Ticket #30170: export.patch

export.php

@@ -116 +116 @@
  *
  * @since 3.1.0
  *
- * @param string $post_type The post type. Default 'post'.
+ * @param string        $post_type The post type. Default 'post'.
+ * @param bool          $oldest_month_selected Should the oldest month be selected? Default false.
  */
-function export_date_options( $post_type = 'post' ) {
+function export_date_options( $post_type = 'post', $oldest_month_selected = false ) {
         global $wpdb, $wp_locale;
 
         $months = $wpdb->get_results( $wpdb->prepare( "
@@ -130 +131 @@
 
         $month_count = count( $months );
         if ( !$month_count || ( 1 == $month_count && 0 == $months[0]->month ) )
-                return;
+                echo '<option value="0">' . __( 'No dates available' ) . '</option>';
 
         foreach ( $months as $date ) {
+                
                 if ( 0 == $date->year )
                         continue;
+                        
+                if ( true == $oldest_month_selected && $date == end( $months ) )
+                        $selected = 'selected="selected"';
 
                 $month = zeroise( $date->month, 2 );
-                echo '<option value="' . $date->year . '-' . $month . '">' . $wp_locale->get_month( $month ) . ' ' . $date->year . '</option>';
+                echo '<option value="' . $date->year . '-' . $month . '" ' . $selected . '>' . $wp_locale->get_month( $month ) . ' ' . $date->year . '</option>';
         }
 }
 ?>
@@ -169 +174 @@
 ?>
         </li>
         <li>
-                <label><?php _e( 'Date range:' ); ?></label>
+                <label><?php _e( 'Include posts from:' ); ?></label>
                 <select name="post_start_date">
-                        <option value="0"><?php _e( 'Start Date' ); ?></option>
-                        <?php export_date_options(); ?>
+                        <?php export_date_options( 'post', true ); ?>
                 </select>
+                <label><?php _e( 'to:' ); ?></label>
                 <select name="post_end_date">
-                        <option value="0"><?php _e( 'End Date' ); ?></option>
                         <?php export_date_options(); ?>
                 </select>
         </li>
@@ -201 +205 @@
 ?>
         </li>
         <li>
-                <label><?php _e( 'Date range:' ); ?></label>
+                <label><?php _e( 'Include pages from:' ); ?></label>
                 <select name="page_start_date">
-                        <option value="0"><?php _e( 'Start Date' ); ?></option>
-                        <?php export_date_options( 'page' ); ?>
+                        <?php export_date_options( 'page', true ); ?>
                 </select>
+                <label> <?php _e( 'to:' ); ?></label>
                 <select name="page_end_date">
-                        <option value="0"><?php _e( 'End Date' ); ?></option>
                         <?php export_date_options( 'page' ); ?>
                 </select>
         </li>