+/**
+ * Print RSS comment feed link.
+ *
+ * @since 1.0.1
+ * @deprecated Use post_comments_feed_link()
+ * @see post_comments_feed_link()
+ *
+ * @param string $link_text
+ * @param string $deprecated Not used
+ */
+function comments_rss_link($link_text = 'Comments RSS', $deprecated = '') {
+ _deprecated_function(__FUNCTION__, '0.0', 'post_comments_feed_link()');
+ post_comments_feed_link($link_text);
+}
+
+/**
+ * Print/Return link to category RSS2 feed.
+ *
+ * @since 1.2
+ * @deprecated Use get_category_feed_link()
+ * @see get_category_feed_link()
+ *
+ * @param bool $echo
+ * @param int $cat_ID
+ * @param string $deprecated Not used
+ * @return string|null
+ */
+function get_category_rss_link($echo = false, $cat_ID = 1, $deprecated = '') {
+ _deprecated_function(__FUNCTION__, '0.0', 'get_category_feed_link()');
+
+ $link = get_category_feed_link($cat_ID, 'rss2');
+
+ if ( $echo )
+ echo $link;
+ return $link;
+}
+
+/**
+ * Print/Return link to author RSS feed.
+ *
+ * @since 1.2
+ * @deprecated Use get_author_feed_link()
+ * @see get_author_feed_link()
+ *
+ * @param bool $echo
+ * @param int $author_id
+ * @param string $deprecated Not used
+ * @return string|null
+ */
+function get_author_rss_link($echo = false, $author_id = 1, $deprecated = '') {
+ _deprecated_function(__FUNCTION__, '0.0', 'get_author_feed_link()');
+
+ $link = get_author_feed_link($author_id);
+ if ( $echo )
+ echo $link;
+ return $link;
+}
+
+/**
+ * Return link to the post RSS feed.
+ *
+ * @since 1.5
+ * @deprecated Use get_post_comments_feed_link()
+ * @see get_post_comments_feed_link()
+ *
+ * @param string $deprecated Not used
+ * @return string
+ */
+function comments_rss($deprecated = '') {
+ _deprecated_function(__FUNCTION__, '2.2', 'get_post_comments_feed_link()');
+ return get_post_comments_feed_link();
+}
+
+/**
+ * An alias of wp_create_user().
+ *
+ * @param string $username The user's username.
+ * @param string $password The user's password.
+ * @param string $email The user's email (optional).
+ * @return int The new user's ID.
+ * @deprecated Use wp_create_user()
+ * @see wp_create_user()
+ */
+function create_user($username, $password, $email) {
+ _deprecated_function( __FUNCTION__, '2.0', 'wp_create_user()' );
+ return wp_create_user($username, $password, $email);
+}
+
+/**
+ * Unused Admin function.
+ *
+ * @since 2.0
+ * @param string $deprecated Unknown
+ * @deprecated 2.5
+ */
+function documentation_link( $deprecated = '' ) {
+ _deprecated_function( __FUNCTION__, '2.5', '' );
+ return;
+}
+
+/**
+ * Unused function.
+ *
+ * @deprecated 2.5
+*/
+function gzip_compression() {
+ return false;
+}
+
+/**
+ * Retrieve an array of comment data about comment $comment_ID.
+ *
+ * @deprecated Use get_comment()
+ * @see get_comment()
+ * @since 0.71
+ *
+ * @uses $id
+ * @uses $wpdb Database Object
+ *
+ * @param int $comment_ID The ID of the comment
+ * @param int $no_cache Whether to use the cache or not (casted to bool)
+ * @param bool $include_unapproved Whether to include unapproved comments or not
+ * @return array The comment data
+ */
+function get_commentdata( $comment_ID, $no_cache = 0, $include_unapproved = false ) {
+ _deprecated_function( __FUNCTION__, '2.7', 'get_comment()' );
+ return get_comment($comment_ID, ARRAY_A);
+}
+
+/**
+ * Retrieve the category name by the category ID.
+ *
+ * @since 0.71
+ * @deprecated Use get_cat_name()
+ * @see get_cat_name() get_catname() is deprecated in favor of get_cat_name().
