wp-includes/functions.php:5541Marks a function as deprecated and inform when it has been used.
$function_namestring$versionstring$replacementstringoptional''2 hooks fire while _deprecated_function() runs, in this order:
Fires when a deprecated function is called.
Filters whether to trigger an error for deprecated functions.
function _deprecated_function( $function_name, $version, $replacement = '' ) { /** * Fires when a deprecated function is called. * * @since 2.5.0 * * @param string $function_name The function that was called. * @param string $replacement The function that should have been called. * @param string $version The version of WordPress that deprecated the function. */ do_action( 'deprecated_function_run', $function_name, $replacement, $version ); /** * Filters whether to trigger an error for deprecated functions. * * @since 2.5.0 * * @param bool $trigger Whether to trigger the error for deprecated functions. Default true. */ if ( WP_DEBUG && apply_filters( 'deprecated_function_trigger_error', true ) ) { if ( function_exists( '__' ) ) { if ( $replacement ) { $message = sprintf( /* translators: 1: PHP function name, 2: Version number, 3: Alternative function name. */ __( 'Function %1$s is <strong>deprecated</strong> since version %2$s! Use %3$s instead.' ), $function_name, $version, $replacement ); } else { $message = sprintf( /* translators: 1: PHP function name, 2: Version number. */ __( 'Function %1$s is <strong>deprecated</strong> since version %2$s with no alternative available.' ), $function_name, $version ); } } else { if ( $replacement ) { $message = sprintf( 'Function %1$s is <strong>deprecated</strong> since version %2$s! Use %3$s instead.', $function_name, $version, $replacement ); } else { $message = sprintf( 'Function %1$s is <strong>deprecated</strong> since version %2$s with no alternative available.', $function_name, $version ); } } wp_trigger_error( '', $message, E_USER_DEPRECATED ); }}Introduced in 2.5.0. Unchanged from 6.7.7 through 7.1.0.
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