Ticket #17037: 17037.diff

wp-includes/post-template.php

@@ -99 +99 @@
  * @since 0.71
  *
  * @param int $id Optional. Post ID.
- * @return string
+ * @return string|bool Title if the post exists, false if the supplied id is invalid
  */
 function get_the_title( $id = 0 ) {
-        $post = &get_post($id);
+        $post = get_post( $id );
+        
+        if( ! $post )
+                return false;
 
-        $title = isset($post->post_title) ? $post->post_title : '';
-        $id = isset($post->ID) ? $post->ID : (int) $id;
+        $title = $post->post_title;
 
-        if ( !is_admin() ) {
-                if ( !empty($post->post_password) ) {
-                        $protected_title_format = apply_filters('protected_title_format', __('Protected: %s'));
-                        $title = sprintf($protected_title_format, $title);
-                } else if ( isset($post->post_status) && 'private' == $post->post_status ) {
-                        $private_title_format = apply_filters('private_title_format', __('Private: %s'));
-                        $title = sprintf($private_title_format, $title);
-                }
+        if ( ! is_admin() ) {
+                if ( ! empty( $post->post_password ) )
+                        $title = sprintf( apply_filters( 'protected_title_format', __( 'Protected: %s' ) ), $title );
+                else if ( isset( $post->post_status ) && 'private' == $post->post_status )
+                        $title = sprintf( apply_filters( 'private_title_format', __( 'Private: %s' ) ), $title );
         }
-        return apply_filters( 'the_title', $title, $id );
+        return apply_filters( 'the_title', $title, $post->ID );
 }
 
 /**