Ticket #18800: 18800.diff

wp-admin/post-new.php

@@ -36 +36 @@
 wp_enqueue_script('autosave');
 
 // Show post form.
-$post = get_default_post_to_edit( $post_type, true );
+$posts = get_posts(array('numberposts' => 1, 'post_status' => 'auto-draft'));
+if ( empty($posts) ) {
+        $post = get_default_post_to_edit( $post_type, true );
+} else {
+        $post = $posts[0];
+}
 $post_ID = $post->ID;
 include('edit-form-advanced.php');
 include('./admin-footer.php');