Moved functions from export.php - river.php into deprecated files

git-svn-id: http://code.elgg.org/elgg/trunk@7980 36083f99-b078-4883-b0ff-0f9b5a30f544

13 files changed, 2203 insertions, 2302 deletions

diff --git a/engine/lib/deprecated-1.7.php b/engine/lib/deprecated-1.7.php
index 3c9ad0d25..b143cf9a0 100644
--- a/engine/lib/deprecated-1.7.php
+++ b/engine/lib/deprecated-1.7.php
@@ -488,3 +488,426 @@ $listtypetoggle = false, $pagination = true) {
 
 	return elgg_list_entities($options);
 }
+
+/**
+ * Searches for a group based on a complete or partial name or description
+ *
+ * @param string  $criteria The partial or full name or description
+ * @param int     $limit    Limit of the search.
+ * @param int     $offset   Offset.
+ * @param string  $order_by The order.
+ * @param boolean $count    Whether to return the count of results or just the results.
+ *
+ * @return mixed
+ * @deprecated 1.7
+ */
+function search_for_group($criteria, $limit = 10, $offset = 0, $order_by = "", $count = false) {
+	elgg_deprecated_notice('search_for_group() was deprecated by new search plugin.', 1.7);
+	global $CONFIG;
+
+	$criteria = sanitise_string($criteria);
+	$limit = (int)$limit;
+	$offset = (int)$offset;
+	$order_by = sanitise_string($order_by);
+
+	$access = get_access_sql_suffix("e");
+
+	if ($order_by == "") {
+		$order_by = "e.time_created desc";
+	}
+
+	if ($count) {
+		$query = "SELECT count(e.guid) as total ";
+	} else {
+		$query = "SELECT e.* ";
+	}
+	$query .= "from {$CONFIG->dbprefix}entities e"
+		. " JOIN {$CONFIG->dbprefix}groups_entity g on e.guid=g.guid where ";
+
+	$query .= "(g.name like \"%{$criteria}%\" or g.description like \"%{$criteria}%\")";
+	$query .= " and $access";
+
+	if (!$count) {
+		$query .= " order by $order_by limit $offset, $limit"; // Add order and limit
+		return get_data($query, "entity_row_to_elggstar");
+	} else {
+		if ($count = get_data_row($query)) {
+			return $count->total;
+		}
+	}
+	return false;
+}
+
+/**
+ * Returns a formatted list of groups suitable for injecting into search.
+ *
+ * @deprecated 1.7
+ *
+ * @param string $hook        Hook name
+ * @param string $user        User
+ * @param mixed  $returnvalue Previous hook's return value
+ * @param string $tag         Tag to search on
+ *
+ * @return string
+ */
+function search_list_groups_by_name($hook, $user, $returnvalue, $tag) {
+	elgg_deprecated_notice('search_list_groups_by_name() was deprecated by new search plugin', 1.7);
+	// Change this to set the number of groups that display on the search page
+	$threshold = 4;
+
+	$object = get_input('object');
+
+	if (!get_input('offset') && (empty($object) || $object == 'group')) {
+		if ($groups = search_for_group($tag, $threshold)) {
+			$countgroups = search_for_group($tag, 0, 0, "", true);
+
+			$return = elgg_view('group/search/startblurb', array('count' => $countgroups, 'tag' => $tag));
+			foreach ($groups as $group) {
+				$return .= elgg_view_entity($group);
+			}
+			$vars = array('count' => $countgroups, 'threshold' => $threshold, 'tag' => $tag);
+			$return .= elgg_view('group/search/finishblurb', $vars);
+			return $return;
+		}
+	}
+}
+
+/**
+ * Displays a list of group objects that have been searched for.
+ *
+ * @see elgg_view_entity_list
+ *
+ * @param string $tag   Search criteria
+ * @param int    $limit The number of entities to display on a page
+ *
+ * @return string The list in a form suitable to display
+ * @deprecated 1.7
+ */
+function list_group_search($tag, $limit = 10) {
+	elgg_deprecated_notice('list_group_search() was deprecated by new search plugin.', 1.7);
+	$offset = (int) get_input('offset');
+	$limit = (int) $limit;
+	$count = (int) search_for_group($tag, 10, 0, '', true);
+	$entities = search_for_group($tag, $limit, $offset);
+
+	return elgg_view_entity_list($entities, $count, $offset, $limit, $fullview, false);
+
+}
+
+/**
+ * Return a list of entities based on the given search criteria.
+ *
+ * @deprecated 1.7 use elgg_get_entities_from_metadata().
+ *
+ * @param mixed  $meta_name      Metadat name
+ * @param mixed  $meta_value     Metadata value
+ * @param string $entity_type    The type of entity to look for, eg 'site' or 'object'
+ * @param string $entity_subtype The subtype of the entity.
+ * @param int    $owner_guid     Owner GUID
+ * @param int    $limit          Limit
+ * @param int    $offset         Offset
+ * @param string $order_by       Optional ordering.
+ * @param int    $site_guid      Site GUID. 0 for current, -1 for any.
+ * @param bool   $count          Return a count instead of entities
+ * @param bool   $case_sensitive Metadata names case sensitivity
+ *
+ * @return int|array A list of entities, or a count if $count is set to true
+ */
+function get_entities_from_metadata($meta_name, $meta_value = "", $entity_type = "",
+$entity_subtype = "", $owner_guid = 0, $limit = 10, $offset = 0, $order_by = "",
+$site_guid = 0, $count = FALSE, $case_sensitive = TRUE) {
+
+	elgg_deprecated_notice('get_entities_from_metadata() was deprecated by elgg_get_entities_from_metadata()!', 1.7);
+
+	$options = array();
+
+	$options['metadata_names'] = $meta_name;
+
+	if ($meta_value) {
+		$options['metadata_values'] = $meta_value;
+	}
+
+	if ($entity_type) {
+		$options['types'] = $entity_type;
+	}
+
+	if ($entity_subtype) {
+		$options['subtypes'] = $entity_subtype;
+	}
+
+	if ($owner_guid) {
+		if (is_array($owner_guid)) {
+			$options['owner_guids'] = $owner_guid;
+		} else {
+			$options['owner_guid'] = $owner_guid;
+		}
+	}
+
+	if ($limit) {
+		$options['limit'] = $limit;
+	}
+
+	if ($offset) {
+		$options['offset'] = $offset;
+	}
+
+	if ($order_by) {
+		$options['order_by'];
+	}
+
+	if ($site_guid) {
+		$options['site_guid'];
+	}
+
+	if ($count) {
+		$options['count'] = $count;
+	}
+
+	// need to be able to pass false
+	$options['metadata_case_sensitive'] = $case_sensitive;
+
+	return elgg_get_entities_from_metadata($options);
+}
+
+/**
+ * Return entities from metadata
+ *
+ * @deprecated 1.7.  Use elgg_get_entities_from_metadata().
+ *
+ * @param mixed  $meta_array          Metadata name
+ * @param string $entity_type         The type of entity to look for, eg 'site' or 'object'
+ * @param string $entity_subtype      The subtype of the entity.
+ * @param int    $owner_guid          Owner GUID
+ * @param int    $limit               Limit
+ * @param int    $offset              Offset
+ * @param string $order_by            Optional ordering.
+ * @param int    $site_guid           Site GUID. 0 for current, -1 for any.
+ * @param bool   $count               Return a count instead of entities
+ * @param bool   $meta_array_operator Operator for metadata values
+ *
+ * @return int|array A list of entities, or a count if $count is set to true
+ */
+function get_entities_from_metadata_multi($meta_array, $entity_type = "", $entity_subtype = "",
+$owner_guid = 0, $limit = 10, $offset = 0, $order_by = "", $site_guid = 0,
+$count = false, $meta_array_operator = 'and') {
+
+	elgg_deprecated_notice('get_entities_from_metadata_multi() was deprecated by elgg_get_entities_from_metadata()!', 1.7);
+
+	if (!is_array($meta_array) || sizeof($meta_array) == 0) {
+		return false;
+	}
+
+	$options = array();
+
+	$options['metadata_name_value_pairs'] = $meta_array;
+
+	if ($entity_type) {
+		$options['types'] = $entity_type;
+	}
+
+	if ($entity_subtype) {
+		$options['subtypes'] = $entity_subtype;
+	}
+
+	if ($owner_guid) {
+		if (is_array($owner_guid)) {
+			$options['owner_guids'] = $owner_guid;
+		} else {
+			$options['owner_guid'] = $owner_guid;
+		}
+	}
+
+	if ($limit) {
+		$options['limit'] = $limit;
+	}
+
+	if ($offset) {
+		$options['offset'] = $offset;
+	}
+
+	if ($order_by) {
+		$options['order_by'];
+	}
+
+	if ($site_guid) {
+		$options['site_guid'];
+	}
+
+	if ($count) {
+		$options['count'] = $count;
+	}
+
+	$options['metadata_name_value_pairs_operator'] = $meta_array_operator;
+
+	return elgg_get_entities_from_metadata($options);
+}
+
+/**
+ * Returns a menu item for use in the children section of add_menu()
+ * This is not currently used in the Elgg core.
+ *
+ * @param string $menu_name The name of the menu item
+ * @param string $menu_url  Its URL
+ *
+ * @return stdClass|false Depending on success
+ * @deprecated 1.7
+ */
+function menu_item($menu_name, $menu_url) {
+	elgg_deprecated_notice('menu_item() is deprecated by add_submenu_item', 1.7);
+	return make_register_object($menu_name, $menu_url);
+}
+
+/**
+ * Searches for an object based on a complete or partial title
+ * or description using full text searching.
+ *
+ * IMPORTANT NOTE: With MySQL's default setup:
+ * 1) $criteria must be 4 or more characters long
+ * 2) If $criteria matches greater than 50% of results NO RESULTS ARE RETURNED!
+ *
+ * @param string  $criteria The partial or full name or username.
+ * @param int     $limit    Limit of the search.
+ * @param int     $offset   Offset.
+ * @param string  $order_by The order.
+ * @param boolean $count    Whether to return the count of results or just the results.
+ *
+ * @return int|false
+ * @deprecated 1.7
+ */
+function search_for_object($criteria, $limit = 10, $offset = 0, $order_by = "", $count = false) {
+	elgg_deprecated_notice('search_for_object() was deprecated by new search plugin.', 1.7);
+	global $CONFIG;
+
+	$criteria = sanitise_string($criteria);
+	$limit = (int)$limit;
+	$offset = (int)$offset;
+	$order_by = sanitise_string($order_by);
+	$container_guid = (int)$container_guid;
+
+	$access = get_access_sql_suffix("e");
+
+	if ($order_by == "") {
+		$order_by = "e.time_created desc";
+	}
+
+	if ($count) {
+		$query = "SELECT count(e.guid) as total ";
+	} else {
+		$query = "SELECT e.* ";
+	}
+	$query .= "from {$CONFIG->dbprefix}entities e
+		join {$CONFIG->dbprefix}objects_entity o on e.guid=o.guid
+		where match(o.title,o.description) against ('$criteria') and $access";
+
+	if (!$count) {
+		$query .= " order by $order_by limit $offset, $limit"; // Add order and limit
+		return get_data($query, "entity_row_to_elggstar");
+	} else {
+		if ($count = get_data_row($query)) {
+			return $count->total;
+		}
+	}
+	return false;
+}
+
+/**
+ * Returns a formatted list of objects suitable for injecting into search.
+ *
+ * @deprecated 1.7
+ *
+ * @param sting  $hook        Hook
+ * @param string $user        user
+ * @param mixed  $returnvalue Previous return value
+ * @param mixed  $tag         Search term
+ *
+ * @return array
+ */
+function search_list_objects_by_name($hook, $user, $returnvalue, $tag) {
+	elgg_deprecated_notice('search_list_objects_by_name was deprecated by new search plugin.', 1.7);
+
+	// Change this to set the number of users that display on the search page
+	$threshold = 4;
+
+	$object = get_input('object');
+
+	if (!get_input('offset') && (empty($object) || $object == 'user')) {
+		if ($users = search_for_user($tag, $threshold)) {
+			$countusers = search_for_user($tag, 0, 0, "", true);
+
+			$return = elgg_view('user/search/startblurb', array('count' => $countusers, 'tag' => $tag));
+			foreach ($users as $user) {
+				$return .= elgg_view_entity($user);
+			}
+			$return .= elgg_view('user/search/finishblurb',
+				array('count' => $countusers, 'threshold' => $threshold, 'tag' => $tag));
+
+			return $return;
+
+		}
+	}
+}
+
+/**
+ * Return entities from relationships
+ *
+ * @deprecated 1.7 Use elgg_get_entities_from_relationship()
+ *
+ * @param string $relationship         The relationship type
+ * @param int    $relationship_guid    The GUID of the relationship owner
+ * @param bool   $inverse_relationship Invert relationship?
+ * @param string $type                 Entity type
+ * @param string $subtype              Entity subtype
+ * @param int    $owner_guid           Entity owner GUID
+ * @param string $order_by             Order by clause
+ * @param int    $limit                Limit
+ * @param int    $offset               Offset
+ * @param bool   $count                Return a count instead of entities?
+ * @param int    $site_guid            Site GUID
+ *
+ * @return mixed
+ */
+function get_entities_from_relationship($relationship, $relationship_guid,
+$inverse_relationship = false, $type = "", $subtype = "", $owner_guid = 0,
+$order_by = "", $limit = 10, $offset = 0, $count = false, $site_guid = 0) {
+
+	elgg_deprecated_notice('get_entities_from_relationship() was deprecated by elgg_get_entities_from_relationship()!', 1.7);
+
+	$options = array();
+
+	$options['relationship'] = $relationship;
+	$options['relationship_guid'] = $relationship_guid;
+	$options['inverse_relationship'] = $inverse_relationship;
+
+	if ($type) {
+		$options['types'] = $type;
+	}
+
+	if ($subtype) {
+		$options['subtypes'] = $subtype;
+	}
+
+	if ($owner_guid) {
+		$options['owner_guid'] = $owner_guid;
+	}
+
+	$options['limit'] = $limit;
+
+	if ($offset) {
+		$options['offset'] = $offset;
+	}
+
+	if ($order_by) {
+		$options['order_by'];
+	}
+
+	if ($site_guid) {
+		$options['site_guid'];
+	}
+
+	if ($count) {
+		$options['count'] = $count;
+	}
+
+	return elgg_get_entities_from_relationship($options);
+}
+
diff --git a/engine/lib/deprecated-1.8.php b/engine/lib/deprecated-1.8.php
index bc92c1bd5..f58477cf1 100644
--- a/engine/lib/deprecated-1.8.php
+++ b/engine/lib/deprecated-1.8.php
@@ -3,21 +3,14 @@
  * @return str
  * @deprecated 1.8 Use elgg_list_entities_from_access_id()
  */
-function list_entities_from_access_id($access_id, $entity_type = "", $entity_subtype = "",
-	$owner_guid = 0, $limit = 10, $fullview = true, $listtypetoggle = true, $pagination = true) {
-		
+function list_entities_from_access_id($access_id, $entity_type = "", $entity_subtype = "", $owner_guid = 0, $limit = 10, $fullview = true, $listtypetoggle = true, $pagination = true) {
+
 	elgg_deprecated_notice("All list_entities* functions were deprecated in 1.8.  Use elgg_list_entities* instead.", 1.8);
-		
-	echo elgg_list_entities_from_access_id(array(
-		'access_id' => $access_id,
-		'types' => $entity_type,
-		'subtypes' => $entity_subtype,
-		'owner_guids' => $owner_guid,
-		'limit' => $limit,
-		'full_view' => $fullview,
-		'list_type_toggle' => $listtypetoggle,
-		'pagination' => $pagination,
-	));
+
+	echo elgg_list_entities_from_access_id(array('access_id' => $access_id,
+		'types' => $entity_type, 'subtypes' => $entity_subtype, 'owner_guids' => $owner_guid,
+		'limit' => $limit, 'full_view' => $fullview, 'list_type_toggle' => $listtypetoggle,
+		'pagination' => $pagination,));
 }
 
