From 08d7bb2de6f54fefab0556dd6cd3e802c6bf717b Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: opurockey <opu.rockey@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 27 Mar 2026 23:34:19 +0600
Subject: [PATCH 1/3] Prevent dashboard quick submission if both title and
 content fields are empty

---
 src/js/_enqueues/wp/dashboard.js | 6 ++++++
 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+)

diff --git a/src/js/_enqueues/wp/dashboard.js b/src/js/_enqueues/wp/dashboard.js
index 5216611d5dc3c..5b4c2f3a329e7 100644
--- a/src/js/_enqueues/wp/dashboard.js
+++ b/src/js/_enqueues/wp/dashboard.js
@@ -145,6 +145,12 @@ jQuery( function($) {
 		t = $('#quick-press').on( 'submit', function( e ) {
 			e.preventDefault();
 
+			// Don't submit if both the title and content are empty.
+			if ( '' === t.find('#title').val() && '' === t.find('#content').val() ) {
+				$('#title').trigger( 'focus' );
+				return;
+			}
+
 			// Show a spinner.
 			$('#dashboard_quick_press #publishing-action .spinner').show();
 

From 383b95b40e9c6ba5c7c64397748bfea01925b0a5 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: opurockey <opu.rockey@gmail.com>
Date: Sun, 29 Mar 2026 15:13:28 +0600
Subject: [PATCH 2/3] Fixed spacing and readability

---
 src/js/_enqueues/wp/dashboard.js | 7 +++++--
 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/js/_enqueues/wp/dashboard.js b/src/js/_enqueues/wp/dashboard.js
index 5b4c2f3a329e7..d8299cc29478c 100644
--- a/src/js/_enqueues/wp/dashboard.js
+++ b/src/js/_enqueues/wp/dashboard.js
@@ -146,8 +146,11 @@ jQuery( function($) {
 			e.preventDefault();
 
 			// Don't submit if both the title and content are empty.
-			if ( '' === t.find('#title').val() && '' === t.find('#content').val() ) {
-				$('#title').trigger( 'focus' );
+			if (
+				'' === t.find( '#title' ).val() &&
+				'' === t.find( '#content' ).val()
+			) {
+				$( '#title' ).trigger( 'focus' );
 				return;
 			}
 

From 899ed5b7f7f5a59c8487b10aec11362768bd4dd1 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Weston Ruter <weston@ruter.net>
Date: Sun, 29 Mar 2026 16:50:27 -0700
Subject: [PATCH 3/3] Use setCustomValidity and reportValidity

---
 src/js/_enqueues/wp/dashboard.js | 26 ++++++++++++++++++--------
 1 file changed, 18 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/js/_enqueues/wp/dashboard.js b/src/js/_enqueues/wp/dashboard.js
index d8299cc29478c..2b87d91c8d06a 100644
--- a/src/js/_enqueues/wp/dashboard.js
+++ b/src/js/_enqueues/wp/dashboard.js
@@ -137,20 +137,30 @@ jQuery( function($) {
 	 * @return {void}
 	 */
 	window.quickPressLoad = function() {
-		var act = $('#quickpost-action'), t;
+		var act = $( '#quickpost-action' ), t = $( '#quick-press' ), titleInput, contentInput;
 
 		// Enable the submit buttons.
 		$( '#quick-press .submit input[type="submit"], #quick-press .submit input[type="reset"]' ).prop( 'disabled' , false );
 
-		t = $('#quick-press').on( 'submit', function( e ) {
+		titleInput = t.find( '#title' );
+		contentInput = t.find( '#content' );
+
+		function validateAtLeastOne() {
+			var isFilled = titleInput.val().trim() || contentInput.val().trim(),
+				message = isFilled ? '' : wp.i18n.__( 'You must provide at least the title or the content.' );
+			titleInput[0].setCustomValidity( message );
+			contentInput[0].setCustomValidity( message );
+		}
+
+		t.on( 'input', validateAtLeastOne );
+
+		t.on( 'submit', function( e ) {
 			e.preventDefault();
 
 			// Don't submit if both the title and content are empty.
-			if (
-				'' === t.find( '#title' ).val() &&
-				'' === t.find( '#content' ).val()
-			) {
-				$( '#title' ).trigger( 'focus' );
+			validateAtLeastOne();
+			if ( ! e.target.checkValidity() ) {
+				e.target.reportValidity();
 				return;
 			}
 
@@ -189,7 +199,7 @@ jQuery( function($) {
 		// Change the QuickPost action to the publish value.
 		$('#publish').on( 'click', function() { act.val( 'post-quickpress-publish' ); } );
 
-		$('#quick-press').on( 'click focusin', function() {
+		t.on( 'click focusin', function() {
 			wpActiveEditor = 'content';
 		});