Where has the read more link gone?

None of my article intros have a read more button?

It is switched on in options and by the menu - but nothing!

Can't find anywhere in template settings.

Any suggestions?

http://www.derbyalcohol.org.uk/derby-drinkers

Hello,

Please edit file html/com_content/category/blog_item.php and please add the following code:

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<?php if ($params->get('show_readmore') && $this->item->readmore) :
   if ($params->get('access-view')) :
      $link = JRoute::_(ContentHelperRoute::getArticleRoute($this->item->slug, $this->item->catid));
   else :
      $menu = JFactory::getApplication()->getMenu();
      $active = $menu->getActive();
      $itemId = $active->id;
      $link1 = JRoute::_('index.php?option=com_users&view=login&Itemid=' . $itemId);
      $returnURL = JRoute::_(ContentHelperRoute::getArticleRoute($this->item->slug, $this->item->catid));
      $link = new JUri($link1);
      $link->setVar('return', base64_encode($returnURL));
   endif; ?>

   <p class="readmore"><a class="btn" href="<?php echo $link; ?>"> <span class="icon-chevron-right"></span>

   <?php if (!$params->get('access-view')) :
      echo JText::_('COM_CONTENT_REGISTER_TO_READ_MORE');
   elseif ($readmore = $this->item->alternative_readmore) :
      echo $readmore;
      if ($params->get('show_readmore_title', 0) != 0) :
      echo JHtml::_('string.truncate', ($this->item->title), $params->get('readmore_limit'));
      endif;
   elseif ($params->get('show_readmore_title', 0) == 0) :
      echo JText::sprintf('COM_CONTENT_READ_MORE_TITLE');
   else :
      echo JText::_('COM_CONTENT_READ_MORE');
      echo JHtml::_('string.truncate', ($this->item->title), $params->get('readmore_limit'));
   endif; ?>

   </a></p>

<?php endif; ?>


after lines:

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         <?php if ($params->get('show_hits')) : ?>
         <li class="hits"><?php echo JText::sprintf('COM_CONTENT_ARTICLE_HITS', $this->item->hits); ?></li>
         <?php endif; ?>
      </ul>
      <?php endif; ?>

We really have to do this just to get a read more button working?

It worked thank you. Can't you have this as an 'on' 'off' feature in the template?

It was removed because our designer decided that the layout with these buttons/link will be inconsistent with the rest of the layout.