Title: WP_DEBUG warning
Last modified: August 30, 2016

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# WP_DEBUG warning

 *  Resolved [jshare](https://wordpress.org/support/users/jshare/)
 * (@jshare)
 * [10 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wp_debug-warning-2/)
 * At the top of search results with WP_DEBUG enabled:
 * > Notice: wpdb::escape is deprecated since version 3.6! Use wpdb::prepare() or
   > esc_sql() instead. in /var/www/mydomain.com/html/wp-includes/functions.php 
   > on line 3391 Notice: wpdb::escape is deprecated since version 3.6! Use wpdb::
   > prepare() or esc_sql() instead. in /var/www/mydomain.com/html/wp-includes/functions.
   > php on line 3391 Notice: wpdb::escape is deprecated since version 3.6! Use 
   > wpdb::prepare() or esc_sql() instead. in /var/www/mydomain.com/html/wp-includes/
   > functions.php on line 3391
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 *  Plugin Author [bennettmcelwee](https://wordpress.org/support/users/bennettmcelwee/)
 * (@bennettmcelwee)
 * [10 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wp_debug-warning-2/#post-6232937)
 * Thanks for spotting this issue — it must have been like this for a long time!
   I will clean it up very soon.
 *  Plugin Author [bennettmcelwee](https://wordpress.org/support/users/bennettmcelwee/)
 * (@bennettmcelwee)
 * [10 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wp_debug-warning-2/#post-6233052)
 * This should be fixed in version 2.10, which I have just released.

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 * Last activity: [10 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wp_debug-warning-2/#post-6233052)
 * Status: resolved