Custom excerpt function - Genesis Sandbox widget

gistfile1.txt

/* custom excerpt function for the homepage */
function excerpt_read_more_link( $output ) {
    if ( is_home() ) {
        global $post;
        return $output . '<a class="more-link" href="' . get_permalink( $post->ID ) . '" title="' . get_the_title( $post->ID ) . '">Read more ... </a>';
    } else {
        return $output;
    }
}

add_filter( 'the_excerpt', 'excerpt_read_more_link', 1 );