diff --git a/wp-includes/post-template.php b/wp-includes/post-template.php
index 127f2919a1..7b12bf6c4c 100644
--- a/wp-includes/post-template.php
+++ b/wp-includes/post-template.php
@@ -345,7 +345,9 @@ function get_the_content( $more_link_text = null, $strip_teaser = false, $post =
 		$content = array( $content );
 	}
 
-	if ( str_contains( $_post->post_content, '<!--noteaser-->' ) && ( ! $elements['multipage'] || 1 == $elements['page'] ) ) {
+	if ( str_contains( $_post->post_content, '<!--noteaser-->' )
+		&& ( ! $elements['multipage'] || 1 === $elements['page'] )
+	) {
 		$strip_teaser = true;
 	}
 
@@ -978,11 +980,13 @@ function wp_link_pages( $args = '' ) {
 			$output .= $parsed_args['before'];
 			for ( $i = 1; $i <= $numpages; $i++ ) {
 				$link = $parsed_args['link_before'] . str_replace( '%', $i, $parsed_args['pagelink'] ) . $parsed_args['link_after'];
-				if ( $i != $page || ! $more && 1 == $page ) {
+
+				if ( $i !== $page || ! $more && 1 === $page ) {
 					$link = _wp_link_page( $i ) . $link . '</a>';
 				} elseif ( $i === $page ) {
 					$link = '<span class="post-page-numbers current" aria-current="' . esc_attr( $parsed_args['aria_current'] ) . '">' . $link . '</span>';
 				}
+
 				/**
 				 * Filters the HTML output of individual page number links.
 				 *
@@ -1054,12 +1058,12 @@ function _wp_link_page( $i ) {
 	$post       = get_post();
 	$query_args = array();
 
-	if ( 1 == $i ) {
+	if ( 1 === $i ) {
 		$url = get_permalink();
 	} else {
 		if ( ! get_option( 'permalink_structure' ) || in_array( $post->post_status, array( 'draft', 'pending' ), true ) ) {
 			$url = add_query_arg( 'page', $i, get_permalink() );
-		} elseif ( 'page' === get_option( 'show_on_front' ) && get_option( 'page_on_front' ) == $post->ID ) {
+		} elseif ( 'page' === get_option( 'show_on_front' ) && (int) get_option( 'page_on_front' ) === $post->ID ) {
 			$url = trailingslashit( get_permalink() ) . user_trailingslashit( "$wp_rewrite->pagination_base/" . $i, 'single_paged' );
 		} else {
 			$url = trailingslashit( get_permalink() ) . user_trailingslashit( $i, 'single_paged' );
@@ -1815,7 +1819,7 @@ function is_page_template( $template = '' ) {
 		return (bool) $page_template;
 	}
 
-	if ( $template == $page_template ) {
+	if ( $template === $page_template ) {
 		return true;
 	}
 
diff --git a/wp-includes/version.php b/wp-includes/version.php
index bac8cf8ff1..e1aaa600aa 100644
--- a/wp-includes/version.php
+++ b/wp-includes/version.php
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
  *
  * @global string $wp_version
  */
-$wp_version = '6.6-alpha-58275';
+$wp_version = '6.6-alpha-58277';
 
 /**
  * Holds the WordPress DB revision, increments when changes are made to the WordPress DB schema.