 /**
@@ -25,7 +18,7 @@ function list_entities_from_access_id($access_id, $entity_type = "", $entity_sub
  */
 function register_action($action, $public = false, $filename = "", $admin_only = false) {
 	elgg_deprecated_notice("register_action() was deprecated by elgg_register_action()", 1.8);
-	
+
 	if ($admin_only) {
 		$access = 'admin';
 	} elseif ($public) {
@@ -33,7 +26,7 @@ function register_action($action, $public = false, $filename = "", $admin_only =
 	} else {
 		$access = 'logged_in';
 	}
-	
+
 	return elgg_register_action($action, $filename, $access);
 }
 
@@ -82,9 +75,7 @@ function extend_elgg_admin_page($new_admin_view, $view = 'admin/main', $priority
  *
  * @return mixed
  */
-function get_entities_from_annotations_calculate_x($sum = "sum", $entity_type = "",
-$entity_subtype = "", $name = "", $mdname = '', $mdvalue = '', $owner_guid = 0,
-$limit = 10, $offset = 0, $orderdir = 'desc', $count = false) {
+function get_entities_from_annotations_calculate_x($sum = "sum", $entity_type = "", $entity_subtype = "", $name = "", $mdname = '', $mdvalue = '', $owner_guid = 0, $limit = 10, $offset = 0, $orderdir = 'desc', $count = false) {
 
 	$msg = 'get_entities_from_annotations_calculate_x() is deprecated by elgg_get_entities_from_annotation_calculation().';
 
@@ -149,9 +140,7 @@ $limit = 10, $offset = 0, $orderdir = 'desc', $count = false) {
  *
  * @return unknown
  */
-function get_entities_from_annotation_count($entity_type = "", $entity_subtype = "", $name = "",
-$mdname = '', $mdvalue = '', $owner_guid = 0, $limit = 10, $offset = 0, $orderdir = 'desc',
-$count = false) {
+function get_entities_from_annotation_count($entity_type = "", $entity_subtype = "", $name = "", $mdname = '', $mdvalue = '', $owner_guid = 0, $limit = 10, $offset = 0, $orderdir = 'desc', $count = false) {
 
 	$msg = 'get_entities_from_annotation_count() is deprecated by elgg_get_entities_from_annotation_calculation().';
 
@@ -216,9 +205,7 @@ $count = false) {
  *
  * @return string Formatted entity list
  */
-function list_entities_from_annotation_count($entity_type = "", $entity_subtype = "", $name = "",
-$limit = 10, $owner_guid = 0, $group_guid = 0, $asc = false, $fullview = true,
-$listtypetoggle = false, $pagination = true, $orderdir = 'desc') {
+function list_entities_from_annotation_count($entity_type = "", $entity_subtype = "", $name = "", $limit = 10, $owner_guid = 0, $group_guid = 0, $asc = false, $fullview = true, $listtypetoggle = false, $pagination = true, $orderdir = 'desc') {
 
 	$msg = 'list_entities_from_annotation_count() is deprecated by elgg_list_entities_from_annotation_calculation().';
 
@@ -272,8 +259,7 @@ $listtypetoggle = false, $pagination = true, $orderdir = 'desc') {
  * @return true|false Depending on success
  * @deprecated 1.8
  */
-function add_to_register($register_name, $subregister_name, $subregister_value,
-$children_array = array()) {
+function add_to_register($register_name, $subregister_name, $subregister_value, $children_array = array()) {
 	elgg_deprecated_notice("add_to_register() has been deprecated", 1.8);
 	global $CONFIG;
 
@@ -286,7 +272,7 @@ $children_array = array()) {
 	}
 
 	if (!isset($CONFIG->registers[$register_name])) {
-		$CONFIG->registers[$register_name]  = array();
+		$CONFIG->registers[$register_name] = array();
 	}
 
 	$subregister = new stdClass;
@@ -370,8 +356,7 @@ function get_register($register_name) {
  * @return true|false Depending on success
  * @deprecated 1.8 Use explicit register/trigger event functions
  */
-function events($event = "", $object_type = "", $function = "", $priority = 500,
-$call = false, $object = null) {
+function events($event = "", $object_type = "", $function = "", $priority = 500, $call = false, $object = null) {
 
 	elgg_deprecated_notice('events() has been deprecated.', 1.8);
 
@@ -482,10 +467,7 @@ function call_gatekeeper($function, $file = "") {
 
 	foreach ($callstack as $call) {
 		if (is_array($function)) {
-			if (
-				(strcmp($call['class'], $function[0]) == 0) &&
-				(strcmp($call['function'], $function[1]) == 0)
-			) {
+			if ((strcmp($call['class'], $function[0]) == 0) && (strcmp($call['function'], $function[1]) == 0)) {
 				$stack_element = $call;
 			}
 		} else {
@@ -580,8 +562,7 @@ function callpath_gatekeeper($path, $include_subdirs = true, $strict_mode = fals
 	}
 
 	if (isset($CONFIG->debug)) {
-		system_message("Gatekeeper'd function called from {$callstack[1]['file']}:"
-			. "{$callstack[1]['line']}\n\nStack trace:\n\n" . print_r($callstack, true));
+		system_message("Gatekeeper'd function called from {$callstack[1]['file']}:" . "{$callstack[1]['line']}\n\nStack trace:\n\n" . print_r($callstack, true));
 	}
 
 	return false;
@@ -641,3 +622,1766 @@ function elgg_get_entity_site_where_sql($table, $site_guids) {
 
