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Deprecated List
Member $wgAPIRequestLog
since 1.43; use api or api-request $wgDebugLogGroups channel
Member $wgIllegalFileChars
since 1.41; no longer customizable
Member $wgLegalTitleChars
since 1.41; use Extension:TitleBlacklist to customize
Member $wgParserEnableLegacyMediaDOM
since 1.41
Member $wgTrackingCategories
since 1.25 Extensions should now register tracking categories using the new extension registration system.
Member $wgUploadStashScalerBaseUrl
since 1.36 Use thumbProxyUrl in $wgLocalFileRepo
Member $wgUseContentMediaStyles
since 1.41
Member $wgUser
since 1.35, use an available context source when possible, or, as a backup, RequestContext::getMain()
Member ArchivedFile::getMetadata ()
since 1.37 use getMetadataArray() or getMetadataItem()
Member ArchivedFile::getQueryInfo ()
since 1.41 use FileSelectQueryBuilder instead
Member Article::$mContext
since 1.35, must be private, use getContext
Member Article::$mParserOutput
since 1.32
Member Article::getRedirectHeaderHtml (Language $lang, Title $target, $forceKnown=false)
since 1.41, use LinkRenderer::makeRedirectHeader() instead
Member AutoloadGenerator::setPsr4Namespaces (array $namespaces)
since 1.40 - PSR-4 classes are now included in the generated classmap
Member BaseSearchResultSet::free ()
since 1.34; noop
Member BaseSearchResultSet::next ()
since 1.32; Use self::extractResults() or foreach
Member BaseSearchResultSet::rewind ()
since 1.32; Use self::extractResults() or foreach
Member BaseSearchResultSet::termMatches ()
since 1.34 (use SqlSearchResult)
Member BaseTemplate::getFooterIcons ( $option=null)
since 1.35 read footer icons from template data requested via $this->get('footericons')
Member ChangesList::getTimestamp ( $rc)
since 1.43; use revDateLink instead.
Member ChangeTags::addTags ( $tags, $rc_id=null, $rev_id=null, $log_id=null, $params=null, RecentChange $rc=null)
since 1.41 use ChangeTagsStore instead.
Member ChangeTags::defineTag ( $tag)
since 1.41 use ChangeTagsStore
Member ChangeTags::deleteTagEverywhere ( $tag)
since 1.41 use ChangeTagsStore instead
Member ChangeTags::getDisplayTableName ()
since 1.41 use ChangeTags::CHANGE_TAG or 'change_tag' instead. Note that directly querying this table is discouraged, try using one of the existing functions instead.
Member ChangeTags::getSoftwareTags ( $all=false)
since 1.41 use ChangeTagsStore::getSoftwareTags() instead.
Member ChangeTags::getTags (IReadableDatabase $db, $rc_id=null, $rev_id=null, $log_id=null)
since 1.41 use ChangeTagStore::getTags()
Member ChangeTags::getTagsWithData (IReadableDatabase $db, $rc_id=null, $rev_id=null, $log_id=null)
since 1.41 use ChangeTagStore::getTagsWithData()
Member ChangeTags::listDefinedTags ()
since 1.41 use ChangeTagsStore instead
Member ChangeTags::listExplicitlyDefinedTags ()
since 1.41 use ChangeTagsStore instead
Member ChangeTags::listSoftwareActivatedTags ()
since 1.41 use ChangeTagsStore instead
Member ChangeTags::listSoftwareDefinedTags ()
since 1.41 use ChangeTagsStore instead
Member ChangeTags::makeTagSummarySubquery ( $tables)
since 1.41 use ChangeTagStore instead
Member ChangeTags::modifyDisplayQuery (&$tables, &$fields, &$conds, &$join_conds, &$options, $filter_tag='', bool $exclude=false)
since 1.41 use ChangeTagsStore::modifyDisplayQueryBuilder instead
Member ChangeTags::purgeTagCacheAll ()
since 1.41 use ChangeTagsStore instead
Member ChangeTags::tagUsageStatistics ()
since 1.41 use ChangeTagsStore
Member ChangeTags::updateTags ( $tagsToAdd, $tagsToRemove, &$rc_id=null, &$rev_id=null, &$log_id=null, $params=null, RecentChange $rc=null, UserIdentity $user=null)
since 1.41 use ChangeTagStore::updateTags()
Member DatabaseLogEntry::getSelectQueryData ()
since 1.41 use ::newSelectQueryBuilder() instead
Member DateFormatter::getInstance (Language $lang=null)
since 1.33 use MediaWikiServices::getDateFormatterFactory()
Member DBO_SSL
since 1.39, use the "ssl" parameter
File DefaultSettings.php
since 1.39
Member DifferenceEngine::generateContentDiffBody (Content $old, Content $new)
since 1.32, use a SlotDiffRenderer instead.
Member DifferenceEngine::generateTextDiffBody ( $otext, $ntext)
since 1.32, use a TextSlotDiffRenderer instead.
Member DifferenceEngine::getExtraCacheKeys ()
Member DifferenceEngine::localiseLineNumbers ( $text)
since 1.41, use BaseTextDiffer::localizeLineNumbers()
Member DifferenceEngine::setContent (Content $oldContent, Content $newContent)
since 1.32, use setRevisions or ContentHandler::getSlotDiffRenderer.
Class DifferenceEngineSlotDiffRenderer

Class ExternalStore
since 1.34 Use the ExternalStoreAccess service instead.
Member ExternalStore::batchFetchFromURLs (array $urls)
since 1.34
Member ExternalStore::fetchFromURL ( $url, array $params=[])
since 1.34
Member ExternalStore::getStoreObject ( $proto, array $params=[])
since 1.34
Member ExternalStore::insert ( $url, $data, array $params=[])
since 1.34
Member ExternalStore::insertToDefault ( $data, array $params=[])
since 1.34
Member ExternalStore::insertToForeignDefault ( $data, $wiki)
since 1.34 Use insertToDefault() with 'wiki' set
Member ExternalStore::insertWithFallback (array $tryStores, $data, array $params=[])
since 1.34
Member File::getMetadata ()
since 1.37 use getMetadataArray() or getMetadataItem()
Class GlobalDependency

