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I just logged into my client’s CP this morning and got a notice from the Developer Log that said:

The system has detected an add-on that is using outdated code that may stop working or cause issues with the system. What does this mean? Deprecated function login_form() on line 0.

This is not very helpful as it doesn’t tell me which add-on it is and we have quite a few installed on this site. How do I find out which one it is?

Hi rocketdog,

I’m sorry the Developer Log has led to frustration for you! You are correct, that is not very helpful at all.

Have you made sure to update all of your add-ons? Based on the function referenced, I would start with any add-ons that deal with member registration or otherwise interact with the login process.

Does that help narrow it down a bit?

Cheers,

We don’t have any add-ons that deal with that… well CartThrob does but we don’t require registrations to order so we’re not using that part of it and we have the latest version installed. It would be nice if the log told me which add-on it is.

(I was the original poster, I forgot I was logged in with my boss’ account).

Hey antiuser,

No worries!

The way the reporting works is by scanning the files of the add-ons you have in /system/expressionengine/third_party and looks for the function. It won’t take into account if you are using that feature or not. With that in mind, I suspect it is CartThrob, even though you have it up-to-date.

Add-on developers have 2 versions to get a fix in, so I wouldn’t sweat it too much just yet.

Cheers,

Still, I would suggest that the notification displays the name of the add-on that is causing the issue. The way it currently works it’s pretty much useless, especially in a site that has several add-ons installed.

Crap, I used my boss’ account again. Sorry for the confusion…

Hey antiuser,

Good point. Feel free to make a Feature Request, although I believe it’s in there a few times already. 😊

Is there anything else I can help you with?

Cheers,

Well, I’m now getting this notice on another site, which does not have CartThrob installed. Here are the add-ons for this site:

Freeform
Low Reorder
TGL Twitter
Wygwam
Structure

They all have been updated to their latest respective versions.

Hello antiuser,

I am sorry to hear you are running into this problem with a Deprecated function.

You may want to remove the Add-Ons that you can without data loss to see which one is using a Deprecated function. Be sure to back up first!

Cheers,

That isn’t really going to work… the site needs the add-ons to work. At this point I just wish I could disable that notification, just so my client doesn’t have to see it and email me saying “something’s wrong with the site” every time they log in.

Hello antiuser,

I hear you and I feel your pain. It’s not cool.

If you do find the offending Add-On, you can email the developer of the Add-On and get a quick fix. That would be the best route to take here.

Cheers,