 	return elgg_get_guid_based_where_sql("{$table}.site_guid", $site_guids);
 }
+
+/**
+ * Return an array of objects in a given container.
+ *
+ * @see get_entities()
+ *
+ * @param int    $group_guid The container (defaults to current page owner)
+ * @param string $subtype    The subtype
+ * @param int    $owner_guid Owner
+ * @param int    $site_guid  The site
+ * @param string $order_by   Order
+ * @param int    $limit      Limit on number of elements to return, by default 10.
+ * @param int    $offset     Where to start, by default 0.
+ * @param bool   $count      Whether to return the entities or a count of them.
+ *
+ * @return array|false
+ * @deprecated 1.8 Use elgg_get_entities() instead
+ */
+function get_objects_in_group($group_guid, $subtype = "", $owner_guid = 0, $site_guid = 0, $order_by = "", $limit = 10, $offset = 0, $count = FALSE) {
+	elgg_deprecated_notice("get_objects_in_group was deprected in 1.8.  Use elgg_get_entities() instead", 1.8);
+
+	global $CONFIG;
+
+	if ($subtype === FALSE || $subtype === null || $subtype === 0) {
+		return FALSE;
+	}
+
+	if ($order_by == "") {
+		$order_by = "e.time_created desc";
+	}
+	$order_by = sanitise_string($order_by);
+	$limit = (int)$limit;
+	$offset = (int)$offset;
+	$site_guid = (int)$site_guid;
+	if ($site_guid == 0) {
+		$site_guid = $CONFIG->site_guid;
+	}
+
+	$container_guid = (int)$group_guid;
+	if ($container_guid == 0) {
+		$container_guid = elgg_get_page_owner_guid();
+	}
+
+	$where = array();
+
+	$where[] = "e.type='object'";
+
+	if (!empty($subtype)) {
+		if (!$subtype = get_subtype_id('object', $subtype)) {
+			return FALSE;
+		}
+		$where[] = "e.subtype=$subtype";
+	}
+	if ($owner_guid != "") {
+		if (!is_array($owner_guid)) {
+			$owner_guid = (int)$owner_guid;
+			$where[] = "e.container_guid = '$owner_guid'";
+		} else if (sizeof($owner_guid) > 0) {
+			// Cast every element to the owner_guid array to int
+			$owner_guid = array_map("sanitise_int", $owner_guid);
+			$owner_guid = implode(",", $owner_guid);
+			$where[] = "e.container_guid in ({$owner_guid})";
+		}
+	}
+	if ($site_guid > 0) {
+		$where[] = "e.site_guid = {$site_guid}";
+	}
+
+	if ($container_guid > 0) {
+		$where[] = "e.container_guid = {$container_guid}";
+	}
+
+	if (!$count) {
+		$query = "SELECT * from {$CONFIG->dbprefix}entities e" . " join {$CONFIG->dbprefix}objects_entity o on e.guid=o.guid where ";
+	} else {
+		$query = "SELECT count(e.guid) as total from {$CONFIG->dbprefix}entities e" . " join {$CONFIG->dbprefix}objects_entity o on e.guid=o.guid where ";
+	}
+	foreach ($where as $w) {
+		$query .= " $w and ";
+	}
+
+	// Add access controls
+	$query .= get_access_sql_suffix('e');
+	if (!$count) {
+		$query .= " order by $order_by";
+
+		// Add order and limit
+		if ($limit) {
+			$query .= " limit $offset, $limit";
+		}
+
+		$dt = get_data($query, "entity_row_to_elggstar");
+		return $dt;
+	} else {
+		$total = get_data_row($query);
+		return $total->total;
+	}
+}
+
+/**
+ * Lists entities that belong to a group.
+ *
+ * @param string $subtype        The arbitrary subtype of the entity
+ * @param int    $owner_guid     The GUID of the owning user
+ * @param int    $container_guid The GUID of the containing group
+ * @param int    $limit          The number of entities to display per page (default: 10)
+ * @param bool   $fullview       Whether or not to display the full view (default: true)
+ * @param bool   $listtypetoggle Whether or not to allow gallery view (default: true)
+ * @param bool   $pagination     Whether to display pagination (default: true)
+ *
+ * @return string List of parsed entities
+ *
+ * @see elgg_list_entities()
+ * @deprecated 1.8 Use elgg_list_entities() instead
+ */
+function list_entities_groups($subtype = "", $owner_guid = 0, $container_guid = 0, $limit = 10, $fullview = true, $listtypetoggle = true, $pagination = true) {
+	elgg_deprecated_notice("list_entities_groups was deprecated in 1.8.  Use elgg_list_entities() instead.", 1.8);
+	$offset = (int)get_input('offset');
+	$count = get_objects_in_group($container_guid, $subtype, $owner_guid, 0, "", $limit, $offset, true);
+	$entities = get_objects_in_group($container_guid, $subtype, $owner_guid, 0, "", $limit, $offset);
+
+	return elgg_view_entity_list($entities, $count, $offset, $limit, $fullview, $listtypetoggle, $pagination);
+}
+
+/**
+ * Get all the entities from metadata from a group.
+ *
+ * @param int    $group_guid     The ID of the group.
+ * @param mixed  $meta_name      Metadata name
+ * @param mixed  $meta_value     Metadata value
+ * @param string $entity_type    The type of entity to look for, eg 'site' or 'object'
+ * @param string $entity_subtype The subtype of the entity.
+ * @param int    $owner_guid     Owner guid
+ * @param int    $limit          Limit
+ * @param int    $offset         Offset
+ * @param string $order_by       Optional ordering.
+ * @param int    $site_guid      Site GUID. 0 for current, -1 for any
+ * @param bool   $count          Return count instead of entities
+ *
+ * @return array|false
+ * @deprecated 1.8 Use elgg_get_entities_from_metadata()
+ */
+function get_entities_from_metadata_groups($group_guid, $meta_name, $meta_value = "", $entity_type = "", $entity_subtype = "", $owner_guid = 0, $limit = 10, $offset = 0, $order_by = "", $site_guid = 0, $count = false) {
+	elgg_deprecated_notice("get_entities_from_metadata_groups was deprecated in 1.8.", 1.8);
+	global $CONFIG;
+
+	$meta_n = get_metastring_id($meta_name);
+	$meta_v = get_metastring_id($meta_value);
+
+	$entity_type = sanitise_string($entity_type);
+	$entity_subtype = get_subtype_id($entity_type, $entity_subtype);
+	$limit = (int)$limit;
+	$offset = (int)$offset;
+	if ($order_by == "") {
+		$order_by = "e.time_created desc";
+	}
+	$order_by = sanitise_string($order_by);
+	$site_guid = (int)$site_guid;
+	if (is_array($owner_guid)) {
+		foreach ($owner_guid as $key => $guid) {
+			$owner_guid[$key] = (int)$guid;
+		}
+	} else {
+		$owner_guid = (int)$owner_guid;
+	}
+	if ($site_guid == 0) {
+		$site_guid = $CONFIG->site_guid;
+	}
+
+	$container_guid = (int)$group_guid;
+	if ($container_guid == 0) {
+		$container_guid = elgg_get_page_owner_guid();
+	}
+
+	$where = array();
+
+	if ($entity_type != "") {
+		$where[] = "e.type='$entity_type'";
+	}
+	if ($entity_subtype) {
+		$where[] = "e.subtype=$entity_subtype";
+	}
+	if ($meta_name != "") {
+		$where[] = "m.name_id='$meta_n'";
+	}
+	if ($meta_value != "") {
+		$where[] = "m.value_id='$meta_v'";
+	}
+	if ($site_guid > 0) {
+		$where[] = "e.site_guid = {$site_guid}";
+	}
+	if ($container_guid > 0) {
+		$where[] = "e.container_guid = {$container_guid}";
+	}
+
+	if (is_array($owner_guid)) {
+		$where[] = "e.container_guid in (" . implode(",", $owner_guid) . ")";
+	} else if ($owner_guid > 0) {
+		$where[] = "e.container_guid = {$owner_guid}";
+	}
+
+	if (!$count) {
+		$query = "SELECT distinct e.* ";
+	} else {
+		$query = "SELECT count(e.guid) as total ";
+	}
+
+	$query .= "from {$CONFIG->dbprefix}entities e" . " JOIN {$CONFIG->dbprefix}metadata m on e.guid = m.entity_guid " . " JOIN {$CONFIG->dbprefix}objects_entity o on e.guid = o.guid where";
+
+	foreach ($where as $w) {
+		$query .= " $w and ";
+	}
+
+	// Add access controls
+	$query .= get_access_sql_suffix("e");
+
+	if (!$count) {
+		$query .= " order by $order_by limit $offset, $limit"; // Add order and limit
+		return get_data($query, "entity_row_to_elggstar");
+	} else {
+		if ($row = get_data_row($query)) {
+			return $row->total;
+		}
+	}
+	return false;
+}
+
+/**
+ * As get_entities_from_metadata_groups() but with multiple entities.
+ *
+ * @param int    $group_guid     The ID of the group.
+ * @param array  $meta_array     Array of 'name' => 'value' pairs
+ * @param string $entity_type    The type of entity to look for, eg 'site' or 'object'
+ * @param string $entity_subtype The subtype of the entity.
+ * @param int    $owner_guid     Owner GUID
+ * @param int    $limit          Limit
+ * @param int    $offset         Offset
+ * @param string $order_by       Optional ordering.
+ * @param int    $site_guid      Site GUID. 0 for current, -1 for any
+ * @param bool   $count          Return count of entities instead of entities
+ *
+ * @return int|array List of ElggEntities, or the total number if count is set to false
+ * @deprecated 1.8 Use elgg_get_entities_from_metadata()
+ */
+function get_entities_from_metadata_groups_multi($group_guid, $meta_array, $entity_type = "", $entity_subtype = "", $owner_guid = 0, $limit = 10, $offset = 0, $order_by = "", $site_guid = 0, $count = false) {
+	elgg_deprecated_notice("get_entities_from_metadata_groups_multi was deprecated in 1.8.", 1.8);
+
+	global $CONFIG;
+
+	if (!is_array($meta_array) || sizeof($meta_array) == 0) {
+		return false;
+	}
+
+	$where = array();
+
+	$mindex = 1;
+	$join = "";
+	foreach ($meta_array as $meta_name => $meta_value) {
+		$meta_n = get_metastring_id($meta_name);
+		$meta_v = get_metastring_id($meta_value);
+		$join .= " JOIN {$CONFIG->dbprefix}metadata m{$mindex} on e.guid = m{$mindex}.entity_guid" . " JOIN {$CONFIG->dbprefix}objects_entity o on e.guid = o.guid ";
+
+		if ($meta_name != "") {
+			$where[] = "m{$mindex}.name_id='$meta_n'";
+		}
+
+		if ($meta_value != "") {
+			$where[] = "m{$mindex}.value_id='$meta_v'";
+		}
+
+		$mindex++;
+	}
+
+	$entity_type = sanitise_string($entity_type);
+	$entity_subtype = get_subtype_id($entity_type, $entity_subtype);
+	$limit = (int)$limit;
+	$offset = (int)$offset;
+	if ($order_by == "") {
+		$order_by = "e.time_created desc";
+	}
+	$order_by = sanitise_string($order_by);
+	$owner_guid = (int)$owner_guid;
+
+	$site_guid = (int)$site_guid;
+	if ($site_guid == 0) {
+		$site_guid = $CONFIG->site_guid;
+	}
+
+	//$access = get_access_list();
+
+	if ($entity_type != "") {
+		$where[] = "e.type = '{$entity_type}'";
+	}
+
+	if ($entity_subtype) {
+		$where[] = "e.subtype = {$entity_subtype}";
+	}
+
+	if ($site_guid > 0) {
+		$where[] = "e.site_guid = {$site_guid}";
+	}
+
+	if ($owner_guid > 0) {
+		$where[] = "e.owner_guid = {$owner_guid}";
+	}
+
+	if ($container_guid > 0) {
+		$where[] = "e.container_guid = {$container_guid}";
+	}
+
+	if ($count) {
+		$query = "SELECT count(e.guid) as total ";
+	} else {
+		$query = "SELECT distinct e.* ";
+	}
+
+	$query .= " from {$CONFIG->dbprefix}entities e {$join} where";
+	foreach ($where as $w) {
+		$query .= " $w and ";
+	}
+	$query .= get_access_sql_suffix("e"); // Add access controls
+
+	if (!$count) {
+		$query .= " order by $order_by limit $offset, $limit"; // Add order and limit
+		return get_data($query, "entity_row_to_elggstar");
+	} else {
+		if ($count = get_data_row($query)) {
+			return $count->total;
+		}
+	}
+	return false;
+}
+
+/**
+ * List items within a given geographic area.
+ *
+ * @param real   $lat            Latitude
+ * @param real   $long           Longitude
+ * @param real   $radius         The radius
+ * @param string $type           The type of entity (eg "user", "object" etc)
+ * @param string $subtype        The arbitrary subtype of the entity
+ * @param int    $owner_guid     The GUID of the owning user
+ * @param int    $limit          The number of entities to display per page (default: 10)