since 1.42

Member ImageHistoryList::preventClickjacking ( $enable=true)
since 1.38, use ::setPreventClickjacking() instead
Member ImageHistoryPseudoPager::preventClickjacking ( $enable=true)
since 1.38, use setPreventClickjacking()
Member ImportableOldRevision::getUserObj ()
since 1.39, use {
Member ImportableUploadRevision::getUserObj ()
since 1.39, use {
Member Job::factory ( $command, $params=[])
since 1.40, use JobFactory instead.
Member JobQueueGroup::deduplicateRootJob (RunnableJob $job)
since 1.40
Member JobQueueGroup::waitForBackups ()
since 1.41, use JobQueue::waitForBackups() instead.
Member JobSpecification::toSerializableArray ()
since 1.41
Class LanguageQqx
since 1.41. The overridden method is deprecated. The feature has been reimplemented in MessageCache. Callers doing "new LanguageQqx" should use $languageFactory->getLanguage( 'qqx' ) to get a Language object with its code set to qqx.
Member Licenses::getLicenses ()
since 1.31 Use getLines() instead
Member LocalFile::getMetadata ()
since 1.37 use getMetadataArray() or getMetadataItem()
Member LocalFile::getQueryInfo (array $options=[])
since 1.41 use FileSelectQueryBuilder instead
Member LocalFile::lock ()
since 1.38 Use acquireFileLock()
Member LocalFile::unlock ()
since 1.38 Use releaseFileLock()
Member LogFormatter::newFromEntry (LogEntry $entry)
since 1.42, use LogFormatterFactory instead, hard-deprecated since 1.43
Member LogFormatter::newFromRow ( $row)
since 1.42, use LogFormatterFactory instead, hard-deprecated since 1.43
Member Maintenance::$mArgs
since 1.39, use {
Member Maintenance::$mDescription
since 1.39, use {
Member Maintenance::$mInputLoaded
since 1.39, treat as private to the Maintenance base class
Member Maintenance::$mOptions
since 1.39, use {
Member Maintenance::$mParams
since 1.39, use $this->parameters instead.
Member Maintenance::$orderedOptions
since 1.39, use $this->getParameters()->getOptionsSequence() instead.
Member Maintenance::requireTestsAutoloader ()
since 1.41. Set the MW_AUTOLOAD_TEST_CLASSES in file scope instead.
Member Maintenance::runChild ( $maintClass, $classFile=null)
Since 1.43. Use Maintenance::createChild instead. This method is an alias to that method.
Member MediaHandler::getImageSize ( $image, $path)
since 1.37, override getSizeAndMetadata instead
Member MediaHandler::getMetadata ( $image, $path)
since 1.37 override getSizeAndMetadata() instead
Member MediaHandler::isMetadataValid ( $image, $metadata)
since 1.37 use isFileMetadataValid
Member MediaTransformOutput::streamFile ( $headers=[])
since 1.26, use streamFileWithStatus
Class MediaWiki
since 1.42, use MediaWikiEntryPoint instead
Member MediaWiki::doPostOutputShutdown ()
since 1.42, extensions should have no need to call this.
Member MediaWiki::preOutputCommit (IContextSource $context)
since 1.42, extensions should have no need to call this. Subclasses of MediaWikiEntryPoint in core should generally call prepareForOutput() instead.
Member MediaWiki::restInPeace ()
since 1.42, extensions should have no need to call this. Subclasses of MediaWikiEntryPoint in core should generally call postOutputShutdown() instead.
Member MediaWiki\Api\ApiBase::errorArrayToStatus (array $errors, Authority $performer=null)
since 1.43 Use methods that return StatusValue objects directly, such as PermissionManager::getPermissionStatus().
Member MediaWiki\Api\ApiBase::makeMessage ( $msg, IContextSource $context, array $params=null)
since 1.43, use ApiBase::msg()
Member MediaWiki\Api\ApiBase::PARAM_ALL
since 1.35, use ParamValidator::PARAM_ALL instead
Member MediaWiki\Api\ApiBase::PARAM_ALLOW_DUPLICATES
since 1.35, use ParamValidator::PARAM_ALLOW_DUPLICATES instead
Member MediaWiki\Api\ApiBase::PARAM_DEPRECATED
since 1.35, use ParamValidator::PARAM_DEPRECATED instead
Member MediaWiki\Api\ApiBase::PARAM_DEPRECATED_VALUES
since 1.35, use EnumDef::PARAM_DEPRECATED_VALUES instead
Member MediaWiki\Api\ApiBase::PARAM_DFLT
since 1.35, use ParamValidator::PARAM_DEFAULT instead
Member MediaWiki\Api\ApiBase::PARAM_EXTRA_NAMESPACES
since 1.35, use NamespaceDef::PARAM_EXTRA_NAMESPACES instead
Member MediaWiki\Api\ApiBase::PARAM_ISMULTI
since 1.35, use ParamValidator::PARAM_ISMULTI instead
Member MediaWiki\Api\ApiBase::PARAM_ISMULTI_LIMIT1
since 1.35, use ParamValidator::PARAM_ISMULTI_LIMIT1 instead
Member MediaWiki\Api\ApiBase::PARAM_ISMULTI_LIMIT2
since 1.35, use ParamValidator::PARAM_ISMULTI_LIMIT2 instead
Member MediaWiki\Api\ApiBase::PARAM_MAX
since 1.35, use IntegerDef::PARAM_MAX instead
Member MediaWiki\Api\ApiBase::PARAM_MAX2
since 1.35, use IntegerDef::PARAM_MAX2 instead
Member MediaWiki\Api\ApiBase::PARAM_MAX_BYTES
since 1.35, use StringDef::PARAM_MAX_BYTES instead
Member MediaWiki\Api\ApiBase::PARAM_MAX_CHARS
since 1.35, use StringDef::PARAM_MAX_CHARS instead
Member MediaWiki\Api\ApiBase::PARAM_MIN
since 1.35, use IntegerDef::PARAM_MIN instead
Member MediaWiki\Api\ApiBase::PARAM_RANGE_ENFORCE
since 1.35
Member MediaWiki\Api\ApiBase::PARAM_REQUIRED
since 1.35, use ParamValidator::PARAM_REQUIRED instead
Member MediaWiki\Api\ApiBase::PARAM_SENSITIVE
since 1.35, use ParamValidator::PARAM_SENSITIVE instead
Member MediaWiki\Api\ApiBase::PARAM_SUBMODULE_MAP
since 1.35, use SubmoduleDef::PARAM_SUBMODULE_MAP instead
Member MediaWiki\Api\ApiBase::PARAM_SUBMODULE_PARAM_PREFIX
since 1.35, use SubmoduleDef::PARAM_SUBMODULE_PARAM_PREFIX instead
Member MediaWiki\Api\ApiBase::PARAM_TYPE
since 1.35, use ParamValidator::PARAM_TYPE instead
Member MediaWiki\Api\ApiBase::PARAM_VALUE_LINKS
since 1.35
Class MediaWiki\Api\ApiErrorFormatter_BackCompat

since 1.25; only for backwards compatibility, do not use

Member MediaWiki\Api\ApiPageSet::getGoodAndMissingTitles ()
since 1.37, use getGoodAndMissingPages() instead, hard-deprecated since 1.43.
Member MediaWiki\Api\ApiPageSet::getGoodTitles ()
since 1.37, use getGoodPages() instead, hard-deprecated since 1.43.
Member MediaWiki\Api\ApiPageSet::getMissingTitles ()
since 1.37, use getMissingPages instead, hard-deprecated since 1.43.
Member MediaWiki\Api\ApiPageSet::getRedirectTitles ()
since 1.37, use getRedirectTargets instead, hard-deprecated since 1.43.
Member MediaWiki\Api\ApiPageSet::getSpecialTitles ()
since 1.37, use getSpecialPages() instead, hard-deprecated since 1.43.
Member MediaWiki\Api\ApiPageSet::getTitles ()
since 1.37, use getPages() instead, hard-deprecated since 1.43.
Class MediaWiki\Api\ApiQueryDeletedrevs
since 1.25
Member MediaWiki\Auth\AuthManager::forcePrimaryAuthenticationProviders (array $providers, $why)
since 1.43; for backwards compatibility only
Member MediaWiki\Block\BlockManager::getUserBlock (UserIdentity $user, $request, $fromReplica, $disableIpBlockExemptChecking=false)
since 1.42 Use getBlock(), which is the same except that it expects the caller to do ipblock-exempt permission checking and to set $request to null if the user is exempt from IP blocks.
Member MediaWiki\Block\DatabaseBlock::delete ()
since 1.36 Use DatabaseBlockStore::deleteBlock instead.
Member MediaWiki\Block\DatabaseBlock::doAutoblock ( $autoblockIP)
since 1.42, use DatabaseBlockStore::doAutoblock instead
Member MediaWiki\Block\DatabaseBlock::getAutoblockExpiry ( $timestamp)
since 1.42 No replacement, no known callers.
Member MediaWiki\Block\DatabaseBlock::getQueryInfo ()
since 1.43, use DatabaseBlockStore::getQueryInfo()
Member MediaWiki\Block\DatabaseBlock::getRangeCond ( $start, $end=null)
since 1.43 use DatabaseBlockStore::getRangeCond
Member MediaWiki\Block\DatabaseBlock::insert ()
since 1.36 Use DatabaseBlockStore::insertBlock instead. Passing a custom db connection is no longer supported since 1.42.
Member MediaWiki\Block\DatabaseBlock::newFromID ( $id)
since 1.42 use DatabaseBlockStore::newFromID()
Member MediaWiki\Block\DatabaseBlock::update ()
since 1.36 Use DatabaseBlockStore::updateBlock instead.
Member MediaWiki\Block\DatabaseBlock::updateTimestamp ()
since 1.42, use DatabaseBlockStore::updateTimestamp instead
Member MediaWiki\Block\DatabaseBlockStore::getReadStage ()
since 1.43
Member MediaWiki\Block\DatabaseBlockStore::getWriteStage ()
since 1.43
Interface MediaWiki\Cache\Hook\MessageCache__getHook

since 1.41 Use MessageCacheFetchOverrides instead

Member MediaWiki\Cache\LinkCache::addLinkObj ( $page, int $queryFlags=IDBAccessObject::READ_NORMAL)
since 1.37, use PageStore::getPageForLink() instead.
Class MediaWiki\Cache\UserCache
since 1.43, use ActorStore
Member MediaWiki\Cache\UserCache::singleton ()
since 1.43, use MediaWikiServices::getInstance()->getUserCache()
Member MediaWiki\Category\Category::getTitle ()
since 1.37, use getPage() instead.
Member MediaWiki\ChangeTags\ChangeTagsStore::modifyDisplayQuery (&$tables, &$fields, &$conds, &$join_conds, &$options, $filter_tag='', bool $exclude=false)
since 1.41 use ChangeTagsStore::modifyDisplayQueryBuilder instead
Class MediaWiki\Config\ConfigRepository
since 1.42; Introduced but seems unused since inception.
Member MediaWiki\Config\EtcdConfig::setLogger (LoggerInterface $logger)
since 1.41 No longer used and did not work in practice
Member MediaWiki\Content\AbstractContent::getNativeData ()
since 1.33. Use getText() for TextContent instances. For other content models, use specialized getters. Emitting deprecation warnings since 1.41.
Member MediaWiki\Content\Content::getNativeData ()
since 1.33 use getText() for TextContent instances. For other content models, use specialized getters.
Member MediaWiki\Content\ContentHandler::getAllContentFormats ()
since 1.35, use ContentHandlerFactory::getAllContentFormats Hard deprecated since 1.43.
Member MediaWiki\Content\ContentHandler::getContentModels ()
since 1.35, use ContentHandlerFactory::getContentModels Hard deprecated since 1.43.
Member MediaWiki\Content\ContentHandler::getContentText (Content $content=null)
since 1.37, use Content::getText() for TextContent instances instead. Hard deprecated since 1.43.
Member MediaWiki\Content\ContentHandler::getDefaultModelFor (Title $title)
since 1.33, use SlotRoleHandler::getDefaultModel() together with SlotRoleRegistry::getRoleHandler(). Hard deprecated since 1.43.
Member MediaWiki\Content\ContentHandler::getForContent (Content $content)
since 1.35, instead use ContentHandlerFactory::getContentHandler( $content->getModel() ). Hard deprecated since 1.43.
Member MediaWiki\Content\ContentHandler::getForModelID ( $modelId)
since 1.35, use ContentHandlerFactory::getContentHandler Hard deprecated since 1.43.
Member MediaWiki\Content\ContentHandler::getPageViewLanguage (Title $title, Content $content=null)
since 1.42 Use ParserOutput::getLanguage instead. See also OutputPage::getContLangForJS.
Member MediaWiki\Content\ContentHandler::getSlotDiffRendererInternal (IContextSource $context)
since 1.35; use getSlotDiffRendererWithOptions instead Emitting deprecation warnings since 1.41.
Member MediaWiki\Content\ContentModelChange::checkPermissions ()
since 1.36. Use probablyCanChange or authorizeChange instead.
Interface MediaWiki\Content\Hook\SearchDataForIndexHook

since 1.40, use SearchDataForIndexHook2 instead.

