[ Latest Posts block] Option to always show the [Read more ...] link

[draganescu]

Is your feature request related to a problem? Please describe.
In #20313 ( comment ) there was a discussion to have the block always show the link, even if:

• the theme does not add it
• the excerpt is not trimmed

Describe the solution you'd like
An option in the Block Inspector that shows only if excerpt is selected as the post content to be displayed. When this option is set, the link always is displayed after the excerpt.

cc @raQai

[jasomdotnet]

Also option to add custom class to "Read More" button would be useful.

[kathrynwp]

I agree that this would be a very good enhancement, particularly as I noticed that in a theme that does not display the "Read more" link on the front end – Twenty Twenty – the "Read more" link is still visible in the editor.

This creates confusion for the user, as the editor view does not match the front end.

Editor view example showing "Read more":

Front-end view of the same block

[thune]

I agree. This is missing and I have to use an external block to show posts with Read more. I like to use the blocks included in Wordpress. More futureproof :-)

[lefavilla]

+1. I would love to see this feature. I initally thought its a bug that read more is missing.

[draganescu]

Should we, now that WordPress 5.9 is out there, migrate Latest Posts to be based on a Query Loop block? Adding more features to it seems to be pointless as most of what this does the other one does also, possibly better.

[ghorivipul97]

Hello @draganescu
I'm intrested to work on this issues. if is open then assign to me