+ * @param bool   $fullview       Whether or not to display the full view (default: true)
+ * @param bool   $listtypetoggle Whether or not to allow gallery view
+ * @param bool   $navigation     Display pagination? Default: true
+ *
+ * @return string A viewable list of entities
+ * @deprecated 1.8
+ */
+function list_entities_in_area($lat, $long, $radius, $type = "", $subtype = "", $owner_guid = 0, $limit = 10, $fullview = true, $listtypetoggle = false, $navigation = true) {
+	elgg_deprecated_notice('list_entities_in_area() was deprecated. Use elgg_list_entities_from_location()', 1.8);
+
+	$options = array();
+
+	$options['latitude'] = $lat;
+	$options['longitude'] = $long;
+	$options['distance'] = $radius;
+
+	if ($type) {
+		$options['types'] = $type;
+	}
+
+	if ($subtype) {
+		$options['subtypes'] = $subtype;
+	}
+
+	if ($owner_guid) {
+		if (is_array($owner_guid)) {
+			$options['owner_guids'] = $owner_guid;
+		} else {
+			$options['owner_guid'] = $owner_guid;
+		}
+	}
+
+	$options['limit'] = $limit;
+
+	$options['full_view'] = $fullview;
+	$options['list_type_toggle'] = $listtypetoggle;
+	$options['pagination'] = $pagination;
+
+	return elgg_list_entities_from_location($options);
+}
+
+/**
+ * List entities in a given location
+ *
+ * @param string $location       Location
+ * @param string $type           The type of entity (eg "user", "object" etc)
+ * @param string $subtype        The arbitrary subtype of the entity
+ * @param int    $owner_guid     The GUID of the owning user
+ * @param int    $limit          The number of entities to display per page (default: 10)
+ * @param bool   $fullview       Whether or not to display the full view (default: true)
+ * @param bool   $listtypetoggle Whether or not to allow gallery view
+ * @param bool   $navigation     Display pagination? Default: true
+ *
+ * @return string A viewable list of entities
+ * @deprecated 1.8
+ */
+function list_entities_location($location, $type = "", $subtype = "", $owner_guid = 0, $limit = 10, $fullview = true, $listtypetoggle = false, $navigation = true) {
+	elgg_deprecated_notice('list_entities_location() was deprecated. Use elgg_list_entities_from_metadata()', 1.8);
+
+	return list_entities_from_metadata('location', $location, $type, $subtype, $owner_guid, $limit, $fullview, $listtypetoggle, $navigation);
+}
+
+/**
+ * Return entities within a given geographic area.
+ *
+ * @param float     $lat            Latitude
+ * @param float     $long           Longitude
+ * @param float     $radius         The radius
+ * @param string    $type           The type of entity (eg "user", "object" etc)
+ * @param string    $subtype        The arbitrary subtype of the entity
+ * @param int       $owner_guid     The GUID of the owning user
+ * @param string    $order_by       The field to order by; by default, time_created desc
+ * @param int       $limit          The number of entities to return; 10 by default
+ * @param int       $offset         The indexing offset, 0 by default
+ * @param boolean   $count          Count entities
+ * @param int       $site_guid      Site GUID. 0 for current, -1 for any
+ * @param int|array $container_guid Container GUID
+ *
+ * @return array A list of entities.
+ * @deprecated 1.8
+ */
+function get_entities_in_area($lat, $long, $radius, $type = "", $subtype = "", $owner_guid = 0, $order_by = "", $limit = 10, $offset = 0, $count = false, $site_guid = 0, $container_guid = NULL) {
+	elgg_deprecated_notice('get_entities_in_area() was deprecated by elgg_get_entities_from_location()!', 1.8);
+
+	$options = array();
+
+	$options['latitude'] = $lat;
+	$options['longitude'] = $long;
+	$options['distance'] = $radius;
+
+	// set container_guid to owner_guid to emulate old functionality
+	if ($owner_guid != "") {
+		if (is_null($container_guid)) {
+			$container_guid = $owner_guid;
+		}
+	}
+
+	if ($type) {
+		$options['types'] = $type;
+	}
+
+	if ($subtype) {
+		$options['subtypes'] = $subtype;
+	}
+
+	if ($owner_guid) {
+		if (is_array($owner_guid)) {
+			$options['owner_guids'] = $owner_guid;
+		} else {
+			$options['owner_guid'] = $owner_guid;
+		}
+	}
+
+	if ($container_guid) {
+		if (is_array($container_guid)) {
+			$options['container_guids'] = $container_guid;
+		} else {
+			$options['container_guid'] = $container_guid;
+		}
+	}
+
+	$options['limit'] = $limit;
+
+	if ($offset) {
+		$options['offset'] = $offset;
+	}
+
+	if ($order_by) {
+		$options['order_by'];
+	}
+
+	if ($site_guid) {
+		$options['site_guid'];
+	}
+
+	if ($count) {
+		$options['count'] = $count;
+	}
+
+	return elgg_get_entities_from_location($options);
+}
+
+/**
+ * Return a list of entities suitable for display based on the given search criteria.
+ *
+ * @see elgg_view_entity_list
+ *
+ * @deprecated 1.8 Use elgg_list_entities_from_metadata
+ *
+ * @param mixed  $meta_name      Metadata name to search on
+ * @param mixed  $meta_value     The value to match, optionally
+ * @param string $entity_type    The type of entity to look for, eg 'site' or 'object'
+ * @param string $entity_subtype The subtype of the entity
+ * @param int    $owner_guid     Owner GUID
+ * @param int    $limit          Number of entities to display per page
+ * @param bool   $fullview       WDisplay the full view (default: true)
+ * @param bool   $listtypetoggle Allow users to toggle to the gallery view. Default: true
+ * @param bool   $pagination     Display pagination? Default: true
+ * @param bool   $case_sensitive Case sensitive metadata names?
+ *
+ * @return string
+ *
+ * @return string A list of entities suitable for display
+ */
+function list_entities_from_metadata($meta_name, $meta_value = "", $entity_type = ELGG_ENTITIES_ANY_VALUE, $entity_subtype = ELGG_ENTITIES_ANY_VALUE, $owner_guid = 0, $limit = 10, $fullview = true, $listtypetoggle = true, $pagination = true, $case_sensitive = true) {
+
+	elgg_deprecated_notice('list_entities_from_metadata() was deprecated by elgg_list_entities_from_metadata()!', 1.8);
+
+	$offset = (int)get_input('offset');
+	$limit = (int)$limit;
+	$options = array('metadata_name' => $meta_name, 'metadata_value' => $meta_value,
+		'types' => $entity_type, 'subtypes' => $entity_subtype, 'owner_guid' => $owner_guid,
+		'limit' => $limit, 'offset' => $offset, 'count' => TRUE,
+		'metadata_case_sensitive' => $case_sensitive);
+	$count = elgg_get_entities_from_metadata($options);
+
+	$options['count'] = FALSE;
+	$entities = elgg_get_entities_from_metadata($options);
+
+	return elgg_view_entity_list($entities, $count, $offset, $limit, $fullview, $listtypetoggle, $pagination);
+}
+
+/**
+ * Returns a viewable list of entities based on the given search criteria.
+ *
+ * @see elgg_view_entity_list
+ *
+ * @param array  $meta_array     Array of 'name' => 'value' pairs
+ * @param string $entity_type    The type of entity to look for, eg 'site' or 'object'
+ * @param string $entity_subtype The subtype of the entity.
+ * @param int    $owner_guid     Owner GUID
+ * @param int    $limit          Limit
+ * @param bool   $fullview       WDisplay the full view (default: true)
+ * @param bool   $listtypetoggle Allow users to toggle to the gallery view. Default: true
+ * @param bool   $pagination     Display pagination? Default: true
+ *
+ * @return string List of ElggEntities suitable for display
+ * 
+ * @deprecated 1.8 Use elgg_list_entities_from_metadata() instead
+ */
+function list_entities_from_metadata_multi($meta_array, $entity_type = "", $entity_subtype = "", $owner_guid = 0, $limit = 10, $fullview = true, $listtypetoggle = true, $pagination = true) {
+	elgg_deprecated_notice(elgg_echo('deprecated:function', array(
+		'list_entities_from_metadata_multi', 'elgg_get_entities_from_metadata')), 1.8);
+
+	$offset = (int)get_input('offset');
+	$limit = (int)$limit;
+	$count = get_entities_from_metadata_multi($meta_array, $entity_type, $entity_subtype, $owner_guid, $limit, $offset, "", $site_guid, true);
+	$entities = get_entities_from_metadata_multi($meta_array, $entity_type, $entity_subtype, $owner_guid, $limit, $offset, "", $site_guid, false);
+
+	return elgg_view_entity_list($entities, $count, $offset, $limit, $fullview, $listtypetoggle, $pagination);
+}
+
+/**
+ * Deprecated by elgg_register_menu_item(). Set $menu_name to 'page'.
+ *
+ * @see elgg_register_menu_item()
+ * @deprecated 1.8
+ *
+ * @param string  $label    The label
+ * @param string  $link     The link
+ * @param string  $group    The group to store item in
+ * @param boolean $onclick  Add a confirmation when clicked?
+ * @param boolean $selected Is menu item selected
+ *
+ * @return bool
+ */
+function add_submenu_item($label, $link, $group = 'default', $onclick = false, $selected = NULL) {
+	elgg_deprecated_notice('add_submenu_item was deprecated by elgg_register_menu_item', 1.8);
+
+	// submenu items were added in the page setup hook usually by checking
+	// the context.  We'll pass in the current context here, which will
+	// emulate that effect.
+	// if context == 'main' (default) it probably means they always wanted
+	// the menu item to show up everywhere.
+	$context = elgg_get_context();
+
+	if ($context == 'main') {
+		$context = 'all';
+	}
+
+	$item = array('name' => $label, 'title' => $label, 'url' => $link, 'context' => $context,
+		'section' => $group,);
+
+	if ($selected) {
+		$item['selected'] = true;
+	}
+
+	if ($onclick) {
+		$js = "onclick=\"javascript:return confirm('" . elgg_echo('deleteconfirm') . "')\"";
+		$item['vars'] = array('js' => $js);
+	}
+
+	return elgg_register_menu_item('page', $item);
+}
+
+/**
+ * Use elgg_view_menu(). Set $menu_name to 'owner_block'.
+ *
+ * @see elgg_view_menu()
+ * @deprecated 1.8
+ *
+ * @return string
+ */
+function get_submenu() {
+	elgg_deprecated_notice("get_submenu() has been deprecated by elgg_view_menu()", 1.8);
+	return elgg_view_menu('owner_block', array('entity' => $owner,
+		'class' => 'elgg-owner-block-menu',));
+}
+
+/**
+ * Adds an item to the site-wide menu.
+ *
+ * You can obtain the menu array by calling {@link get_register('menu')}
+ *
+ * @param string $menu_name     The name of the menu item
+ * @param string $menu_url      The URL of the page
+ * @param array  $menu_children Optionally, an array of submenu items (not used)
+ * @param string $context       (not used)
+ *
+ * @return true|false Depending on success
+ * @deprecated 1.8 use elgg_register_menu_item() for the menu 'site'
+ */
+function add_menu($menu_name, $menu_url, $menu_children = array(), $context = "") {
+	elgg_deprecated_notice('add_menu() deprecated by elgg_register_menu_item()', 1.8);
+
+	return elgg_register_menu_item('site', array('name' => $menu_name, 'title' => $menu_name,
+		'url' => $menu_url,));
+}
+
+/**
+ * Removes an item from the menu register
+ *
+ * @param string $menu_name The name of the menu item
+ *
+ * @return true|false Depending on success
+ * @deprecated 1.8
+ */
+function remove_menu($menu_name) {
+	elgg_deprecated_notice("remove_menu() deprecated by elgg_unregister_menu_item()", 1.8);
+	return elgg_unregister_menu_item('site', $menu_name);
+}
+
+/**
+ * When given a title, returns a version suitable for inclusion in a URL
+ *