Member MediaWiki\Content\TextContent::getNativeData ()
since 1.33 use getText() instead.
Member MediaWiki\Content\ValidationParams::getParentRevisionId ()
since 1.38. Born soft-deprecated as we will move usage of it to MultiContentSaveHook in ProofreadPage (only one place of usage).
Member MediaWiki\Content\WikitextContent::getRedirectTargetAndText ()
since 1.41, use WikitextContentHandler::getRedirectTargetAndText
Member MediaWiki\Deferred\LinksUpdate\LinksUpdate::getAddedLinks ()
since 1.38 use getPageReferenceIterator() or getPageReferenceArray(), hard-deprecated since 1.43
Member MediaWiki\Deferred\LinksUpdate\LinksUpdate::getRemovedLinks ()
since 1.38 use getPageReferenceIterator() or getPageReferenceArray(), hard-deprecated since 1.43
Member MediaWiki\Deferred\LinksUpdate\TitleLinksTable::getTitleArray ( $setType)
since 1.38, hard-deprecated since 1.43
Member MediaWiki\Deferred\SiteStatsUpdate::__construct ( $views, $edits, $good, $pages=0, $users=0)
since 1.39 Use SiteStatsUpdate::factory() instead.
Class MediaWiki\Edit\PreparedEdit
since 1.32; Since 1.37, use PreparedUpdate instead.
Member MediaWiki\Edit\PreparedEdit::__get ( $name)
since 1.33
Member MediaWiki\EditPage\EditPage::$action
since 1.38 for public usage; no replacement
Member MediaWiki\EditPage\EditPage::internalAttemptSave (&$result, $markAsBot=false, $markAsMinor=false)
since 1.43
Member MediaWiki\EditPage\TextConflictHelper::incrementStatsByUserEdits ( $userEdits, $keyPrefixBase)
since 1.42, do not use
Member MediaWiki\Feed\FeedUtils::formatDiffRow ( $title, $oldid, $newid, $timestamp, $comment, $actiontext='')
since 1.38 use formatDiffRow2
Interface MediaWiki\Hook\AddNewAccountHook

since 1.27. Use LocalUserCreated instead. Emitting warnings since 1.41.

Interface MediaWiki\Hook\EditPageBeforeEditToolbarHook

since 1.36 Use one of the many other EditPage hooks instead

Interface MediaWiki\Hook\EmailUserHook
since 1.41 Handle the EmailUserSendEmail hook instead.
Interface MediaWiki\Hook\EmailUserPermissionsErrorsHook
since 1.41 Handle the EmailUserAuthorizeSend hook instead.
Interface MediaWiki\Hook\LocalFile__getHistoryHook

since 1.37

Interface MediaWiki\Hook\MagicWordwgVariableIDsHook

since 1.35, use GetMagicVariableIDsHook instead.

Interface MediaWiki\Hook\ProtectionForm__buildFormHook

since 1.36, use ProtectionFormAddFormFields

Member MediaWiki\Hook\SkinCopyrightFooterHook::onSkinCopyrightFooter ( $title, $type, &$msg, &$link)
since 1.43, use SkinCopyrightFooterMessage hook instead.
Member MediaWiki\HookContainer\HookContainer::getHandlerCallbacks (string $hook)
since 1.41.
Member MediaWiki\Html\Html::buttonAttributes (array $attrs, array $modifiers=[])
since 1.42 No-op
Member MediaWiki\Html\Html::getTextInputAttributes (array $attrs)
since 1.42 No-op
Member MediaWiki\HTMLForm\HTMLForm::addFooterText ( $msg, $section=null)
since 1.38, use addFooterHtml() instead, hard-deprecated since 1.43
Member MediaWiki\HTMLForm\HTMLForm::addHeaderText ( $msg, $section=null)
since 1.38, use addHeaderHtml() instead, hard-deprecated since 1.43
Member MediaWiki\HTMLForm\HTMLForm::addPostText ( $msg)
since 1.38, use addPostHtml() instead, hard-deprecated since 1.43
Member MediaWiki\HTMLForm\HTMLForm::addPreText ( $msg)
since 1.38, use addPreHtml() instead, hard-deprecated since 1.43
Member MediaWiki\HTMLForm\HTMLForm::getFooterText ( $section=null)
since 1.38, use getFooterHtml() instead, hard-deprecated since 1.43
Member MediaWiki\HTMLForm\HTMLForm::getHeaderText ( $section=null)
since 1.38, use getHeaderHtml() instead, hard-deprecated since 1.43
Member MediaWiki\HTMLForm\HTMLForm::getPreText ()
since 1.38, use getPreHtml() instead, hard-deprecated since 1.43
Member MediaWiki\HTMLForm\HTMLForm::loadData ()
since 1.39, Use prepareForm() instead.
Member MediaWiki\HTMLForm\HTMLForm::setFooterText ( $msg, $section=null)
since 1.38, use setFooterHtml() instead, hard-deprecated since 1.43
Member MediaWiki\HTMLForm\HTMLForm::setHeaderText ( $msg, $section=null)
since 1.38, use setHeaderHtml() instead, hard-deprecated since 1.43
Member MediaWiki\HTMLForm\HTMLForm::setIntro ( $msg)
since 1.38, use setPreHtml() instead, hard-deprecated since 1.43
Member MediaWiki\HTMLForm\HTMLForm::setPostText ( $msg)
since 1.38, use setPostHtml() instead, hard-deprecated since 1.43
Member MediaWiki\HTMLForm\HTMLForm::setPreText ( $msg)
since 1.38, use setPreHtml() instead, hard-deprecated since 1.43
Member MediaWiki\HTMLForm\HTMLFormField::getNearestFieldByName ( $alldata, $name, $asDisplay=false)
since 1.38 Use getNearestFieldValue() instead.
Member MediaWiki\Installer\DatabaseInstaller::$db
since 1.43 – use definitelyGetConnection()
Member MediaWiki\Installer\DatabaseInstaller::CONN_DONT_KNOW
since 1.43
Member MediaWiki\Installer\DatabaseInstaller::enableLB ()
since 1.43
Interface MediaWiki\Interwiki\Hook\InterwikiLoadPrefixHook
since 1.36, does not support enumerating all valid prefixes; for testing purposes (re)set $wgInterwikiCache instead.
Member MediaWiki\Json\JsonCodec::unserialize ( $json, ?string $expectedClass=null)
since 1.43; use deserialize()
Member MediaWiki\Json\JsonCodec::unserializeArray (array $array)
since 1.43; use deserializeArray()
Member MediaWiki\Json\JsonDeserializer::unserialize ( $json, string $expectedClass=null)
since 1.43
Member MediaWiki\Json\JsonDeserializer::unserializeArray (array $array)
since 1.43
Member MediaWiki\Language\Language::$dateFormatStrings
since 1.35, must be private
Member MediaWiki\Language\Language::$durationIntervals
since 1.35, use the DURATION_INTERVALS constant
Member MediaWiki\Language\Language::$mExtendedSpecialPageAliases
since 1.35, must be protected
Member MediaWiki\Language\Language::$mMagicExtensions
since 1.35, use LocalisationCache with custom language config
Member MediaWiki\Language\Language::$mMonthAbbrevMsgs
since 1.35, use the MONTH_ABBREVIATED_MESSAGES constant
Member MediaWiki\Language\Language::$mMonthMsgs
since 1.35, use the MONTH_MESSAGES constant
Member MediaWiki\Language\Language::embedBidi ( $text='')
since 1.43, use bdi HTML tag in HTML context where possible.
Member MediaWiki\Language\Language::getAllMessages ()
since 1.41, use LocalisationCache directly.
Member MediaWiki\Language\Language::getDirMark ( $opposite=false)
since 1.43, use bdi HTML tag in HTML context where possible.
Member MediaWiki\Language\Language::getDirMarkEntity ( $opposite=false)
hard deprecated since 1.43, use bdi HTML tag in HTML context where possible.
Member MediaWiki\Language\Language::getMessage ( $key)
since 1.41, use LocalisationCache or MessageCache as appropriate.
Member MediaWiki\Language\Language::resetNamespaces ()
since 1.39 Use MediaWikiServices::resetServiceForTesting() instead.
Member MediaWiki\Languages\Data\Names::$names
since 1.43
Member MediaWiki\Linker\Linker::link ( $target, $html=null, $customAttribs=[], $query=[], $options=[])
since 1.28, use MediaWiki\Linker\LinkRenderer instead
Member MediaWiki\Linker\Linker::linkKnown ( $target, $html=null, $customAttribs=[], $query=[], $options=[ 'known'])
since 1.28, use MediaWiki\Linker\LinkRenderer instead
Member MediaWiki\Linker\Linker::makeExternalLink ( $url, $text, $escape=true, $linktype='', $attribs=[], $title=null)
since 1.43; use LinkRenderer::makeExternalLink(), passing in an HtmlArmor instance if $escape was false.
Class MediaWiki\Logger\Monolog\LegacyFormatter
since 1.32
Member MediaWiki\MainConfigNames::APIRequestLog
since 1.43; use api or api-request $wgDebugLogGroups channel
Member MediaWiki\MainConfigNames::IllegalFileChars
since 1.41; no longer customizable
Member MediaWiki\MainConfigNames::LegalTitleChars
since 1.41; use Extension:TitleBlacklist to customize
Member MediaWiki\MainConfigNames::ParserEnableLegacyMediaDOM
since 1.41
Member MediaWiki\MainConfigNames::TrackingCategories
since 1.25 Extensions should now register tracking categories using the new extension registration system.
Member MediaWiki\MainConfigNames::UploadStashScalerBaseUrl
since 1.36 Use thumbProxyUrl in $wgLocalFileRepo
Member MediaWiki\MainConfigNames::UseContentMediaStyles
since 1.41
Member MediaWiki\MainConfigSchema::AutoloadAttemptLowercase
since 1.35
Member MediaWiki\MainConfigSchema::BlockTargetMigrationStage
since 1.43
Member MediaWiki\MainConfigSchema::BotPasswordsCluster
since 1.42 Use $wgVirtualDomainsMapping instead.
Member MediaWiki\MainConfigSchema::BotPasswordsDatabase
since 1.42 Use $wgVirtualDomainsMapping instead.
Member MediaWiki\MainConfigSchema::EnableOpenSearchSuggest
since 1.35 No longer used
Member MediaWiki\MainConfigSchema::GalleryOptions
since 1.28
  • showBytes: Show the filesize in bytes in categories
  • showDimensions: Show the dimensions (width x height) in categories
  • mode: Gallery mode
Member MediaWiki\MainConfigSchema::IllegalFileChars
since 1.41; no longer customizable
Member MediaWiki\MainConfigSchema::LegalTitleChars
since 1.41; use Extension:TitleBlacklist or (soon) Extension:AbuseFilter to customize this set.
Member MediaWiki\MainConfigSchema::MangleFlashPolicy
since 1.39
Member MediaWiki\MainConfigSchema::ParserEnableLegacyMediaDOM
since 1.41
Member MediaWiki\MainConfigSchema::ResourceLoaderUseObjectCacheForDeps
since 1.43; This will be removed in 1.44
Member MediaWiki\MainConfigSchema::TrackingCategories
since 1.25 Extensions should now register tracking categories using the new extension registration system.
Member MediaWiki\MainConfigSchema::UploadStashScalerBaseUrl
since 1.36 Use thumbProxyUrl in $wgLocalFileRepo
Member MediaWiki\MainConfigSchema::UseContentMediaStyles
since 1.41
Member MediaWiki\MediaWikiServices::disableStorageBackend ()
since 1.40, use disableStorage() instead.
Member MediaWiki\MediaWikiServices::getBlockErrorFormatter ()
since 1.42, use getFormatterFactory()->getBlockErrorFormatter() instead.
Member MediaWiki\MediaWikiServices::getConfigRepository ()
since 1.42. Unused.
Member MediaWiki\MediaWikiServices::getConfiguredReadOnlyMode ()
since 1.41 use getReadOnlyMode() instead
Member MediaWiki\MediaWikiServices::getUserCache ()
since 1.43, use ActorStore
Member MediaWiki\Message\Message::objectParam (Stringable $object)
since 1.43
Member MediaWiki\Message\Message::objectParams (... $params)
since 1.43
Member MediaWiki\Message\Message::title ( $title)
since 1.37. Use page instead
Class MediaWiki\Message\UserGroupMembershipParam
since 1.43 Use Language::getGroupMemberName() instead
Interface MediaWiki\Output\Hook\OutputPageMakeCategoryLinksHook

