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<dt style="float: left; width: 6em; font-weight: bold">Revision</dt> <dd><a style="font-weight: bold" href="https://core.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/60644">60644</a><script type="application/ld+json">{"@context":"http://schema.org","@type":"EmailMessage","description":"Review this Commit","action":{"@type":"ViewAction","url":"https://core.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/60644","name":"Review Commit"}}</script></dd>
<dt style="float: left; width: 6em; font-weight: bold">Author</dt> <dd>SergeyBiryukov</dd>
<dt style="float: left; width: 6em; font-weight: bold">Date</dt> <dd>2025-08-18 12:31:19 +0000 (Mon, 18 Aug 2025)</dd>
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<pre style='padding-left: 1em; margin: 2em 0; border-left: 2px solid #ccc; line-height: 1.25; font-size: 105%; font-family: sans-serif'>Users: Remove deprecated user contact methods.
The three default contact methods (AIM, Yahoo IM, Jabber) were removed for new installations in WordPress 3.6.
This commit removes the remaining references from the codebase, as the associated services were discontinued quite a while ago.
The `user_contactmethods` filter is available for adding or removing contact methods.
Follow-up to <a href="https://core.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/23588">[23588]</a>, <a href="https://core.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/25606">[25606]</a>.
Props butterflymedia, birgire, Presskopp, yashjawale, SergeyBiryukov.
Fixes <a href="https://core.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/44374">#44374</a>.</pre>
<h3>Modified Paths</h3>
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<li><a href="#trunksrcwpincludesauthortemplatephp">trunk/src/wp-includes/author-template.php</a></li>
<li><a href="#trunksrcwpincludesuserphp">trunk/src/wp-includes/user.php</a></li>
<li><a href="#trunktestsphpunittestsxmlrpcwpgetUserphp">trunk/tests/phpunit/tests/xmlrpc/wp/getUser.php</a></li>
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<a id="trunksrcwpincludesauthortemplatephp"></a>
<div class="modfile"><h4 style="background-color: #eee; color: inherit; margin: 1em 0; padding: 1.3em; font-size: 115%">Modified: trunk/src/wp-includes/author-template.php</h4>
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<span class="info" style="display: block; padding: 0 10px; color: #888">--- trunk/src/wp-includes/author-template.php 2025-08-17 16:57:30 UTC (rev 60643)
+++ trunk/src/wp-includes/author-template.php 2025-08-18 12:31:19 UTC (rev 60644)
</span><span class="lines" style="display: block; padding: 0 10px; color: #888">@@ -124,13 +124,11 @@
</span><span class="cx" style="display: block; padding: 0 10px"> * Valid values for the `$field` parameter include:
</span><span class="cx" style="display: block; padding: 0 10px"> *
</span><span class="cx" style="display: block; padding: 0 10px"> * - admin_color
</span><del style="background-color: #fdd; text-decoration:none; display:block; padding: 0 10px">- * - aim
</del><span class="cx" style="display: block; padding: 0 10px"> * - comment_shortcuts
</span><span class="cx" style="display: block; padding: 0 10px"> * - description
</span><span class="cx" style="display: block; padding: 0 10px"> * - display_name
</span><span class="cx" style="display: block; padding: 0 10px"> * - first_name
</span><span class="cx" style="display: block; padding: 0 10px"> * - ID
</span><del style="background-color: #fdd; text-decoration:none; display:block; padding: 0 10px">- * - jabber
</del><span class="cx" style="display: block; padding: 0 10px"> * - last_name
</span><span class="cx" style="display: block; padding: 0 10px"> * - nickname
</span><span class="cx" style="display: block; padding: 0 10px"> * - plugins_last_view
</span><span class="lines" style="display: block; padding: 0 10px; color: #888">@@ -149,9 +147,9 @@
</span><span class="cx" style="display: block; padding: 0 10px"> * - user_registered
</span><span class="cx" style="display: block; padding: 0 10px"> * - user_status
</span><span class="cx" style="display: block; padding: 0 10px"> * - user_url
</span><del style="background-color: #fdd; text-decoration:none; display:block; padding: 0 10px">- * - yim
</del><span class="cx" style="display: block; padding: 0 10px"> *
</span><span class="cx" style="display: block; padding: 0 10px"> * @since 2.8.0
</span><ins style="background-color: #dfd; text-decoration:none; display:block; padding: 0 10px">+ * @since 6.9.0 Removed `aim`, `jabber`, and `yim` as valid values for the `$field` parameter.
</ins><span class="cx" style="display: block; padding: 0 10px"> *
</span><span class="cx" style="display: block; padding: 0 10px"> * @global WP_User $authordata The current author's data.
