Deprecated _content_template reported by Elementor

Hi there,

hope you are doing well ??

It’s weird, since we have been checking the documentation of the Elementor Render Widget Template page, and they show it as _content_template().

Let us know any news.

Have a great day!

• This reply was modified 3 years, 4 months ago by Iván Sosa.

Hi Iván,
This is what is showing in the WordPress debug.log:

[08-Nov-2021 14:18:09 UTC] PHP Deprecated:  _content_template is <strong>deprecated</strong> since version 2.9.0! Use Elementor\Controls_Stack::content_template() instead. in C:\wamp64\www\porto-demo.local\wordpress\wp-includes\functions.php on line 5211
[08-Nov-2021 14:18:09 UTC] PHP Stack trace:
[08-Nov-2021 14:18:09 UTC] PHP   1. {main}() C:\wamp64\www\porto-demo.local\wordpress\wp-admin\post.php:0
[08-Nov-2021 14:18:09 UTC] PHP   2. require_once() C:\wamp64\www\porto-demo.local\wordpress\wp-admin\post.php:12
[08-Nov-2021 14:18:09 UTC] PHP   3. do_action($hook_name = 'admin_action_elementor') C:\wamp64\www\porto-demo.local\wordpress\wp-admin\admin.php:408
[08-Nov-2021 14:18:09 UTC] PHP   4. WP_Hook->do_action($args = [0 => '']) C:\wamp64\www\porto-demo.local\wordpress\wp-includes\plugin.php:470
[08-Nov-2021 14:18:09 UTC] PHP   5. WP_Hook->apply_filters($value = '', $args = [0 => '']) C:\wamp64\www\porto-demo.local\wordpress\wp-includes\class-wp-hook.php:327
[08-Nov-2021 14:18:09 UTC] PHP   6. Elementor\Core\Editor\Editor->init($die = '') C:\wamp64\www\porto-demo.local\wordpress\wp-includes\class-wp-hook.php:303
[08-Nov-2021 14:18:09 UTC] PHP   7. Elementor\Core\Editor\Editor->print_editor_template() C:\wamp64\www\porto-demo.local\wordpress\wp-content\plugins\elementor\core\editor\editor.php:164
[08-Nov-2021 14:18:09 UTC] PHP   8. include() C:\wamp64\www\porto-demo.local\wordpress\wp-content\plugins\elementor\core\editor\editor.php:323
[08-Nov-2021 14:18:09 UTC] PHP   9. wp_footer() C:\wamp64\www\porto-demo.local\wordpress\wp-content\plugins\elementor\includes\editor-templates\editor-wrapper.php:71
[08-Nov-2021 14:18:09 UTC] PHP  10. do_action($hook_name = 'wp_footer') C:\wamp64\www\porto-demo.local\wordpress\wp-includes\general-template.php:3031
[08-Nov-2021 14:18:09 UTC] PHP  11. WP_Hook->do_action($args = [0 => '']) C:\wamp64\www\porto-demo.local\wordpress\wp-includes\plugin.php:470
[08-Nov-2021 14:18:09 UTC] PHP  12. WP_Hook->apply_filters($value = '', $args = [0 => '']) C:\wamp64\www\porto-demo.local\wordpress\wp-includes\class-wp-hook.php:327
[08-Nov-2021 14:18:09 UTC] PHP  13. Elementor\Core\Editor\Editor->wp_footer('') C:\wamp64\www\porto-demo.local\wordpress\wp-includes\class-wp-hook.php:303
[08-Nov-2021 14:18:09 UTC] PHP  14. Elementor\Widgets_Manager->render_widgets_content() C:\wamp64\www\porto-demo.local\wordpress\wp-content\plugins\elementor\core\editor\editor.php:830
[08-Nov-2021 14:18:09 UTC] PHP  15. Elementor\Controls_Stack->print_template() C:\wamp64\www\porto-demo.local\wordpress\wp-content\plugins\elementor\includes\managers\widgets.php:385
[08-Nov-2021 14:18:09 UTC] PHP  16. Elementor\Modules\DevTools\Deprecation->deprecated_function($function = '_content_template', $version = '2.9.0', $replacement = 'Elementor\\Controls_Stack::content_template()', $base_version = *uninitialized*) C:\wamp64\www\porto-demo.local\wordpress\wp-content\plugins\elementor\includes\base\controls-stack.php:1891
[08-Nov-2021 14:18:09 UTC] PHP  17. _deprecated_function($function = '_content_template', $version = '2.9.0', $replacement = 'Elementor\\Controls_Stack::content_template()') C:\wamp64\www\porto-demo.local\wordpress\wp-content\plugins\elementor\modules\dev-tools\deprecation.php:239
[08-Nov-2021 14:18:09 UTC] PHP  18. trigger_error($message = '_content_template is <strong>deprecated</strong> since version 2.9.0! Use Elementor\\Controls_Stack::content_template() instead.', $error_type = 16384) C:\wamp64\www\porto-demo.local\wordpress\wp-includes\functions.php:5211

I am running WordPress 5.8.1, Elementor 3.4.7 and YITH WooCommerce Ajax Product Filter 4.3.0

The function is in in yith-woocommerce-ajax-navigation/includes/elementor/class-yith-wcan-elementor-reset-button.php :

protected function _content_template() { // phpcs:ignore PSR2.Methods.MethodDeclaration.Underscore
			$frontend = new YITH_WCAN_Frontend();

			$_GET['min_price']     = 10;
			$_GET['max_price']     = 100;
			$_GET['onsale_filter'] = 1;

			$_REQUEST[ YITH_WCAN_Query()->get_query_param() ] = 1;

			$frontend->reset_button();
		}

If I rename or comment out the whole function, the Deprecated message is not reported.