+ * @param string $title The title
+ *
+ * @return string The optimised title
+ * @deprecated 1.8
+ */
+function friendly_title($title) {
+	elgg_deprecated_notice('friendly_title was deprecated by elgg_get_friendly_title', 1.8);
+	return elgg_get_friendly_title($title);
+}
+
+/**
+ * Displays a UNIX timestamp in a friendly way (eg "less than a minute ago")
+ *
+ * @param int $time A UNIX epoch timestamp
+ *
+ * @return string The friendly time
+ * @deprecated 1.8
+ */
+function friendly_time($time) {
+	elgg_deprecated_notice('friendly_time was deprecated by elgg_view_friendly_time', 1.8);
+	return elgg_view_friendly_time($time);
+}
+
+/**
+ * Filters a string into an array of significant words
+ *
+ * @deprecated 1.8
+ *
+ * @param string $string A string
+ *
+ * @return array
+ */
+function filter_string($string) {
+	elgg_deprecated_notice('filter_string() was deprecated!', 1.8);
+
+	// Convert it to lower and trim
+	$string = strtolower($string);
+	$string = trim($string);
+
+	// Remove links and email addresses
+	// match protocol://address/path/file.extension?some=variable&another=asf%
+	$string = preg_replace("/\s([a-zA-Z]+:\/\/[a-z][a-z0-9\_\.\-]*[a-z]{2,6}" . "[a-zA-Z0-9\/\*\-\?\&\%\=]*)([\s|\.|\,])/iu", " ", $string);
+
+	// match www.something.domain/path/file.extension?some=variable&another=asf%
+	$string = preg_replace("/\s(www\.[a-z][a-z0-9\_\.\-]*[a-z]{2,6}" . "[a-zA-Z0-9\/\*\-\?\&\%\=]*)([\s|\.|\,])/iu", " ", $string);
+
+	// match name@address
+	$string = preg_replace("/\s([a-zA-Z][a-zA-Z0-9\_\.\-]*[a-zA-Z]" . "*\@[a-zA-Z][a-zA-Z0-9\_\.\-]*[a-zA-Z]{2,6})([\s|\.|\,])/iu", " ", $string);
+
+	// Sanitise the string; remove unwanted characters
+	$string = preg_replace('/\W/ui', ' ', $string);
+
+	// Explode it into an array
+	$terms = explode(' ', $string);
+
+	// Remove any blacklist terms
+	//$terms = array_filter($terms, 'remove_blacklist');
+
+	return $terms;
+}
+
+/**
+ * Returns true if the word in $input is considered significant
+ *
+ * @deprecated 1.8
+ *
+ * @param string $input A word
+ *
+ * @return true|false
+ */
+function remove_blacklist($input) {
+	elgg_deprecated_notice('remove_blacklist() was deprecated!', 1.8);
+
+	global $CONFIG;
+
+	if (!is_array($CONFIG->wordblacklist)) {
+		return $input;
+	}
+
+	if (strlen($input) < 3 || in_array($input, $CONFIG->wordblacklist)) {
+		return false;
+	}
+
+	return true;
+}
+
+/**
+ * Gets the guid of the entity that owns the current page.
+ *
+ * @deprecated 1.8  Use elgg_get_page_owner_guid()
+ *
+ * @return int The current page owner guid (0 if none).
+ */
+function page_owner() {
+	elgg_deprecated_notice('page_owner() was deprecated by elgg_get_page_owner_guid().', 1.8);
+	return elgg_get_page_owner_guid();
+}
+
+/**
+ * Gets the owner entity for the current page.
+ *
+ * @deprecated 1.8  Use elgg_get_page_owner()
+ * @return ElggEntity|false The current page owner or false if none.
+ */
+function page_owner_entity() {
+	elgg_deprecated_notice('page_owner_entity() was deprecated by elgg_get_page_owner_entity().', 1.8);
+	return elgg_get_page_owner_entity();
+}
+
+/**
+ * Registers a page owner handler function
+ *
+ * @param string $functionname The callback function
+ *
+ * @deprecated 1.8  Use the 'page_owner', 'system' plugin hook
+ * @return void
+ */
+function add_page_owner_handler($functionname) {
+	elgg_deprecated_notice("add_page_owner_handler() was deprecated by the plugin hook 'page_owner', 'system'.", 1.8);
+}
+
+/**
+ * Set a page owner entity
+ *
+ * @param int $entitytoset The GUID of the entity
+ *
+ * @deprecated 1.8  Use elgg_set_page_owner_guid()
+ * @return void
+ */
+function set_page_owner($entitytoset = -1) {
+	elgg_deprecated_notice('set_page_owner() was deprecated by elgg_set_page_owner_guid().', 1.8);
+	elgg_set_page_owner_guid($entitytoset);
+}
+
+/**
+ * Sets the functional context of a page
+ *
+ * @deprecated 1.8  Use elgg_set_context()
+ *
+ * @param string $context The context of the page
+ *
+ * @return mixed Either the context string, or false on failure
+ */
+function set_context($context) {
+	elgg_deprecated_notice('set_context() was deprecated by elgg_set_context().', 1.8);
+	elgg_set_context($context);
+	if (empty($context)) {
+		return false;
+	}
+	return $context;
+}
+
+/**
+ * Returns the functional context of a page
+ *
+ * @deprecated 1.8  Use elgg_get_context()
+ *
+ * @return string The context, or 'main' if no context has been provided
+ */
+function get_context() {
+	elgg_deprecated_notice('get_context() was deprecated by elgg_get_context().', 1.8);
+	return elgg_get_context();
+
+	// @todo - used to set context based on calling script
+	// $context = get_plugin_name(true)
+}
+
+/**
+ * Returns a list of plugins to load, in the order that they should be loaded.
+ *
+ * @deprecated 1.8
+ *
+ * @return array List of plugins
+ */
+function get_plugin_list() {
+	elgg_deprecated_notice('get_plugin_list() is deprecated by elgg_get_plugin_ids_in_dir() or elgg_get_plugins()', 1.8);
+
+	$plugins = elgg_get_plugins('any');
+
+	$list = array();
+	if ($plugins) {
+		foreach ($plugins as $i => $plugin) {
+			// in <=1.7 this returned indexed by multiples of 10.
+			// uh...sure...why not.
+			$index = ($i + 1) * 10;
+			$list[$index] = $plugin->getID();
+		}
+	}
+
+	return $list;
+}
+
+/**
+ * Regenerates the list of known plugins and saves it to the current site
+ *
+ * Important: You should regenerate simplecache and the viewpath cache after executing this function
+ * otherwise you may experience view display artifacts. Do this with the following code:
+ *
+ * 		elgg_view_regenerate_simplecache();
+ *		elgg_filepath_cache_reset();
+ *
+ * @deprecated 1.8
+ *
+ * @param array $pluginorder Optionally, a list of existing plugins and their orders
+ *
+ * @return array The new list of plugins and their orders
+ */
+function regenerate_plugin_list($pluginorder = FALSE) {
+	$msg = 'regenerate_plugin_list() is (sorta) deprecated by elgg_generate_plugin_entities() and'
+			. ' elgg_set_plugin_priorities().';
+	elgg_deprecated_notice($msg, 1.8);
+
+	// they're probably trying to set it?
+	if ($pluginorder) {
+		if (elgg_generate_plugin_entities()) {
+			// sort the plugins by the index numerically since we used
+			// weird indexes in the old system.
+			ksort($pluginorder, SORT_NUMERIC);
+			return elgg_set_plugin_priorities($pluginorder);
+		}
+		return false;
+	} else {
+		// they're probably trying to regenerate from disk?
+		return elgg_generate_plugin_entities();
+	}
+}
+
+/**
+ * Get the name of the most recent plugin to be called in the
+ * call stack (or the plugin that owns the current page, if any).
+ *
+ * i.e., if the last plugin was in /mod/foobar/, get_plugin_name would return foo_bar.
+ *
+ * @deprecated 1.8
+ *
+ * @param boolean $mainfilename If set to true, this will instead determine the
+ *                              context from the main script filename called by
+ *                              the browser. Default = false.
+ *
+ * @return string|false Plugin name, or false if no plugin name was called
+ */
+function get_plugin_name($mainfilename = false) {
+	elgg_deprecated_notice('get_plugin_name() is deprecated by elgg_get_calling_plugin_id()', 1.8);
+
+	return elgg_get_calling_plugin_id($mainfilename);
+}
+
+/**
+ * Load and parse a plugin manifest from a plugin XML file.
+ *
+ * @example plugins/manifest.xml Example 1.8-style manifest file.
+ *
+ * @deprecated 1.8
+ *
+ * @param string $plugin Plugin name.
+ * @return array of values
+ */
+function load_plugin_manifest($plugin) {
+	elgg_deprecated_notice('load_plugin_manifest() is deprecated by ElggPlugin->getManifest()', 1.8);
+
+	$xml_file = elgg_get_plugin_path() . "$plugin/manifest.xml";
+
+	try {
+		$manifest = new ElggPluginManifest($xml_file, $plugin);
+	} catch(Exception $e) {
+		return false;
+	}
+
+	return $manifest->getManifest();
+}
+
+/**
+ * This function checks a plugin manifest 'elgg_version' value against the current install
+ * returning TRUE if the elgg_version is >= the current install's version.
+ *
+ * @deprecated 1.8
+ *
+ * @param string $manifest_elgg_version_string The build version (eg 2009010201).
+ * @return bool
+ */
+function check_plugin_compatibility($manifest_elgg_version_string) {
+	elgg_deprecated_notice('check_plugin_compatibility() is deprecated by ElggPlugin->canActivate()', 1.8);
+
+	$version = get_version();
+
+	if (strpos($manifest_elgg_version_string, '.') === false) {
+		// Using version
+		$req_version = (int)$manifest_elgg_version_string;
+
+		return ($version >= $req_version);
+	}
+
+	return false;
+}
+
+/**
+ * Shorthand function for finding the plugin settings.
+ *
+ * @deprecated 1.8
+ *
+ * @param string $plugin_id Optional plugin id, if not specified
+ *                          then it is detected from where you are calling.
+ *
+ * @return mixed
+ */
+function find_plugin_settings($plugin_id = null) {
+	elgg_deprecated_notice('find_plugin_setting() is deprecated by elgg_get_calling_plugin_entity() or elgg_get_plugin_from_id()', 1.8);
+	if ($plugin_id) {
+		return elgg_get_plugin_from_id($plugin_id);
+	} else {
+		return elgg_get_calling_plugin_entity();
+	}
+}
+
+/**
+ * Return an array of installed plugins.
+ *
+ * @deprecated 1.8
+ *
+ * @param string $status any|enabled|disabled
+ * @return array
+ */
+function get_installed_plugins($status = 'all') {
+	global $CONFIG;
+
+	elgg_deprecated_notice('get_installed_plugins() was deprecated by elgg_get_plugins()', 1.8);
+
+	$plugins = elgg_get_plugins($status);
+
+	if (!$plugins) {
+		return array();
+	}
+
+	$installed_plugins = array();
+
+	foreach ($plugins as $plugin) {
+		if (!$plugin->isValid()) {
+			continue;
+		}
+
+		$installed_plugins[$plugin->getID()] = array(
+			'active' => $plugin->isActive(),
+			'manifest' => $plugin->manifest->getManifest()
+		);
+	}
+
+	return $installed_plugins;
+}
+
+/**
+ * Enable a plugin for a site (default current site)
+ *
+ * Important: You should regenerate simplecache and the viewpath cache after executing this function
+ * otherwise you may experience view display artifacts. Do this with the following code:
+ *
+ * 		elgg_view_regenerate_simplecache();
+ *		elgg_filepath_cache_reset();
+ *
+ * @deprecated 1.8
+ *
+ * @param string $plugin    The plugin name.
+ * @param int    $site_guid The site id, if not specified then this is detected.
+ *
+ * @return array
+ * @throws InvalidClassException
+ */
+function enable_plugin($plugin, $site_guid = null) {
+	elgg_deprecated_notice('enable_plugin() was deprecated by ElggPlugin->activate()', 1.8);
+
+	$plugin = sanitise_string($plugin);
+
+	$site_guid = (int) $site_guid;
+	if (!$site_guid) {
+		$site = get_config('site');
+		$site_guid = $site->guid;
+	}
+
+	try {
+		$plugin = new ElggPlugin($plugin);
+	} catch(Exception $e) {
+		return false;
+	}
+
+	if (!$plugin->canActivate($site_guid)) {
+		return false;
+	}
+
+	return $plugin->activate($site_guid);
+}
+
+/**
+ * Disable a plugin for a site (default current site)
+ *
+ * Important: You should regenerate simplecache and the viewpath cache after executing this function
+ * otherwise you may experience view display artifacts. Do this with the following code:
+ *
