Deprecated assets and features

This page lists all deprecated assets and features in Squiz Content Management, including the version in which each item was deprecated and, if applicable, removed.

These notes and usage conditions apply to all deprecated assets:

  • It is not recommended to enable or use deprecated assets for new development challenges.

  • When practical, deprecated features remain enabled if they have been in use.

  • Deprecated assets and features that are not listed as removed may still be turned off in your system.

  • Deprecated assets do not receive ongoing maintenance updates or new features.

  • Deprecated assets only receive critical security updates to maintain the overall security of the system.

Deprecations list

The table presents all current and planned deprecated assets and features in Squiz Content Management.

For already-deprecated assets and features, the table notes the version at which each item was deprecated and removed.

The table also describes features planned for deprecation or removal from Matrix, along with the planned release number for the deprecation.

Read the Matrix 5.5 deprecations page for more information about assets and features deprecated in software versions before Squiz Content Management.
Deprecated in

This is the version in which the asset or feature is marked as deprecated. The feature may still work if it is present in your system, but there are no guarantees. A deprecation notice appears in the interface for any screens and sections relating to this feature.

Removed in

This is the version in which the code for the asset or feature is removed. For new installs, the asset is not created. For upgrades, the upgrade script either removes the asset or feature or converts it to a different asset to prevent any breaking changes to existing implementations.

Upgrade support

This is a special deprecation category used only when a "Removed in" asset or feature is reinstated to support customer upgrade efforts.

Asset/feature Description Deprecated in Removed in Upgrade support

Bulkmail

This feature will be removed upon upgrade.

5.5.2.0

6.0.0

Cart

New assets of this type can no longer be created.

6.0.0

TBA

Checkout Page

New assets of this type can no longer be created.

6.0.0

TBA

Classic WYSIWYG editor

This feature will be removed upon upgrade, and a new WYSIWYG (Viper) will be used by default instead.

6.0.0

6.0.0

Design areas

These design areas will stop functioning upon upgrade:

  • Access History Design Area

  • Colourise Image Design Area

  • Custom Image Design Area

  • Cart Design Area

  • Javascript Calendar Design Area

  • Menu Stalks Design Area

5.4.4.0

6.0.0

Design areas

These design areas were removed in 6.0.0 and reinstated in 6.20 to support customer system upgrades:

  • Datetime Design Area

  • Constant Button Design Area

  • Head Design Area

  • Linked CSS Design Area

  • Request Vars Design Area

  • Search Box Design Area

5.4.4.0

6.0.0

6.20 release notes

Donation

New assets of this type can no longer be created

6.0.0

TBA

Edit+

This feature will be removed upon upgrade. It will be replaced with the new editing experience in the Squiz Content Management UI.

6.0.0

6.0.0

Force Secure Setting

This feature will be removed upon upgrade.

5.5.0.0

6.0.0

Inbox

This asset type will be removed upon upgrade.

5.5.0.0

TBA

PayPal Business Account

This package will be removed upon upgrade.

6.6.0

TBA

PayPal Configuration

This package will be removed upon upgrade.

6.6.0

TBA

PayPal Ecommerce package

This package will be removed upon upgrade.

6.6.0

TBA

PayPal Express Checkout Payment Gateway

This asset type will be removed upon upgrade.

6.0.0

TBA

PayPal IPN Receiver

This package will be removed upon upgrade.

6.6.0

TBA

PayPal IPN Completed

This package will be removed upon upgrade.

6.6.0

TBA

PayPal Order

This package will be removed upon upgrade.

6.6.0

TBA

PayPal Payment Button

This package will be removed upon upgrade.

6.6.0

TBA

Product

New assets of this type can no longer be created

6.0.0

TBA

Promotional Code

New assets of this type can no longer be created

6.0.0

TBA

Restricted-period Calendar Page

This asset type will be removed upon upgrade.

5.5.0.0

6.0.0

6.26 release notes

Rollback

This feature will be removed upon upgrade.

5.5.0.0

6.0.0

Rolling Calendar Page

This asset type will be removed upon upgrade.

5.5.0.0

6.0.0

6.26 release notes

Upcoming Events List

This asset type will be removed upon upgrade.

5.5.0.0

6.0.0

6.26 release notes

Web services asset

This asset type will be morphed to a site asset upon upgrade.

5.5.0.0

6.0.0

What’s New

This asset type will be removed upon upgrade.

5.4.5.0

TBA

Removed user preferences

These user preferences are no longer available in Squiz Content Management:

  • Admin Mode WYSIWYG Type

  • Raw HTML Content Type Preferences

  • Save Button Position

  • Assets in Navigation History

  • Asset Map Font Size

  • Asset Map Width.

6.0.0

6.0.0

Removed scripts

The system_integrity_fix_char_encoding.php script has been removed from Squiz Content Management because currently supported versions only support UTF-8 character sets.

6.0.0

6.6.0

Removed system configuration

The Editing Interface Settings are no longer available in Squiz Content Management:

6.0.0

6.0.0

Default backend language configuration

The Admin UI language option is now set to "English (United States)" and can not be changed.

6.19.0

6.19.0

VirtualBox Machine Images

VirtualBox Virtual Machine (OVA) images are no longer provided for Squiz Content Management.

-

6.0.0

Personas and variations

Personas and the Variations screen were used together to personalize content. Existing Persona assets should continue to function as intended.

6.70.0

TBA