since 1.43, use OutputPageRenderCategoryLinkHook instead.

Member MediaWiki\Output\OutputPage::formatPermissionsErrorMessage (array $errors, $action=null)
since 1.36. Use formatPermissionStatus instead
Member MediaWiki\Output\OutputPage::setCategoryLinks (array $categories)
since 1.43, use addCategoryLinks()
Member MediaWiki\Output\OutputPage::setLanguageLinks (array $newLinkArray)
since 1.43, use addLanguageLinks() instead, or use the LanguageLinksHook in the rare case that you need to remove or replace language links from the output page.
Member MediaWiki\Output\OutputPage::showFatalError ( $message)
since 1.43 Use showErrorPage() instead
Member MediaWiki\Output\OutputPage::showPermissionsErrorPage (array $errors, $action=null)
since 1.43. Use showPermissionStatus instead
Interface MediaWiki\Page\Hook\ArticleDeleteCompleteHook
since 1.37, use PageDeleteCompleteHook instead. The new hook uses more modern typehints and replaces the Content object with a RevisionRecord.
Interface MediaWiki\Page\Hook\ArticleDeleteHook
since 1.37, use PageDeleteHook instead. The new hook uses more modern typehints and requires callers to add errors to $status, rather than the $error parameter.
Interface MediaWiki\Page\Hook\ArticleUndeleteHook
since 1.40, use PageUndeleteComplete instead. New hook follows consistent naming style and exposes variable similar to its counterpart PageDeleteComplete.
Interface MediaWiki\Page\Hook\RollbackCompleteHook

since 1.36, use PageSaveComplete

Interface MediaWiki\Page\Hook\WikiPageDeletionUpdatesHook

since 1.32 Use PageDeletionDataUpdates or override ContentHandler::getDeletionDataUpdates instead

Member MediaWiki\Page\MovePage::checkPermissions (Authority $performer, $reason)
since 1.36, use authorizeMove or probablyCanMove instead.
Member MediaWiki\Pager\ContributionsPager::preventClickjacking ()
since 1.38, use setPreventClickjacking() instead
Member MediaWiki\Pager\ImageListPager::$mQueryConds
Subclasses should override {
Member MediaWiki\Pager\RangeChronologicalPager::$rangeConds
since 1.40, use $startOffset and $endOffset instead.
Member MediaWiki\Parser\MagicWord::getId ()
since 1.42 Internal method should not be used
Member MediaWiki\Parser\MagicWordFactory::getCacheTTL ( $id)
Since 1.40
Member MediaWiki\Parser\MagicWordFactory::getSubstIDs ()
since 1.42, use {
Member MediaWiki\Parser\Parser::$extCite
since 1.42: T343230
Member MediaWiki\Parser\Parser::$extTemplateStylesCache
since 1.42: T343226
Member MediaWiki\Parser\Parser::$mExpensiveFunctionCount
since 1.35
Member MediaWiki\Parser\Parser::$mExtArrays
since 1.42: T203532
Member MediaWiki\Parser\Parser::$mExtHashTables
since 1.42: T359887
Member MediaWiki\Parser\Parser::$mExtLoopsCounter
since 1.42: T203563
Member MediaWiki\Parser\Parser::$mExtVariables
since 1.42: T203531
Member MediaWiki\Parser\Parser::$mMarkerIndex
since 1.35
Member MediaWiki\Parser\Parser::$mTemplatePath
since 1.42: T362693
Member MediaWiki\Parser\Parser::$proofreadRenderingPages
since 1.42: T362664
Member MediaWiki\Parser\Parser::$scribunto_engine
since 1.42: T343229
Member MediaWiki\Parser\Parser::$static_tag_buf
since 1.42: T357838
Member MediaWiki\Parser\Parser::attributeStripCallback (&$text, $frame=false)
since 1.35, internal callback should not have been public
Member MediaWiki\Parser\Parser::doBlockLevels ( $text, $linestart)
since 1.35, will not be supported in future parsers
Member MediaWiki\Parser\Parser::enableOOUI ()
since 1.35, use $parser->getOutput()->setEnableOOUI() instead.
Member MediaWiki\Parser\Parser::firstCallInit ()
since 1.35, this initialization is done in the constructor and manual calls to firstCallInit() have no effect.
Member MediaWiki\Parser\Parser::getDefaultSort ()
since 1.38, use $parser->getOutput()->getPageProperty('defaultsort') ?? ''
Member MediaWiki\Parser\Parser::getFunctionLang ()
since 1.40; use getTargetLanguage() instead.
Member MediaWiki\Parser\Parser::getTitle ()
since 1.37, use getPage instead.
Member MediaWiki\Parser\Parser::Options ( $x=null)
since 1.35, use getOptions() / setOptions()
Member MediaWiki\Parser\Parser::OutputType ( $x=null)
since 1.35, use getOutputType()/setOutputType()
Member MediaWiki\Parser\Parser::parseExtensionTagAsTopLevelDoc ( $text)
Member MediaWiki\Parser\Parser::replaceLinkHolders (&$text)
since 1.34; should not be used outside parser class.
Member MediaWiki\Parser\Parser::setTitle (Title $t=null)
since 1.37, use setPage() instead.
Member MediaWiki\Parser\ParserOutput::addJsConfigVars ( $keys, $value=null)
since 1.38, use setJsConfigVar() or appendJsConfigVar() which ensures compatibility with asynchronous parsing; emitting warnings since 1.43.
Member MediaWiki\Parser\ParserOutput::getText ( $options=[])
since 1.42, this method has side-effects on the ParserOutput (see T353257) and so should be avoided in favor of directly invoking the default output pipeline on a ParserOutput; for now, use of runOutputPipeline() is preferred to ensure that ParserOptions are available.
Member MediaWiki\Parser\ParserOutput::getTimeSinceStart ( $clock)
since 1.42, use getTimeProfile() instead.
Member MediaWiki\Parser\ParserOutput::getTimestamp ()
since 1.42; use getRevisionTimestamp() instead
Member MediaWiki\Parser\ParserOutput::setLanguageLinks ( $ll)
since 1.42, use addLanguageLink() instead.
Member MediaWiki\Parser\ParserOutput::setText ( $text)
since 1.42; use setRawText() which matches the getter getRawText()
Member MediaWiki\Parser\ParserOutput::setTimestamp ( $timestamp)
since 1.42; use setRevisionTimestamp() instead
Member MediaWiki\Parser\Parsoid\Config\SiteConfig::variants ()
since 1.43; use variantsFor() (T320662)
Class MediaWiki\Parser\Parsoid\ParsoidOutputAccess
since 1.43
Member MediaWiki\Parser\Parsoid\ParsoidOutputAccess::getCachedParserOutput (PageIdentity $page, ParserOptions $parserOpts, $revision=null, bool $lenientRevHandling=false)
since 1.43
Member MediaWiki\Parser\Parsoid\ParsoidOutputAccess::getParserOutput (PageIdentity $page, ParserOptions $parserOpts, $revision=null, int $options=0, bool $lenientRevHandling=false)
since 1.43
Member MediaWiki\Parser\Parsoid\ParsoidOutputAccess::parseUncacheable (PageIdentity $page, ParserOptions $parserOpts, $revision, bool $lenientRevHandling=false)
since 1.43
Class MediaWiki\Parser\Parsoid\ParsoidServices
since 1.39. This is a marker class indicating that certain code has been moved from Parsoid to core; it will be removed once the transition is complete. Use MediaWikiServices instead.
Member MediaWiki\Parser\Parsoid\ParsoidServices::getParsoidDataAccess ()
since 1.39.
Member MediaWiki\Parser\Parsoid\ParsoidServices::getParsoidPageConfigFactory ()
since 1.39.
Member MediaWiki\Parser\Parsoid\ParsoidServices::getParsoidSiteConfig ()
since 1.39.
Member MediaWiki\Parser\Sanitizer::hackDocType ()
since 1.36; will be made private or removed in a future release.
Member MediaWiki\Password\PasswordFactory::init (Config $config)
since 1.32 Initialize settings using the constructor Emitting deprecation warnings since 1.41.
Interface MediaWiki\Permissions\Hook\UserCanHook

