diff --git a/ecrire/public/criteres.php b/ecrire/public/criteres.php
index b131264f1a50681cb78b234163b3aa256c2e7fdc..c446e723cda367908072578cb96f7d45c5349e3e 100644
--- a/ecrire/public/criteres.php
+++ b/ecrire/public/criteres.php
@@ -1941,13 +1941,13 @@ function calculer_critere_DEFAUT_args($idb, &$boucles, $crit, $args) {
 	// traiter a part la date, elle est mise d'office par SPIP,
 	if ($crit->cond) {
 		$pred = calculer_argument_precedent($idb, $col, $boucles);
-		if ($col == 'date' or $col == 'date_redac') {
-			if ($pred == "\$Pile[0]['" . $col . "']") {
+		if ($col === 'date' or $col === 'date_redac') {
+			if ($pred === "\$Pile[0]['" . $col . "']") {
 				$pred = "(\$Pile[0]['{$col}_default']?'':$pred)";
 			}
 		}
 
-		if ($op == '=' and !$crit->not) {
+		if ($op === '=' and !$crit->not) {
 			$where = [
 				"'?'",
 				"(is_array($pred))",
@@ -1955,10 +1955,10 @@ function calculer_critere_DEFAUT_args($idb, &$boucles, $crit, $args) {
 				$where
 			];
 		}
-		$where = ["'?'", "!(is_array($pred)?count($pred):strlen($pred))", "''", $where];
-		if ($where_complement) {
+		$where = ["'?'", "!is_whereable($pred)", "''", $where];
+		if ($where_complement) { 
 			// condition annexe du type "AND (objet='article')"
-			$where_complement = ["'?'", "!(is_array($pred)?count($pred):strlen($pred))", "''", $where_complement];
+			$where_complement = ["'?'", "!is_whereable($pred)", "''", $where_complement];
 		}
 	}
 
diff --git a/ecrire/public/quete.php b/ecrire/public/quete.php
index c87b7f30e5bc252f3521495e442db952fc5949c4..b3be5e86d2436e646cbe49c341353d6ea92caa35 100644
--- a/ecrire/public/quete.php
+++ b/ecrire/public/quete.php
@@ -707,3 +707,20 @@ function quete_debut_pagination($primary, $valeur, $pas, $iter) {
 	// sinon, calculer le bon numero de page
 	return floor($pos / $pas) * $pas;
 }
+
+/**
+ * Retourne true si ce where doit être appliqué,
+ * dans le cas des critères avec ? tel que `{id_article ?}`
+ *
+ * @param mixed $value
+ * @return boolean
+ */
+function is_whereable($value) : bool {
+	if (is_array($value) && count($value)) {
+		return true;
+	}
+	if (is_scalar($value) && strlen($value)) {
+		return true;
+	}
+	return false;
+}
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