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

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I would like them to be able to manage their own mu-plugins, its just this
one specific plugin I provide that I don't want them to be able to modify
or remove.


On Wed, Dec 5, 2012 at 7:51 PM, Aaron Jorbin <aaron at jorb.in> wrote:

> What about not giving the user they are FTPing as write access to the
> mu-plugins folder and files?
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> On Wed, Dec 5, 2012 at 10:49 PM, CloudPress Hosting <
> cloudpresshosting at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > well if the code resides in my-hacks.php that's in the WordPress root
> > directory, their SFTP access starts in wp-content so they would not have
> > access.
> >
> >
> > On Wed, Dec 5, 2012 at 7:47 PM, Mika A Epstein <ipstenu at ipstenu.org>
> > wrote:
> >
> > > 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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