# @wordpress/deprecated

> Deprecation utility for WordPress.

Latest version **4.55.0** (published 2026-09-10) · GPL-2.0-or-later license · 0 weekly downloads

## Install

```sh
npm install @wordpress/deprecated
pnpm add @wordpress/deprecated
yarn add @wordpress/deprecated
bun add @wordpress/deprecated
```

## Health

**Score 70/100 (B)** — status: active.

Positive: has types; esm support; no vulnerabilities; recently updated; high maintenance score; popular repo.

Warnings: low downloads.

## Facts

| | |
|---|---|
| Version | 4.55.0 |
| Published | 2026-09-10 |
| First published | 2018-05-30 |
| Weekly downloads | 0 |
| License | GPL-2.0-or-later |
| TypeScript types | bundled |
| Module format | ESM + CommonJS |
| Node | >=18.12.0 |
| Dependencies | 1 |
| Unpacked size | 55.9 KB |
| Known vulnerabilities | 0 |
| Install scripts | no |
| GitHub stars | 11754 |
| Author | The WordPress Contributors |
| Maintainers | garypendergast, adamsilverstein, gziolo, ntwb, riad, noisysocks, kadamwhite, gutenbergplugin, jorgefilipecosta, ellatrix, iandunn206, whyisjake, ockham, sirreal, nosolosw, wpisabel, ntsekouras, nerrad, desrosj, talldanwp, peterwilsoncc, ryanwelcher, mamaduka, aduth, johnbillion |
| Keywords | wordpress, gutenberg, deprecated |

## Links

- npm: https://www.npmjs.com/package/@wordpress/deprecated
- Repository: https://github.com/WordPress/gutenberg
- Homepage: https://github.com/WordPress/gutenberg/tree/HEAD/packages/deprecated/README.md
- Issues: https://github.com/WordPress/gutenberg/issues
- npm.io page: https://npm.io/package/@wordpress/deprecated

## Dependencies (1)

- [@wordpress/hooks](https://npm.io/package/@wordpress/hooks.md) ^4.55.0

## Recent versions

- 4.55.0 (latest) — 2026-09-10
- 4.54.1-next.v.202609031004.0 (next) — 2026-09-03
- 4.40.1 (wp-7.0) — 2026-06-30
- 4.33.1 (wp-6.9) — 2025-10-28
- 4.19.1 (wp-6.8) — 2025-03-10
- 4.8.2 (wp-6.7) — 2024-09-30
- 4.0.1 (wp-6.6) — 2024-06-11
- 3.51.1 (wp-6.5) — 2024-02-20
- 3.42.13 (wp-6.4) — 2023-11-13
- 3.35.2 (wp-6.3) — 2023-10-12
- 3.26.2 (wp-6.2) — 2023-10-12
- 3.17.1 (wp-6.1) — 2022-09-20
- 3.6.1 (wp-6.0) — 2022-04-19
- 3.2.3 (wp-5.9) — 2021-11-15
- 3.1.2 (patch) — 2021-09-01
- … 237 more at https://npm.io/package/@wordpress/deprecated/versions

## README

# Deprecated

Deprecation utility for WordPress. Logs a message to notify developers about a deprecated feature.

## Installation

Install the module

```bash
npm install @wordpress/deprecated --save
```

_This package assumes that your code will run in an **ES2015+** environment. If you're using an environment that has limited or no support for such language features and APIs, you should include [the polyfill shipped in `@wordpress/babel-preset-default`](https://github.com/WordPress/gutenberg/tree/HEAD/packages/babel-preset-default#polyfill) in your code._

## Hook

The `deprecated` action is fired with three parameters: the name of the deprecated feature, the options object passed to deprecated, and the message sent to the console.

_Example:_

```js
import { addAction } from '@wordpress/hooks';

function addDeprecationAlert( message, { version } ) {
	alert( `Deprecation: ${ message }. Version: ${ version }` );
}

addAction(
	'deprecated',
	'my-plugin/add-deprecation-alert',
	addDeprecationAlert
);
```

## API

<!-- START TOKEN(Autogenerated API docs) -->

### default

Logs a message to notify developers about a deprecated feature.

_Usage_

```js
import deprecated from '@wordpress/deprecated';

deprecated( 'Eating meat', {
	since: '2019.01.01',
	version: '2020.01.01',
	alternative: 'vegetables',
	plugin: 'the earth',
	hint: 'You may find it beneficial to transition gradually.',
} );

// Logs: 'Eating meat is deprecated since version 2019.01.01 and will be removed from the earth in version 2020.01.01. Please use vegetables instead. Note: You may find it beneficial to transition gradually.'
```

_Parameters_

-   _feature_ `string`: Name of the deprecated feature.
-   _options_ `[DeprecatedOptions]`: Personalisation options

### logged

Object map tracking messages which have been logged, for use in ensuring a message is only logged once.

_Type_

-   `Record< string, true >`

<!-- END TOKEN(Autogenerated API docs) -->

## Contributing to this package

This is an individual package that's part of the Gutenberg project. The project is organized as a monorepo. It's made up of multiple self-contained software packages, each with a specific purpose. The packages in this monorepo are published to [npm](https://www.npmjs.com/) and used by [WordPress](https://make.wordpress.org/core/) as well as other software projects.

To find out more about contributing to this package or Gutenberg as a whole, please read the project's main [contributor guide](https://github.com/WordPress/gutenberg/tree/HEAD/CONTRIBUTING.md).

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