[wp-trac] [WordPress Trac] #27246: Add function to get the excerpt outside the loop

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#27246: Add function to get the excerpt outside the loop
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 Reporter:  Atoon                            |       Owner:
     Type:  enhancement                      |      Status:  new
 Priority:  normal                           |   Milestone:  4.5
Component:  Posts, Post Types                |     Version:  3.8.1
 Severity:  normal                           |  Resolution:
 Keywords:  has-patch has-unit-tests commit  |     Focuses:  template
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Changes (by swissspidy):

 * keywords:  has-patch has-unit-tests => has-patch has-unit-tests commit


Comment:

 > I think it's safe to undeprecate it and treat it as a post ID if a
 numeric value or a post object is passed.

 [attachment:27246.2.diff] implements this and I think is safe to add. The
 original param was deprecated a long time ago and I often ran into this
 "bug" before.

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