Re: wordpress category base theme

[lydia]

There are a couple different ways to get the “read more” link. The wordpress codex outlines how: http://codex.wordpress.org/Customizing_the_Read_More

If you want to use the_excerpt() template tag method, this page is very helpful for customizing the look and output of the excerpt:
http://aaronrussell.co.uk/legacy/improving-wordpress-the_excerpt/