v2.7.0: Planned Deprecations

Shilo Eish Yemini
August 19, 2019
Deprecations
Elementor 2.7

Hey all! we are getting ready to release version 2.7.

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

Here is the planned deprecations:

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
`Controls_Stack::_get_items()` Core Plugin	Replaced by: `Controls_Stack::get_items()` Located in: `includes/base/controls-stack.php` In Soft deprecation since: `2.3.0` Deletion version: `3.1.0`
`DB::get_new_editor_from_wp_editor()` Core Plugin	Replaced by: `Plugin::$instance->documents->get( $post_id )->convert_to_elementor()` Located in: `includes/db.php` In Soft deprecation since: `2.3.0` Deletion version: `3.1.0`
`Editor::add_editor_template()` Core Plugin	Replaced by: `Plugin::$instance->common->add_template()` Located in: `includes/editor.php` In soft deprecation since:`2.3.0` Deletion version:`3.1.0`
`Editor::create_nonce()` Core Plugin	Replaced by: `Plugin::$instance->common->get_component( 'ajax' )->create_nonce()` Located in: `includes/editor.php` In soft deprecation since: `2.3.0` Deletion version: `3.1.0`
`Editor::verify_ajax_nonce()` Core Plugin	Replaced by: `None` Located in: `includes/editor.php` In soft deprecation since: `2.3.0` Deletion version: `3.1.0`
`Editor::verify_nonce()` Core Plugin	Replaced by: `wp_verify_nonce()` Located in: `includes/editor.php` In soft deprecation since: `2.3.0` Deletion version: `3.1.0`
`Editor::verify_request_nonce()` Core Plugin	Replaced by: `Plugin::$instance->common->get_component( 'ajax' )->verify_request_nonce()` Located in: `includes/editor.php` In soft deprecation since: `2.3.0` Deletion version: `3.1.0`

Deletion

When a function/method is on deletion phase, it means that the function/method will not work anymore, and will most likely throw a Fatal Error when it’s called.

Function / Method Name	Changes Made
`Controls_Stack::_get_parsed_settings()` Core Plugin	Replaced by: `Controls_Stack::get_init_settings()` Located in: `includes/base/controls-stack.php` In soft deprecation since: `2.3.0` In hard deprecation since: `2.3.0`

Actions and Filters

Soft Deprecation

Action / Filter	Changes Made
`elementor/element/post/before_section_start`	Replaced by: `elementor/element/wp-{$post}/before_section_start` Context: `$post` depends on the document type and can be either `page` or `post` Type: Action (core) Hard deprecation: `3.1.0` Deletion: `3.5.0`
`elementor/element/post/after_section_start`	Replaced by: `elementor/element/wp-{$post}/after_section_start` Context: `$post` depends on the document type and can be either `page` or `post` Type: Action (core) Hard deprecation: `3.1.0` Deletion: `3.5.0`
`elementor/element/post/before_section_end`	Replaced by: `elementor/element/wp-{$post}/before_section_end` Context: `$post` depends on the document type and can be either `page` or `post` Type: Action (core) Hard deprecation: `3.1.0` Deletion: `3.5.0`
`elementor/element/post/after_section_end`	Replaced by: `elementor/element/wp-{$post}/after_section_end` Context: `$post` depends on the document type and can be either `page` or `post` Type: Action (core) Hard deprecation: `3.1.0` Deletion: `3.5.0`

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.