Ticket #42629: the_meta.patch

wp-includes/post-template.php

@@ -1016 +1016 @@
  */
 function the_meta() {
         if ( $keys = get_post_custom_keys() ) {
-                echo "<ul class='post-meta'>\n";
+                $li_html = '';
                 foreach ( (array) $keys as $key ) {
                         $keyt = trim( $key );
                         if ( is_protected_meta( $keyt, 'post' ) ) {
                                 continue;
                         }
-
+                        
                         $values = array_map( 'trim', get_post_custom_values( $key ) );
-                        $value = implode( $values, ', ' );
-
+                        $value  = implode( $values, ', ' );
+                        
                         $html = sprintf( "<li><span class='post-meta-key'>%s</span> %s</li>\n",
                                 /* translators: %s: Post custom field name */
                                 sprintf( _x( '%s:', 'Post custom field name' ), $key ),
                                 $value
                         );
-
+                        
                         /**
                          * Filters the HTML output of the li element in the post custom fields list.
                          *
@@ -1041 +1041 @@
                          * @param string $key   Meta key.
                          * @param string $value Meta value.
                          */
-                        echo apply_filters( 'the_meta_key', $html, $key, $value );
+                        $li_html .= apply_filters( 'the_meta_key', $html, $key, $value );
                 }
-                echo "</ul>\n";
+                
+                if ( $li_html ) {
+                        echo "<ul class='post-meta'>\n$li_html</ul>\n";
+                }
         }
 }