diff --git a/is_themecore/src/Core/Smarty/SmartyHelperFunctions.php b/is_themecore/src/Core/Smarty/SmartyHelperFunctions.php
index 36399ee..218fedd 100644
--- a/is_themecore/src/Core/Smarty/SmartyHelperFunctions.php
+++ b/is_themecore/src/Core/Smarty/SmartyHelperFunctions.php
@@ -190,7 +190,16 @@ class SmartyHelperFunctions
 
         return $content;
     }
-     public static function isBright($hexColor)
+
+
+
+    
+/* CUSTOM ADDITIONS BELOW */
+
+
+
+
+    public static function isBright($hexColor)
     {
         $calculator = new ColorBrightnessCalculator();
         return $calculator->isBright($hexColor);
@@ -198,7 +207,7 @@ class SmartyHelperFunctions
 
     /* Helper to display SVG icons stored in themes/falcon/_dev/img/icons/
     
-        Registered under public_html/config/smartyfront.config.inc.php
+        registered under public_html/modules/is_themecore/src/Hook/Smarty.php
 
         Usage examples in a TPL file:
 
@@ -248,6 +257,8 @@ class SmartyHelperFunctions
     }
     /* Helper to split the price into euros and cents to make it more stylish
 
+        registered under public_html/modules/is_themecore/src/Hook/Smarty.php
+
         Usage examples in a TPL file:
         {price_split price=$product.price}
 
@@ -269,5 +280,64 @@ class SmartyHelperFunctions
             }
         }
     }
+    /* Helper to add a read more function to text
 
+        registered under public_html/modules/is_themecore/src/Hook/Smarty.php
+   
+        Use this JS in public_html/themes/falcon/_dev/js/theme/custom.js to handle the read more link:
+       
+        // Read more buttons
+        $(".read-more-text").on("click", function (event) {
+            event.preventDefault();
+            const $link = $(this);
+            const $container = $link.closest(".read-more");
+            $container.find(".truncated-after").toggleClass("d-none");
+            $container.find(".ellipsis").toggleClass("d-none");
+            $link.find(".read-more").toggleClass("d-none");
+            $link.find(".read-less").toggleClass("d-none");
+        });
+ 
+        Usage example in a TPL file:
+       {read_more text=$product.description_short maxLength=10 readMoreText={l s='Read more' d='Shop.Theme.Catalog'} readLessText={l s='Read less' d='Shop.Theme.Catalog'}}
+        
+    */
+    public static function readMore($params){
+        if (empty($params['text'])) {
+            return '';
+        }
+
+        $text = $params['text'];
+        $maxLength = isset($params['maxLength']) ? (int)$params['maxLength'] : 200;
+        $readMoreText = isset($params['readMoreText']) ? $params['readMoreText'] : 'Read more';
+        $readLessText = isset($params['readLessText']) ? $params['readLessText'] : 'Read less';
+
+        // Strip and count text length
+        $text_stripped = strip_tags($text);
+
+        if (strlen($text_stripped) <= $maxLength) {
+            return $text;
+        }
+        
+        // Split text and add read more link
+        $truncatedBefore = substr($text_stripped, 0, $maxLength);
+        
+        $lastSpace = strrpos($truncatedBefore, ' ');
+        if ($lastSpace !== false) {
+            $truncatedBefore = substr($truncatedBefore, 0, $lastSpace);
+            $truncatedAfter = substr($text_stripped, $lastSpace);
+        } else {
+            $truncatedAfter = substr($text_stripped, $maxLength);
+        }
+
+    return 
+        '<div class="read-more">'.
+            '<span class="truncated-before">' . $truncatedBefore . '</span>' . 
+            '<span class="ellipsis">...</span>' . 
+            '<span class="truncated-after d-none">' . $truncatedAfter . '</span>' . 
+            '<a class="read-more-text d-flex" href="#">' . 
+                '<span class="read-more">' . $readMoreText . '</span>' . 
+                '<span class="read-less d-none">' . $readLessText . '</span>' . 
+            '</a>'.
+        '</div>';
+     }
 }