Ticket #2515: front_page.4.diff

wp-admin/options-reading.php

@@ -29 +29 @@
         </label>
 <ul>
         <li><?php printf(__('Show this page on the front page: %s'), wp_dropdown_pages("name=page_on_front&echo=0&selected=" . get_option('page_on_front'))); ?></li>
-        <li><?php printf(__('Show the latest posts on this page: %s'), wp_dropdown_pages("name=page_for_posts&echo=0&selected=" . get_option('page_for_posts'))); ?></li>
+        <li><?php printf(__('Show the latest posts on this page: %s'), wp_dropdown_pages("name=page_for_posts&echo=0&show_blank=0&selected=" . get_option('page_for_posts'))); ?></li>
 </ul>
 <?php if ( 'page' == get_option('show_on_front') && get_option('page_for_posts') == get_option('page_on_front') ) : ?>
 <div id="front-page-warning" class="updated fade-ff0000">

wp-includes/template-functions-post.php

@@ -383 +383 @@
                 parse_str($args, $r);
 
         $defaults = array('depth' => 0, 'child_of' => 0, 'selected' => 0, 'echo' => 1,
-                'name' => 'page_id');
+                'name' => 'page_id', 'show_blank' => 0);
         $r = array_merge($defaults, $r);
         extract($r);
 
@@ -392 +392 @@
 
         if ( ! empty($pages) ) {
                 $output = "<select name='$name'>\n";
+                if($show_blank != 0)
+                        $output .= "<option value=\"\"> - Select - </option>\n";
                 $output .= walk_page_dropdown_tree($pages, $depth, $r);
                 $output .= "</select>\n";
         }