+ * 		elgg_view_regenerate_simplecache();
+ *		elgg_filepath_cache_reset();
+ *
+ * @deprecated 1.8
+ *
+ * @param string $plugin    The plugin name.
+ * @param int    $site_guid The site id, if not specified then this is detected.
+ *
+ * @return bool
+ * @throws InvalidClassException
+ */
+function disable_plugin($plugin, $site_guid = 0) {
+	elgg_deprecated_notice('disable_plugin() was deprecated by ElggPlugin->deactivate()', 1.8);
+
+	$plugin = sanitise_string($plugin);
+
+	$site_guid = (int) $site_guid;
+	if (!$site_guid) {
+		$site = get_config('site');
+		$site_guid = $site->guid;
+	}
+
+	try {
+		$plugin = new ElggPlugin($plugin);
+	} catch(Exception $e) {
+		return false;
+	}
+
+	return $plugin->deactivate($site_guid);
+}
+
+/**
+ * Return whether a plugin is enabled or not.
+ *
+ * @deprecated 1.8
+ *
+ * @param string $plugin    The plugin name.
+ * @param int    $site_guid The site id, if not specified then this is detected.
+ *
+ * @return bool
+ */
+function is_plugin_enabled($plugin, $site_guid = 0) {
+	elgg_deprecated_notice('is_plugin_enabled() was deprecated by ElggPlugin->isActive()', 1.8);
+
+	$plugin = sanitise_string($plugin);
+
+	$site_guid = (int) $site_guid;
+	if (!$site_guid) {
+		$site = get_config('site');
+		$site_guid = $site->guid;
+	}
+
+	try {
+		$plugin = new ElggPlugin($plugin);
+	} catch(Exception $e) {
+		return false;
+	}
+
+	return $plugin->isActive($site_guid);
+}
+
+/**
+ * Get entities based on their private data.
+ *
+ * @param string  $name           The name of the setting
+ * @param string  $value          The value of the setting
+ * @param string  $type           The type of entity (eg "user", "object" etc)
+ * @param string  $subtype        The arbitrary subtype of the entity
+ * @param int     $owner_guid     The GUID of the owning user
+ * @param string  $order_by       The field to order by; by default, time_created desc
+ * @param int     $limit          The number of entities to return; 10 by default
+ * @param int     $offset         The indexing offset, 0 by default
+ * @param boolean $count          Return a count of entities
+ * @param int     $site_guid      The site to get entities for. 0 for current, -1 for any
+ * @param mixed   $container_guid The container(s) GUIDs
+ *
+ * @return array A list of entities.
+ * @deprecated 1.8
+ */
+function get_entities_from_private_setting($name = "", $value = "", $type = "", $subtype = "",
+$owner_guid = 0, $order_by = "", $limit = 10, $offset = 0, $count = false, $site_guid = 0,
+$container_guid = null) {
+	elgg_deprecated_notice('get_entities_from_private_setting() was deprecated by elgg_get_entities_from_private_setting()!', 1.8);
+
+	$options = array();
+
+	$options['private_setting_name'] = $name;
+	$options['private_setting_value'] = $value;
+
+	// set container_guid to owner_guid to emulate old functionality
+	if ($owner_guid != "") {
+		if (is_null($container_guid)) {
+			$container_guid = $owner_guid;
+		}
+	}
+
+	if ($type) {
+		$options['types'] = $type;
+	}
+
+	if ($subtype) {
+		$options['subtypes'] = $subtype;
+	}
+
+	if ($owner_guid) {
+		if (is_array($owner_guid)) {
+			$options['owner_guids'] = $owner_guid;
+		} else {
+			$options['owner_guid'] = $owner_guid;
+		}
+	}
+
+	if ($container_guid) {
+		if (is_array($container_guid)) {
+			$options['container_guids'] = $container_guid;
+		} else {
+			$options['container_guid'] = $container_guid;
+		}
+	}
+
+	$options['limit'] = $limit;
+
+	if ($offset) {
+		$options['offset'] = $offset;
+	}
+
+	if ($order_by) {
+		$options['order_by'];
+	}
+
+	if ($site_guid) {
+		$options['site_guid'];
+	}
+
+	if ($count) {
+		$options['count'] = $count;
+	}
+
+	return elgg_get_entities_from_private_settings($options);
+}
+
+/**
+ * Get entities based on their private data by multiple keys.
+ *
+ * @param string $name           The name of the setting
+ * @param mixed  $type           Entity type
+ * @param string $subtype        Entity subtype
+ * @param int    $owner_guid     The GUID of the owning user
+ * @param string $order_by       The field to order by; by default, time_created desc
+ * @param int    $limit          The number of entities to return; 10 by default
+ * @param int    $offset         The indexing offset, 0 by default
+ * @param bool   $count          Count entities
+ * @param int    $site_guid      Site GUID. 0 for current, -1 for any.
+ * @param mixed  $container_guid Container GUID
+ *
+ * @return array A list of entities.
+ * @deprecated 1.8
+ */
+function get_entities_from_private_setting_multi(array $name, $type = "", $subtype = "",
+$owner_guid = 0, $order_by = "", $limit = 10, $offset = 0, $count = false,
+$site_guid = 0, $container_guid = null) {
+
+	elgg_deprecated_notice('get_entities_from_private_setting_multi() was deprecated by elgg_get_entities_from_private_setting()!', 1.8);
+
+	$options = array();
+
+	$pairs = array();
+	foreach ($name as $setting_name => $setting_value) {
+		$pairs[] = array('name' => $setting_name, 'value' => $setting_value);
+	}
+	$options['private_setting_name_value_pairs'] = $pairs;
+
+	// set container_guid to owner_guid to emulate old functionality
+	if ($owner_guid != "") {
+		if (is_null($container_guid)) {
+			$container_guid = $owner_guid;
+		}
+	}
+
+	if ($type) {
+		$options['types'] = $type;
+	}
+
+	if ($subtype) {
+		$options['subtypes'] = $subtype;
+	}
+
+	if ($owner_guid) {
+		if (is_array($owner_guid)) {
+			$options['owner_guids'] = $owner_guid;
+		} else {
+			$options['owner_guid'] = $owner_guid;
+		}
+	}
+
+	if ($container_guid) {
+		if (is_array($container_guid)) {
+			$options['container_guids'] = $container_guid;
+		} else {
+			$options['container_guid'] = $container_guid;
+		}
+	}
+
+	$options['limit'] = $limit;
+
+	if ($offset) {
+		$options['offset'] = $offset;
+	}
+
+	if ($order_by) {
+		$options['order_by'];
+	}
+
+	if ($site_guid) {
+		$options['site_guid'];
+	}
+
+	if ($count) {
+		$options['count'] = $count;
+	}
+
+	return elgg_get_entities_from_private_settings($options);
+}
+
+/**
+ * Returns a viewable list of entities by relationship
+ *
+ * @see elgg_view_entity_list
+ *
+ * @deprecated 1.8 Use elgg_list_entities_from_relationship()
+ *
+ * @param string $relationship The relationship eg "friends_of"
+ * @param int $relationship_guid The guid of the entity to use query
+ * @param bool $inverse_relationship Reverse the normal function of the query to instead say "give me all entities for whome $relationship_guid is a $relationship of"
+ * @param string $type The type of entity (eg 'object')
+ * @param string $subtype The entity subtype
+ * @param int $owner_guid The owner (default: all)
+ * @param int $limit The number of entities to display on a page
+ * @param true|false $fullview Whether or not to display the full view (default: true)
+ * @param true|false $viewtypetoggle Whether or not to allow gallery view
+ * @param true|false $pagination Whether to display pagination (default: true)
+ * @param bool $order_by SQL order by clause
+ * @return string The viewable list of entities
+ */
+function list_entities_from_relationship($relationship, $relationship_guid,
+$inverse_relationship = false, $type = ELGG_ENTITIES_ANY_VALUE,
+$subtype = ELGG_ENTITIES_ANY_VALUE, $owner_guid = 0, $limit = 10,
+$fullview = true, $listtypetoggle = false, $pagination = true, $order_by = '') {
+
+	elgg_deprecated_notice("list_entities_from_relationship was deprecated by elgg_list_entities_from_relationship()!", 1.8);
+	return elgg_list_entities_from_relationship(array(
+		'relationship' => $relationship,
+		'relationship_guid' => $relationship_guid,
+		'inverse_relationship' => $inverse_relationship,
+		'types' => $type,
+		'subtypes' => $subtype,
+		'owner_guid' => $owner_guid,
+		'order_by' => $order_by,
+		'limit' => $limit,
+		'full_view' => $fullview,
+		'list_type_toggle' => $listtypetoggle,
+		'pagination' => $pagination,
+	));
+}
+
+/**
+ * Gets the number of entities by a the number of entities related to them in a particular way.
+ * This is a good way to get out the users with the most friends, or the groups with the
+ * most members.
+ *
+ * @deprecated 1.8 Use elgg_get_entities_from_relationship_count()
+ *
+ * @param string $relationship         The relationship eg "friends_of"
+ * @param bool   $inverse_relationship Inverse relationship owners
+ * @param string $type                 The type of entity (default: all)
+ * @param string $subtype              The entity subtype (default: all)
+ * @param int    $owner_guid           The owner of the entities (default: none)
+ * @param int    $limit                Limit
+ * @param int    $offset               Offset
+ * @param bool   $count                Return a count instead of entities
+ * @param int    $site_guid            Site GUID
+ *
+ * @return array|int|false An array of entities, or the number of entities, or false on failure
+ */
+function get_entities_by_relationship_count($relationship, $inverse_relationship = true, $type = "",
+$subtype = "", $owner_guid = 0, $limit = 10, $offset = 0, $count = false, $site_guid = 0) {
+	elgg_deprecated_notice('get_entities_by_relationship_count() is deprecated by elgg_get_entities_from_relationship_count()', 1.8);
+
+	$options = array();
+
+	$options['relationship'] = $relationship;
+
+	// this used to default to true, which is wrong.
+	// flip it for the new function
+	$options['inverse_relationship'] = !$inverse_relationship;
+
+	if ($type) {
+		$options['types'] = $type;
+	}
+
+	if ($subtype) {
+		$options['subtypes'] = $subtype;
+	}
+
+	if ($owner_guid) {
+		$options['owner_guid'] = $owner_guid;
+	}
+
+	$options['limit'] = $limit;
+
+	if ($offset) {
+		$options['offset'] = $offset;
+	}
+
+	if ($site_guid) {
+		$options['site_guid'];
+	}
+
+	if ($count) {
+		$options['count'] = $count;
+	}
+
+	return elgg_get_entities_from_relationship_count($options);
+}
+
+/**
+ * Displays a human-readable list of entities
+ *
+ * @deprecated 1.8
+ *
+ * @param string $relationship         The relationship eg "friends_of"
+ * @param bool   $inverse_relationship Inverse relationship owners
+ * @param string $type                 The type of entity (eg 'object')
+ * @param string $subtype              The entity subtype
+ * @param int    $owner_guid           The owner (default: all)
+ * @param int    $limit                The number of entities to display on a page
+ * @param bool   $fullview             Whether or not to display the full view (default: true)
+ * @param bool   $listtypetoggle       Whether or not to allow gallery view
+ * @param bool   $pagination           Whether to display pagination (default: true)
+ *
+ * @return string The viewable list of entities
+ */
+function list_entities_by_relationship_count($relationship, $inverse_relationship = true,
+$type = "", $subtype = "", $owner_guid = 0, $limit = 10, $fullview = true,
+$listtypetoggle = false, $pagination = true) {
+
+	elgg_deprecated_notice('list_entities_by_relationship_count() was deprecated by elgg_list_entities_from_relationship_count()', 1.8);
+
+	$options = array();
+
+	$options['relationship'] = $relationship;
+
+	// this used to default to true, which is wrong.
+	// flip it for the new function