I do not have any other plugins/PHP code with ‘_content_template’ in the code.

Hope that helps track down the issue.

Thanks

Alan

Hello there,

I hope you’re doing well ??

We checked and found Elementor deprecated this method and we fixed it.

Please, download and replace the following file in the following path:

wp-content/plugins/yith-woocommerce-ajax-navigation/includes/elementor/class-yith-wcan-elementor-reset-button.php

Please, try it and let me know.

Have a good day.

Hi,
Now running WordPress 5.9, Elementor 3.3.5 and Elementor Pro 3.6.1 with the Free version of YITH WooCommerce Ajax Product Filter 4.7.0

Still getting entry in debug.log when I use Elementor to edit anything:

[17-Feb-2022 12:17:57 UTC] PHP Deprecated:  _content_template is <strong>deprecated</strong> since version 2.9.0! Use Elementor\Controls_Stack::content_template() instead. in \wordpress\wp-includes\functions.php on line 5211
[17-Feb-2022 12:17:57 UTC] PHP Stack trace:
[17-Feb-2022 12:17:57 UTC] PHP   1. {main}() \wordpress\wp-admin\post.php:0
[17-Feb-2022 12:17:57 UTC] PHP   2. require_once() \wordpress\wp-admin\post.php:12
[17-Feb-2022 12:17:57 UTC] PHP   3. do_action($hook_name = 'admin_action_elementor') \wordpress\wp-admin\admin.php:408
[17-Feb-2022 12:17:57 UTC] PHP   4. WP_Hook->do_action($args = [0 => '']) \wordpress\wp-includes\plugin.php:470
[17-Feb-2022 12:17:57 UTC] PHP   5. WP_Hook->apply_filters($value = '', $args = [0 => '']) \wordpress\wp-includes\class-wp-hook.php:327
[17-Feb-2022 12:17:57 UTC] PHP   6. Elementor\Core\Editor\Editor->init($die = '') \wordpress\wp-includes\class-wp-hook.php:303
[17-Feb-2022 12:17:57 UTC] PHP   7. Elementor\Core\Editor\Editor->print_editor_template() \wordpress\wp-content\plugins\elementor\core\editor\editor.php:158
[17-Feb-2022 12:17:57 UTC] PHP   8. include() \wordpress\wp-content\plugins\elementor\core\editor\editor.php:317
[17-Feb-2022 12:17:57 UTC] PHP   9. wp_footer() \wordpress\wp-content\plugins\elementor\includes\editor-templates\editor-wrapper.php:71
[17-Feb-2022 12:17:57 UTC] PHP  10. do_action($hook_name = 'wp_footer') \wordpress\wp-includes\general-template.php:3031
[17-Feb-2022 12:17:57 UTC] PHP  11. WP_Hook->do_action($args = [0 => '']) \wordpress\wp-includes\plugin.php:470
[17-Feb-2022 12:17:57 UTC] PHP  12. WP_Hook->apply_filters($value = '', $args = [0 => '']) \wordpress\wp-includes\class-wp-hook.php:327
[17-Feb-2022 12:17:57 UTC] PHP  13. Elementor\Core\Editor\Editor->wp_footer('') \wordpress\wp-includes\class-wp-hook.php:303
[17-Feb-2022 12:17:57 UTC] PHP  14. Elementor\Widgets_Manager->render_widgets_content() \wordpress\wp-content\plugins\elementor\core\editor\editor.php:824
[17-Feb-2022 12:17:57 UTC] PHP  15. Elementor\Controls_Stack->print_template() \wordpress\wp-content\plugins\elementor\includes\managers\widgets.php:452
[17-Feb-2022 12:17:57 UTC] PHP  16. Elementor\Modules\DevTools\Deprecation->deprecated_function($function = '_content_template', $version = '2.9.0', $replacement = 'Elementor\\Controls_Stack::content_template()', $base_version = *uninitialized*) \wordpress\wp-content\plugins\elementor\includes\base\controls-stack.php:1929
[17-Feb-2022 12:17:57 UTC] PHP  17. _deprecated_function($function = '_content_template', $version = '2.9.0', $replacement = 'Elementor\\Controls_Stack::content_template()') \wordpress\wp-content\plugins\elementor\modules\dev-tools\deprecation.php:239
[17-Feb-2022 12:17:57 UTC] PHP  18. trigger_error($message = '_content_template is <strong>deprecated</strong> since version 2.9.0! Use Elementor\\Controls_Stack::content_template() instead.', $error_type = 16384) \wordpress\wp-includes\functions.php:5211

I have edited /yith-woocommerce-ajax-navigation/includes/elementor/class-yith-wcan-elementor-reset-button.php and changed line [134] to protected function content_template() and this works.

Just change _content_template() to content_template() – without the leading ‘_’ underscore.