Deprecations

For features included in the Gutenberg plugin, the deprecation policy is intended to support backward compatibility for two minor plugin releases, when possible. Features and code included in a stable release of WordPress are not included in this deprecation timeline, and are instead subject to the versioning policies of the WordPress project. The current deprecations are listed below and are grouped by the version at which they will be removed completely. If your plugin depends on these behaviors, you must update to the recommended alternative before the noted version.

Unreleased

• wp.blocks.isValidBlockContent has been removed. Please use wp.blocks.validateBlock instead.

11.0.0

• wp.blocks.registerBlockTypeFromMetadata method has been removed. Use wp.blocks.registerBlockType method instead.

10.3.0

• Passing a tuple of components with as prop to ActionItem.Slot component is no longer supported. Please pass a component with as prop instead. Example:
  “`diff
  <ActionItem.Slot
  name=”my/slot”
  label={ __( ‘My slot’ ) }
  • as={ [ MenuGroup, MenuItem ] }
  • as={ MenuGroup }
    />
    “`

9.7.0

• leftSidebar prop in InterfaceSkeleton component has been removed. Use secondarySidebar prop instead.

8.6.0

• Block API integration with Block Context was updated. When registering a block use usesContext and providesContext pair in JavaScript files and uses_context and provides_context pair in PHP files instead of previous pair context and providesContext.

8.3.0

• The PHP function gutenberg_get_post_from_context has been removed. Use Block Context instead.
• The old Block Pattern APIs register_pattern/unregister_pattern have been removed. Use the new functions instead.

5.5.0

• The PHP function gutenberg_init has been removed.
• The PHP function is_gutenberg_page has been removed. Use WP_Screen::is_block_editor instead.
• The PHP function the_gutenberg_project has been removed.
• The PHP function gutenberg_default_post_format_template has been removed.
• The PHP function gutenberg_get_available_image_sizes has been removed.
• The PHP function gutenberg_get_autosave_newer_than_post_save has been removed.
• The PHP function gutenberg_editor_scripts_and_styles has been removed.

5.4.0

• The PHP function gutenberg_load_plugin_textdomain has been removed.
• The PHP function gutenberg_get_jed_locale_data has been removed.
• The PHP function gutenberg_load_locale_data has been removed.

5.3.0

• The PHP function gutenberg_redirect_to_classic_editor_when_saving_posts has been removed.
• The PHP function gutenberg_revisions_link_to_editor has been removed.
• The PHP function gutenberg_remember_classic_editor_when_saving_posts has been removed.
• The PHP function gutenberg_can_edit_post_type has been removed. Use use_block_editor_for_post_type instead.
• The PHP function gutenberg_can_edit_post has been removed. Use use_block_editor_for_post instead.