since 1.37 use getUserPermissionsErrors or getUserPermissionsErrorsExpensive instead.

Member MediaWiki\Permissions\PermissionManager::getPermissionErrors ( $action, User $user, LinkTarget $page, $rigor=self::RIGOR_SECURE, $ignoreErrors=[])
since 1.43 Use getPermissionStatus() instead.
Member MediaWiki\Permissions\PermissionStatus::toLegacyErrorArray ()
since 1.43
Member MediaWiki\Preferences\DefaultPreferencesFactory::getOptionFromUser ( $name, $info, array $userOptions)
since 1.41; Use getPreferenceForField() instead.
Member MediaWiki\Request\WebRequest::getCrossSiteCookie ( $key, $prefix='', $default=null)
since 1.42 use getCookie(), but note the different $prefix default
Member MediaWiki\Request\WebRequest::isSafeRequest ()
since 1.41, use hasSafeMethod() instead.
Member MediaWiki\Request\WebRequest::markAsSafeRequest ()
since 1.41
Member MediaWiki\ResourceLoader\Context::getLogger ()
since 1.34 Use Module::getLogger instead inside module methods. Use ResourceLoader::getLogger elsewhere.
Member MediaWiki\ResourceLoader\Module::getDeprecationInformation (Context $context)
since 1.41 use getDeprecationWarning()
Member MediaWiki\ResourceLoader\Module::requiresES6 ()
since 1.41, ignored by ResourceLoader
Member MediaWiki\Rest\Handler::getBodyValidator ( $contentType)
since 1.43, return body properties from getBodyParamSettings(). Subclasses that need full control over body data parsing should override parseBodyData() or implement validation in the execute() method based on the unparsed body data returned by getRequest()->getBody().
Member MediaWiki\Rest\Handler\Helper\HtmlInputTransformHelper::init (PageIdentity $page, $body, array $parameters, ?RevisionRecord $originalRevision=null, ?Bcp47Code $pageLanguage=null)
since 1.43; pass arguments to constructor instead
Member MediaWiki\Rest\Handler\Helper\HtmlMessageOutputHelper::init (PageIdentity $page)
since 1.43, use constructor argument instead
Member MediaWiki\Rest\Handler\Helper\HtmlOutputRendererHelper::init (PageIdentity $page, array $parameters, Authority $authority, $revision=null)
since 1.43, use parameters in constructor instead
Interface MediaWiki\Rest\Validator\BodyValidator
since 1.43, because Handler::getBodyValidator() is deprecated. No longer stable to implement.
Class MediaWiki\Rest\Validator\JsonBodyValidator
since 1.43, return body properties from Handler::getParamSettings().
Member MediaWiki\Rest\Validator\JsonBodyValidator::__construct (array $bodyParamSettings)
since 1.43, Return body parameters from getBodyParamSettings() instead.
Class MediaWiki\Rest\Validator\NullBodyValidator
since 1.43, because Handler::getBodyValidator() is deprecated.
Member MediaWiki\Rest\Validator\Validator::validateBody (RequestInterface $request, Handler $handler)
since 1.43, use validateBodyParams instead.
Member MediaWiki\Revision\RevisionFactory::getArchiveQueryInfo ()
since 1.41 use RevisionStore::newArchiveSelectQueryBuilder() instead.
Member MediaWiki\Revision\RevisionFactory::getQueryInfo ( $options=[])
since 1.41 use RevisionStore::newSelectQueryBuilder() instead.
Member MediaWiki\Revision\RevisionStore::getArchiveQueryInfo ()
since 1.41 use RevisionStore::newArchiveSelectQueryBuilder() instead.
Member MediaWiki\Revision\RevisionStore::getQueryInfo ( $options=[])
since 1.41 use RevisionStore::newSelectQueryBuilder() instead.
Member MediaWiki\Revision\RevisionStore::getTitle ( $pageId, $revId, $queryFlags=IDBAccessObject::READ_NORMAL)
since 1.36, Use RevisionRecord::getPage() instead.
Member MediaWiki\Revision\RevisionStore::userWasLastToEdit (IReadableDatabase $db, $pageId, $userId, $since)
since 1.31; Can possibly be removed, since the self-conflict suppression logic in EditPage that uses this seems conceptually dubious. Revision::userWasLastToEdit had been deprecated since 1.24 (the Revision class was removed entirely in 1.37).
Member MediaWiki\Search\Entity\SearchResultThumbnail::getSize ()
since 1.41, Do not use, resource intensive and thus degrade performance.
Interface MediaWiki\Search\Hook\PrefixSearchBackendHook

since 1.27. Override SearchEngine::completionSearchBackend instead. Emitting warnings since 1.41.

Member MediaWiki\Session\SessionProvider::setConfig (Config $config)
since 1.37. For extension-defined session providers that were using this method to trigger other work, please override SessionProvider::postInitSetup instead. If your extension was using this to explicitly change the Config of an existing SessionProvider object, please file a report on phabricator
  • there is no non-deprecated way to do this anymore.
Member MediaWiki\Session\SessionProvider::setHookContainer ( $hookContainer)
since 1.37. For extension-defined session providers that were using this method to trigger other work, please override SessionProvider::postInitSetup instead. If your extension was using this to explicitly change the HookContainer of an existing SessionProvider object, please file a report on phabricator
  • there is no non-deprecated way to do this anymore.
Member MediaWiki\Session\SessionProvider::setLogger (LoggerInterface $logger)
since 1.37. For extension-defined session providers that were using this method to trigger other work, please override SessionProvider::postInitSetup instead. If your extension was using this to explicitly change the logger of an existing SessionProvider object, please file a report on phabricator
  • there is no non-deprecated way to do this anymore.
Member MediaWiki\Session\SessionProvider::setManager (SessionManager $manager)
since 1.37. For extension-defined session providers that were using this method to trigger other work, please override SessionProvider::postInitSetup instead. If your extension was using this to explicitly change the SessionManager of an existing SessionProvider object, please file a report on phabricator
  • there is no non-deprecated way to do this anymore.
Member MediaWiki\Shell\Command::restrict (int $restrictions)
since 1.36 Set the options using their separate accessors
Member MediaWiki\Shell\Command::whitelistPaths (array $paths)
since 1.36 Use allowPath/disallowPath. Hard deprecated in 1.40 and to be removed in 1.41
Member MediaWiki\SpecialPage\FormSpecialPage::postText ()
since 1.38, use postHtml() instead, hard-deprecated since 1.43
Member MediaWiki\SpecialPage\FormSpecialPage::preText ()
since 1.38, use preHtml() instead, hard-deprecated since 1.43
Member MediaWiki\SpecialPage\QueryPage::getDBLoadBalancer ()
since 1.43, use self::getDatabaseProvider
Member MediaWiki\SpecialPage\QueryPage::setDBLoadBalancer (ILoadBalancer $loadBalancer)
since 1.43, use self::setDatabaseProvider
Member MediaWiki\Specials\SpecialBlock::canBlockEmail (UserIdentity $user)
since 1.36, use BlockPermissionChecker service instead
Member MediaWiki\Specials\SpecialBlock::getSuggestedDurations (Language $lang=null, $includeOther=true)
since 1.42, use Language::getBlockDurations() instead.
Member MediaWiki\Specials\SpecialBlock::parseExpiryInput ( $expiry)
since 1.36, use BlockUser::parseExpiryInput instead
Member MediaWiki\Specials\SpecialBlock::processForm (array $data, IContextSource $context)
since 1.36, use BlockUserFactory service instead
Member MediaWiki\Specials\SpecialEmailUser::getTarget ( $target, User $sender)
since 1.42 Use UserFactory::newFromName() and EmailUser::validateTarget()
Class MediaWiki\Specials\SpecialResetTokens
since 1.26
Member MediaWiki\Specials\SpecialVersion::getGitHeadSha1 ( $dir)
since 1.41 Use GitInfo::repo() for MW_INSTALL_PATH, or new GitInfo otherwise.
Member MediaWiki\Status\Status::getErrorsArray ()
since 1.43 Use ‘->getMessages( 'error’ )` instead
Member MediaWiki\Status\Status::getHTML ( $shortContext=false, $longContext=false, $lang=null)
since 1.42, use StatusFormatter instead.
Member MediaWiki\Status\Status::getMessage ( $shortContext=false, $longContext=false, $lang=null)
since 1.42, use StatusFormatter instead.
Member MediaWiki\Status\Status::getPsr3MessageAndContext ()
since 1.42, use StatusFormatter instead.
Member MediaWiki\Status\Status::getWarningsArray ()
since 1.43 Use ‘->getMessages( 'warning’ )` instead
Member MediaWiki\Status\Status::getWikiText ( $shortContext=false, $longContext=false, $lang=null)
since 1.42, use StatusFormatter instead.
Member MediaWiki\Status\Status::setMessageLocalizer (MessageLocalizer $messageLocalizer)
since 1.42, use FormatterFactory::getStatusFormatter instead.
Member MediaWiki\Storage\DerivedPageDataUpdater::getPreparedEdit ()
since 1.43; This only exists for B/C, use the getters on DerivedPageDataUpdater directly!
Interface MediaWiki\Storage\Hook\PageContentSaveHook

