Ticket #42361: 42361.diff

src/wp-includes/taxonomy.php

@@ -767 +767 @@
 
         if ( is_wp_error( $_term ) ) {
                 return $_term;
-        } elseif ( ! $_term ) {
-                return null;
         }
 
         /**
@@ -796 +794 @@
          */
         $_term = apply_filters( "get_{$taxonomy}", $_term, $taxonomy );
 
+        // If `$_term` doesn't exist by now bail with null.
+        if ( ! $_term ) {
+                return null;
+        }
+
         // Bail if a filter callback has changed the type of the `$_term` object.
         if ( ! ( $_term instanceof WP_Term ) ) {
                 return $_term;
-        }
+        } 
 
         // Sanitize term, according to the specified filter.
         $_term->filter( $filter );