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apply_filters_deprecated( 'contextual_help', string $old_help, string $screen_id, WP_Screen $screen )

Since
2.7.0
Filters the legacy contextual help text.

Compatibility

Deprecated in WordPress 3.3.0. Use {@see get_current_screen()->add_help_tab()} or {@see get_current_screen()->remove_help_tab()} instead.

WordPress
since 2.7.0
  • 6.7.7
  • 6.8.8
  • 6.9.7
  • 7.0.4
  • 7.1.0

Present in every tracked release (6.7.7 to 7.1.0).

Parameters

$old_helpstring
Help text that appears on the screen.
$screen_idstring
Screen ID.
$screenWP_Screen
Current WP_Screen instance.

Where this hook fires · 1

  • wp-admin/includes/class-wp-screen.php:822WP_Screen::render_screen_meta()

Source code

		 *                   {@see get_current_screen()->remove_help_tab()} instead.		 *		 * @param string    $old_help  Help text that appears on the screen.		 * @param string    $screen_id Screen ID.		 * @param WP_Screen $screen    Current WP_Screen instance.		 */		$old_help = apply_filters_deprecated(			'contextual_help',			array( $old_help, $this->id, $this ),			'3.3.0',			'get_current_screen()->add_help_tab(), get_current_screen()->remove_help_tab()'		);

Changelog

Introduced in 2.7.0. Unchanged from 6.7.7 through 7.1.0.

  1. 6.7.7
  2. 6.8.8
  3. 6.9.7
  4. 7.0.4
  5. 7.1.0

Signature, return type and hooks compared across 5 parsed releases.

3.3.0
Deprecated. Use get_current_screen()->add_help_tab() or get_current_screen()->remove_help_tab() instead.from the docblock
2.7.0
Introduced.from the docblock

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