since 1.35 Use MultiContentSave instead

Member MediaWiki\Storage\PageUpdater::isUnchanged ()
since 1.38, use wasRevisionCreated() instead.
Member MediaWiki\Storage\SqlBlobStore::getTextIdFromAddress ( $address)
since 1.31, so don't assume that all blob addresses refer to a row in the text table. This method should become private once the relevant refactoring in WikiPage is complete.
Member MediaWiki\StubObject\StubGlobalUser::_newObject ()
since 1.35.
Member MediaWiki\Title\Title::deleteTitleProtection ()
since 1.37, do not use (this is only for WikiPage::onArticleCreate)
Member MediaWiki\Title\Title::flushRestrictions ()
since 1.37, now internal; hard-deprecated since 1.43
Member MediaWiki\Title\Title::getOtherPage ()
since 1.34, use NamespaceInfo::getAssociatedPage
Member MediaWiki\Title\Title::getPageViewLanguage ()
since 1.42 Use ParserOutput::getLanguage instead. See also OutputPage::getContLangForJS. Hard-deprecated since 1.43.
Member MediaWiki\Title\Title::getSubjectPage ()
since 1.34, use NamespaceInfo::getSubjectPage
Member MediaWiki\Title\Title::getTalkPage ()
since 1.34, use getTalkPageIfDefined() or NamespaceInfo::getTalkPage() with NamespaceInfo::canHaveTalkPage(). Note that the new method will throw if asked for the talk page of a section-only link, or of an interwiki link.
Member MediaWiki\Title\Title::getTitleProtection ()
since 1.37, use RestrictionStore::getCreateProtection() instead; hard-deprecated since 1.43
Member MediaWiki\Title\Title::isBigDeletion ()
since 1.37 External callers shouldn't need to know about this.
Member MediaWiki\Title\Title::isDeleted ()
since 1.36. Use self::getDeletedEditsCount()
Member MediaWiki\Title\Title::isDeletedQuick ()
since 1.36, Use self::hasDeletedEdits()
Member MediaWiki\Title\Title::loadRestrictions ( $flags=0)
since 1.37, no public replacement; hard-deprecated since 1.43
Class MediaWiki\User\ActorMigration
since 1.39
Member MediaWiki\User\ActorMigration::getInsertValues (IDatabase $dbw, $key, UserIdentity $user)
since 1.39 Use ‘[ ’{table_prefix}_actor' => MediaWikiServices::getInstance() ->getActorNormalization()->acquireActorId( $user, $dbw ) ] E.g. for key=log_user, use[ 'log_actor' => ... ]`
Member MediaWiki\User\ActorMigration::getJoin ( $key)
since 1.39 Use {table} JOIN actor ON {table_prefix}_actor = actor_id E.g. for key=rev_user, use revision JOIN actor ON rev_actor = actor_id
Member MediaWiki\User\ActorMigration::getWhere (IReadableDatabase $db, $key, $users, $useId=true)
since 1.39 Use {table_prefix}_actor IN ({list of actor IDs}). E.g. for key=rev_user, use rev_actor IN ({list of actor IDs}). Use MediaWikiServices::getInstance()->getActorNormalization() ->findActorId( $user, $db ) to get the actor ID for a given user.
Member MediaWiki\User\CentralId\CentralIdLookup::factory ( $providerId=null)
since 1.37 Use MediaWikiServices to obtain an instance.
Member MediaWiki\User\CentralId\CentralIdLookup::factoryNonLocal ()
since 1.37. Use CentralIdLookupFactory::getNonLocalLookup instead.
Interface MediaWiki\User\Hook\UserCanSendEmailHook
since 1.41, handle the EmailUserAuthorizeSend hook instead.
Interface MediaWiki\User\Hook\UserIsBlockedGloballyHook
since 1.40. Use GetUserBlockHook instead.
Member MediaWiki\User\Options\UserOptionsManager::getOptionKinds (UserIdentity $userIdentity, IContextSource $context, $options=null)
since 1.43 use PreferencesFactory::getResetKinds
Member MediaWiki\User\Options\UserOptionsManager::listOptionKinds ()
since 1.43 use PreferencesFactory::listResetKinds()
Member MediaWiki\User\Options\UserOptionsManager::resetOptions (UserIdentity $user, IContextSource $context, $resetKinds=[ 'registered', 'registered-multiselect', 'registered-checkmatrix', 'unused'])
since 1.43 use resetOptionsByName() with PreferencesFactory::getOptionNamesForReset()
Member MediaWiki\User\TempUser\Pattern::buildLike (ISQLPlatform $db)
since 1.42. Use toLikeValue() instead
Member MediaWiki\User\TempUser\RealTempUserConfig::getMatchPattern ()
since 1.42.
Member MediaWiki\User\TempUser\TempUserConfig::getMatchPattern ()
since 1.42. Use getMatchPatterns as multiple patterns may be defined.
Member MediaWiki\User\User::canSendEmail ()
since 1.41, emits deprecation warnings since 1.43. Use EmailUser::canSend() instead.
Member MediaWiki\User\User::getEditToken ( $salt='', $request=null)
since 1.37. Use CsrfTokenSet::getToken instead
Member MediaWiki\User\User::getEditTokenObject ( $salt='', $request=null)
since 1.37. Use CsrfTokenSet::getToken instead
Member MediaWiki\User\User::getGlobalBlock ( $ip='')
since 1.40. Use getBlock instead
Member MediaWiki\User\User::getTokenFromOption ( $oname)
since 1.26 Applications should use the OAuth extension
Member MediaWiki\User\User::isBlockedFromEmailuser ()
since 1.41, emits deprecation warnings since 1.43. EmailUser::canSend checks blocks amongst other things. If you only need this check, use getBlock()->appliesToRight( 'sendemail' ).
Member MediaWiki\User\User::isBlockedGlobally ( $ip='')
since 1.40, emits deprecation warnings since 1.43. Use getBlock instead.
Member MediaWiki\User\User::matchEditToken ( $val, $salt='', $request=null, $maxage=null)
since 1.37. Use CsrfTokenSet::matchToken instead
Member MediaWiki\User\User::newFatalPermissionDeniedStatus ( $permission)
since 1.41, use Authority::isAllowed instead. Core code can also use PermissionManager::newFatalPermissionDeniedStatus.
Member MediaWiki\User\User::newFromActorId ( $id)
since 1.36, use a UserFactory instead
Member MediaWiki\User\User::newFromAnyId ( $userId, $userName, $actorId, $dbDomain=false)
since 1.36, use a UserFactory instead
Member MediaWiki\User\User::newFromConfirmationCode ( $code, $flags=IDBAccessObject::READ_NORMAL)
since 1.36, use a UserFactory instead
Member MediaWiki\User\User::newFromId ( $id)
since 1.36, use a UserFactory instead
Member MediaWiki\User\User::newFromIdentity (UserIdentity $identity)
since 1.36, use a UserFactory instead
Member MediaWiki\User\User::newFromName ( $name, $validate='valid')
since 1.36, use a UserFactory instead
Member MediaWiki\User\User::setActorId (int $actorId)
since 1.36
Member MediaWiki\User\User::whoIs ( $id)
since 1.43, Use UserIdentityLookup to get name from id
Member MediaWiki\User\User::whoIsReal ( $id)
since 1.43, Use UserFactory to get user instance and use User::getRealName
Member MediaWiki\User\UserGroupMembership::getLink ( $ugm, IContextSource $context, string $format, $userName=null)
since 1.41 use getLinkWiki or getLinkHTML directly
Member MediaWiki\User\UserIdentityValue::getActorId ( $wikiId=self::LOCAL)
since 1.36, use ActorNormalization::acquireActorId instead.
Member MediaWiki\User\UserSelectQueryBuilder::userIds ( $userIds)
since 1.37, use whereUserIds instead
Member MediaWiki\User\UserSelectQueryBuilder::userNamePrefix (string $prefix)
since 1.37 use whereUserNamePrefix instead
Member MediaWiki\User\UserSelectQueryBuilder::userNames ( $userNames)
since 1.37, use whereUserNames instead
Member MediaWiki\Watchlist\WatchedItem::getLinkTarget ()
since 1.36, use getTarget() instead
Member MediaWiki\Xml\Xml::attrib ( $name, $present=true)
since 1.42; only for use in methods being deprecated
Member MediaWiki\Xml\Xml::buildForm ( $fields, $submitLabel=null, $submitAttribs=[])
since 1.42, use OOUI or Codex widgets instead
