id,summary,reporter,owner,description,type,status,priority,milestone,component,version,severity,resolution,keywords,cc
22413,get_the_excerpt() missing a check on $post->post_excerpt,johnjamesjacoby,,"Functions like get_the_title() include isset() or !empty() checks on post object variables, but get_the_excerpt() is missing any such check. This missing check triggers PHP warnings if post_excerpt is not set.

has_excerpt() addresses this for template usage, but nothing addresses this inside get_the_excerpt() itself.

Attached patch adds an isset() check, and correctly passes an empty string if it doesn't.

(Possibly of note: other convenience functions have this same issue -- get_the_guid(), get_the_ID(), etc...)",defect (bug),new,low,3.6,Warnings/Notices,,minor,,has-patch,jeremy+wp@…