Merge pull request #21360 from Yoast/deprecate-wpseo-customizer

 Removes the Yoast SEO Breadcrumbs panel from the Customizer

.phpcs.xml.dist

@@ -227,6 +227,12 @@
 		<exclude-pattern>/inc/wpseo-functions-deprecated\.php$</exclude-pattern>
 	</rule>
 
+	<!-- Ignore unused variables in deprecated functionality. -->
+	<rule ref="VariableAnalysis.CodeAnalysis.VariableAnalysis.UnusedVariable">
+		<exclude-pattern>/src/deprecated/*</exclude-pattern>
+		<exclude-pattern>/inc/wpseo-functions-deprecated\.php$</exclude-pattern>
+	</rule>
+
 	<!-- Exclude deprecated code from select sniffs regarding naming conventions.
 		 These classes are still available to prevent BC-breaks and renaming them would
 		 create a BC-break. -->

composer.json

@@ -92,8 +92,8 @@
 			"Yoast\\WP\\SEO\\Composer\\Actions::check_coding_standards"
 		],
 		"check-cs-thresholds": [
-			"@putenv YOASTCS_THRESHOLD_ERRORS=2549",
-			"@putenv YOASTCS_THRESHOLD_WARNINGS=267",
+			"@putenv YOASTCS_THRESHOLD_ERRORS=2545",
+			"@putenv YOASTCS_THRESHOLD_WARNINGS=253",
 			"Yoast\\WP\\SEO\\Composer\\Actions::check_cs_thresholds"
 		],
 		"check-cs": [

src/deprecated/admin/class-customizer.php

@@ -0,0 +1,72 @@
+<?php
+/**
+ * WPSEO plugin file.
+ *
+ * @package WPSEO\Admin\Customizer
+ */
+
+/**
+ * Class with functionality to support WP SEO settings in WordPress Customizer.
+ *
+ * @codeCoverageIgnore
+ * @deprecated 22.8
+ */
+class WPSEO_Customizer {
+
+	/**
+	 * Holds the customize manager.
+	 *
+	 * @deprecated 22.8
+	 *
+	 * @var WP_Customize_Manager
+	 */
+	protected $wp_customize;
+
+	/**
+	 * Construct Method.
+	 *
+	 * @codeCoverageIgnore
+	 * @deprecated 22.8
+	 */
+	public function __construct() {
+		_deprecated_function( __METHOD__, 'Yoast SEO 22.8' );
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Function to support WordPress Customizer.
+	 *
+	 * @param WP_Customize_Manager $wp_customize Manager class instance.
+	 *
+	 * @codeCoverageIgnore
+	 * @deprecated 22.8
+	 *
+	 * @return void
+	 */
+	public function wpseo_customize_register( $wp_customize ) {
+		_deprecated_function( __METHOD__, 'Yoast SEO 22.8' );
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Returns whether or not the breadcrumbs are active.
+	 *
+	 * @codeCoverageIgnore
+	 * @deprecated 22.8
+	 *
+	 * @return void
+	 */
+	public function breadcrumbs_active_callback() {
+		_deprecated_function( __METHOD__, 'Yoast SEO 22.8' );
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Returns whether or not to show the breadcrumbs blog show option.
+	 *
+	 * @codeCoverageIgnore
+	 * @deprecated 22.8
+	 *
+	 * @return void
+	 */
+	public function breadcrumbs_blog_show_active_cb() {
+		_deprecated_function( __METHOD__, 'Yoast SEO 22.8' );
+	}
+}

wp-seo-main.php

@@ -363,9 +363,6 @@ function wpseo_init() {
 		require_once WPSEO_PATH . 'inc/wpseo-non-ajax-functions.php';
 	}
 
-	// Init it here because the filter must be present on the frontend as well or it won't work in the customizer.
-	new WPSEO_Customizer();
-
 	$integrations   = [];
 	$integrations[] = new WPSEO_Slug_Change_Watcher();