diff --git a/source/plg_system_t3/base-bs3/html/com_content/featured/default.php b/source/plg_system_t3/base-bs3/html/com_content/featured/default.php
index 8350b8f3c2..9e4489448c 100644
--- a/source/plg_system_t3/base-bs3/html/com_content/featured/default.php
+++ b/source/plg_system_t3/base-bs3/html/com_content/featured/default.php
@@ -24,7 +24,8 @@ abstract class ContentHelperRoute extends \Joomla\Component\content\Site\Helper\
 if (version_compare(JVERSION, '4', 'lt')) {
 	JHtml::_('behavior.caption');
 }
-$this->columns = !empty($this->columns) ? $this->columns : $this->params->get('num_columns');
+$this->columns = !empty($this->columns) ? $this->columns : $this->params->get('num_columns',1);
+if(!$this->columns) $this->columns = 1;
 
 // If the page class is defined, add to class as suffix.
 // It will be a separate class if the user starts it with a space
diff --git a/source/plg_system_t3/base-bs3/html/com_content/featured/default_item.php b/source/plg_system_t3/base-bs3/html/com_content/featured/default_item.php
index 8a8dc5cc10..242a7388e9 100755
--- a/source/plg_system_t3/base-bs3/html/com_content/featured/default_item.php
+++ b/source/plg_system_t3/base-bs3/html/com_content/featured/default_item.php
@@ -78,38 +78,19 @@
       <?php echo JLayoutHelper::render('joomla.content.tags', $this->item->tags->itemTags); ?>
     <?php endif; ?>
 
-		<?php if ($params->get('show_readmore') && $this->item->readmore) :
+		<?php if ($params->get('show_readmore')) :
 			if ($params->get('access-view')) :
-				$link = JRoute::_(ContentHelperRoute::getArticleRoute($this->item->slug, $this->item->catid));
+				$link = JRoute::_(ContentHelperRoute::getArticleRoute($this->item->slug, $this->item->catid, $this->item->language));
 			else :
 				$menu      = JFactory::getApplication()->getMenu();
 				$active    = $menu->getActive();
 				$itemId    = $active->id;
-				$link1     = JRoute::_('index.php?option=com_users&view=login&Itemid=' . $itemId);
-				$returnURL = JRoute::_(ContentHelperRoute::getArticleRoute($this->item->slug, $this->item->catid));
-				$link      = new JURI($link1);
-				$link->setVar('return', base64_encode($returnURL));
-			endif;
-			?>
-			<section class="readmore">
-				<a class="btn btn-default" href="<?php echo $link; ?>" itemprop="url">
-					<span>
-					<?php if (!$params->get('access-view')) :
-						echo Text::_('COM_CONTENT_REGISTER_TO_READ_MORE');
-					elseif ($readmore = $this->item->alternative_readmore) :
-						echo $readmore;
-						if ($params->get('show_readmore_title', 0) != 0) :
-							echo JHtml::_('string.truncate', ($this->item->title), $params->get('readmore_limit'));
-						endif;
-					elseif ($params->get('show_readmore_title', 0) == 0) :
-						echo Text::sprintf('COM_CONTENT_READ_MORE_TITLE',$this->item->title);
-					else :
-						echo Text::_('COM_CONTENT_READ_MORE');
-						echo JHtml::_('string.truncate', ($this->item->title), $params->get('readmore_limit'));
-					endif; ?>
-					</span>
-				</a>
-			</section>
+        $link = new JUri(JRoute::_('index.php?option=com_users&view=login&Itemid=' . $itemId, false));
+        $link->setVar('return', base64_encode(ContentHelperRoute::getArticleRoute($this->item->slug, $this->item->catid, $this->item->language)));
+			endif; ?>
+
+      <?php echo JLayoutHelper::render('joomla.content.readmore', array('item' => $this->item, 'params' => $params, 'link' => $link)); ?>
+      
 		<?php endif; ?>
 	</article>
 	<!-- //Article -->