Check for the default and change it but leave custom alone
<?php
// don't use
/** ======================================================================================
*
* Read More the_content_more_link
* Check for the default <!--more--> and change it
* but leave custom <!--more Custom Text--> alone
*
======================================================================================= */
function yourprefix_more_content_more_link( $more_link ) {
global $post;
if( strstr( $post-> post_content,'<!--more-->') ) {
return sprintf( '<a href="%s" class="more-link">%s</a>', get_permalink(), 'Read More' );
} else {
return $more_link;
}
}
add_filter( 'the_content_more_link', 'yourprefix_more_content_more_link' );