5.2.0

• The PHP function gutenberg_parse_blocks has been removed. Use parse_blocks instead.
• The PHP function get_dynamic_blocks_regex has been removed.
• The PHP function gutenberg_render_block has been removed. Use render_block instead.
• The PHP function strip_dynamic_blocks has been removed. For use in excerpt preparation, consider excerpt_remove_blocks instead.
• The PHP function strip_dynamic_blocks_add_filter has been removed.
• The PHP function strip_dynamic_blocks_remove_filter has been removed.
• The PHP function gutenberg_post_has_blocks has been removed. Use has_blocks instead.
• The PHP function gutenberg_content_has_blocks has been removed. Use has_blocks instead.
• The PHP function gutenberg_register_rest_routes has been removed.
• The PHP function gutenberg_add_taxonomy_visibility_field has been removed.
• The PHP function gutenberg_get_taxonomy_visibility_data has been removed.
• The PHP function gutenberg_add_permalink_template_to_posts has been removed.
• The PHP function gutenberg_add_block_format_to_post_content has been removed.
• The PHP function gutenberg_add_target_schema_to_links has been removed.
• The PHP function gutenberg_register_post_prepare_functions has been removed.
• The PHP function gutenberg_silence_rest_errors has been removed.
• The PHP function gutenberg_filter_post_type_labels has been removed.
• The PHP function gutenberg_preload_api_request has been removed. Use rest_preload_api_request instead.
• The PHP function gutenberg_remove_wpcom_markdown_support has been removed.
• The PHP function gutenberg_add_gutenberg_post_state has been removed.
• The PHP function gutenberg_bulk_post_updated_messages has been removed.
• The PHP function gutenberg_kses_allowedtags has been removed.
• The PHP function gutenberg_add_responsive_body_class has been removed.
• The PHP function gutenberg_add_edit_link_filters has been removed.
• The PHP function gutenberg_add_edit_link has been removed.
• The PHP function gutenberg_block_bulk_actions has been removed.
• The PHP function gutenberg_replace_default_add_new_button has been removed.
• The PHP function gutenberg_content_block_version has been removed. Use block_version instead.
• The PHP function gutenberg_get_block_categories has been removed. Use get_block_categories instead.
• The PHP function register_tinymce_scripts has been removed. Use wp_register_tinymce_scripts instead.
• The PHP function gutenberg_register_post_types has been removed.
• The gutenberg theme support option has been removed. Use align-wide instead.
• The PHP function gutenberg_prepare_blocks_for_js has been removed. Use get_block_editor_server_block_settings instead.
• The PHP function gutenberg_load_list_reusable_blocks has been removed.
• The PHP function _gutenberg_utf8_split has been removed. Use _mb_substr instead.
• The PHP function gutenberg_disable_editor_settings_wpautop has been removed.
• The PHP function gutenberg_add_rest_nonce_to_heartbeat_response_headers has been removed.
• The PHP function gutenberg_check_if_classic_needs_warning_about_blocks has been removed.
• The PHP function gutenberg_warn_classic_about_blocks has been removed.
• The PHP function gutenberg_show_privacy_policy_help_text has been removed.
• The PHP function gutenberg_common_scripts_and_styles has been removed. Use wp_common_block_scripts_and_styles instead.
• The PHP function gutenberg_enqueue_registered_block_scripts_and_styles has been removed. Use wp_enqueue_registered_block_scripts_and_styles instead.
• The PHP function gutenberg_meta_box_save has been removed.
• The PHP function gutenberg_meta_box_save_redirect has been removed.
• The PHP function gutenberg_filter_meta_boxes has been removed.
• The PHP function gutenberg_intercept_meta_box_render has been removed.
• The PHP function gutenberg_override_meta_box_callback has been removed.
• The PHP function gutenberg_show_meta_box_warning has been removed.
• The PHP function the_gutenberg_metaboxes has been removed. Use the_block_editor_meta_boxes instead.
• The PHP function gutenberg_meta_box_post_form_hidden_fields has been removed. Use the_block_editor_meta_box_post_form_hidden_fields instead.
• The PHP function gutenberg_toggle_custom_fields has been removed.
• The PHP function gutenberg_collect_meta_box_data has been removed. Use register_and_do_post_meta_boxes instead.
• window._wpLoadGutenbergEditor has been removed. Use window._wpLoadBlockEditor instead. Note: This is a private API, not intended for public use. It may be removed in the future.
• The PHP function gutenberg_get_script_polyfill has been removed. Use wp_get_script_polyfill instead.
• The PHP function gutenberg_add_admin_body_class has been removed. Use the .block-editor-page class selector in your stylesheets if you need to scope styles to the block editor screen.

4.5.0

• Dropdown.refresh() has been deprecated as the contained Popover is now automatically refreshed.
• wp.editor.PostPublishPanelToggle has been deprecated in favor of wp.editor.PostPublishButton.

