[Bug]: 'getMedia' is deprecated since version 6.9.

[oskar-anderson]

Prerequisites

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Please give us a description of what happened

Admin post editor triggers a console warning when editing a post with a thumbnail image in Gutenberg editor:

'getMedia' is deprecated since version 6.9. Please use the 'postType', 'attachment' entity via the 'getEntityRecord' function instead.

Disabling the plugin causes the warning to disappear. The console warning points to this line:
imageData = select( "core" ).getMedia( featuredImageId );

Step-by-step reproduction instructions

1. Go to edit a post with Gutenberg editor https://www.DOMAIN/wp-admin/post.php?post=54885&action=edit
2. Check dev tools console.

Expected results

1. No console warnings present

Actual results

1. Deprecation console warning

Screenshots, screen recording, code snippet

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Which editor is affected (or editors)

• Block Editor
• Gutenberg Editor
• Elementor Editor
• Classic Editor
• Other (please specify in additional info)

Which browser is affected (or browsers)

• Chrome
• Firefox
• Safari
• Other (please specify in additional info)

Device you are using

Desktop

Operating system

Windows 11

PHP version

8.2.28

WordPress version

6.9.4

WordPress Theme

Custom

Yoast SEO version

27.0

Gutenberg plugin version (if relevant)

No response

Elementor plugin version (if relevant)

No response

Classic Editor plugin version (if relevant)

No response

Relevant plugins in case of a bug

No response

[josevarghese]

Hi @oskar-anderson

Thanks for creating the issue and for reporting the deprecated message. I can reproduce the deprecated message when the featured image is selected.

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[josevarghese]

Note

Steps to reproduce:

1. Ensure that the Yoast SEO plugin is installed
2. Open an "Add New" post or page in the Block editor
3. Open the browser console and Warnings
4. In the Post Settings, click "Set featured image."
5. Select the image from the media library and click on the "Set featured image" button
6. You can see the warning: 'getMedia' is deprecated since version 6.9. ' Please use the 'postType', 'attachment' entity via the 'getEntityRecord' function instead.
7. Once you select the featured image, save the page, and reopen the edit page, the warning will appear again without the above steps.