Make compatible with PHP 8.3/8.4

[marcissimus]

Originally posted by @mrai64 in #50

Gooodmooooooorniiiing Maaaricissimus! I need to adapt Suffusion to actual wp 6.8.2 with php 8.4 under the hood, i wanna install MAMP with wp and Suffusion theme in localhost, then solve one issue at time. Or are all fine with 4.6.5 release?

Here's what I know:

• 4.6.7 runs great on PHP 8.2
• The code is not compliant with PHP 8.3 or higher
• A lot of code has to be refactored
• A lot of testing will be required

I started this with the help of AI, but I don't have time in the foreseeable future to bring it to a conclusion. The last status is at https://github.com/marcissimus/suffusion/tree/v5_php83. I have no idea if it still works, already broke something, or what's necessary to get to 8.4 🤷

Feel free to use that branch as a starting point. If you reach a stable point, create a PR. I'm happy to test it on site. If it works well, we will create a new 4.7.0 version (or is 5.0.0 better?).

[mrai64]

FYI "Do. Or do not. There is no try,", i Do it.

www.athesis77.it

• suffusion 4.6.7 child theme
• wp 6.8.2
• php 8.4.10

All works fine. Repet all-works-fi-ne. 👍🏻🍾

[mbtools]

Great! It looks like the 4.6.7 code is still running. Keep an eye on the log if it shows PHP warnings.

[mbrsolution]

Hello all, I just carried out a test using https://playground.wordpress.net/ with PHP 8.4 and did some minor adjustments to the theme and no errors are popping up :) So, it is safe to say that on the surface the code is good so far.

Kind regards, Manuel