v2.6.0: Planned Deprecations

Shilo Eish Yemini
June 20, 2019
Deprecations
Elementor 2.6

Hello everyone – we are getting ready to release version 2.6.

From now on we will update every time we release a new version of Elementor & Elementor Pro.

Here is the planned deprecations:

Functions & Methods

Soft Deprecation

Function / Method Name Changes Made

Utils::is_ajax()

Replaced by: wp_doing_ajax()

Located in: includes/utils.php

Hard deprecation: 3.0.0

Deletion: 3.4.0

Hard Deprecation

Function / Method Name	Changes Made
`Controls_Stack::get_class_controls()`	Replaced by: `None` Located in: `includes/base/controls-stack.php` In Soft deprecation since: `2.1.0` Deletion version: `3.0.0`
`Core\Base\Document::save_type()`	Replaced by: `Core\Base\Document::save_template_type()` Located in: `core/base/document.php` In Soft deprecation since: `2.2.0` Deletion version: `3.0.0`
`Core\Files\CSS\Base::get_css()`	Replaced by: `Core\Files\CSS\Base::get_content()` Located in: `core/files/css/base.php` In soft deprecation since:`2.1.0` Deletion version:`3.0.0`
`Core\Settings\Page\Manager::is_cpt_custom_templates_supported()`	Replaced by: `Utils::is_cpt_custom_templates_supported()` `Located in: core/settings/page/manager.php` In soft deprecation since: `2.0.0` Deletion version: `3.0.0`
`DB::_get_new_editor_from_wp_editor()`	Replaced by: `Plugin::$instance->documents->get( $post_id )->convert_to_elementor()` Located in: `includes/db.php` In soft deprecation since: `2.1.0` Deletion version: `3.0.0`
`DB::get_newer_autosave()`	Replaced by: `Plugin::$instance->documents->get( $post_id )->get_newer_autosave()` `Located in: includes/db.php` In soft deprecation since: `2.0.0` Deletion version: `3.0.0`
`DB::get_plain_editor()`	Replaced by: `Plugin::$instance->documents->get( $post_id )->get_elements_data()` Located in: `includes/db.php` In soft deprecation since: `2.0.0` Deletion version: `3.0.0`
`DB::save_editor()`	Replaced by: `Plugin::$instance->documents->get( $post_id )->save()` Located in: `includes/db.php` In soft deprecation since: `2.0.0` Deletion version: `3.0.0`
`Skin_Base::_content_template()`	Replaced by: `None` Located in: `includes/base/skin-base.php` In soft deprecation since: `1.7.6` Deletion version: `3.0.0`
`Utils::get_edit_link()`	Replaced by: `Plugin::$instance->documents->get( $post_id )->get_edit_url()` Located in: `includes/utils.php` In soft deprecation since: `2.0.0` Deletion version: `3.0.0`
`Utils::get_exit_to_dashboard_url()`	Replaced by: `Plugin::$instance->documents->get($post_id )->get_exit_to_dashboard_url()` Located in: `includes/utils.php` In soft deprecation since: `2.0.0` Deletion version: `3.0.0`
`Utils::get_last_edited()`	Replaced by: `Plugin::$instance->documents->get( $post_id )->get_last_edited()` Located in: `includes/utils.php` In soft deprecation since: `2.0.0` Deletion version: `3.0.0`
`Utils::get_preview_url()`	Replaced by: `Plugin::$instance->documents->get( $post_id )->get_preview_url()` Located in: `includes/utils.php` In soft deprecation since: `2.0.0` Deletion version: `3.0.0`
`Utils::get_wp_preview_url()`	Replaced by: `Plugin::$instance->documents->get( $post_id )->get_wp_preview_url()` `Located in: includes/utils.php` In soft deprecation since: `2.0.0` Deletion version: `3.0.0`

Deletion

Function / Method Name	Changes Made
`Control_Order`	Replaced by: `None` Located in: `includes/controls/order.php` In soft deprecation since: `2.0.0` In hard deprecation since: `2.0.0`
`Controls_Stack::sanitize_initial_data()`	Replaced by: `Controls_Stack::sanitize_settings()` Located in: `includes/base/controls-stack.php` In soft deprecation since: `2.1.5` In hard deprecation since: `2.1.5`
`Core\Settings\Page\Manager::get_page()`	Replaced by: Use the new Settings API Located in: `core/settings/page/manager.php` In soft deprecation since: `1.6.0` In hard deprecation since: `2.1.0`
`Editor::print_panel_html()`	Replaced by: `Editor::print_editor_template()` Located in: `includes/editor.php` In soft deprecation since: `2.2.0` In hard deprecation since: `2.2.0`
`Element_Base::get_parent()`	Replaced by: `Element_Base::get_data( 'parent' )` Located in: `includes/base/element-base.php` In soft deprecation since: `2.2.0` In hard deprecation since: `2.2.0`
`Elements_Manager::ajax_discard_changes()`	Replaced by: `Plugin::$instance->documents->ajax_discard_changes()` Located in: `includes/managers/elements.php` In soft deprecation since: `2.2.0` In hard deprecation since: `2.2.0`
`Elements_Manager::ajax_save_builder()`	Replaced by: `Plugin::$instance->documents->ajax_save()` Located in: `includes/managers/elements.php` In soft deprecation since: `2.0.0` In hard deprecation since: `2.0.0`

Actions & Filters

Soft Deprecation

Action / Filter name Changes Made

elementor_pro/query_control/get_autocomplete/{$name}

Replaced by: elementor/query/get_autocomplete/{$name}

Type & Plugin: Filter (Pro)

Hard deprecation: 3.0.0

Deletion: 3.4.0

elementor_pro/query_control/get_value_titles/{$name}

Replaced by: elementor/query/get_value_titles/{$name}

Type & Plugin: Filter (Pro)

Hard deprecation: 3.0.0

Deletion: 3.4.0

Hard Deprecation

Action / Filter name	Changes Made
`elementor/{$settings_name}/settings/success_response_data`	Replaced by: `elementor/settings/{$settings_name}/success_response_data` Type & Plugin: `Filter (Core)` In soft deprecation since: `2.0.0` Deletion version: `3.0.0`
`elementor/utils/get_edit_link`	Replaced by: `elementor/document/urls/edit` Type & Plugin: `Filter (Core)` In soft deprecation since: `2.0.0` Deletion version: `3.0.0`
`elementor/utils/preview_url`	Replaced by: `elementor/document/urls/preview` Type & Plugin: `Filter (Core)` In soft deprecation since: `2.0.0` Deletion version: `3.0.0`
`elementor/utils/wp_preview_url`	Replaced by: `elementor/document/urls/wp_preview` Type & Plugin: `Filter (Core)` In soft deprecation since: `2.0.0` Deletion version: `3.0.0`
`elementor/{$name}-css-file/enqueue`	Replaced by: `elementor/css-file/{$name}/enqueue` Type & Plugin: `Action (Core)` In soft deprecation since: `2.0.0` Deletion version: `3.4.0`
`elementor/{$name}-css-file/parse`	Replaced by: `elementor/css-file/{$name}/parse` Type & Plugin: `Action (Core)` In soft deprecation since: `2.0.0` Deletion version: `3.0.0`

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Shilo Eish Yemini

Shilo is Elementor’s Editor Product Lead. He loves innovative products, pays attention to the small details, and is passionate about solving puzzles.