From fbe463551bb948b0e46c6f9498c9796555dbf812 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Jon Surrell <sirreal@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Thu, 15 Jan 2026 16:59:33 +0100
Subject: [PATCH 1/4] Deprecate wp_sanitize_script_attributes()

---
 src/wp-includes/script-loader.php | 5 +++++
 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+)

diff --git a/src/wp-includes/script-loader.php b/src/wp-includes/script-loader.php
index 388940e33e1ea..1238a2c6fd761 100644
--- a/src/wp-includes/script-loader.php
+++ b/src/wp-includes/script-loader.php
@@ -2878,11 +2878,16 @@ function wp_enqueue_editor_format_library_assets() {
  * Used by {@see wp_get_script_tag()} and {@see wp_get_inline_script_tag()}.
  *
  * @since 5.7.0
+ * @deprecated 7.0.0 Use wp_get_script_tag() or wp_get_inline_script_tag()
+ * @see wp_get_script_tag()
+ * @see wp_get_inline_script_tag()
  *
  * @param array<string, string|bool> $attributes Key-value pairs representing `<script>` tag attributes.
  * @return string String made of sanitized `<script>` tag attributes.
  */
 function wp_sanitize_script_attributes( $attributes ) {
+	_deprecated_function( __FUNCTION__, '7.0.0', 'wp_get_script_tag() or wp_get_inline_script_tag()' );
+
 	$attributes_string = '';
 
 	/*

From cab23a22c0dc2f224bbfe4c9ee6e237efe834580 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Jon Surrell <sirreal@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Thu, 15 Jan 2026 17:02:39 +0100
Subject: [PATCH 2/4] Add deprecation expectation to tests

---
 .../tests/dependencies/wpSanitizeScriptAttributes.php       | 6 ++++++
 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+)

diff --git a/tests/phpunit/tests/dependencies/wpSanitizeScriptAttributes.php b/tests/phpunit/tests/dependencies/wpSanitizeScriptAttributes.php
index 69ab85b8e3cd0..92f10b8999d82 100644
--- a/tests/phpunit/tests/dependencies/wpSanitizeScriptAttributes.php
+++ b/tests/phpunit/tests/dependencies/wpSanitizeScriptAttributes.php
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
 class Tests_Dependencies_wpSanitizeScriptAttributes extends WP_UnitTestCase {
 
 	public function test_sanitize_script_attributes_type_set() {
+		$this->setExpectedDeprecated( 'wp_sanitize_script_attributes' );
 		$this->assertSame(
 			' type="application/javascript" src="https://DOMAIN.TLD/PATH/FILE.js" nomodule',
 			wp_sanitize_script_attributes(
@@ -24,6 +25,7 @@ public function test_sanitize_script_attributes_type_set() {
 	}
 
 	public function test_sanitize_script_attributes_type_not_set() {
+		$this->setExpectedDeprecated( 'wp_sanitize_script_attributes' );
 		$this->assertSame(
 			' src="https://DOMAIN.TLD/PATH/FILE.js" nomodule',
 			wp_sanitize_script_attributes(
@@ -38,6 +40,7 @@ public function test_sanitize_script_attributes_type_not_set() {
 
 
 	public function test_sanitize_script_attributes_no_attributes() {
+		$this->setExpectedDeprecated( 'wp_sanitize_script_attributes' );
 		$this->assertSame(
 			'',
 			wp_sanitize_script_attributes( array() )
@@ -45,6 +48,7 @@ public function test_sanitize_script_attributes_no_attributes() {
 	}
 
 	public function test_sanitize_script_attributes_relative_src() {
+		$this->setExpectedDeprecated( 'wp_sanitize_script_attributes' );
 		$this->assertSame(
 			' src="PATH/FILE.js" nomodule',
 			wp_sanitize_script_attributes(
@@ -59,6 +63,7 @@ public function test_sanitize_script_attributes_relative_src() {
 
 
 	public function test_sanitize_script_attributes_only_false_boolean_attributes() {
+		$this->setExpectedDeprecated( 'wp_sanitize_script_attributes' );
 		$this->assertSame(
 			'',
 			wp_sanitize_script_attributes(
@@ -71,6 +76,7 @@ public function test_sanitize_script_attributes_only_false_boolean_attributes()
 	}
 
 	public function test_sanitize_script_attributes_only_true_boolean_attributes() {
+		$this->setExpectedDeprecated( 'wp_sanitize_script_attributes' );
 		$this->assertSame(
 			' async nomodule',
 			wp_sanitize_script_attributes(

From 6d024aafd1c057494e2f4cff5c3117ba6d8818bb Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Jon Surrell <sirreal@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Thu, 15 Jan 2026 17:40:47 +0100
Subject: [PATCH 3/4] Add trailing period to deprecated annotation.

