Ticket #36572: 36572-link-and-excerpt-linked.3.diff

src/wp-includes/post-template.php

@@ -262 +262 @@
 
         $post = get_post();
 
-        if ( null === $more_link_text )
-                $more_link_text = __( '(more…)' );
+        if ( null === $more_link_text ) {
+                $more_link_text = sprintf(
+                        '<span aria-label="%1$s">%2$s</span>',
+                        sprintf(
+                                /* translators: %s: Name of current post */
+                                __( 'Continue reading %s' ),
+                                get_the_title()
+                        ),
+                        __( '(more&hellip;)' )
+                );
+        }
 
         $output = '';
         $has_teaser = false;

src/wp-includes/formatting.php

@@ -2906 +2906 @@
                  * @param int $number The number of words. Default 55.
                  */
                 $excerpt_length = apply_filters( 'excerpt_length', 55 );
+
+                $more_string = ' […]';
                 /**
                  * Filter the string in the "more" link displayed after a trimmed excerpt.
                  *
@@ -2913 +2915 @@
                  *
                  * @param string $more_string The string shown within the more link.
                  */
-                $excerpt_more = apply_filters( 'excerpt_more', ' ' . '[…]' );
+                $excerpt_more = apply_filters( 'excerpt_more', $more_string );
+
+                // add a more accessible default including a link if the `excerpt_more` filter is not used.
+                if ( $more_string === $excerpt_more ) {
+                        $excerpt_more = sprintf(
+                                ' <a href="%1$s" class="more-link"><span aria-label="%2$s">[&hellip;]</span></a>',
+                                get_permalink(),
+                                sprintf(
+                                        /* translators: %s: Post title */
+                                        __( 'Continue reading %s' ),
+                                        get_the_title()
+                                )
+                        );
+                }
+
                 $text = wp_trim_words( $text, $excerpt_length, $excerpt_more );
         }
         /**