This is a custom shortcode to allow the link to a post while using the Genesis Framework for WordPress

genesis_post_link_shortcode.php

<?php
/*
 * This is a custom shortcode to allow the link to a post while using the Genesis Framework.
 *
 * It was created to fill the need of a loop that needed links to posts.
 */


add_shortcode( 'post_link', 'genesis_post_link_shortcode' );
/**
 * Produces a link to the post with custom text.
 *
 * Supported shortcode attributes are:
 *   after (output after link, default is empty string),
 *   before (output before link, default is empty string),
 *   link_text (output text of link, default is 'Read More &hellip;')
 *
 * Output passes through 'genesis_post_link_shortcode' filter before returning.
 *
 * @param array|string $atts Shortcode attributes. Empty string if no attributes.
 * @return string Return output for `post_link` shortcode.
 */
function genesis_post_link_shortcode( $atts ) {

	$defaults = array(
		'link_text' => 'Read More &hellip;',
		'before'    => '',
		'after'     => '',
	);

	$atts = shortcode_atts( $defaults, $atts, 'post_link' );

	$link = get_the_permalink();

	if ( genesis_html5() ) {
		$output = $atts['before'] . sprintf( '<a href="%s">%s</a>', $link, $atts['link_text'] ) . $atts['after'];
	} else {
		$output = $atts['before'] . '<a href="' . $link . '">' . $atts['link_text'] . '</a>' . $atts['after'];
	}

	return apply_filters( 'genesis_post_link_shortcode', $output, $atts );

}