Ticket #35487: 35487.2.patch

wp-includes/post-template.php

@@ -360 +360 @@
  * @since 4.5.0 Introduced the `$post` parameter.
  *
  * @param int|WP_Post $post Optional. Post ID or WP_Post object. Default is global $post.
+ * @param bool $private Optional. Return post excerpt for private post. Default is true.
  * @return string Post excerpt.
  */
-function get_the_excerpt( $post = null ) {
+function get_the_excerpt( $post = null, $private = true ) {
         if ( is_bool( $post ) ) {
                 _deprecated_argument( __FUNCTION__, '2.3' );
         }
@@ -372 +373 @@
                 return '';
         }
 
-        if ( post_password_required() ) {
+        if ( $private && post_password_required() ) {
                 return __( 'There is no excerpt because this is a protected post.' );
         }
 
@@ -397 +398 @@
  * @return bool
  */
 function has_excerpt( $id = 0 ) {
-        $post = get_post( $id );
-        return ( !empty( $post->post_excerpt ) );
+        return (bool) get_the_excerpt($id, false);
 }
 
 /**