Ticket #15857: garyc40-15857.patch

wp-admin/includes/class-wp-terms-list-table.php

@@ -117 +117 @@
                 );
         }
 
-        function display_rows() {
+        function display_rows_or_placeholder() {
                 global $taxonomy;
 
                 $args = wp_parse_args( $this->callback_args, array(
@@ -134 +134 @@
                 // convert it to table rows
                 $out = '';
                 $count = 0;
+                
+                $terms = array();
+
                 if ( is_taxonomy_hierarchical( $taxonomy ) && !isset( $orderby ) ) {
                         // We'll need the full set of terms then.
                         $args['number'] = $args['offset'] = 0;
@@ -152 +155 @@
                                 $out .= $this->single_row( $term, 0, $taxonomy );
                         $count = $number; // Only displaying a single page.
                 }
-
-                echo $out;
+                
+                if ( empty( $terms ) ) {
+                        echo '<tr class="no-items"><td colspan="2">';
+                        $this->no_items();
+                        echo '</td></tr>';
+                } else {
+                        echo $out;
+                }
         }
 
         function _rows( $taxonomy, $terms, &$children, $start = 0, $per_page = 20, &$count, $parent = 0, $level = 0 ) {