+ *
+ * @param int $cat_ID Category ID
+ * @return string category name
+ */
+function get_catname( $cat_ID ) {
+ _deprecated_function(__FUNCTION__, '2.8', 'get_cat_name()');
+ return get_cat_name( $cat_ID );
+}
+
+/**
+ * Retrieve category children list separated before and after the term IDs.
+ *
+ * @since 1.2.0
+ *
+ * @param int $id Category ID to retrieve children.
+ * @param string $before Optional. Prepend before category term ID.
+ * @param string $after Optional, default is empty string. Append after category term ID.
+ * @param array $visited Optional. Category Term IDs that have already been added.
+ * @return string
+ */
+function get_category_children( $id, $before = '/', $after = '', $visited = array() ) {
+ _deprecated_function(__FUNCTION__, '2.8', 'get_term_children()');
+ if ( 0 == $id )
+ return '';
+
+ $chain = '';
+ /** TODO: consult hierarchy */
+ $cat_ids = get_all_category_ids();
+ foreach ( (array) $cat_ids as $cat_id ) {
+ if ( $cat_id == $id )
+ continue;
+
+ $category = get_category( $cat_id );
+ if ( is_wp_error( $category ) )
+ return $category;
+ if ( $category->parent == $id && !in_array( $category->term_id, $visited ) ) {
+ $visited[] = $category->term_id;
+ $chain .= $before.$category->term_id.$after;
+ $chain .= get_category_children( $category->term_id, $before, $after );
+ }
+ }
+ return $chain;
+}
+
+/**
+ * Retrieve the description of the author of the current post.
+ *
+ * @since 1.5
+ * @deprecated 2.8
+ * @uses $authordata The current author's DB object.
+ * @return string The author's description.
+ * @deprecated Use the_author_meta('description')
+ */
+function get_the_author_description() {
+ _deprecated_function(__FUNCTION__, '2.8', 'get_the_author_meta(\'description\')' );
+ return get_the_author_meta('description');
+}
+
+/**
+ * Display the description of the author of the current post.
+ *
+ * @link http://codex.wordpress.org/Template_Tags/the_author_description
+ * @since 1.0.0
+ * @deprecated 2.8
+ * @deprecated Use the_author_meta('description')
+ */
+function the_author_description() {
+ _deprecated_function(__FUNCTION__, '2.8', 'the_author_meta(\'description\')' );
+ the_author_meta('description');
+}
+
+/**
+ * Retrieve the login name of the author of the current post.
+ *
+ * @since 1.5
+ * @deprecated 2.8
+ * @uses $authordata The current author's DB object.
+ * @return string The author's login name (username).
+ * @deprecated Use the_author_meta('login')
+ */
+function get_the_author_login() {
+ _deprecated_function(__FUNCTION__, '2.8', 'get_the_author_meta(\'login\')' );
+ return get_the_author_meta('login');
+}
+
+/**
+ * Display the login name of the author of the current post.
+ *
+ * @link http://codex.wordpress.org/Template_Tags/the_author_login
+ * @since 0.71
+ * @deprecated 2.8
+ * @deprecated Use the_author_meta('login')
+ */
+function the_author_login() {
+ _deprecated_function(__FUNCTION__, '2.8', 'the_author_meta(\'login\')' );
+ the_author_meta('login');
+}
+
+/**
+ * Retrieve the first name of the author of the current post.
+ *
+ * @since 1.5
+ * @deprecated 2.8
+ * @uses $authordata The current author's DB object.
+ * @return string The author's first name.
+ * @deprecated Use the_author_meta('first_name')
+ */
+function get_the_author_firstname() {
+ _deprecated_function(__FUNCTION__, '2.8', 'get_the_author_meta(\'first_name\')' );
+ return get_the_author_meta('first_name');
+}
+
+/**
+ * Display the first name of the author of the current post.
+ *
+ * @link http://codex.wordpress.org/Template_Tags/the_author_firstname
+ * @since 0.71
+ * @deprecated 2.8
+ * @deprecated Use the_author_meta('first_name')
+ */
+function the_author_firstname() {
+ _deprecated_function(__FUNCTION__, '2.8', 'the_author_meta(\'first_name\')' );
+ the_author_meta('first_name');
+}
+
+/**
+ * Retrieve the last name of the author of the current post.
+ *
+ * @since 1.5
+ * @deprecated 2.8
+ * @uses $authordata The current author's DB object.