+	$options['inverse_relationship'] = !$inverse_relationship;
+
+	if ($type) {
+		$options['types'] = $type;
+	}
+
+	if ($subtype) {
+		$options['subtypes'] = $subtype;
+	}
+
+	if ($owner_guid) {
+		$options['owner_guid'] = $owner_guid;
+	}
+
+	$options['limit'] = $limit;
+
+	$options['full_view'] = $fullview;
+
+	return elgg_list_entities_from_relationship_count($options);
+}
+
+/**
+ * Gets the number of entities by a the number of entities related to
+ * them in a particular way also constrained by metadata.
+ *
+ * @deprecated 1.8
+ *
+ * @param string $relationship         The relationship eg "friends_of"
+ * @param int    $relationship_guid    The guid of the entity to use query
+ * @param bool   $inverse_relationship Inverse relationship owner
+ * @param String $meta_name            The metadata name
+ * @param String $meta_value           The metadata value
+ * @param string $type                 The type of entity (default: all)
+ * @param string $subtype              The entity subtype (default: all)
+ * @param int    $owner_guid           The owner of the entities (default: none)
+ * @param int    $limit                Limit
+ * @param int    $offset               Offset
+ * @param bool   $count                Return a count instead of entities
+ * @param int    $site_guid            Site GUID
+ *
+ * @return array|int|false An array of entities, or the number of entities, or false on failure
+ */
+function get_entities_from_relationships_and_meta($relationship, $relationship_guid,
+$inverse_relationship = false, $meta_name = "", $meta_value = "", $type = "",
+$subtype = "", $owner_guid = 0, $limit = 10, $offset = 0, $count = false, $site_guid = 0) {
+
+	elgg_deprecated_notice('get_entities_from_relationship_and_meta() was deprecated by elgg_get_entities_from_relationship()!', 1.7);
+
+	$options = array();
+
+	$options['relationship'] = $relationship;
+	$options['relationship_guid'] = $relationship_guid;
+	$options['inverse_relationship'] = $inverse_relationship;
+
+	if ($meta_value) {
+		$options['values'] = $meta_value;
+	}
+
+	if ($entity_type) {
+		$options['types'] = $entity_type;
+	}
+
+	if ($type) {
+		$options['types'] = $type;
+	}
+
+	if ($subtype) {
+		$options['subtypes'] = $subtype;
+	}
+
+	if ($owner_guid) {
+		$options['owner_guid'] = $owner_guid;
+	}
+
+	if ($limit) {
+		$options['limit'] = $limit;
+	}
+
+	if ($offset) {
+		$options['offset'] = $offset;
+	}
+
+	if ($order_by) {
+		$options['order_by'];
+	}
+
+	if ($site_guid) {
+		$options['site_guid'];
+	}
+
+	if ($count) {
+		$options['count'] = $count;
+	}
+
+	return elgg_get_entities_from_relationship($options);
+}
+
+
+/**
+ * Retrieves items from the river. All parameters are optional.
+ *
+ * @param int|array $subject_guid         Acting entity to restrict to. Default: all
+ * @param int|array $object_guid          Entity being acted on to restrict to. Default: all
+ * @param string    $subject_relationship If set to a relationship type, this will use
+ * 	                                      $subject_guid as the starting point and set the
+ *                                        subjects to be all users this
+ *                                        entity has this relationship with (eg 'friend').
+ *                                        Default: blank
+ * @param string    $type                 The type of entity to restrict to. Default: all
+ * @param string    $subtype              The subtype of entity to restrict to. Default: all
+ * @param string    $action_type          The type of river action to restrict to. Default: all
+ * @param int       $limit                The number of items to retrieve. Default: 20
+ * @param int       $offset               The page offset. Default: 0
+ * @param int       $posted_min           The minimum time period to look at. Default: none
+ * @param int       $posted_max           The maximum time period to look at. Default: none
+ *
+ * @return array|false Depending on success
+ * @deprecated 1.8
+ */
+function get_river_items($subject_guid = 0, $object_guid = 0, $subject_relationship = '',
+$type = '',	$subtype = '', $action_type = '', $limit = 20, $offset = 0, $posted_min = 0,
+$posted_max = 0) {
+	elgg_deprecated_notice("get_river_items deprecated by elgg_get_river", 1.8);
+
+	$options = array();
+
+	if ($subject_guid) {
+		$options['subject_guid'] = $subject_guid;
+	}
+
+	if ($object_guid) {
+		$options['object_guid'] = $object_guid;
+	}
+
+	if ($subject_relationship) {
+		$options['relationship'] = $subject_relationship;
+		unset($options['subject_guid']);
+		$options['relationship_guid'] = $subject_guid;
+	}
+
+	if ($type) {
+		$options['type'] = $type;
+	}
+
+	if ($subtype) {
+		$options['subtype'] = $subtype;
+	}
+
+	if ($action_type) {
+		$options['action_type'] = $action_type;
+	}
+
+	$options['limit'] = $limit;
+	$options['offset'] = $offset;
+
+	if ($posted_min) {
+		$options['posted_time_lower'] = $posted_min;
+	}
+
+	if ($posted_max) {
+		$options['posted_time_upper'] = $posted_max;
+	}
+
+	return elgg_get_river($options);
+}
+
+/**
+ * Returns a human-readable version of the river.
+ *
+ * @param int|array $subject_guid         Acting entity to restrict to. Default: all
+ * @param int|array $object_guid          Entity being acted on to restrict to. Default: all
+ * @param string    $subject_relationship If set to a relationship type, this will use
+ * 	                                      $subject_guid as the starting point and set
+ *                                        the subjects to be all users this entity has this
+ *                                        relationship with (eg 'friend'). Default: blank
+ * @param string    $type                 The type of entity to restrict to. Default: all
+ * @param string    $subtype              The subtype of entity to restrict to. Default: all
+ * @param string    $action_type          The type of river action to restrict to. Default: all
+ * @param int       $limit                The number of items to retrieve. Default: 20
+ * @param int       $posted_min           The minimum time period to look at. Default: none
+ * @param int       $posted_max           The maximum time period to look at. Default: none
+ * @param bool      $pagination           Show pagination?
+ *
+ * @return string Human-readable river.
+ * @deprecated 1.8
+ */
+function elgg_view_river_items($subject_guid = 0, $object_guid = 0, $subject_relationship = '',
+$type = '', $subtype = '', $action_type = '', $limit = 20, $posted_min = 0,
+$posted_max = 0, $pagination = true) {
+	elgg_deprecated_notice("elgg_view_river_items deprecated for elgg_list_river", 1.8);
+
+	$river_items = get_river_items($subject_guid, $object_guid, $subject_relationship,
+			$type, $subtype, $action_type, $limit + 1, $posted_min, $posted_max);
+
+	// Get input from outside world and sanitise it
+	$offset = (int) get_input('offset', 0);
+
+	// view them
+	$params = array(
+		'items' => $river_items,
+		'count' => count($river_items),
+		'offset' => $offset,
+		'limit' => $limit,
+		'pagination' => $pagination,
+		'list-class' => 'elgg-river-list',
+	);
+
+	return elgg_view('layout/objects/list', $params);
+}
+
+/**
+ * Construct and execute the query required for the activity stream.
+ *
+ * @deprecated 1.8
+ */
+function get_activity_stream_data($limit = 10, $offset = 0, $type = "", $subtype = "",
+$owner_guid = "", $owner_relationship = "") {
+	elgg_deprecated_notice("get_activity_stream_data was deprecated", 1.8);
+
+	global $CONFIG;
+
+	$limit = (int)$limit;
+	$offset = (int)$offset;
+
+	if ($type) {
+		if (!is_array($type)) {
+			$type = array(sanitise_string($type));
+		} else {
+			foreach ($type as $k => $v) {
+				$type[$k] = sanitise_string($v);
+			}
+		}
+	}
+
+	if ($subtype) {
+		if (!is_array($subtype)) {
+			$subtype = array(sanitise_string($subtype));
+		} else {
+			foreach ($subtype as $k => $v) {
+				$subtype[$k] = sanitise_string($v);
+			}
+		}
+	}
+
+	if ($owner_guid) {
+		if (is_array($owner_guid)) {
+			foreach ($owner_guid as $k => $v) {
+				$owner_guid[$k] = (int)$v;
+			}
+		} else {
+			$owner_guid = array((int)$owner_guid);
+		}
+	}
+
+	$owner_relationship = sanitise_string($owner_relationship);
+
+	// Get a list of possible views
+	$activity_events = array();
+	$activity_views = array_merge(elgg_view_tree('activity', 'default'),
+		elgg_view_tree('river', 'default'));
+
+	$done = array();
+
+	foreach ($activity_views as $view) {
+		$fragments = explode('/', $view);
+		$tmp = explode('/', $view, 2);
+		$tmp = $tmp[1];
+
+		if ((isset($fragments[0])) && (($fragments[0] == 'river') || ($fragments[0] == 'activity'))
+			&& (!in_array($tmp, $done))) {
+
+			if (isset($fragments[1])) {
+				$f = array();
+				for ($n = 1; $n < count($fragments); $n++) {
+					$val = sanitise_string($fragments[$n]);
+					switch($n) {
+						case 1: $key = 'type'; break;
+						case 2: $key = 'subtype'; break;
+						case 3: $key = 'event'; break;
+					}
+					$f[$key] = $val;
+				}
+
+				// Filter result based on parameters
+				$add = true;
+				if ($type) {
+					if (!in_array($f['type'], $type)) {
+						$add = false;
+					}
+				}
+				if (($add) && ($subtype)) {
+					if (!in_array($f['subtype'], $subtype)) {
+						$add = false;
+					}
+				}
+				if (($add) && ($event)) {
+					if (!in_array($f['event'], $event)) {
+						$add = false;
+					}
+				}
+
+				if ($add) {
+					$activity_events[] = $f;
+				}
+			}
+
+			$done[] = $tmp;
+		}
+	}
+
+	$n = 0;
+	foreach ($activity_events as $details) {
+		// Get what we're talking about
+		if ($details['subtype'] == 'default') {
+			$details['subtype'] = '';
+		}
+
+		if (($details['type']) && ($details['event'])) {
+			if ($n > 0) {
+				$obj_query .= " or ";
+			}
+
+			$access = "";
+			if ($details['type'] != 'relationship') {
+				$access = " and " . get_access_sql_suffix('sl');
+			}
+
+			$obj_query .= "( sl.object_type='{$details['type']}'
+				AND sl.object_subtype='{$details['subtype']}'
+				AND sl.event='{$details['event']}' $access )";
+
+			$n++;
+		}
+	}
+
+	// User
+	if ((count($owner_guid)) &&  ($owner_guid[0] != 0)) {
+		$user = " and sl.performed_by_guid in (" . implode(',', $owner_guid) . ")";
+
+		if ($owner_relationship) {
+			$friendsarray = "";
+			if ($friends = elgg_get_entities_from_relationship(array(
+				'relationship' => $owner_relationship,
+				'relationship_guid' => $owner_guid[0],
+				'inverse_relationship' => FALSE,
+				'types' => 'user',
+				'subtypes' => $subtype,
+				'limit' => 9999))
+			) {
+
+				$friendsarray = array();
+				foreach ($friends as $friend) {
+					$friendsarray[] = $friend->getGUID();
+				}
+
+				$user = " and sl.performed_by_guid in (" . implode(',', $friendsarray) . ")";
+			}
+		}
+	}
+
+	$query = "SELECT sl.* FROM {$CONFIG->dbprefix}system_log sl
+		WHERE 1 $user AND ($obj_query)
+		ORDER BY sl.time_created desc limit $offset, $limit";
+	return get_data($query);
+}
diff --git a/engine/lib/group.php b/engine/lib/group.php
index e69ae6070..7b3f76e27 100644
--- a/engine/lib/group.php
+++ b/engine/lib/group.php
@@ -79,23 +79,6 @@ function create_group_entity($guid, $name, $description) {
 }
 
