huzaifaalmesbah · Oct 4, 2026 · Oct 4, 2026
diff --git a/phpstan.neon.dist b/phpstan.neon.dist
@@ -54,7 +54,6 @@ includes:
 	- tests/phpstan/baselines/method.childParameterType.neon
 	- tests/phpstan/baselines/method.unused.neon
 	- tests/phpstan/baselines/notIdentical.alwaysTrue.neon
-	- tests/phpstan/baselines/nullCoalesce.property.neon
 	- tests/phpstan/baselines/offsetAccess.nonOffsetAccessible.neon
 	- tests/phpstan/baselines/offsetAccess.notFound.neon
 	- tests/phpstan/baselines/offsetAssign.valueType.neon

diff --git a/src/wp-includes/class-wp-locale.php b/src/wp-includes/class-wp-locale.php
@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@ class WP_Locale {
 	 * Default is 'words'.
 	 *
 	 * @since 6.2.0
-	 * @var string
+	 * @var string|null
 	 */
 	public $word_count_type;
 

diff --git a/src/wp-includes/general-template.php b/src/wp-includes/general-template.php
@@ -4980,7 +4980,7 @@ function paginate_links( $args = '' ) {
 	$url_parts    = explode( '?', $pagenum_link );
 
 	// Get max pages and current page out of the current query, if available.
-	$total   = $wp_query->max_num_pages ?? 1;
+	$total   = ! empty( $wp_query->max_num_pages ) ? $wp_query->max_num_pages : 1;
 	$current = get_query_var( 'paged' ) ? (int) get_query_var( 'paged' ) : 1;
 
 	/*

diff --git a/src/wp-includes/rest-api/endpoints/class-wp-rest-post-types-controller.php b/src/wp-includes/rest-api/endpoints/class-wp-rest-post-types-controller.php
@@ -258,7 +258,7 @@ public function prepare_item_for_response( $item, $request ) {
 		}
 
 		if ( rest_is_field_included( 'template', $fields ) ) {
-			$data['template'] = $post_type->template ?? array();
+			$data['template'] = $post_type->template;
 		}
 
 		if ( rest_is_field_included( 'template_lock', $fields ) ) {

diff --git a/tests/phpstan/baselines/nullCoalesce.property.neon b/tests/phpstan/baselines/nullCoalesce.property.neon