v3.6: Planned Deprecations

Rami Yushuvaev
March 1, 2022
Deprecations
Elementor 3.6

Hey all! We are getting ready to release version 3.6.

If you are a developer who extends Elementor please review the below changes to keep your plugin up and running.

Here are the planned deprecations:

PHP

Functions & Methods

Hard Deprecation

When a function/method is on hard deprecation phase, it means that the function/method will still work while it’s in this phase, but will add a PHP notice if the website WP_DEBUG property is set to true.

Function / Method Name	Changes made
`is_built_with_elementor()` Core Plugin	Replaced by: `Plugin::$instance->documents->get( $post_id )->is_built_with_elementor()` Located in: `includes/db.php` Soft deprecation Version: `3.2.0` Deletion version: `4.0.0`
`Responsive::get_default_breakpoints()` Core Plugin	Replaced by: `Elementor\Core\Breakpoints\Manager::get_default_config()` Located in: `core/responsive/responsive.php` Soft deprecation Version: `3.2.0` Deletion version: `4.0.0`
`Responsive::get_editable_breakpoints()` Core Plugin	Replaced by: `none` Located in: `core/responsive/responsive.php` Soft deprecation Version: `3.2.0` Deletion version: `4.0.0`
`Responsive::get_breakpoints()` Core Plugin	Replaced by: `Plugin::$instance->breakpoints->get_breakpoints()` Located in: `core/responsive/responsive.php` Soft deprecation Version: `3.2.0` Deletion version: `4.0.0`
`Responsive::has_custom_breakpoints()` Core Plugin	Replaced by: `Plugin::$instance->breakpoints->has_custom_breakpoints()` Located in: `core/responsive/responsive.php` Soft deprecation Version: `3.2.0` Deletion version: `4.0.0`
`Responsive::get_stylesheet_templates_path()` Core Plugin	Replaced by: `Elementor\Core\Breakpoints\Manager::get_stylesheet_templates_path()` Located in: `core/responsive/responsive.php` Soft deprecation Version: `3.2.0` Deletion version: `4.0.0`
`Responsive::compile_stylesheet_templates()` Core Plugin	Replaced by: `Elementor\Core\Breakpoints\Manager::compile_stylesheet_templates()` Located in: `core/responsive/responsive.php` Soft deprecation Version: `3.2.0` Deletion version: `4.0.0`

PHP Classes

Hard Deprecation

Class name	Changes Made
`Elementor\Core\Responsive\Responsive` Core Plugin	Replaced by: Use Breakpoints Manager via `Plugin::$instance->breakpoints` Located in: `core/responsive/responsive.php` Soft deprecation Version: `3.2.0` Deletion Version: `4.0.0`

PHP Class Aliases

Deletion

Alias name	Changes Made
`Elementor\Scheme_Base` Core Plugin	Replaced by: `Elementor\Core\Schemes\Base` Soft deprecation Version: `2.8.0` Hard deprecation Version: `3.2.0`
`Elementor\Scheme_Color` Core Plugin	Replaced by: `Elementor\Core\Schemes\Color` Soft deprecation Version: `2.8.0` Hard deprecation Version: `3.2.0`
`Elementor\Scheme_Color_Picker` Core Plugin	Replaced by: `Elementor\Core\Schemes\Color_Picker` Soft deprecation Version: `2.8.0` Hard deprecation Version: `3.2.0`
`Elementor\Schemes_Manager` Core Plugin	Replaced by: `Elementor\Core\Schemes\Manager` Soft deprecation Version: `2.8.0` Hard deprecation Version: `3.2.0`
`Elementor\Scheme_Typography` Core Plugin	Replaced by: `Elementor\Core\Schemes\Typography` Soft deprecation Version: `2.8.0` Hard deprecation Version: `3.2.0`

