[wp-hackers] Are depreciated items ever removed from core

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They have SFTP access so I am concerned with them accidentally deleting the
file then calling.emailing me to ask why the functionality it loads is no
longer working.


On Wed, Dec 5, 2012 at 7:43 PM, Mika A Epstein <ipstenu at ipstenu.org> wrote:

> When you say they need to have wp-content access... do they have SSH/FTP
> access? Or just 'We can upload plugins and themes and images'?
>
> An mu-plugin can't be turned off, and IIRC it can't be edited by the
> in-admin editor.
>
>
>
> CloudPress Hosting wrote:
>
>>
>> I was looking at using my-hacks.php I have a very specific use-case where
>> I
>> need to write a mu-plugin but I cannot have it in wp-content wither the
>> other plugins. I am hosting sites for clients and they have access to
>> wp-content to manage their own plugins, themes, ect. I need to add
>> functionality where they cannot access the code. I considered writing an
>> mu-plugin which just includes another file outside of wp-content where the
>> actual code would reside but I don't want the clients removing it. I was
>> just going to hack core to include a file in the root WordPress directory
>> where all the plugins are loaded and saw the reference to my-hacks. At
>> least until that gets taken out all together I can avoid hacking core I
>> figured and just was wondering what the chances of it being removed are.
>>
>>
>> On Wed, Dec 5, 2012 at 7:31 PM, Andrew Nacin<wp at andrewnacin.com> wrote:
>>
>>
>>> On Wed, Dec 5, 2012 at 10:29 PM, CloudPress Hosting<
>>> cloudpresshosting at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>>> Just curious if anyone can tell me if deprecated features are ever
>>>>
>>>
>>> removed,
>>>
>>>>
>>>> I am looking at utilizing a depreciated feature to avoid hacking core
>>>>
>>>
>>> for a
>>>
>>>>
>>>> particularly unique use-case where the replacement feature will not work
>>>> for my needs.
>>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> What is the deprecated feature you are using, and why won't the
>>> replacement
>>> work?
>>>
>>> We don't remove the functions themselves, but we have been known to
>>> render
>>> them non-functional to keep up with future changes.
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