</span><span class="cx" style="display: block; padding: 0 10px"> *
</span></span></pre></div>
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<div class="modfile"><h4 style="background-color: #eee; color: inherit; margin: 1em 0; padding: 1.3em; font-size: 115%">Modified: trunk/src/wp-includes/user.php</h4>
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<span class="info" style="display: block; padding: 0 10px; color: #888">--- trunk/src/wp-includes/user.php 2025-08-17 16:57:30 UTC (rev 60643)
+++ trunk/src/wp-includes/user.php 2025-08-18 12:31:19 UTC (rev 60644)
</span><span class="lines" style="display: block; padding: 0 10px; color: #888">@@ -2953,9 +2953,13 @@
</span><span class="cx" style="display: block; padding: 0 10px"> /**
</span><span class="cx" style="display: block; padding: 0 10px"> * Sets up the user contact methods.
</span><span class="cx" style="display: block; padding: 0 10px"> *
</span><del style="background-color: #fdd; text-decoration:none; display:block; padding: 0 10px">- * Default contact methods were removed in 3.6. A filter dictates contact methods.
</del><ins style="background-color: #dfd; text-decoration:none; display:block; padding: 0 10px">+ * Default contact methods were removed for new installations in WordPress 3.6
+ * and completely removed from the codebase in WordPress 6.9.
</ins><span class="cx" style="display: block; padding: 0 10px"> *
</span><ins style="background-color: #dfd; text-decoration:none; display:block; padding: 0 10px">+ * Use the {@see 'user_contactmethods'} filter to add or remove contact methods.
+ *
</ins><span class="cx" style="display: block; padding: 0 10px"> * @since 3.7.0
</span><ins style="background-color: #dfd; text-decoration:none; display:block; padding: 0 10px">+ * @since 6.9.0 Removed references to `aim`, `jabber`, and `yim` contact methods.
</ins><span class="cx" style="display: block; padding: 0 10px"> *
</span><span class="cx" style="display: block; padding: 0 10px"> * @param WP_User|null $user Optional. WP_User object.
</span><span class="cx" style="display: block; padding: 0 10px"> * @return string[] Array of contact method labels keyed by contact method.
</span><span class="lines" style="display: block; padding: 0 10px; color: #888">@@ -2962,13 +2966,6 @@
</span><span class="cx" style="display: block; padding: 0 10px"> */
</span><span class="cx" style="display: block; padding: 0 10px"> function wp_get_user_contact_methods( $user = null ) {
</span><span class="cx" style="display: block; padding: 0 10px"> $methods = array();
</span><del style="background-color: #fdd; text-decoration:none; display:block; padding: 0 10px">- if ( get_site_option( 'initial_db_version' ) < 23588 ) {
- $methods = array(
- 'aim' => __( 'AIM' ),
- 'yim' => __( 'Yahoo IM' ),
- 'jabber' => __( 'Jabber / Google Talk' ),
- );
- }
</del><span class="cx" style="display: block; padding: 0 10px">
</span><span class="cx" style="display: block; padding: 0 10px"> /**
</span><span class="cx" style="display: block; padding: 0 10px"> * Filters the user contact methods.
</span></span></pre></div>
<a id="trunktestsphpunittestsxmlrpcwpgetUserphp"></a>
<div class="modfile"><h4 style="background-color: #eee; color: inherit; margin: 1em 0; padding: 1.3em; font-size: 115%">Modified: trunk/tests/phpunit/tests/xmlrpc/wp/getUser.php</h4>
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<span class="info" style="display: block; padding: 0 10px; color: #888">--- trunk/tests/phpunit/tests/xmlrpc/wp/getUser.php 2025-08-17 16:57:30 UTC (rev 60643)
+++ trunk/tests/phpunit/tests/xmlrpc/wp/getUser.php 2025-08-18 12:31:19 UTC (rev 60644)
</span><span class="lines" style="display: block; padding: 0 10px; color: #888">@@ -60,7 +60,6 @@
</span><span class="cx" style="display: block; padding: 0 10px"> 'display_name' => 'First Last',
</span><span class="cx" style="display: block; padding: 0 10px"> 'user_url' => 'http://www.example.com/testuser',
</span><span class="cx" style="display: block; padding: 0 10px"> 'role' => 'author',
</span><del style="background-color: #fdd; text-decoration:none; display:block; padding: 0 10px">- 'aim' => 'wordpress',
</del><span class="cx" style="display: block; padding: 0 10px"> 'user_registered' => date_format( date_create( "@{$registered_date}" ), 'Y-m-d H:i:s' ),
</span><span class="cx" style="display: block; padding: 0 10px"> );
</span><span class="cx" style="display: block; padding: 0 10px"> $user_id = wp_insert_user( $user_data );
</span></span></pre>
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