Obsolete content

As WordPress develops and evolves systematically, some methods and technologies change, which may outdate documentation. Accurately identifying and marking outdated content is beneficial for updating and maintaining up-to-date documentation for readers.

Types of obsolete content

Obsolete content can be determined by the following contexts:

• A whole page or article is outdated.
• A section from a page or article is outdated.
• A specific part of a section, page, or article is outdated.

Marking content as obsolete

Outdated page

Use a Warning notice type to mark a page as obsolete, by enclosing the following phrase inside the

Replace VERSION with the WordPress version since the page was marked obsolete.

Example

Outdated section from a page or article

Use a Warning notice type to mark a section from a page as obsolete, by enclosing the following phrase inside the

Replace SECTION_NAME with the title, heading, subheading, or description of the outdated section. Replace VERSION with the WordPress version since the page was marked obsolete.

Example

Outdated part of a section, page, or article

Use a Warning notice type to mark specific content of a section as obsolete, by enclosing the following phrase inside the

Replace SECTION_NAME with the title, heading, subheading, or description of the outdated part. Replace VERSION with the WordPress version since the page was marked obsolete.

Example

Adding updated documentation

Use an Info notice type and add a URL of updated documentation, if any.

• If the updated information can be found on another page, enclose the following notice inside the
  short code:

Note: Updated information can be found on PAGE_URL.
Replace PAGE_URL with the URL of the updated documentation.

• If the page was moved to another destination, enclose the following notice inside the
  short code:

Note: This page was moved to PAGE_URL.
Replace PAGE_URL with the URL of the new destination.

Examples