id,summary,reporter,owner,description,type,status,priority,milestone,component,version,severity,resolution,keywords,cc
17492,$text param in wp_trim_excerpt should be optional,batmoo,markjaquith,"According to the [http://codex.wordpress.org/Function_Reference/wp_trim_excerpt Docs], the {{{$text}}} param is required but ""if set to empty an excerpt is generated.""

Calling {{{wp_trim_excerpt();}}} (i.e. without the param) works, but throws a Warning.

It makes sense to default the {{{$text}}} param to empty and make it optional.",defect (bug),closed,normal,3.3,General,,normal,fixed,has-patch,batmoo