Ticket #46604: 46604.2.patch

src/wp-content/themes/twentyseventeen/inc/template-tags.php

@@ -139 +139 @@
                 $twentyseventeencounter = $id;
         }
 
+        // Only when in Customizer, use a placeholder for an empty panel.
+        $show_panel_placeholder = false;
+
         global $post; // Modify the global post object before setting up post data.
         if ( get_theme_mod( 'panel_' . $id ) ) {
                 $post = get_post( get_theme_mod( 'panel_' . $id ) );
@@ -145 +148 @@
                 setup_postdata( $post );
                 set_query_var( 'panel', $id );
 
-                get_template_part( 'template-parts/page/content', 'front-page-panels' );
+                if ( $post && in_array( $post->post_status, array( 'publish', 'private' ) ) ) {
+                        get_template_part( 'template-parts/page/content', 'front-page-panels' );
+                } elseif ( is_customize_preview() ) {
+                        $show_panel_placeholder = true;
+                }
 
                 wp_reset_postdata();
         } elseif ( is_customize_preview() ) {
+                $show_panel_placeholder = true;
+        }
+
+        if ( $show_panel_placeholder ) {
                 // The output placeholder anchor.
                 printf(
                         '<article class="panel-placeholder panel twentyseventeen-panel twentyseventeen-panel%1$s" id="panel%1$s">' .