Title: Deprecated code — plugin triggers PHP Notice
Last modified: September 1, 2016

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# Deprecated code — plugin triggers PHP Notice

 *  [htz77](https://wordpress.org/support/users/tzeldin88/)
 * (@tzeldin88)
 * [9 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/deprecated-code-plugin-triggers-php-notice/)
 * Plugin triggers this PHP notice
 * > Notice: has_cap was called with an argument that is deprecated since version
   > 2.0! Usage of user levels by plugins and themes is deprecated. Use roles and
   > capabilities instead
 * [https://wordpress.org/plugins/easy-columns/](https://wordpress.org/plugins/easy-columns/)
 * Actually, another support post provides a fix, but it requires editing the plugin
   file.
    [https://wordpress.org/support/topic/has_cap-was-called-with-an-argument-that-is-deprecated-2](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/has_cap-was-called-with-an-argument-that-is-deprecated-2)

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 * Last reply from: [htz77](https://wordpress.org/support/users/tzeldin88/)
 * Last activity: [9 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/deprecated-code-plugin-triggers-php-notice/)
 * Status: not resolved