JS

Functions & Methods

Deletion

Function / Method Name	Changes Made
`startTransport()` Core Plugin	Replaced by: `$e.run( 'document/elements/copy' )` Located in: `assets/dev/js/editor/elements/views/base.js` Soft deprecation Version: `2.8.0` Hard deprecation Version: `3.2.0`
`copy()` Core Plugin	Replaced by: `$e.run( 'document/elements/copy' )` Located in: `assets/dev/js/editor/elements/views/base.js` Soft deprecation Version: `2.8.0` Hard deprecation Version: `3.2.0`
`cut()` Core Plugin	Replaced by: `$e.run( 'document/elements/cut' )` Located in: `assets/dev/js/editor/elements/views/base.js` Soft deprecation Version: `2.8.0` Hard deprecation Version: `3.2.0`
`paste()` Core Plugin	Replaced by: `$e.run( 'document/elements/paste' )` Located in: `assets/dev/js/editor/elements/views/base.js` Soft deprecation Version: `2.8.0` Hard deprecation Version: `3.2.0`
`duplicate()` Core Plugin	Replaced by: `$e.run( 'document/elements/duplicate' )` Located in: `assets/dev/js/editor/elements/views/base.js` Soft deprecation Version: `2.8.0` Hard deprecation Version: `3.2.0`
`pasteStyle()` Core Plugin	Replaced by: `$e.run( 'document/elements/paste-style' )` Located in: `assets/dev/js/editor/elements/views/base.js` Soft deprecation Version: `2.8.0` Hard deprecation Version: `3.2.0`
`resetStyle()` Core Plugin	Replaced by: `$e.run( 'document/elements/reset-style' )` Located in: `assets/dev/js/editor/elements/views/base.js` Soft deprecation Version: `2.8.0` Hard deprecation Version: `3.2.0`
`addChildElement()` Core Plugin	Replaced by: `$e.run( 'document/elements/create' )` Located in: `assets/dev/js/editor/views/base-container.js` Soft deprecation Version: `2.8.0` Hard deprecation Version: `3.2.0`

Events

Deletion

Event Name	Changes Made
`elementor.channels.data -> drag:before:update` Core Plugin	Replaced by: `$e.events -> Before -> 'document/elements/create'` Soft deprecation Version: `2.8.0` Hard deprecation Version: `3.2.0`
`elementor.channels.data -> drag:after:update` Core Plugin	Replaced by: `$e.events -> After -> 'document/elements/create'` Soft deprecation Version: `2.8.0` Hard deprecation Version: `3.2.0`
`elementor.channels.data -> element:before:add` Core Plugin	Replaced by: `$e.events -> Before -> 'document/elements/create'` Soft deprecation Version: `2.8.0` Hard deprecation Version: `3.2.0`
`elementor.channels.data -> element:after:add` Core Plugin	Replaced by: `$e.events -> After -> 'document/elements/create'` Soft deprecation Version: `2.8.0` Hard deprecation Version: `3.2.0`
`elementor.channels.data -> element:before:remove` Core Plugin	Replaced by: `$e.events -> Before -> 'document/elements/delete'` Soft deprecation Version: `2.8.0` Hard deprecation Version: `3.2.0`
`elementor.channels.data -> element:after:remove` Core Plugin	Replaced by: `$e.events -> After -> 'document/elements/delete'` Soft deprecation Version: `2.8.0` Hard deprecation Version: `3.2.0`
`elementor.channels.data -> element:before:paste:style` Core Plugin	Replaced by: `$e.events -> Before -> 'document/elements/paste-style'` Soft deprecation Version: `2.8.0` Hard deprecation Version: `3.2.0`
`elementor.channels.data -> element:after:paste:style` Core Plugin	Replaced by: `$e.events -> After -> 'document/elements/paste-style'` Soft deprecation Version: `2.8.0` Hard deprecation Version: `3.2.0`
`elementor.channels.data -> element:before:reset:style` Core Plugin	Replaced by: `$e.events -> Before -> 'document/elements/reset-style'` Soft deprecation Version: `2.8.0` Hard deprecation Version: `3.2.0`
`elementor.channels.data -> element:after:reset:style` Core Plugin	Replaced by: `$e.events -> After -> 'document/elements/reset-style`‘ Soft deprecation Version: `2.8.0` Hard deprecation Version: `3.2.0`
`elementor.channels.data -> section:before:drop` Core Plugin	Replaced by: `$e.events -> Before -> 'document/elements/create'` Soft deprecation Version: `2.8.0` Hard deprecation Version: `3.2.0`
`elementor.channels.data -> section:after:drop` Core Plugin	Replaced by: `$e.events -> After -> 'document/elements/create'` Soft deprecation Version: `2.8.0` Hard deprecation Version: `3.2.0`
`elementor.channels.data -> template:before:insert` Core Plugin	Replaced by: `$.run( 'document/import' ) \|\| $e.events -> Before -> 'document/import'` Soft deprecation Version: `2.8.0` Hard deprecation Version: `3.2.0`
`elementor.channels.data -> template:after:insert` Core Plugin	Replaced by: `$e.events -> After -> 'document/import'` Soft deprecation Version: `2.8.0` Hard deprecation Version: `3.2.0`

Vars

Deletion

Var Name	Changes Made
`this.elementSettingsModel` Core Plugin	Replaced by: `this.container.settings` Located in: `assets/dev/js/editor/controls/base.js` Soft deprecation Version: `2.8.0` Hard deprecation Version: `3.2.0`

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Author

Rami Yushuvaev

Head of Elementor Developers Experience & Performance Lead. Fullstack developer and open source projects contributor.