+ * @return string The author's last name.
+ * @deprecated Use the_author_meta('last_name')
+ */
+function get_the_author_lastname() {
+ _deprecated_function(__FUNCTION__, '2.8', 'get_the_author_meta(\'last_name\')' );
+ return get_the_author_meta('last_name');
+}
+
+/**
+ * Display the last name of the author of the current post.
+ *
+ * @link http://codex.wordpress.org/Template_Tags/the_author_lastname
+ * @since 0.71
+ * @deprecated 2.8
+ * @deprecated Use the_author_meta('last_name')
+ */
+function the_author_lastname() {
+ _deprecated_function(__FUNCTION__, '2.8', 'the_author_meta(\'last_name\')' );
+ the_author_meta('last_name');
+}
+
+/**
+ * Retrieve the nickname of the author of the current post.
+ *
+ * @since 1.5
+ * @deprecated 2.8
+ * @uses $authordata The current author's DB object.
+ * @return string The author's nickname.
+ * @deprecated Use the_author_meta('nickname')
+ */
+function get_the_author_nickname() {
+ _deprecated_function(__FUNCTION__, '2.8', 'get_the_author_meta(\'nickname\')' );
+ return get_the_author_meta('nickname');
+}
+
+/**
+ * Display the nickname of the author of the current post.
+ *
+ * @link http://codex.wordpress.org/Template_Tags/the_author_nickname
+ * @since 0.71
+ * @deprecated 2.8
+ * @deprecated Use the_author_meta('nickname')
+ */
+function the_author_nickname() {
+ _deprecated_function(__FUNCTION__, '2.8', 'the_author_meta(\'nickname\')' );
+ the_author_meta('nickname');
+}
+
+/**
+ * Retrieve the email of the author of the current post.
+ *
+ * @since 1.5
+ * @deprecated 2.8
+ * @uses $authordata The current author's DB object.
+ * @return string The author's username.
+ * @deprecated Use the_author_meta('email')
+ */
+function get_the_author_email() {
+ _deprecated_function(__FUNCTION__, '2.8', 'get_the_author_meta(\'email\')' );
+ return get_the_author_meta('email');
+}
+
+/**
+ * Display the email of the author of the current post.
+ *
+ * @link http://codex.wordpress.org/Template_Tags/the_author_email
+ * @since 0.71
+ * @deprecated 2.8
+ * @deprecated Use the_author_meta('email')
+ */
+function the_author_email() {
+ _deprecated_function(__FUNCTION__, '2.8', 'the_author_meta(\'email\')' );
+ the_author_meta('email');
+}
+
+/**
+ * Retrieve the ICQ number of the author of the current post.
+ *
+ * @since 1.5
+ * @deprecated 2.8
+ * @uses $authordata The current author's DB object.
+ * @return string The author's ICQ number.
+ * @deprecated Use the_author_meta('icq')
+ */
+function get_the_author_icq() {
+ _deprecated_function(__FUNCTION__, '2.8', 'get_the_author_meta(\'icq\')' );
+ return get_the_author_meta('icq');
+}
+
+/**
+ * Display the ICQ number of the author of the current post.
+ *
+ * @link http://codex.wordpress.org/Template_Tags/the_author_icq
+ * @since 0.71
+ * @deprecated 2.8
+ * @see get_the_author_icq()
+ * @deprecated Use the_author_meta('icq')
+ */
+function the_author_icq() {
+ _deprecated_function(__FUNCTION__, '2.8', 'the_author_meta(\'icq\')' );
+ the_author_meta('icq');
+}
+
+/**
+ * Retrieve the Yahoo! IM name of the author of the current post.
+ *
+ * @since 1.5
+ * @deprecated 2.8
+ * @uses $authordata The current author's DB object.
+ * @return string The author's Yahoo! IM name.
+ * @deprecated Use the_author_meta('yim')
+ */
+function get_the_author_yim() {
+ _deprecated_function(__FUNCTION__, '2.8', 'get_the_author_meta(\'yim\')' );
+ return get_the_author_meta('yim');
+}
+
+/**
+ * Display the Yahoo! IM name of the author of the current post.
