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Files Automatically Replaced by Core Upgrade

When using the core upgrade function, introduced with Version 2.7, some old files, which are no longer included with the latest release, will be deleted. The list of files to be deleted is in the wp-admin/includes/update-core.php file.

In addition to the files to be deleted, all other core files are replaced with the newer versions. If you have made modifications to any core files, including the WordPress Default theme files, you'll need to insure they are backed up before attempting the core upgrade. After the upgrade, you'll have to retrofit the modifications to the new core files again. Simply re-using the old modified files is NOT recommended.

Files Set For Deletion

$_old_files = array(
'wp-admin/bookmarklet.php',
'wp-admin/css/upload.css',
'wp-admin/css/upload-rtl.css',
'wp-admin/css/press-this-ie.css',
'wp-admin/css/press-this-ie-rtl.css',
'wp-admin/edit-form.php',
'wp-admin/link-import.php',
'wp-admin/images/box-bg-left.gif',
'wp-admin/images/box-bg-right.gif',
'wp-admin/images/box-bg.gif',
'wp-admin/images/box-butt-left.gif',
'wp-admin/images/box-butt-right.gif',
'wp-admin/images/box-butt.gif',
'wp-admin/images/box-head-left.gif',
'wp-admin/images/box-head-right.gif',
'wp-admin/images/box-head.gif',
'wp-admin/images/heading-bg.gif',
'wp-admin/images/login-bkg-bottom.gif',
'wp-admin/images/login-bkg-tile.gif',
'wp-admin/images/notice.gif',
'wp-admin/images/toggle.gif',
'wp-admin/images/comment-stalk-classic.gif',
'wp-admin/images/comment-stalk-fresh.gif',
'wp-admin/images/comment-stalk-rtl.gif',
'wp-admin/images/comment-pill.gif',
'wp-admin/images/del.png',
'wp-admin/images/media-button-gallery.gif',
'wp-admin/images/media-buttons.gif',
'wp-admin/images/tail.gif',
'wp-admin/images/gear.png',
'wp-admin/images/tab.png',
'wp-admin/images/postbox-bg.gif',
'wp-admin/includes/upload.php',
'wp-admin/js/dbx-admin-key.js',
'wp-admin/js/link-cat.js',
'wp-admin/js/forms.js',
'wp-admin/js/upload.js',
'wp-admin/js/set-post-thumbnail-handler.js',
'wp-admin/js/set-post-thumbnail-handler.dev.js',
'wp-admin/js/page.js',
'wp-admin/js/page.dev.js',
'wp-admin/js/slug.js',
'wp-admin/js/slug.dev.js',
'wp-admin/profile-update.php',
'wp-admin/templates.php',
'wp-includes/images/audio.png',
'wp-includes/images/css.png',
'wp-includes/images/default.png',
'wp-includes/images/doc.png',
'wp-includes/images/exe.png',
'wp-includes/images/html.png',
'wp-includes/images/js.png',
'wp-includes/images/pdf.png',
'wp-includes/images/swf.png',
'wp-includes/images/tar.png',
'wp-includes/images/text.png',
'wp-includes/images/video.png',
'wp-includes/images/zip.png',
'wp-includes/js/dbx.js',
'wp-includes/js/fat.js',
'wp-includes/js/list-manipulation.js',
'wp-includes/js/jquery/jquery.dimensions.min.js',
'wp-includes/js/tinymce/langs/en.js',
'wp-includes/js/tinymce/plugins/autosave/editor_plugin_src.js',
'wp-includes/js/tinymce/plugins/autosave/langs',
'wp-includes/js/tinymce/plugins/directionality/images',
'wp-includes/js/tinymce/plugins/directionality/langs',
'wp-includes/js/tinymce/plugins/inlinepopups/css',
'wp-includes/js/tinymce/plugins/inlinepopups/images',
'wp-includes/js/tinymce/plugins/inlinepopups/jscripts',
'wp-includes/js/tinymce/plugins/paste/images',
'wp-includes/js/tinymce/plugins/paste/jscripts',
