Migrating from WoltLab Suite 5.4 - Deprecations and Removals#

With version 5.5, we have deprecated certain components and removed several other components that have been deprecated for many years.

Deprecations#

PHP#

Classes#

filebase\system\file\FileDataHandler (use filebase\system\cache\runtime\FileRuntimeCache)
wcf\action\AbstractAjaxAction (use PSR-7 responses, WoltLab/WCF#4437)
wcf\data\IExtendedMessageQuickReplyAction (WoltLab/WCF#4575)
wcf\form\SearchForm (see WoltLab/WCF#4605)
wcf\page\AbstractSecurePage (WoltLab/WCF#4515)
wcf\page\SearchResultPage (see WoltLab/WCF#4605)
wcf\system\database\table\column\TUnsupportedDefaultValue (do not implement IDefaultValueDatabaseTableColumn, see WoltLab/WCF#4733)
wcf\system\exception\ILoggingAwareException (WoltLab/WCF#4547)
wcf\system\io\FTP (directly use the FTP extension)
wcf\system\search\AbstractSearchableObjectType (use AbstractSearchProvider instead, see WoltLab/WCF#4605)
wcf\system\search\elasticsearch\ElasticsearchException
wcf\system\search\ISearchableObjectType (use ISearchProvider instead, see WoltLab/WCF#4605)
wcf\util\PasswordUtil

Methods#

wcf\action\MessageQuoteAction::markForRemoval() (WoltLab/WCF#4452)
wcf\data\user\avatar\UserAvatarAction::fetchRemoteAvatar() (WoltLab/WCF#4744)
wcf\data\user\notification\UserNotificationAction::getOutstandingNotifications() (WoltLab/WCF#4603)
wcf\data\moderation\queue\ModerationQueueAction::getOutstandingQueues() (WoltLab/WCF#4603)
wcf\system\message\QuickReplyManager::setTmpHash() (WoltLab/WCF#4575)
wcf\system\request\Request::isExecuted() (WoltLab/WCF#4485)
wcf\system\search\elasticsearch\ElasticsearchHandler::query()
wcf\system\session\Session::getDeviceIcon() (WoltLab/WCF#4525)
wcf\system\user\authentication\password\algorithm\TPhpass::hash() (WoltLab/WCF#4602)
wcf\system\user\authentication\password\algorithm\TPhpass::needsRehash() (WoltLab/WCF#4602)
wcf\system\WCF::getAnchor() (WoltLab/WCF#4580)
wcf\util\MathUtil::getRandomValue() (WoltLab/WCF#4280)
wcf\util\StringUtil::encodeJSON() (WoltLab/WCF#4645)
wcf\util\StringUtil::endsWith() (WoltLab/WCF#4509)
wcf\util\StringUtil::getHash() (WoltLab/WCF#4279)
wcf\util\StringUtil::split() (WoltLab/WCF#4513)
wcf\util\StringUtil::startsWith() (WoltLab/WCF#4509)
wcf\util\UserUtil::isAvailableEmail() (WoltLab/WCF#4602)
wcf\util\UserUtil::isAvailableUsername() (WoltLab/WCF#4602)

Properties#

wcf\acp\page\PackagePage::$compatibleVersions (WoltLab/WCF#4371)
wcf\system\io\GZipFile::$gzopen64 (WoltLab/WCF#4381)

Constants#

wcf\system\search\elasticsearch\ElasticsearchHandler::DELETE
wcf\system\search\elasticsearch\ElasticsearchHandler::GET
wcf\system\search\elasticsearch\ElasticsearchHandler::POST
wcf\system\search\elasticsearch\ElasticsearchHandler::PUT
wcf\system\visitTracker\VisitTracker::DEFAULT_LIFETIME (WoltLab/WCF#4757)

Functions#

The global escapeString helper (WoltLab/WCF#4506)

Options#

HTTP_SEND_X_FRAME_OPTIONS (WoltLab/WCF#4474)
ELASTICSEARCH_ALLOW_LEADING_WILDCARD
WBB_MODULE_IGNORE_BOARDS (The option will be always on with WoltLab Suite Forum 5.5 and will be removed with a future version.)
ENABLE_DESKTOP_NOTIFICATIONS (WoltLab/WCF#4806)

JavaScript#

WCF.Message.Quote.Manager.markQuotesForRemoval() (WoltLab/WCF#4452)
WCF.Search.Message.KeywordList (WoltLab/WCF#4402)
SECURITY_TOKEN (use Core.getXsrfToken(), WoltLab/WCF#4523)
WCF.Dropdown.Interactive.Handler (WoltLab/WCF#4603)
WCF.Dropdown.Interactive.Instance (WoltLab/WCF#4603)
WCF.User.Panel.Abstract (WoltLab/WCF#4603)