Co-authored-by: Weston Ruter <westonruter@gmail.com>
---
 src/wp-includes/script-loader.php | 2 +-
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/src/wp-includes/script-loader.php b/src/wp-includes/script-loader.php
index 1238a2c6fd761..b5547af44fc52 100644
--- a/src/wp-includes/script-loader.php
+++ b/src/wp-includes/script-loader.php
@@ -2878,7 +2878,7 @@ function wp_enqueue_editor_format_library_assets() {
  * Used by {@see wp_get_script_tag()} and {@see wp_get_inline_script_tag()}.
  *
  * @since 5.7.0
- * @deprecated 7.0.0 Use wp_get_script_tag() or wp_get_inline_script_tag()
+ * @deprecated 7.0.0 Use wp_get_script_tag() or wp_get_inline_script_tag().
  * @see wp_get_script_tag()
  * @see wp_get_inline_script_tag()
  *

From 33c12e6caf23c478d138978dccb8c26eb28c24e9 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Jon Surrell <sirreal@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Thu, 15 Jan 2026 20:34:42 +0100
Subject: [PATCH 4/4] Move to deprecated.php

---
 src/wp-includes/deprecated.php    | 30 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++
 src/wp-includes/script-loader.php | 36 -------------------------------
 2 files changed, 30 insertions(+), 36 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/wp-includes/deprecated.php b/src/wp-includes/deprecated.php
index 19ccaf7e6dbd4..360acf5d4689f 100644
--- a/src/wp-includes/deprecated.php
+++ b/src/wp-includes/deprecated.php
@@ -6479,3 +6479,33 @@ function wp_print_auto_sizes_contain_css_fix() {
 	<style>img:is([sizes="auto" i], [sizes^="auto," i]) { contain-intrinsic-size: 3000px 1500px }</style>
 	<?php
 }
+
+/**
+ * Sanitizes an attributes array into an attributes string to be placed inside a `<script>` tag.
+ *
+ * This function is deprecated, use {@see wp_get_script_tag()} or {@see wp_get_inline_script_tag()} instead.
+ *
+ * @since 5.7.0
+ * @deprecated 7.0.0 Use wp_get_script_tag() or wp_get_inline_script_tag().
+ * @see wp_get_script_tag()
+ * @see wp_get_inline_script_tag()
+ *
+ * @param array<string, string|bool> $attributes Key-value pairs representing `<script>` tag attributes.
+ * @return string String made of sanitized `<script>` tag attributes.
+ */
+function wp_sanitize_script_attributes( $attributes ) {
+	_deprecated_function( __FUNCTION__, '7.0.0', 'wp_get_script_tag() or wp_get_inline_script_tag()' );
+
+	$attributes_string = '';
+	foreach ( $attributes as $attribute_name => $attribute_value ) {
+		if ( is_bool( $attribute_value ) ) {
+			if ( $attribute_value ) {
+				$attributes_string .= ' ' . esc_attr( $attribute_name );
+			}
+		} else {
+			$attributes_string .= sprintf( ' %1$s="%2$s"', esc_attr( $attribute_name ), esc_attr( $attribute_value ) );
+		}
+	}
+	return $attributes_string;
+}
+
diff --git a/src/wp-includes/script-loader.php b/src/wp-includes/script-loader.php
index b5547af44fc52..28d81cc2c9b73 100644
--- a/src/wp-includes/script-loader.php
+++ b/src/wp-includes/script-loader.php
@@ -2871,42 +2871,6 @@ function wp_enqueue_editor_format_library_assets() {
 	wp_enqueue_style( 'wp-format-library' );
 }
 
-/**
- * Sanitizes an attributes array into an attributes string to be placed inside a `<script>` tag.
- *
- * Automatically injects type attribute if needed.
- * Used by {@see wp_get_script_tag()} and {@see wp_get_inline_script_tag()}.
- *
- * @since 5.7.0
- * @deprecated 7.0.0 Use wp_get_script_tag() or wp_get_inline_script_tag().
- * @see wp_get_script_tag()
- * @see wp_get_inline_script_tag()
- *
- * @param array<string, string|bool> $attributes Key-value pairs representing `<script>` tag attributes.
- * @return string String made of sanitized `<script>` tag attributes.
- */
-function wp_sanitize_script_attributes( $attributes ) {
-	_deprecated_function( __FUNCTION__, '7.0.0', 'wp_get_script_tag() or wp_get_inline_script_tag()' );
-
-	$attributes_string = '';
-
-	/*
-	 * If HTML5 script tag is supported, only the attribute name is added
-	 * to $attributes_string for entries with a boolean value, and that are true.
-	 */
-	foreach ( $attributes as $attribute_name => $attribute_value ) {
-		if ( is_bool( $attribute_value ) ) {
-			if ( $attribute_value ) {
-				$attributes_string .= ' ' . esc_attr( $attribute_name );
-			}
-		} else {
-			$attributes_string .= sprintf( ' %1$s="%2$s"', esc_attr( $attribute_name ), esc_attr( $attribute_value ) );
-		}
-	}
-
-	return $attributes_string;
-}
-
 /**
  * Formats `<script>` loader tags.
  *