Release 2.7.4

.phpcs.xml.dist

@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
 	https://github.com/WordPress-Coding-Standards/WordPress-Coding-Standards/wiki/Customizable-sniff-properties -->
 	<config name="minimum_supported_wp_version" value="6.1" />
 
-	<config name="text_domain" value="content-control, default" />
+	<config name="text_domain" value="content-control" />
 
 	<!-- Force short syntax arrays. -->
 	<rule ref="CodeAtlantic" />
@@ -45,4 +45,4 @@
 		<exclude-pattern>tests/*</exclude-pattern>
 	</rule>
 
-</ruleset>
+</ruleset>

CHANGELOG.md

@@ -2,6 +2,10 @@
 
 ## Unreleased
 
+## v2.7.4 - 09/20/2026
+
+-   Maintenance: Removed legacy APIs deprecated since version 2.0.
+
 ## v2.7.3 - 09/01/2026
 
 -   Fix: Direct Content Control Pro customers to the appropriate product review form.

bin/psalm-autoloader.php

@@ -7,4 +7,3 @@
 
 require_once __DIR__ . '/vendor/autoload.php';
 require_once __DIR__ . '/inc/functions.php';
-require_once __DIR__ . '/inc/deprecated.php';

classes/Plugin/Prerequisites.php

@@ -311,8 +311,7 @@ public function get_php_message( $failed_check_args ) {
 		$message = __( 'This plugin requires <b>%1$s %2$s</b> or higher in order to run.', 'content-control' );
 		return sprintf(
 			$message,
-			// phpcs:ignore WordPress.WP.I18n.TextDomainMismatch -- Reuse the WordPress Core translation.
-			__( 'PHP', 'default' ),
+			__( 'PHP', 'content-control' ),
 		$failed_check_args['version'] );
 	}
 
@@ -328,8 +327,7 @@ public function get_wp_message( $failed_check_args ) {
 		$message = __( 'This plugin requires <b>%1$s %2$s</b> or higher in order to run.', 'content-control' );
 		return sprintf(
 			$message,
-			// phpcs:ignore WordPress.WP.I18n.TextDomainMismatch -- Reuse the WordPress Core translation.
-			__( 'WordPress', 'default' ),
+			__( 'WordPress', 'content-control' ),
 			$failed_check_args['version']
 		);
 	}

content-control.php

@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
  * Plugin Name: Content Control
  * Plugin URI: https://contentcontrolplugin.com/?utm_campaign=plugin-info&utm_source=php-file-header&utm_medium=plugin-ui&utm_content=plugin-uri
  * Description: Restrict content to logged in/out users or specific user roles. Restrict access to certain parts of a page/post. Control the visibility of widgets.
- * Version: 2.7.3
+ * Version: 2.7.4
  * Author: Code Atlantic
  * Author URI: https://code-atlantic.com/?utm_campaign=plugin-info&utm_source=php-file-header&utm_medium=plugin-ui&utm_content=author-uri
  * Donate link: https://code-atlantic.com/donate/?utm_campaign=donations&utm_source=php-file-header&utm_medium=plugin-ui&utm_content=donate-link
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ function get_plugin_config() {
 	return [
 		'name'          => 'Content Control',
 		'slug'          => 'content-control',
-		'version'       => '2.7.3',
+		'version'       => '2.7.4',
 		'option_prefix' => 'content_control',
 		// Maybe remove this and simply prefix `name` with `'Popup Maker'`.
 		'text_domain'   => 'content-control',
@@ -129,7 +129,6 @@ function plugin_instance() {
 
 	if ( ! $plugin instanceof \ContentControl\Plugin\Core ) {
 		require_once __DIR__ . '/inc/functions.php';
-		require_once __DIR__ . '/inc/deprecated.php';
 		$plugin = new Plugin\Core( get_plugin_config() );
 	}
 

inc/functions/query.php

@@ -266,21 +266,7 @@ function setup_post_globals( $post_id = null ) {
  * @since 2.4.0 - Added support for `terms` context.
  */
 function setup_term_globals( $term_id = null ) {
-	/**
-	 * Legacy term context global retained for backward compatibility.
-	 *
-	 * `$cc_term` predates the managed term-context service. It remains
-	 * synchronized so existing integrations do not break, but Content Control
-	 * itself reads the managed `term` value and new integrations should do the
-	 * same.
-	 *
-	 * @deprecated 2.7.1 Use get_global( 'term' ) instead.
-	 * @var \WP_Term|\WP_Error|false|null $cc_term
-	 */
-	// phpcs:ignore WordPress.NamingConventions.PrefixAllGlobals.NonPrefixedVariableFound -- Deprecated compatibility global.
-	global $cc_term;
-
-	$current_term = get_global( 'term' ); // Used instead of global $cc_term.
+	$current_term = get_global( 'term' );
 
 	// Return early if we don't have a term ID.
 	if ( is_null( $term_id ) ) {
@@ -302,9 +288,7 @@ function setup_term_globals( $term_id = null ) {
 		push_to_global( 'overloaded_terms', $current_term_id );
 
 		// Overload the globals so conditionals work properly.
-		$cc_term = get_term( $term_id );
-		// Set the global term object (forward compatibility).
-		set_global( 'term', $cc_term );
+		set_global( 'term', get_term( $term_id ) );
 	}
 
 	return $overload_term;
@@ -366,24 +350,9 @@ function reset_term_globals() {
 		return;
 	}
 
-	/**
-	 * Legacy term context global retained for backward compatibility.
-	 *
-	 * `$cc_term` predates the managed term-context service. It remains
-	 * synchronized so existing integrations do not break, but Content Control
-	 * itself reads the managed `term` value and new integrations should do the
-	 * same.
-	 *
-	 * @deprecated 2.7.1 Use get_global( 'term' ) instead.
-	 * @var \WP_Term|\WP_Error|false|null $cc_term
-	 */
-	// phpcs:ignore WordPress.NamingConventions.PrefixAllGlobals.NonPrefixedVariableFound -- Deprecated compatibility global.
-	global $cc_term;
-
 	$stored_term_id = pop_from_global( 'overloaded_terms' );
 	// Reset global post object.
-	$cc_term = get_term( $stored_term_id );
-	set_global( 'term', $cc_term );
+	set_global( 'term', get_term( $stored_term_id ) );
 }
 
 /**
@@ -397,7 +366,7 @@ function get_the_content_id() {
 	switch ( $context ) {
 		case 'terms':
 		case 'restapi/terms':
-			$term = get_global( 'term' ); // Used instead of global $cc_term.
+			$term = get_global( 'term' );
 			return $term->term_id ?? null;
 
 		default:

inc/functions/rule-callbacks.php

@@ -744,7 +744,7 @@ function content_is_selected_term() {
 			}
 
 		case 'terms':
-			$term = get_global( 'term' ); // Used instead of global $cc_term.
+			$term = get_global( 'term' );
 
 			// Check if we have a term object from the term query.
 			if ( $term && $term->term_id > 0 ) {
@@ -756,7 +756,7 @@ function content_is_selected_term() {
 		case 'restapi':
 		case 'restapi/terms':
 			$rest_intent = get_rest_api_intent();
-			$term        = get_global( 'term' ); // Used instead of global $cc_term.
+			$term        = get_global( 'term' );
 
 			if ( 'unknown' === $rest_intent['type'] ) {
 				return false;

package.json

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
 	"name": "content-control",
-	"version": "2.7.3",
+	"version": "2.7.4",
 	"description": "",
 	"author": "Code Atlantic LLC",
 	"license": "GPL-2.0-or-later",