Database Tables#

wcf1_package_compatibility (WoltLab/WCF#4371)
wcf1_package_update_compatibility (WoltLab/WCF#4385)
wcf1_package_update_optional (WoltLab/WCF#4432)

Templates#

Template Plugins#

|encodeJSON (WoltLab/WCF#4645)
{fetch} (WoltLab/WCF#4891)

Template Events#

pageNavbarTop::navigationIcons
search::queryOptions
search::authorOptions
search::periodOptions
search::displayOptions
search::generalFields

Miscellaneous#

The global option to set a specific style with a request parameter ($_REQUEST['styleID']) is deprecated (WoltLab/WCF@0c0111e946)

Removals#

PHP#

Classes#

gallery\util\ExifUtil
wbb\action\BoardQuickSearchAction
wbb\data\thread\NewsList
wbb\data\thread\News
wcf\action\PollAction (WoltLab/WCF#4662)
wcf\form\RecaptchaForm (WoltLab/WCF#4289)
wcf\system\background\job\ElasticSearchIndexBackgroundJob
wcf\system\cache\builder\TemplateListenerCacheBuilder (WoltLab/WCF#4297)
wcf\system\log\modification\ModificationLogHandler (WoltLab/WCF#4340)
wcf\system\recaptcha\RecaptchaHandlerV2 (WoltLab/WCF#4289)
wcf\system\search\SearchKeywordManager (WoltLab/WCF#4313)
The SCSS compiler’s Leafo class aliases (WoltLab/WCF#4343, Migration Guide from 5.2 to 5.3)

Methods#

wbb\data\board\BoardCache::getLabelGroups()
wbb\data\post\PostAction::jumpToExtended() (this method always threw a BadMethodCallException)
wbb\data\thread\ThreadAction::countReplies()
wbb\data\thread\ThreadAction::validateCountReplies()
wcf\acp\form\UserGroupOptionForm::verifyPermissions() (WoltLab/WCF#4312)
wcf\data\conversation\message\ConversationMessageAction::jumpToExtended() (WoltLab/com.woltlab.wcf.conversation#162)
wcf\data\moderation\queue\ModerationQueueEditor::markAsDone() (WoltLab/WCF#4317)
wcf\data\tag\TagCloudTag::getSize() (WoltLab/WCF#4325)
wcf\data\tag\TagCloudTag::setSize() (WoltLab/WCF#4325)
wcf\data\user\User::getSocialNetworkPrivacySettings() (WoltLab/WCF#4308)
wcf\data\user\UserAction::getSocialNetworkPrivacySettings() (WoltLab/WCF#4308)
wcf\data\user\UserAction::saveSocialNetworkPrivacySettings() (WoltLab/WCF#4308)
wcf\data\user\UserAction::validateGetSocialNetworkPrivacySettings() (WoltLab/WCF#4308)
wcf\data\user\UserAction::validateSaveSocialNetworkPrivacySettings() (WoltLab/WCF#4308)
wcf\data\user\avatar\DefaultAvatar::canCrop() (WoltLab/WCF#4310)
wcf\data\user\avatar\DefaultAvatar::getCropImageTag() (WoltLab/WCF#4310)
wcf\data\user\avatar\UserAvatar::canCrop() (WoltLab/WCF#4310)
wcf\data\user\avatar\UserAvatar::getCropImageTag() (WoltLab/WCF#4310)
wcf\system\bbcode\BBCodeHandler::setAllowedBBCodes() (WoltLab/WCF#4319)
wcf\system\bbcode\BBCodeParser::validateBBCodes() (WoltLab/WCF#4319)
wcf\system\breadcrumb\Breadcrumbs::add() (WoltLab/WCF#4298)
wcf\system\breadcrumb\Breadcrumbs::remove() (WoltLab/WCF#4298)
wcf\system\breadcrumb\Breadcrumbs::replace() (WoltLab/WCF#4298)
wcf\system\form\builder\IFormNode::create() (Removal from Interface, see WoltLab/WCF#4468)
wcf\system\form\builder\IFormNode::validateAttribute() (Removal from Interface, see WoltLab/WCF#4468)
wcf\system\form\builder\IFormNode::validateClass() (Removal from Interface, see WoltLab/WCF#4468)
wcf\system\form\builder\IFormNode::validateId() (Removal from Interface, see WoltLab/WCF#4468)
wcf\system\form\builder\field\IAttributeFormField::validateFieldAttribute() (Removal from Interface, see WoltLab/WCF#4468)
wcf\system\form\builder\field\dependency\IFormFieldDependency::create() (Removal from Interface, see WoltLab/WCF#4468)
wcf\system\form\builder\field\validation\IFormFieldValidator::validateId() (Removal from Interface, see WoltLab/WCF#4468)
wcf\system\message\embedded\object\MessageEmbeddedObjectManager::parseTemporaryMessage() (WoltLab/WCF#4299)
wcf\system\package\PackageArchive::getPhpRequirements() (WoltLab/WCF#4311)
wcf\system\search\ISearchIndexManager::add() (Removal from Interface, see WoltLab/WCF#4508)
wcf\system\search\ISearchIndexManager::update() (Removal from Interface, see WoltLab/WCF#4508)
wcf\system\search\elasticsearch\ElasticsearchHandler::_add()
wcf\system\search\elasticsearch\ElasticsearchHandler::_delete()
wcf\system\search\elasticsearch\ElasticsearchHandler::add()
wcf\system\search\elasticsearch\ElasticsearchHandler::bulkAdd()
wcf\system\search\elasticsearch\ElasticsearchHandler::bulkDelete()
wcf\system\search\elasticsearch\ElasticsearchHandler::delete()
wcf\system\search\elasticsearch\ElasticsearchHandler::update()
wcf\system\search\elasticsearch\ElasticsearchSearchIndexManager::add()
wcf\system\search\elasticsearch\ElasticsearchSearchIndexManager::update()
wcf\system\search\elasticsearch\ElasticsearchSearchEngine::parseSearchQuery()

