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

[Mika A Epstein]

I have to ask... how will that change if you move it? I mean, users have 
the stupid no matter what we do. I would invest in a kick ass backup 
plugin and automate that shit.

CloudPress Hosting wrote:
>
> 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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