Member MediaWiki\Xml\Xml::buildTable ( $rows, $attribs=[], $headers=null)
since 1.42; use OOUI or Codex widgets instead
Member MediaWiki\Xml\Xml::buildTableRow ( $attribs, $cells)
since 1.42; use OOUI or Codex widgets instead
Member MediaWiki\Xml\Xml::check ( $name, $checked=false, $attribs=[])
since 1.42, use {
Member MediaWiki\Xml\Xml::checkLabel ( $label, $name, $id, $checked=false, $attribs=[])
since 1.42, use {
Member MediaWiki\Xml\Xml::dateMenu ( $year, $month)
since 1.42
Member MediaWiki\Xml\Xml::encodeJsCall ( $name, $args, $pretty=false)
since 1.41, use {
Member MediaWiki\Xml\Xml::encodeJsVar ( $value, $pretty=false)
since 1.41, use {
Member MediaWiki\Xml\Xml::fieldset ( $legend=false, $content=false, $attribs=[])
since 1.42, use {
Member MediaWiki\Xml\Xml::input ( $name, $size=false, $value=false, $attribs=[])
since 1.42, use {
Member MediaWiki\Xml\Xml::inputLabel ( $label, $name, $id, $size=false, $value=false, $attribs=[])
since 1.42, use {
Member MediaWiki\Xml\Xml::inputLabelSep ( $label, $name, $id, $size=false, $value=false, $attribs=[])
since 1.42, use {
Member MediaWiki\Xml\Xml::label ( $label, $id, $attribs=[])
since 1.42, use {
Member MediaWiki\Xml\Xml::languageSelector ( $selected, $customisedOnly=true, $inLanguage=null, $overrideAttrs=[], Message $msg=null)
since 1.42
Member MediaWiki\Xml\Xml::listDropdown ( $name='', $list='', $other='', $selected='', $class='', $tabindex=null)
since 1.42; use the equivalent methods in Html without a wrapper
Member MediaWiki\Xml\Xml::listDropdownOptions ( $list, $params=[])
since 1.42; use the equivalent method in Html
Member MediaWiki\Xml\Xml::listDropdownOptionsOoui ( $options)
since 1.42; use the equivalent method in Html
Member MediaWiki\Xml\Xml::monthSelector ( $selected='', $allmonths=null, $id='month')
since 1.42
Member MediaWiki\Xml\Xml::option ( $text, $value=null, $selected=false, $attribs=[])
since 1.42, use {
Member MediaWiki\Xml\Xml::password ( $name, $size=false, $value=false, $attribs=[])
since 1.42, use {
Member MediaWiki\Xml\Xml::radio ( $name, $value, $checked=false, $attribs=[])
since 1.42, use {
Member MediaWiki\Xml\Xml::radioLabel ( $label, $name, $value, $id, $checked=false, $attribs=[])
since 1.42, use {
Member MediaWiki\Xml\Xml::span ( $text, $class, $attribs=[])
since 1.42, use {
Member MediaWiki\Xml\Xml::submitButton ( $value, $attribs=[])
since 1.42, use {
Member MediaWiki\Xml\Xml::textarea ( $name, $content, $cols=40, $rows=5, $attribs=[])
since 1.42, use {
Member MediaWiki\Xml\Xml::wrapClass ( $text, $class, $tag='span', $attribs=[])
since 1.42, use {
Class MediaWikiVersionFetcher
since 1.42
Class MWException
since 1.40, use native exceptions instead (either directly, or defining subclasses when appropriate)
Member MWTidy::tidy ( $text)
since 1.36; use MediaWikiServices::getTidy()->tidy() instead
Member ObjectCache::$instances
since 1.43; use ObjectCacheFactory instead. Map of (id => BagOStuff)
Member ObjectCache::clear ()
since 1.42, Use ObjectCacheFactory::clear() instead.
Member ObjectCache::getInstance ( $id)
since 1.43; use ObjectCacheFactory::getInstance instead.
Member ObjectCache::getLocalClusterInstance ()
since 1.43, Use ObjectCacheFactory::getLocalClusterInstance()
Member ObjectCache::getLocalServerInstance ( $fallback=CACHE_NONE)
since 1.42, Use ObjectCacheFactory::getLocalServerInstance()
Member ObjectCache::newAnything ()
since 1.42, Use ObjectCacheFactory::getInstance( CACHE_ANYTHING );
Member ObjectCache::newFromParams (array $params)
since 1.42, Use ObjectCacheFactory::newFromParams instead.
Member OldLocalFile::getQueryInfo (array $options=[])
since 1.41 use FileSelectQueryBuilder instead
Interface Page
since 1.35, Use WikiPage or Article instead @method array getActionOverrides() @method Title getTitle()
Member PageArchive::undeleteAsUser ( $timestamps, UserIdentity $user, $comment='', $fileVersions=[], $unsuppress=false, $tags=null)
since 1.38, use UndeletePage instead, hard-deprecated since 1.43
Member ParserOptions::enableLimitReport ( $x=true)
since 1.38. This does nothing now, to control limit reporting please provide 'includeDebugInfo' option to ParserOutput::getText.
Member ParserOptions::getEnableLimitReport ()
since 1.38. This does nothing now, to control limit reporting please provide 'includeDebugInfo' option to ParserOutput::getText.
Member ParserOptions::newCanonical ( $context, $userLang=null)
since 1.38. Use ::newFromContext, ::newFromAnon or ::newFromUserAndLang instead. Canonical ParserOptions are now exactly the same as non-canonical.
Member ParserOptions::setOptionLegacy ( $name, $value)
since 1.30
Member ParserOptions::setSuppressTOC ()
since 1.42; just clear the metadata in the final parser output
Class PrefixSearch
Since 1.27, Use SearchEngine::defaultPrefixSearch or SearchEngine::completionSearch
Member Profiler::getAllowOutput ()
since 1.41. Unused.
Member Profiler::setProfileID ( $id)
since 1.41, unused. Can override this base class.
Member RecentChange::doMarkPatrolled (Authority $performer, $auto=null, $tags=null)
since 1.43 Use markPatrolled() instead
Member RecentChange::getTitle ()
since 1.37, use getPage() instead.
Member SearchEngine::$searchTerms
since 1.34
Member SearchEngine::defaultNearMatcher ()
since 1.40, MediaWikiServices::getInstance()->getTitleMatcher()
Member SearchEngine::getNearMatcher (Config $config)
since 1.40, use MediaWikiServices::getInstance()->getTitleMatcher()
Member SearchEngine::getTextFromContent (Title $t, Content $c=null)
since 1.34 use Content::getTextForSearchIndex directly
Member SearchEngine::replacePrefixes ( $query)
since 1.32; should be handled internally by the search engine
Member SearchEngine::textAlreadyUpdatedForIndex ()
since 1.34 no longer needed since getTextFromContent is being deprecated
Member SearchEngine::userHighlightPrefs ()
since 1.34; use the SearchHighlighter constants directly
Member SearchEngineConfig::getConfig ()
since 1.43, use ServiceOptions instead with DI.
Member Skin::makeSearchButton ( $mode, $attrs=[])
since 1.39; use $this->getTemplateData()['data-search-box'] instead. Note: When removing this function please merge SkinTemplate::makeSearchButtonInternal with SkinTemplate::makeSearchButton.
Member Skin::makeSearchInput ( $attrs=[])
since 1.39; use $this->getTemplateData()['data-search-box'] instead.
Member Skin::makeSpecialUrl ( $name, $urlaction='', $proto=null)
since 1.39 - Moved to SkinComponentUtils::makeSpecialUrl
Member Skin::makeSpecialUrlSubpage ( $name, $subpage, $urlaction='')
since 1.39 - Moved to SkinComponentUtils::makeSpecialUrlSubpage
Member SkinFactory::getSkinNames ()
since 1.37 Use getInstalledSkins instead
Member SkinTemplate::buildContentNavigationUrls ()
since 1.38 skins can use runOnSkinTemplateNavigationHooks instead.
Member SkinTemplate::makeSearchButtonInternal ( $mode, $searchData, $attrs=[])
since 1.38; see
Member SqlBagOStuff::deleteAll ()
since 1.41, unused.
Member SqlBagOStuff::expireAll ()
since 1.41, use deleteObjectsExpiringBefore() instead
Member SqlSearchResultSet::termMatches ()
since 1.34
Member StatusValue::getErrors ()
since 1.43 Use ->getMessages() instead
Member StatusValue::getErrorsByType ( $type)
since 1.43 Use ->getMessages( $type ) instead
Class StringPrefixSearch

Since 1.27, Use SearchEngine::prefixSearchSubpages or SearchEngine::completionSearch

