[wp-trac] [WordPress Trac] #32480: Add _doing_it_wrong method call to WP_Widget PHP4 style constructor

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#32480: Add _doing_it_wrong method call to WP_Widget PHP4 style constructor
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 Reporter:  welcher                 |       Owner:
     Type:  enhancement             |      Status:  new
 Priority:  normal                  |   Milestone:  Awaiting Review
Component:  Widgets                 |     Version:  trunk
 Severity:  normal                  |  Resolution:
 Keywords:  has-patch dev-feedback  |     Focuses:
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Comment (by dd32):

 > WordPress still supports PHP 5.2 so removing them is not an option

 Minor clarification; Only PHP4 requires them, they're included for
 backwards compatibility with plugins who are subclassing `WP_Widget` and
 calling `WP_Widget::WP_Widget()` directly in their constructors.

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Ticket URL: <https://core.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/32480#comment:3>
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