Properties#

wcf\data\category\Category::$permissions (WoltLab/WCF#4303)
wcf\system\search\elasticsearch\ElasticsearchSearchIndexManager::$bulkTypeName

Constants#

wcf\system\search\elasticsearch\ElasticsearchHandler::HEAD
wcf\system\tagging\TagCloud::MAX_FONT_SIZE (WoltLab/WCF#4325)
wcf\system\tagging\TagCloud::MIN_FONT_SIZE (WoltLab/WCF#4325)

Options#

ENABLE_CENSORSHIP (always call Censorship::test(), see WoltLab/WCF#4567)
MODULE_SYSTEM_RECAPTCHA (WoltLab/WCF#4305)
PROFILE_MAIL_USE_CAPTCHA (WoltLab/WCF#4399)
The may value for MAIL_SMTP_STARTTLS (WoltLab/WCF#4398)
SEARCH_USE_CAPTCHA (see WoltLab/WCF#4605)

Files#

acp/dereferrer.php

JavaScript#

Blog.Entry.QuoteHandler (use WoltLabSuite/Blog/Ui/Entry/Quote)
Calendar.Event.QuoteHandler (use WoltLabSuite/Calendar/Ui/Event/Quote)
WBB.Board.IgnoreBoards (use WoltLabSuite/Forum/Ui/Board/Ignore)
WBB.Board.MarkAllAsRead (use WoltLabSuite/Forum/Ui/Board/MarkAllAsRead)
WBB.Board.MarkAsRead (use WoltLabSuite/Forum/Ui/Board/MarkAsRead)
WBB.Post.QuoteHandler (use WoltLabSuite/Forum/Ui/Post/Quote)
WBB.Thread.LastPageHandler (use WoltLabSuite/Forum/Ui/Thread/LastPageHandler)
WBB.Thread.MarkAsRead (use WoltLabSuite/Forum/Ui/Thread/MarkAsRead)
WBB.Thread.SimilarThreads (use WoltLabSuite/Forum/Ui/Thread/SimilarThreads)
WBB.Thread.WatchedThreadList (use WoltLabSuite/Forum/Controller/Thread/WatchedList)
WCF.ACP.Style.ImageUpload (WoltLab/WCF#4323)
WCF.ColorPicker (see migration guide for WCF.ColorPicker)
WCF.Conversation.Message.QuoteHandler (use WoltLabSuite/Core/Conversation/Ui/Message/Quote, see WoltLab/com.woltlab.wcf.conversation#155)
WCF.Like.js (WoltLab/WCF#4300)
WCF.Message.UserMention (WoltLab/WCF#4324)
WCF.Poll.Manager (WoltLab/WCF#4662)
WCF.UserPanel (WoltLab/WCF#4316)
WCF.User.Panel.Moderation (WoltLab/WCF#4603)
WCF.User.Panel.Notification (WoltLab/WCF#4603)
WCF.User.Panel.UserMenu (WoltLab/WCF#4603)

Phrases#

wbb.search.boards.all
wcf.global.form.error.greaterThan.javaScript (WoltLab/WCF#4306)
wcf.global.form.error.lessThan.javaScript (WoltLab/WCF#4306)
wcf.search.type.keywords
wcf.acp.option.search_use_captcha
wcf.search.query.description
wcf.search.results.change
wcf.search.results.description
wcf.search.general
wcf.search.query
wcf.search.error.noMatches
wcf.search.error.user.noMatches

Templates#

searchResult

Template Events#

search::tabMenuTabs
search::sections
tagSearch::tabMenuTabs
tagSearch::sections

Miscellaneous#

Object specific VisitTracker lifetimes (WoltLab/WCF#4757)

Last update: 2022-07-04