Ticket #27181: 27181.patch

src/wp-includes/general-template.php

@@ -1403 +1403 @@
  */
 function the_date( $d = '', $before = '', $after = '', $echo = true ) {
         global $currentday, $previousday;
-        $the_date = '';
+
         if ( $currentday != $previousday ) {
-                $the_date .= $before;
-                $the_date .= get_the_date( $d );
-                $the_date .= $after;
+                $the_date = $before . get_the_date( $d ) . $after;
                 $previousday = $currentday;
 
-                $the_date = apply_filters('the_date', $the_date, $d, $before, $after);
+                $the_date = apply_filters( 'the_date', $the_date, $d, $before, $after );
 
                 if ( $echo )
                         echo $the_date;
@@ -1434 +1432 @@
  */
 function get_the_date( $d = '' ) {
         $post = get_post();
-        $the_date = '';
 
         if ( '' == $d )
-                $the_date .= mysql2date(get_option('date_format'), $post->post_date);
+                $the_date = mysql2date( get_option( 'date_format' ), $post->post_date );
         else
-                $the_date .= mysql2date($d, $post->post_date);
+                $the_date = mysql2date( $d, $post->post_date );
 
-        return apply_filters('get_the_date', $the_date, $d);
+        return apply_filters( 'get_the_date', $the_date, $d );
 }
 
 /**