+ *
+ * @link http://codex.wordpress.org/Template_Tags/the_author_yim
+ * @since 0.71
+ * @deprecated 2.8
+ * @deprecated Use the_author_meta('yim')
+ */
+function the_author_yim() {
+ _deprecated_function(__FUNCTION__, '2.8', 'the_author_meta(\'yim\')' );
+ the_author_meta('yim');
+}
+
+/**
+ * Retrieve the MSN address of the author of the current post.
+ *
+ * @since 1.5
+ * @deprecated 2.8
+ * @uses $authordata The current author's DB object.
+ * @return string The author's MSN address.
+ * @deprecated Use the_author_meta('msn')
+ */
+function get_the_author_msn() {
+ _deprecated_function(__FUNCTION__, '2.8', 'get_the_author_meta(\'msn\')' );
+ return get_the_author_meta('msn');
+}
+
+/**
+ * Display the MSN address of the author of the current post.
+ *
+ * @link http://codex.wordpress.org/Template_Tags/the_author_msn
+ * @since 0.71
+ * @deprecated 2.8
+ * @see get_the_author_msn()
+ * @deprecated Use the_author_meta('msn')
+ */
+function the_author_msn() {
+ _deprecated_function(__FUNCTION__, '2.8', 'the_author_meta(\'msn\')' );
+ the_author_meta('msn');
+}
+
+/**
+ * Retrieve the AIM address of the author of the current post.
+ *
+ * @since 1.5
+ * @deprecated 2.8
+ * @uses $authordata The current author's DB object.
+ * @return string The author's AIM address.
+ * @deprecated Use the_author_meta('aim')
+ */
+function get_the_author_aim() {
+ _deprecated_function(__FUNCTION__, '2.8', 'get_the_author_meta(\'aim\')' );
+ return get_the_author_meta('aim');
+}
+
+/**
+ * Display the AIM address of the author of the current post.
+ *
+ * @link http://codex.wordpress.org/Template_Tags/the_author_aim
+ * @since 0.71
+ * @deprecated 2.8
+ * @see get_the_author_aim()
+ * @deprecated Use the_author_meta('aim')
+ */
+function the_author_aim() {
+ _deprecated_function(__FUNCTION__, '2.8', 'the_author_meta(\'aim\')' );
+ the_author_meta('aim');
+}
+
+/**
+ * Retrieve the specified author's preferred display name.
+ *
+ * @since 1.0.0
+ * @deprecated 2.8
+ * @param int $auth_id The ID of the author.
+ * @return string The author's display name.
+ * @deprecated Use the_author_meta('display_name')
+ */
+function get_author_name( $auth_id = false ) {
+ _deprecated_function(__FUNCTION__, '2.8', 'get_the_author_meta(\'display_name\')' );
+ return get_the_author_meta('display_name', $auth_id);
+}
+
+/**
+ * Retrieve the URL to the home page of the author of the current post.
+ *
+ * @since 1.5
+ * @deprecated 2.8
+ * @uses $authordata The current author's DB object.
+ * @return string The URL to the author's page.
+ */
+function get_the_author_url() {
+ _deprecated_function(__FUNCTION__, '2.8', 'get_the_author_meta(\'url\')' );
+ return get_the_author_meta('url');
+}
+
+/**
+ * Display the URL to the home page of the author of the current post.
+ *
+ * @link http://codex.wordpress.org/Template_Tags/the_author_url
+ * @since 0.71
+ * @deprecated 2.8
+ */
+function the_author_url() {
+ _deprecated_function(__FUNCTION__, '2.8', 'the_author_meta(\'url\')' );
+ the_author_meta('url');
+}
+
+/**
+ * Retrieve the ID of the author of the current post.
+ *
+ * @since 1.5
+ * @deprecated 2.8
+ * @return int The author's ID.
+ */
+function get_the_author_ID() {
+ _deprecated_function(__FUNCTION__, '2.8', 'get_the_author_meta(\'ID\')' );
+ return get_the_author_meta('ID');
+}
+
+/**
+ * Display the ID of the author of the current post.
+ *
+ * @link http://codex.wordpress.org/Template_Tags/the_author_ID
+ * @since 0.71
+ * @deprecated 2.8
+ * @uses get_the_author_ID()
+*/
+function the_author_ID() {
+ _deprecated_function(__FUNCTION__, '2.8', 'the_author_meta(\'ID\')' );
+ the_author_meta('ID');
+}
+