「read more」 links create several SEO problems:
* Duplicate links – Each post has two identical links (title + read more) pointing to the same URL
* Wasted crawl budget – Search engines waste time crawling redundant links
* Poor link juice distribution – Link equity gets diluted across duplicate URLs
* Repetitive anchor text – 「Read more」 appears hundreds of times across your site
By converting these links to buttons, you eliminate these issues while keeping the user experience intact.
Key Features
- Universal theme compatibility – Works with Astra, OceanWP, Kadence, Blocksy, Twenty themes, Elementor, Divi, and more
- Inherits theme styles – Buttons automatically match your theme』s read more link styling
- SEO optimized – Reduces crawl budget waste and improves link juice distribution
- Advanced accessibility – Full WCAG compliance with customizable ARIA labels and keyboard navigation
- Granular control – Configure which post types and pages should use buttons
- Customizable – Configure button text and behavior through admin settings
- Lightweight – Minimal performance impact with efficient JavaScript
- Translation ready – Full internationalization support
SEO Control Features
- Post type selection – Choose which post types (posts, products, custom types) should have buttons
- Page type control – Enable on blog homepage, category archives, tag archives, search results, etc.
- Minimum posts threshold – Only apply when pages have sufficient posts
- Smart detection – Automatically detects WooCommerce products and other custom post types
Accessibility Features
- Custom ARIA labels – Personalize screen reader announcements
- Enhanced keyboard navigation – Full Enter and Space key support
- Visual focus indicators – Improved keyboard navigation visibility
- Screen reader support – Additional context text for assistive technologies
- WCAG compliance – Meets accessibility standards out of the box
Supported Themes
This plugin has been extensively tested with:
* Astra and Astra Pro
* OceanWP and OceanWP Pro
* Kadence and Kadence Pro
* Blocksy and Blocksy Pro
* Twenty Twenty-Five, Twenty Twenty-Four, and other Twenty themes
* Hello Elementor and Elementor Pro
* StoreFront and WooCommerce themes
* Divi and Extra by Elegant Themes
* Most Gutenberg Full Site Editing (FSE) themes
* Standard WordPress themes following coding standards
How It Works
- Detects existing read more links using comprehensive selectors
- Captures styling information from your theme』s read more links
- Removes the original read more links to eliminate SEO issues
- Creates properly styled and accessible button elements in their place
- Maintains functionality – buttons still navigate to the full post
The process is completely automatic and requires no theme modifications.
Performance
- Lightweight JavaScript (less than 3KB)
- Only loads on archive/blog pages (not single posts)
- No external dependencies
- Minimal DOM manipulation
- Efficient caching and optimization
Customization
While the plugin automatically inherits your theme』s styles, you can add custom CSS through the WordPress Customizer (Appearance > Customize > Additional CSS) if you want to further customize the button appearance. The plugin settings page includes helpful CSS examples to get you started.
Technical Details
Supported Post Types
- Posts
- Pages (when displayed in archives)
- WooCommerce products
- Custom post types
- Works on any archive page displaying multiple posts
Accessibility Compliance
- WCAG 2.1 AA compliant
- Proper ARIA labeling
- Keyboard navigation support
- Screen reader compatibility
- Focus management
- Semantic HTML structure
SEO Benefits
- Eliminates duplicate internal links
- Improves crawl budget efficiency
- Reduces link juice dilution
- Maintains user experience
- No impact on single post pages
Customization
- Inherits theme styles automatically
- Optional custom CSS via WordPress Customizer
- Configurable button text
- Selective post type and page type activation
- Comprehensive accessibility options
Minimum Requirements
- WordPress 5.0 or higher
- PHP 7.4 or higher
- Modern browser with JavaScript enabled
Support
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About AyudaWP
We are specialists in WordPress security, SEO, and performance optimization plugins. We create tools that solve real problems for WordPress site owners while maintaining the highest coding standards and accessibility requirements.
