v2.6.0: Planned Deprecations

Shilo Eish Yemini
June 20, 2019
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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`

You can download the latest release of Elementor Core from WordPress repository, and the latest release of Elementor Pro from your Elementor dashboard.

If you spot any issues, please log them in detail on Github.

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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.

v2.6.0: Planned Deprecations

Functions & Methods

Soft Deprecation

Hard Deprecation

Deletion

Actions & Filters

Soft Deprecation

Hard Deprecation

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