4.4.0

• wp.date.getSettings has been removed. Please use wp.date.__experimentalGetSettings instead.
• wp.compose.remountOnPropChange has been removed.
• The following editor store actions have been removed: createNotice, removeNotice, createSuccessNotice, createInfoNotice, createErrorNotice, createWarningNotice. Use the equivalent actions by the same name from the @wordpress/notices module.
• The id prop of wp.nux.DotTip has been removed. Please use the tipId prop instead.
• wp.blocks.isValidBlock has been removed. Please use wp.blocks.isValidBlockContent instead but keep in mind that the order of params has changed.
• wp.data registry.registerReducer has been deprecated. Use registry.registerStore instead.
• wp.data registry.registerSelectors has been deprecated. Use registry.registerStore instead.
• wp.data registry.registerActions has been deprecated. Use registry.registerStore instead.
• wp.data registry.registerResolvers has been deprecated. Use registry.registerStore instead.
• moment has been removed from the public API for the date module.

4.3.0

• isEditorSidebarPanelOpened selector (core/edit-post) has been removed. Please use isEditorPanelEnabled instead.
• toggleGeneralSidebarEditorPanel action (core/edit-post) has been removed. Please use toggleEditorPanelOpened instead.
• wp.components.PanelColor component has been removed. Please use wp.editor.PanelColorSettings instead.
• wp.editor.PanelColor component has been removed. Please use wp.editor.PanelColorSettings instead.

4.2.0

• Writing resolvers as async generators has been removed. Use the controls plugin instead.
• wp.components.AccessibleSVG component has been removed. Please use wp.components.SVG instead.
• The wp.editor.UnsavedChangesWarning component no longer accepts a forceIsDirty prop.
• setActiveMetaBoxLocations action (core/edit-post) has been removed.
• initializeMetaBoxState action (core/edit-post) has been removed.
• wp.editPost.initializeEditor no longer returns an object. Use the setActiveMetaBoxLocations action (core/edit-post) in place of the existing object’s initializeMetaBoxes function.
• setMetaBoxSavedData action (core/edit-post) has been removed.
• getMetaBoxes selector (core/edit-post) has been removed. Use getActiveMetaBoxLocations selector (core/edit-post) instead.
• getMetaBox selector (core/edit-post) has been removed. Use isMetaBoxLocationActive selector (core/edit-post) instead.
• Attribute type coercion has been removed. Omit the source to preserve type via serialized comment demarcation.
• mediaDetails in object passed to onFileChange callback of wp.editor.mediaUpload. Please use media_details property instead.
• wp.components.CodeEditor has been removed. Used wp.codeEditor directly instead.
• wp.blocks.setUnknownTypeHandlerName has been removed. Please use setFreeformContentHandlerName and setUnregisteredTypeHandlerName instead.
• wp.blocks.getUnknownTypeHandlerName has been removed. Please use getFreeformContentHandlerName and getUnregisteredTypeHandlerName instead.
• The Reusable blocks Data API was marked as experimental as it’s subject to change in the future.

4.1.0

• wp.data.dispatch( 'core/editor' ).checkTemplateValidity has been removed. Validity is verified automatically upon block reset.

4.0.0

• wp.editor.RichTextProvider has been removed. Please use wp.data.select( 'core/editor' ) methods instead.
• wp.components.Draggable as a DOM node drag handler has been removed. Please, use wp.components.Draggable as a wrap component for your DOM node drag handler.
• wp.i18n.getI18n has been removed. Use __, _x, _n, or _nx instead.
• wp.i18n.dcnpgettext has been removed. Use __, _x, _n, or _nx instead.

3.9.0

• RichText getSettings prop has been removed. The unstableGetSettings prop is available if continued use is required. Unstable APIs are strongly discouraged to be used, and are subject to removal without notice.
• RichText onSetup prop has been removed. The unstableOnSetup prop is available if continued use is required. Unstable APIs are strongly discouraged to be used, and are subject to removal without notice.
• wp.editor.getColorName has been removed. Please use wp.editor.getColorObjectByColorValue instead.
• wp.editor.getColorClass has been renamed. Please use wp.editor.getColorClassName instead.
• value property in color objects passed by wp.editor.withColors has been removed. Please use color property instead.
• The Subheading block has been removed. Please use the Paragraph block instead.
• wp.blocks.getDefaultBlockForPostFormat has been removed.