'wp-includes/js/tinymce/plugins/paste/langs',
'wp-includes/js/tinymce/plugins/spellchecker/classes/HttpClient.class.php',
'wp-includes/js/tinymce/plugins/spellchecker/classes/TinyGoogleSpell.class.php',
'wp-includes/js/tinymce/plugins/spellchecker/classes/TinyPspell.class.php',
'wp-includes/js/tinymce/plugins/spellchecker/classes/TinyPspellShell.class.php',
'wp-includes/js/tinymce/plugins/spellchecker/css/spellchecker.css',
'wp-includes/js/tinymce/plugins/spellchecker/images',
'wp-includes/js/tinymce/plugins/spellchecker/langs',
'wp-includes/js/tinymce/plugins/spellchecker/tinyspell.php',
'wp-includes/js/tinymce/plugins/wordpress/images',
'wp-includes/js/tinymce/plugins/wordpress/langs',
'wp-includes/js/tinymce/plugins/wordpress/popups.css',
'wp-includes/js/tinymce/plugins/wordpress/wordpress.css',
'wp-includes/js/tinymce/plugins/wphelp',
'wp-includes/js/tinymce/themes/advanced/css',
'wp-includes/js/tinymce/themes/advanced/images',
'wp-includes/js/tinymce/themes/advanced/jscripts',
'wp-includes/js/tinymce/themes/advanced/langs',
'wp-includes/js/tinymce/tiny_mce_gzip.php',
'wp-includes/js/wp-ajax.js',
'wp-admin/admin-db.php',
'wp-admin/cat.js',
'wp-admin/categories.js',
'wp-admin/custom-fields.js',
'wp-admin/dbx-admin-key.js',
'wp-admin/edit-comments.js',
'wp-admin/install-rtl.css',
'wp-admin/install.css',
'wp-admin/upgrade-schema.php',
'wp-admin/upload-functions.php',
'wp-admin/upload-rtl.css',
'wp-admin/upload.css',
'wp-admin/upload.js',
'wp-admin/users.js',
'wp-admin/widgets-rtl.css',
'wp-admin/widgets.css',
'wp-admin/xfn.js',
'wp-includes/js/tinymce/license.html',
'wp-admin/cat-js.php',
'wp-admin/edit-form-ajax-cat.php',
'wp-admin/execute-pings.php',
'wp-admin/import/b2.php',
'wp-admin/import/btt.php',
'wp-admin/import/jkw.php',
'wp-admin/inline-uploading.php',
'wp-admin/link-categories.php',
'wp-admin/list-manipulation.js',
'wp-admin/list-manipulation.php',
'wp-includes/comment-functions.php',
'wp-includes/feed-functions.php',
'wp-includes/functions-compat.php',
'wp-includes/functions-formatting.php',
'wp-includes/functions-post.php',
'wp-includes/js/dbx-key.js',
'wp-includes/js/tinymce/plugins/autosave/langs/cs.js',
'wp-includes/js/tinymce/plugins/autosave/langs/sv.js',
'wp-includes/js/tinymce/themes/advanced/editor_template_src.js',
'wp-includes/links.php',
'wp-includes/pluggable-functions.php',
'wp-includes/template-functions-author.php',
'wp-includes/template-functions-category.php',
'wp-includes/template-functions-general.php',
'wp-includes/template-functions-links.php',
'wp-includes/template-functions-post.php',
'wp-includes/wp-l10n.php',
'wp-admin/import-b2.php',
'wp-admin/import-blogger.php',
'wp-admin/import-greymatter.php',
'wp-admin/import-livejournal.php',
'wp-admin/import-mt.php',
'wp-admin/import-rss.php',
'wp-admin/import-textpattern.php',
'wp-admin/quicktags.js',
'wp-images/fade-butt.png',
'wp-images/get-firefox.png',
'wp-images/header-shadow.png',
'wp-images/smilies',
'wp-images/wp-small.png',
'wp-images/wpminilogo.png',
'wp.php',
'wp-includes/gettext.php',
'wp-includes/streams.php'
);
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Changelog

  • 2.8 : Removed the following files from Files Set For Deletion:
    • wp-content/themes/default/attachment.php
    • wp-content/themes/default/images/kubrickbg.jpg
    • wp-content/plugins/markdown.php
    • wp-content/plugins/textile1.php