diff --git a/wp-includes/class-wp-customize-nav-menus.php b/wp-includes/class-wp-customize-nav-menus.php
index 126b9f09b1..70ba0e3a54 100644
--- a/wp-includes/class-wp-customize-nav-menus.php
+++ b/wp-includes/class-wp-customize-nav-menus.php
@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@ final class WP_Customize_Nav_Menus {
 					'object_id'  => (int) $post->ID,
 				);
 			}
-		} else if ( 'taxonomy' === $obj_type ) {
+		} elseif ( 'taxonomy' === $obj_type ) {
 			$terms = get_terms( $taxonomy_or_post_type, array(
 				'child_of'     => 0,
 				'exclude'      => '',
@@ -339,7 +339,7 @@ final class WP_Customize_Nav_Menus {
 			$setting_args = array(
 				'type' => WP_Customize_Nav_Menu_Setting::TYPE,
 			);
-		} else if ( preg_match( WP_Customize_Nav_Menu_Item_Setting::ID_PATTERN, $setting_id ) ) {
+		} elseif ( preg_match( WP_Customize_Nav_Menu_Item_Setting::ID_PATTERN, $setting_id ) ) {
 			$setting_args = array(
 				'type' => WP_Customize_Nav_Menu_Item_Setting::TYPE,
 			);
@@ -362,7 +362,7 @@ final class WP_Customize_Nav_Menus {
 
 		if ( ! empty( $setting_args['type'] ) && WP_Customize_Nav_Menu_Setting::TYPE === $setting_args['type'] ) {
 			$setting_class = 'WP_Customize_Nav_Menu_Setting';
-		} else if ( ! empty( $setting_args['type'] ) && WP_Customize_Nav_Menu_Item_Setting::TYPE === $setting_args['type'] ) {
+		} elseif ( ! empty( $setting_args['type'] ) && WP_Customize_Nav_Menu_Item_Setting::TYPE === $setting_args['type'] ) {
 			$setting_class = 'WP_Customize_Nav_Menu_Item_Setting';
 		}
 		return $setting_class;
diff --git a/wp-includes/class-wp-customize-setting.php b/wp-includes/class-wp-customize-setting.php
index 17caf6bac3..645bda72f5 100644
--- a/wp-includes/class-wp-customize-setting.php
+++ b/wp-includes/class-wp-customize-setting.php
@@ -858,7 +858,7 @@ class WP_Customize_Nav_Menu_Item_Setting extends WP_Customize_Setting {
 
 					if ( 'post_type' === $value['type'] ) {
 						$original_title = get_the_title( $value['object_id'] );
-					} else if ( 'taxonomy' === $value['type'] ) {
+					} elseif ( 'taxonomy' === $value['type'] ) {
 						$original_title = get_term_field( 'name', $value['object_id'], $value['object'], 'raw' );
 						if ( is_wp_error( $original_title ) ) {
 							$original_title = '';
@@ -1737,7 +1737,7 @@ class WP_Customize_Nav_Menu_Setting extends WP_Customize_Setting {
 		$i = array_search( $menu_id, $nav_menu_options['auto_add'] );
 		if ( $auto_add && false === $i ) {
 			array_push( $nav_menu_options['auto_add'], $this->term_id );
-		} else if ( ! $auto_add && false !== $i ) {
+		} elseif ( ! $auto_add && false !== $i ) {
 			array_splice( $nav_menu_options['auto_add'], $i, 1 );
 		}
 
