This function’s access is marked private. This means it is not intended for use by plugin or theme developers, only in other core functions. It is listed here for completeness.

_deprecated_hook( string $hook, string $version, string $replacement = null, string $message = null )

Marks a deprecated action or filter hook as deprecated and throws a notice.


Description

Use the ‘deprecated_hook_run’ action to get the backtrace describing where the deprecated hook was called.

Default behavior is to trigger a user error if WP_DEBUG is true.

This function is called by the do_action_deprecated() and apply_filters_deprecated() functions, and so generally does not need to be called directly.


Parameters

$hook

(Required) The hook that was used.

$version

(Required) The version of ClassicPress or WordPress that deprecated the hook.

$replacement

(Optional) The hook that should have been used.

Default value: null

$message

(Optional) A message regarding the change.

Default value: null


Source

File: wp-includes/functions.php

function _deprecated_hook( $hook, $version, $replacement = null, $message = null ) {
	/**
	 * Fires when a deprecated hook is called.
	 *
	 * @since WP-4.6.0
	 *
	 * @param string $hook        The hook that was called.
	 * @param string $replacement The hook that should be used as a replacement.
	 * @param string $version     The version of ClassicPress or WordPress that deprecated the argument used.
	 * @param string $message     A message regarding the change.
	 */
	do_action( 'deprecated_hook_run', $hook, $replacement, $version, $message );

	/**
	 * Filters whether to trigger deprecated hook errors.
	 *
	 * @since WP-4.6.0
	 *
	 * @param bool $trigger Whether to trigger deprecated hook errors. Requires
	 *                      `WP_DEBUG` to be defined true.
	 */
	if ( WP_DEBUG && apply_filters( 'deprecated_hook_trigger_error', true ) ) {
		$message = empty( $message ) ? '' : ' ' . $message;
		if ( ! is_null( $replacement ) ) {
			/* translators: 1: hook name, 2: ClassicPress or WordPress version number, 3: alternative hook name */
			trigger_error( sprintf( __( '%1$s is <strong>deprecated</strong> since version %2$s! Use %3$s instead.' ), $hook, $version, $replacement ) . $message );
		} else {
			/* translators: 1: hook name, 2: ClassicPress or WordPress version number */
			trigger_error( sprintf( __( '%1$s is <strong>deprecated</strong> since version %2$s with no alternative available.' ), $hook, $version ) . $message );
		}
	}
}


Changelog

Changelog
Version Description
WP-4.6.0 Introduced.