3.8.0

• wp.components.withContext has been removed. Please use wp.element.createContext instead. See: https://react.dev/reference/react/createContext.
• wp.coreBlocks.registerCoreBlocks has been removed. Please use wp.blockLibrary.registerCoreBlocks instead.
• wp.editor.DocumentTitle component has been removed.
• getDocumentTitle selector (core/editor) has been removed.

3.7.0

• wp.components.withAPIData has been removed. Please use the Core Data module or wp.apiFetch directly instead.
• wp.data.dispatch("core").receiveTerms has been deprecated. Please use wp.data.dispatch("core").receiveEntityRecords instead.
• getCategories resolver has been deprecated. Please use getEntityRecords resolver instead.
• wp.data.select("core").getTerms has been deprecated. Please use wp.data.select("core").getEntityRecords instead.
• wp.data.select("core").getCategories has been deprecated. Please use wp.data.select("core").getEntityRecords instead.
• wp.data.select("core").isRequestingCategories has been deprecated. Please use wp.data.select("core/data").isResolving instead.
• wp.data.select("core").isRequestingTerms has been deprecated. Please use wp.data.select("core").isResolving instead.
• wp.data.restrictPersistence, wp.data.setPersistenceStorage and wp.data.setupPersistence has been removed. Please use the data persistence plugin instead.

3.6.0

• wp.editor.editorMediaUpload has been removed. Please use wp.editor.mediaUpload instead.
• wp.utils.getMimeTypesArray has been removed.
• wp.utils.mediaUpload has been removed. Please use wp.editor.mediaUpload instead.
• wp.utils.preloadImage has been removed.
• supports.wideAlign has been removed from the Block API. Please use supports.alignWide instead.
• wp.blocks.isSharedBlock has been removed. Use wp.blocks.isReusableBlock instead.
• fetchSharedBlocks action (core/editor) has been removed. Use fetchReusableBlocks instead.
• receiveSharedBlocks action (core/editor) has been removed. Use receiveReusableBlocks instead.
• saveSharedBlock action (core/editor) has been removed. Use saveReusableBlock instead.
• deleteSharedBlock action (core/editor) has been removed. Use deleteReusableBlock instead.
• updateSharedBlockTitle action (core/editor) has been removed. Use updateReusableBlockTitle instead.
• convertBlockToSaved action (core/editor) has been removed. Use convertBlockToReusable instead.
• getSharedBlock selector (core/editor) has been removed. Use getReusableBlock instead.
• isSavingSharedBlock selector (core/editor) has been removed. Use isSavingReusableBlock instead.
• isFetchingSharedBlock selector (core/editor) has been removed. Use isFetchingReusableBlock instead.
• getSharedBlocks selector (core/editor) has been removed. Use getReusableBlocks instead.

3.5.0

• wp.components.ifCondition has been removed. Please use wp.compose.ifCondition instead.
• wp.components.withGlobalEvents has been removed. Please use wp.compose.withGlobalEvents instead.
• wp.components.withInstanceId has been removed. Please use wp.compose.withInstanceId instead.
• wp.components.withSafeTimeout has been removed. Please use wp.compose.withSafeTimeout instead.
• wp.components.withState has been removed. Please use wp.compose.withState instead.
• wp.element.pure has been removed. Please use wp.compose.pure instead.
• wp.element.compose has been removed. Please use wp.compose.compose instead.
• wp.element.createHigherOrderComponent has been removed. Please use wp.compose.createHigherOrderComponent instead.
• wp.utils.buildTermsTree has been removed.
• wp.utils.decodeEntities has been removed. Please use wp.htmlEntities.decodeEntities instead.
• All references to a block’s uid have been replaced with equivalent props and selectors for clientId.
• The wp.editor.MediaPlaceholder component onSelectUrl prop has been renamed to onSelectURL.
• The wp.editor.UrlInput component has been renamed to wp.editor.URLInput.
• The Text Columns block has been removed. Please use the Columns block instead.
• InnerBlocks grouped layout is removed. Use intermediary nested inner blocks instead. See Columns / Column block for reference implementation.
• RichText explicit element format removed. Please use the compatible children format instead.