diff --git a/wp-includes/class-wp-customize-widgets.php b/wp-includes/class-wp-customize-widgets.php
index e784c66a10..59db32b5a8 100644
--- a/wp-includes/class-wp-customize-widgets.php
+++ b/wp-includes/class-wp-customize-widgets.php
@@ -747,7 +747,7 @@ final class WP_Customize_Widgets {
 		if ( preg_match( $this->setting_id_patterns['sidebar_widgets'], $id, $matches ) ) {
 			$args['sanitize_callback'] = array( $this, 'sanitize_sidebar_widgets' );
 			$args['sanitize_js_callback'] = array( $this, 'sanitize_sidebar_widgets_js_instance' );
-		} else if ( preg_match( $this->setting_id_patterns['widget_instance'], $id, $matches ) ) {
+		} elseif ( preg_match( $this->setting_id_patterns['widget_instance'], $id, $matches ) ) {
 			$args['sanitize_callback'] = array( $this, 'sanitize_widget_instance' );
 			$args['sanitize_js_callback'] = array( $this, 'sanitize_widget_js_instance' );
 		}
diff --git a/wp-includes/comment.php b/wp-includes/comment.php
index 039d529939..80f30e2a8a 100644
--- a/wp-includes/comment.php
+++ b/wp-includes/comment.php
@@ -972,9 +972,9 @@ class WP_Comment_Query {
 		$parsed = false;
 		if ( $orderby == $this->query_vars['meta_key'] || $orderby == 'meta_value' ) {
 			$parsed = "$wpdb->commentmeta.meta_value";
-		} else if ( $orderby == 'meta_value_num' ) {
+		} elseif ( $orderby == 'meta_value_num' ) {
 			$parsed = "$wpdb->commentmeta.meta_value+0";
-		} else if ( in_array( $orderby, $allowed_keys ) ) {
+		} elseif ( in_array( $orderby, $allowed_keys ) ) {
 
 			if ( isset( $meta_query_clauses[ $orderby ] ) ) {
 				$meta_clause = $meta_query_clauses[ $orderby ];
diff --git a/wp-includes/link-template.php b/wp-includes/link-template.php
index 00d3d98a24..c09e22fea1 100644
--- a/wp-includes/link-template.php
+++ b/wp-includes/link-template.php
@@ -920,7 +920,7 @@ function get_edit_term_link( $term_id, $taxonomy, $object_type = '' ) {
 
 	if ( $object_type ) {
 		$args['post_type'] = $object_type;
-	} else if ( ! empty( $tax->object_type ) ) {
+	} elseif ( ! empty( $tax->object_type ) ) {
 		$args['post_type'] = reset( $tax->object_type );
 	}
 
diff --git a/wp-includes/taxonomy.php b/wp-includes/taxonomy.php
index 26956145fc..cbc592a5c0 100644
--- a/wp-includes/taxonomy.php
+++ b/wp-includes/taxonomy.php
@@ -2712,11 +2712,11 @@ function wp_get_object_terms($object_ids, $taxonomies, $args = array()) {
 
 	if ( in_array( $orderby, array( 'term_id', 'name', 'slug', 'term_group' ) ) ) {
 		$orderby = "t.$orderby";
-	} else if ( in_array( $orderby, array( 'count', 'parent', 'taxonomy', 'term_taxonomy_id' ) ) ) {
+	} elseif ( in_array( $orderby, array( 'count', 'parent', 'taxonomy', 'term_taxonomy_id' ) ) ) {
 		$orderby = "tt.$orderby";
-	} else if ( 'term_order' === $orderby ) {
+	} elseif ( 'term_order' === $orderby ) {
 		$orderby = 'tr.term_order';
-	} else if ( 'none' === $orderby ) {
+	} elseif ( 'none' === $orderby ) {
 		$orderby = '';
 		$order = '';
 	} else {
diff --git a/wp-includes/user.php b/wp-includes/user.php
index c6410cb779..b103757706 100644
--- a/wp-includes/user.php
+++ b/wp-includes/user.php
@@ -721,7 +721,7 @@ class WP_User_Query {
 		if ( empty( $qv['orderby'] ) ) {
 			// Default order is by 'user_login'.
 			$ordersby = array( 'user_login' => $order );
-		} else if ( is_array( $qv['orderby'] ) ) {
+		} elseif ( is_array( $qv['orderby'] ) ) {
 			$ordersby = $qv['orderby'];
 		} else {
 			// 'orderby' values may be a comma- or space-separated list.
diff --git a/wp-includes/version.php b/wp-includes/version.php
index 8090e89080..d32f39b0fc 100644
--- a/wp-includes/version.php
+++ b/wp-includes/version.php
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
  *
  * @global string $wp_version
  */
-$wp_version = '4.3-alpha-32873';
+$wp_version = '4.3-alpha-32874';
 
 /**
  * Holds the WordPress DB revision, increments when changes are made to the WordPress DB schema.