Member TextSlotDiffRenderer::setLanguage (Language $language)
since 1.41
Class TitlePrefixSearch

Since 1.27, Use SearchEngine::defaultPrefixSearch or SearchEngine::completionSearch

Member UploadBase::getImageInfo ( $result=null)
since 1.42, subclasses of ApiUpload can use ApiUpload::getUploadImageInfo() instead.
Member UploadBase::isThrottled ( $user)
since 1.41, use verifyTitlePermissions() instead. Rate limit checks are now implicit in permission checks.
Class UserNamePrefixSearch
since 1.36, use the MediaWiki\User\UserNamePrefixSearch service; hard deprecated since 1.41
Member UserNamePrefixSearch::search ( $audience, $search, $limit, $offset=0)
since 1.36, use the MediaWiki\User\UserNamePrefixSearch service instead; hard deprecated since 1.41
Member wfAssembleUrl ( $urlParts)
since 1.39, use UrlUtils::assemble()
Member wfEscapeShellArg (... $args)
since 1.30 use MediaWiki\Shell\Shell::escape()
Member wfExpandIRI ( $url)
since 1.39, use UrlUtils::expandIRI(); hard-deprecated since 1.43
Member wfExpandUrl ( $url, $defaultProto=PROTO_CURRENT)
since 1.39, use UrlUtils::expand()
Member wfGetDB ( $db, $groups=[], $wiki=false)
since 1.39, emitting warnings since 1.42; instead, you can use: $services = MediaWikiServices::getInstance(); $dbr = $services->getConnectionProvider()->getReplicaDatabase(); $dbw = $services->getConnectionProvider()->getPrimaryDatabase();
Member wfGetServerUrl ( $proto)
since 1.39, use UrlUtils::getServer(); hard-deprecated since 1.43
Member wfGetUrlUtils ()
since 1.43; get a UrlUtils from services, or construct your own
Member wfMatchesDomainList ( $url, $domains)
since 1.39, use UrlUtils::expandIRI()
Member wfMergeErrorArrays (... $args)
since 1.43 Use StatusValue::merge() instead
Member wfParseUrl ( $url)
since 1.39, use UrlUtils::parse()
Member wfShellExec ( $cmd, &$retval=null, $environ=[], $limits=[], $options=[])
since 1.30 use class MediaWiki\Shell\Shell
Member wfShellExecWithStderr ( $cmd, &$retval=null, $environ=[], $limits=[])
since 1.30 use class MediaWiki\Shell\Shell
Member wfShellWikiCmd ( $script, array $parameters=[], array $options=[])
since 1.31, use Shell::makeScriptCommand()
Member wfUrlProtocols ( $includeProtocolRelative=true)
since 1.39, use UrlUtils::validProtocols(); hard-deprecated since 1.43
Member wfUrlProtocolsWithoutProtRel ()
since 1.39, use UrlUtils::validAbsoluteProtocols()
Member Wikimedia\FileBackend\FileBackend::getWikiId ()
Since 1.34 Use getDomainId()
Member Wikimedia\FileBackend\FSFile\TempFSFile::factory ( $prefix, $extension='', $tmpDirectory=null)
since 1.34, use TempFSFileFactory directly
Member Wikimedia\LightweightObjectStore\StorageAwareness::ATTR_EMULATION
Since 1.41; Emulation/fallback mode; see QOS_EMULATION_*; higher is better
Member Wikimedia\Message\MessageValue::objectParams (... $values)
since 1.43
Member Wikimedia\Message\ParamType::OBJECT
since 1.43
Member Wikimedia\ObjectCache\BagOStuff::clearLastError ()
Since 1.38, hard deprecated in 1.43
Member Wikimedia\ObjectCache\BagOStuff::getSegmentationSize ()
since 1.43, not used anywhere.
Member Wikimedia\ObjectCache\BagOStuff::getSegmentedValueMaxSize ()
since 1.43, not used anywhere.
Member Wikimedia\ObjectCache\BagOStuff::WRITE_PRUNE_SEGMENTS
since 1.43 Use WRITE_ALLOW_SEGMENTS instead.
Member Wikimedia\ObjectCache\MediumSpecificBagOStuff::getSegmentationSize ()
since 1.43, not used anywhere.
Member Wikimedia\ObjectCache\MediumSpecificBagOStuff::getSegmentedValueMaxSize ()
since 1.43, not used anywhere.
Member Wikimedia\ObjectCache\WANObjectCache::clearLastError ()
Since 1.38, hard deprecated in 1.43
Member Wikimedia\Rdbms\Database\IDatabaseFlags::DBO_SSL
since 1.39 use 'ssl' parameter
Member Wikimedia\Rdbms\DBAccessObjectUtils::getDBFromIndex (IConnectionProvider $dbProvider, int $index)
since 1.42
Member Wikimedia\Rdbms\DBAccessObjectUtils::getDBOptions ( $bitfield)
since 1.43
Member Wikimedia\Rdbms\IDatabase::lockForUpdate ( $table, $conds='', $fname=__METHOD__, $options=[], $join_conds=[])
since 1.43; Use SelectQueryBuilder::acquireRowLocks
Member Wikimedia\Rdbms\ILoadBalancer::getConnectionRef ( $i, $groups=[], $domain=false, $flags=0)
since 1.39, use ILoadBalancer::getConnection() instead.
Member Wikimedia\Rdbms\LoadBalancer::getConnectionRef ( $i, $groups=[], $domain=false, $flags=0)
since 1.39.
Member Wikimedia\Rdbms\Platform\ISQLPlatform::tableNames (... $tables)
since 1.39; if you must format table names, write several calls to tableName or use tableNamesN instead of calling this function.
Member Wikimedia\Rdbms\Platform\ISQLPlatform::tableNamesN (... $tables)
Since 1.43; if you must format table names, write several calls to tableName.
Member Wikimedia\Rdbms\Platform\SQLPlatform::getQueryVerb ( $sql)
Since 1.42
Member Wikimedia\Rdbms\Platform\SQLPlatform::tableNames (... $tables)
since 1.39.
Class Wikimedia\Stats\SamplingStatsdClient
since 1.43 No longer used after $wgSamplingStatsdClient was removed.
Member WikiPage::checkFlags ( $flags)
since 1.32, use exists() instead, or simply omit the EDIT_UPDATE and EDIT_NEW flags. To protect against race conditions, use PageUpdater::grabParentRevision.
Member WikiPage::doDeleteArticleReal ( $reason, UserIdentity $deleter, $suppress=false, $u1=null, &$error='', $u2=null, $tags=[], $logsubtype='delete', $immediate=false)
since 1.37 Use DeletePage instead. Calling ::deleteIfAllowed and letting DeletePage handle permission checks is preferred over doing permission checks yourself and then calling ::deleteUnsafe. Note that DeletePage returns a good status with false value in case of scheduled deletion, instead of a status with a warning. Also, the new method doesn't have an $error parameter, since any error is added to the returned Status.
Member WikiPage::doEditUpdates (RevisionRecord $revisionRecord, UserIdentity $user, array $options=[])
since 1.32 (soft), use DerivedPageDataUpdater::doUpdates instead.
Member WikiPage::doUserEditContent (Content $content, Authority $performer, $summary, $flags=0, $originalRevId=false, $tags=[], $undidRevId=0)
since 1.36, use PageUpdater::saveRevision instead. Note that the new method expects callers to take care of checking EDIT_MINOR against the minoredit right, and to apply the autopatrol right as appropriate.
Member WikiPage::getRedirectTarget ()
since 1.38 Use RedirectLookup::getRedirectTarget() instead.
Member WikiPage::hasDifferencesOutsideMainSlot (RevisionRecord $a, RevisionRecord $b)
since 1.43; Use only as a stop-gap before refactoring to support MCR.
Member WikiPage::insertRedirectEntry (LinkTarget $rt, $oldLatest=null)
since 1.43; use RedirectStore::updateRedirectTarget() instead.
Member WikiPage::isBatchedDelete ( $safetyMargin=0)
since 1.37 Use DeletePage::isBatchedDelete instead.
Member WikiPage::prepareContentForEdit (Content $content, ?RevisionRecord $revision, UserIdentity $user, $serialFormat=null, $useStash=true)
since 1.32, use newPageUpdater() or getCurrentUpdate() instead.
Member WikiPage::replaceSectionContent ( $sectionId, Content $sectionContent, $sectionTitle='', $edittime=null)
since 1.24, use replaceSectionAtRev instead
Member WikiRevision::$content
since 1.35, use getContent
Member WikiRevision::$format
since 1.35, use getContent
Member WikiRevision::$model
since 1.35, use getContent
Member WikiRevision::$text
since 1.35, use getContent
Member WikiRevision::$userObj
since 1.39, use {
Member WikiRevision::getContentHandler ()
since 1.35, use getContent
Member WikiRevision::getFormat ()
since 1.35, use getContent
Member WikiRevision::getModel ()
since 1.35, use getContent
Member WikiRevision::getUserObj ()
since 1.39, use {
Member WikiRevision::importOldRevision ()
since 1.31. Use OldRevisionImporter::import
Member WikiRevision::setFormat ( $format)
since 1.35, use setContent instead.
Member WikiRevision::setModel ( $model)
since 1.35, use setContent instead.
Member WikiRevision::setText ( $text)
since 1.35, use setContent instead.
Member WikiRevision::setUserIP ( $ip)
since 1.39, use {
Member WikiRevision::setUserObj ( $user)
since 1.39, use {