Ticket #13771: 13771.diff

wp-includes/general-template.php

@@ -1374 +1374 @@
  * @since 3.0.0
  *
  * @param string $d Optional. PHP date format defaults to the date_format option if not specified.
- * @return string|null Null if displaying, string if retrieving.
+ * @param int|object $post Optional post ID or object. Default is global $post object.
+ * @return string
  */
-function get_the_date( $d = '' ) {
-        global $post;
-        $the_date = '';
-
+function get_the_date( $d = '', $post = null ) {
+        $post = get_post( $post );
+        
         if ( '' == $d )
-                $the_date .= mysql2date(get_option('date_format'), $post->post_date);
-        else
-                $the_date .= mysql2date($d, $post->post_date);
+                $d = get_option('date_format');
 
+        $the_date = mysql2date( $d, $post->post_date );
+
         return apply_filters('get_the_date', $the_date, $d);
 }