Ticket #27246: 27246.diff

wp-includes/post-template.php

@@ -338 +338 @@
  * Display the post excerpt.
  *
  * @since 0.71
+ *
+ * @param mixed $post Optional post ID or WP_Post object indicating which post to excerpt.
  */
-function the_excerpt() {
+function the_excerpt( $post = '' ) {
 
         /**
          * Filter the displayed post excerpt.
@@ -350 +352 @@
          *
          * @param string $post_excerpt The post excerpt.
          */
-        echo apply_filters( 'the_excerpt', get_the_excerpt() );
+        echo apply_filters( 'the_excerpt', get_the_excerpt( $post ) );
 }
 
 /**
@@ -358 +360 @@
  *
  * @since 0.71
  *
- * @param mixed $deprecated Not used.
+ * @param mixed $post Optional post ID or WP_Post object indicating which post to excerpt.
  * @return string
  */
-function get_the_excerpt( $deprecated = '' ) {
-        if ( !empty( $deprecated ) )
+function get_the_excerpt( $post = '' ) {
+        if ( ! empty( $post ) && is_bool( $post ) ) {
                 _deprecated_argument( __FUNCTION__, '2.3' );
+        }
 
-        $post = get_post();
+        $post = get_post( $post );
         if ( empty( $post ) ) {
                 return '';
         }