Title: functions.php is calling a deprecated function
Last modified: July 7, 2018

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# functions.php is calling a deprecated function

 *  [Wayfarer](https://wordpress.org/support/users/udey/)
 * (@udey)
 * [7 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/functions-php-is-calling-a-deprecated-function/)
 * One of my websites gives errors which show up on the landing page of the website
   and the WordPress CMS Dashboard and the Jetpack dashboard.
 * The same latest WordPress version, plugins, etc is running on other websites 
   of mine without any errors so it is something else causing these errors only 
   on one website.
 * Also, the Theme ‘Magazino’ for example is no longer provided by WordPress or 
   the creator of the theme but it works fine with latest WordPress version on two
   other websites of mine.
 * I installed three different latest Themes on this website but still the errors
   don’t go away. It is not a Theme related error nor plugin related error.
 * I have not done any coding or CSS related changes on these websites – only using
   the Wordrpess features provided – so I definitely did not tamper in the backend.
 * What could have caused the WordPress CMS to lead to this error on only one website?
 * ERROR:
    Notice: add_utility_page is deprecated since version 4.5.0! Use add_menu_page()
   instead. in /home/myblogsite/public_html/wp-includes/functions.php on line 3840
 * ERROR:
    Strict Standards: Declaration of TGM_Bulk_Installer_Skin::before() should
   be compatible with Bulk_Upgrader_Skin::before($title = ”) in /home/myblogsite/
   public_html/wp-content/themes/astra/library/class/class-tgm-plugin-activation.
   php on line 1584
 * JETPACK TEAM said: “From the error, it sounds like /home/myblogsite/public_html/
   wp-includes/functions.php is calling a deprecated function not supported in your
   version of WordPress.”
    Their Happiness Engineer at Automattic advised me to 
   ask here.

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 *  [JNashHawkins](https://wordpress.org/support/users/jnashhawkins/)
 * (@jnashhawkins)
 * [7 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/functions-php-is-calling-a-deprecated-function/#post-10472131)
 * I had this happen not that long ago… I upgraded to PHP 7.x and the problem started
   up involving a mission-critical plugin. Pretty much the same errors.
 * I was able to select an older version of PHP (5.6) and the problem went away.
 * If you’ll compare your PHP versions (look in the control panel if you are running
   cPanel) I imagine you’ll find a similar discrepancy.
 * If I’m right, your options, from best to worst, are…
 * Find another similar theme.
 * Fix the present theme.
 * Downgrade the PHP.
 *  Thread Starter [Wayfarer](https://wordpress.org/support/users/udey/)
 * (@udey)
 * [7 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/functions-php-is-calling-a-deprecated-function/#post-10473052)
 * Hi,
 * I checked the PHP versions – they are same as another site on a different Linux
   server.
 * I am guessing – since it is not a common problem – the only thing to do would
   be to back up the database and delete the entire website – then build a WordPress
   CMS installation from start to work with existing MySQL database on the server.
 * Its not too much work to me but there is the – what if – what if even that doesn’t
   solve anything.
 * 🙁

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 * Last activity: [7 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/functions-php-is-calling-a-deprecated-function/#post-10473052)
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