3.4.0

• focusOnMount prop in the Popover component has been changed from Boolean-only to an enum-style property that accepts "firstElement", "container", or false. Please convert any <Popover focusOnMount /> usage to <Popover focusOnMount="firstElement" />.
• wp.utils.keycodes utilities are removed. Please use wp.keycodes instead.
• Block id prop in edit function removed. Please use block clientId prop instead.
• property source removed. Please use equivalent text, html, or attribute source, or comment attribute instead.

3.3.0

• useOnce: true has been removed from the Block API. Please use supports.multiple: false instead.
• Serializing components using componentWillMount lifecycle method. Please use the constructor instead.
• blocks.Autocomplete.completers filter removed. Please use editor.Autocomplete.completers instead.
• blocks.BlockEdit filter removed. Please use editor.BlockEdit instead.
• blocks.BlockListBlock filter removed. Please use editor.BlockListBlock instead.
• blocks.MediaUpload filter removed. Please use editor.MediaUpload instead.

3.2.0

• wp.data.withRehydratation has been renamed to wp.data.withRehydration.
• The wp.editor.ImagePlaceholder component is removed. Please use wp.editor.MediaPlaceholder instead.
• wp.utils.deprecated function removed. Please use wp.deprecated instead.
• wp.utils.blob removed. Please use wp.blob instead.
• getInserterItems: the allowedBlockTypes argument was removed and the parentUID argument was added.
• getFrecentInserterItems selector removed. Please use getInserterItems instead.
• getSupportedBlocks selector removed. Please use canInsertBlockType instead.

3.1.0

• All components in wp.blocks.* are removed. Please use wp.editor.* instead.
• wp.blocks.withEditorSettings is removed. Please use the data module to access the editor settings wp.data.select( "core/editor" ).getEditorSettings().
• All DOM utils in wp.utils.* are removed. Please use wp.dom.* instead.
• isPrivate: true has been removed from the Block API. Please use supports.inserter: false instead.
• wp.utils.isExtraSmall function removed. Please use wp.viewport module instead.
• getEditedPostExcerpt selector removed (core/editor). Use getEditedPostAttribute( 'excerpt' ) instead.

3.0.0

• wp.blocks.registerCoreBlocks function removed. Please use wp.coreBlocks.registerCoreBlocks instead.
• Raw TinyMCE event handlers for RichText have been deprecated. Please use documented props, ancestor event handler, or onSetup access to the internal editor instance event hub instead.

2.8.0

• Original autocompleter interface in wp.components.Autocomplete updated. Please use latest autocompleter interface instead. See autocomplete for more info.
• getInserterItems: the allowedBlockTypes argument is now mandatory.
• getFrecentInserterItems: the allowedBlockTypes argument is now mandatory.

2.7.0

• wp.element.getWrapperDisplayName function removed. Please use wp.element.createHigherOrderComponent instead.

2.6.0

• wp.blocks.getBlockDefaultClassname function removed. Please use wp.blocks.getBlockDefaultClassName instead.
• wp.blocks.Editable component removed. Please use the wp.blocks.RichText component instead.

2.5.0

• Returning raw HTML from block save is unsupported. Please use the wp.element.RawHTML component instead.
• wp.data.query higher-order component removed. Please use wp.data.withSelect instead.

2.4.0

• wp.blocks.BlockDescription component removed. Please use the description block property instead.
• wp.blocks.InspectorControls.* components removed. Please use wp.components.* components instead.
• wp.blocks.source.* matchers removed. Please use the declarative attributes instead. See block attributes for more info.
• wp.data.select( 'selector', ...args ) removed. Please use wp.data.select( reducerKey' ).* instead.
• wp.blocks.MediaUploadButton component removed. Please use wp.blocks.MediaUpload component instead.