Switch to filtering the limit earlier

See #10552 (comment)

Author: westonruter

src/wp-includes/general-template.php

@@ -2031,9 +2031,19 @@ function wp_get_archives( $args = '' ) {
 		$parsed_args['type'] = 'monthly';
 	}
 
-	if ( ! empty( $parsed_args['limit'] ) ) {
-		$parsed_args['limit'] = absint( $parsed_args['limit'] );
-		$parsed_args['limit'] = ' LIMIT ' . $parsed_args['limit'];
+	/**
+	 * Filters the limit for the number of posts to include in the archive.
+	 *
+	 * @since 7.0.0
+	 *
+	 * @param int   $limit       The limit for the number of posts to include in the archive. Default 0.
+	 * @param array $parsed_args An array of default arguments.
+	 */
+	$limit_number = (int) apply_filters( 'getarchives_limit', absint( $parsed_args['limit'] ), $parsed_args );
+	if ( $limit_number > 0 ) {
+		$limit = " LIMIT $limit_number";
+	} else {
+		$limit = '';
 	}
 
 	$order = strtoupper( $parsed_args['order'] );
@@ -2070,16 +2080,6 @@ function wp_get_archives( $args = '' ) {
 
 	$last_changed = wp_cache_get_last_changed( 'posts' );
 
-	/**
-	 * Filters the SQL LIMIT clause for retrieving archives.
-	 *
-	 * @since 7.0.0
-	 *
-	 * @param string $limit       The limit of the query for the `wp_get_archives` function.
-	 * @param array  $parsed_args An array of default arguments.
-	 */
-	$limit = apply_filters( 'getarchives_limit', $parsed_args['limit'], $parsed_args );
-
 	if ( 'monthly' === $parsed_args['type'] ) {
 		$query   = "SELECT YEAR(post_date) AS `year`, MONTH(post_date) AS `month`, count(ID) as posts FROM $wpdb->posts $join $where GROUP BY YEAR(post_date), MONTH(post_date) ORDER BY post_date $order $limit";
 		$key     = md5( $query );