Ticket #27181: 27181.3.patch

src/wp-includes/general-template.php

@@ -1428 +1428 @@
  * @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.
+ * @return string Date the current $post was written.
  */
 function get_the_date( $d = '' ) {
         $post = get_post();
 
-        if ( '' == $d )
-                $the_date = mysql2date( get_option( 'date_format' ), $post->post_date );
-        else
-                $the_date = mysql2date( $d, $post->post_date );
+        if ( '' == $d ) {
+                $d = get_option( 'date_format' );
+        }
+        $the_date = mysql2date( $d, $post->post_date );
 
         return apply_filters( 'get_the_date', $the_date, $d );
 }