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

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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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