 /**
- * THIS FUNCTION IS DEPRECATED.
- *
- * Delete a group's extra data.
- *
- * @param int $guid The guid of the group
- *
- * @return bool
- * @deprecated 1.6
- */
-function delete_group_entity($guid) {
-	elgg_deprecated_notice("delete_group_entity has been deprecated", 1.6);
-
-	// Always return that we have deleted one row in order to not break existing code.
-	return 1;
-}
-
-/**
  * Add an object to the given group.
  *
  * @param int $group_guid  The group to add the object to.
@@ -164,352 +147,6 @@ function remove_object_from_group($group_guid, $object_guid) {
 }
 
 /**
- * Return an array of objects in a given container.
- *
- * @see get_entities()
- *
- * @param int    $group_guid The container (defaults to current page owner)
- * @param string $subtype    The subtype
- * @param int    $owner_guid Owner
- * @param int    $site_guid  The site
- * @param string $order_by   Order
- * @param int    $limit      Limit on number of elements to return, by default 10.
- * @param int    $offset     Where to start, by default 0.
- * @param bool   $count      Whether to return the entities or a count of them.
- *
- * @return array|false
- * @deprecated 1.8 Use elgg_get_entities() instead
- */
-function get_objects_in_group($group_guid, $subtype = "", $owner_guid = 0, $site_guid = 0,
-$order_by = "", $limit = 10, $offset = 0, $count = FALSE) {
-	elgg_deprecated_notice("get_objects_in_group was deprected in 1.8.  Use elgg_get_entities() instead", 1.8);
-
-	global $CONFIG;
-
-	if ($subtype === FALSE || $subtype === null || $subtype === 0) {
-		return FALSE;
-	}
-
-	if ($order_by == "") {
-		$order_by = "e.time_created desc";
-	}
-	$order_by = sanitise_string($order_by);
-	$limit = (int)$limit;
-	$offset = (int)$offset;
-	$site_guid = (int) $site_guid;
-	if ($site_guid == 0) {
-		$site_guid = $CONFIG->site_guid;
-	}
-
-	$container_guid = (int)$group_guid;
-	if ($container_guid == 0) {
-		$container_guid = elgg_get_page_owner_guid();
-	}
-
-	$where = array();
-
-	$where[] = "e.type='object'";
-
-	if (!empty($subtype)) {
-		if (!$subtype = get_subtype_id('object', $subtype)) {
-			return FALSE;
-		}
-		$where[] = "e.subtype=$subtype";
-	}
-	if ($owner_guid != "") {
-		if (!is_array($owner_guid)) {
-			$owner_guid = (int) $owner_guid;
-			$where[] = "e.container_guid = '$owner_guid'";
-		} else if (sizeof($owner_guid) > 0) {
-			// Cast every element to the owner_guid array to int
-			$owner_guid = array_map("sanitise_int", $owner_guid);
-			$owner_guid = implode(",", $owner_guid);
-			$where[] = "e.container_guid in ({$owner_guid})";
-		}
-	}
-	if ($site_guid > 0) {
-		$where[] = "e.site_guid = {$site_guid}";
-	}
-
-	if ($container_guid > 0) {
-		$where[] = "e.container_guid = {$container_guid}";
-	}
-
-	if (!$count) {
-		$query = "SELECT * from {$CONFIG->dbprefix}entities e"
-			. " join {$CONFIG->dbprefix}objects_entity o on e.guid=o.guid where ";
-	} else {
-		$query = "SELECT count(e.guid) as total from {$CONFIG->dbprefix}entities e"
-			. " join {$CONFIG->dbprefix}objects_entity o on e.guid=o.guid where ";
-	}
-	foreach ($where as $w) {
-		$query .= " $w and ";
-	}
-
-	// Add access controls
-	$query .= get_access_sql_suffix('e');
-	if (!$count) {
-		$query .= " order by $order_by";
-
-		// Add order and limit
-		if ($limit) {
-			$query .= " limit $offset, $limit";
-		}
-
-		$dt = get_data($query, "entity_row_to_elggstar");
-		return $dt;
-	} else {
-		$total = get_data_row($query);
-		return $total->total;
-	}
-}
-
-/**
- * Lists entities that belong to a group.
- *
- * @param string $subtype        The arbitrary subtype of the entity
- * @param int    $owner_guid     The GUID of the owning user
- * @param int    $container_guid The GUID of the containing group
- * @param int    $limit          The number of entities to display per page (default: 10)
- * @param bool   $fullview       Whether or not to display the full view (default: true)
- * @param bool   $listtypetoggle Whether or not to allow gallery view (default: true)
- * @param bool   $pagination     Whether to display pagination (default: true)
- *
- * @return string List of parsed entities
- *
- * @see elgg_list_entities()
- * @deprecated 1.8 Use elgg_list_entities() instead
- */
-function list_entities_groups($subtype = "", $owner_guid = 0, $container_guid = 0,
-$limit = 10, $fullview = true, $listtypetoggle = true, $pagination = true) {
-	elgg_deprecated_notice("list_entities_groups was deprecated in 1.8.  Use elgg_list_entities() instead.", 1.8);
-	$offset = (int) get_input('offset');
-	$count = get_objects_in_group($container_guid, $subtype, $owner_guid,
-		0, "", $limit, $offset, true);
-	$entities = get_objects_in_group($container_guid, $subtype, $owner_guid,
-		0, "", $limit, $offset);
-
-	return elgg_view_entity_list($entities, $count, $offset, $limit,
-		$fullview, $listtypetoggle, $pagination);
-}
-
-/**
- * Get all the entities from metadata from a group.
- *
- * @param int    $group_guid     The ID of the group.
- * @param mixed  $meta_name      Metadata name
- * @param mixed  $meta_value     Metadata value
- * @param string $entity_type    The type of entity to look for, eg 'site' or 'object'
- * @param string $entity_subtype The subtype of the entity.
- * @param int    $owner_guid     Owner guid
- * @param int    $limit          Limit
- * @param int    $offset         Offset
- * @param string $order_by       Optional ordering.
- * @param int    $site_guid      Site GUID. 0 for current, -1 for any
- * @param bool   $count          Return count instead of entities
- *
- * @return array|false
- * @deprecated 1.8 Use elgg_get_entities_from_metadata()
- */
-function get_entities_from_metadata_groups($group_guid, $meta_name, $meta_value = "",
-$entity_type = "", $entity_subtype = "", $owner_guid = 0, $limit = 10, $offset = 0,
-$order_by = "", $site_guid = 0, $count = false) {
-	elgg_deprecated_notice("get_entities_from_metadata_groups was deprecated in 1.8.", 1.8);
-	global $CONFIG;
-
-	$meta_n = get_metastring_id($meta_name);
-	$meta_v = get_metastring_id($meta_value);
-
-	$entity_type = sanitise_string($entity_type);
-	$entity_subtype = get_subtype_id($entity_type, $entity_subtype);
-	$limit = (int)$limit;
-	$offset = (int)$offset;
-	if ($order_by == "") {
-		$order_by = "e.time_created desc";
-	}
-	$order_by = sanitise_string($order_by);
-	$site_guid = (int) $site_guid;
-	if (is_array($owner_guid)) {
-		foreach ($owner_guid as $key => $guid) {
-			$owner_guid[$key] = (int) $guid;
-		}
-	} else {
-		$owner_guid = (int) $owner_guid;
-	}
-	if ($site_guid == 0) {
-		$site_guid = $CONFIG->site_guid;
-	}
-
-	$container_guid = (int)$group_guid;
-	if ($container_guid == 0) {
-		$container_guid = elgg_get_page_owner_guid();
-	}
-
-	$where = array();
-
-	if ($entity_type != "") {
-		$where[] = "e.type='$entity_type'";
-	}
-	if ($entity_subtype) {
-		$where[] = "e.subtype=$entity_subtype";
-	}
-	if ($meta_name != "") {
-		$where[] = "m.name_id='$meta_n'";
-	}
-	if ($meta_value != "") {
-		$where[] = "m.value_id='$meta_v'";
-	}
-	if ($site_guid > 0) {
-		$where[] = "e.site_guid = {$site_guid}";
-	}
-	if ($container_guid > 0) {
-		$where[] = "e.container_guid = {$container_guid}";
-	}
-
-	if (is_array($owner_guid)) {
-		$where[] = "e.container_guid in (" . implode(",", $owner_guid ) . ")";
-	} else if ($owner_guid > 0) {
-		$where[] = "e.container_guid = {$owner_guid}";
-	}
-
-	if (!$count) {
-		$query = "SELECT distinct e.* ";
-	} else {
-		$query = "SELECT count(e.guid) as total ";
-	}
-
-	$query .= "from {$CONFIG->dbprefix}entities e"
-		. " JOIN {$CONFIG->dbprefix}metadata m on e.guid = m.entity_guid "
-		. " JOIN {$CONFIG->dbprefix}objects_entity o on e.guid = o.guid where";
-
-	foreach ($where as $w) {
-		$query .= " $w and ";
-	}
-
-	// Add access controls
-	$query .= get_access_sql_suffix("e");
-
-	if (!$count) {
-		$query .= " order by $order_by limit $offset, $limit"; // Add order and limit
-		return get_data($query, "entity_row_to_elggstar");
-	} else {
-		if ($row = get_data_row($query)) {
-			return $row->total;
-		}
-	}
-	return false;
-}
-
-/**
- * As get_entities_from_metadata_groups() but with multiple entities.
- *
- * @param int    $group_guid     The ID of the group.
- * @param array  $meta_array     Array of 'name' => 'value' pairs
- * @param string $entity_type    The type of entity to look for, eg 'site' or 'object'
- * @param string $entity_subtype The subtype of the entity.
- * @param int    $owner_guid     Owner GUID
- * @param int    $limit          Limit
- * @param int    $offset         Offset
- * @param string $order_by       Optional ordering.
- * @param int    $site_guid      Site GUID. 0 for current, -1 for any
- * @param bool   $count          Return count of entities instead of entities
- *
- * @return int|array List of ElggEntities, or the total number if count is set to false
- * @deprecated 1.8 Use elgg_get_entities_from_metadata()
- */
-function get_entities_from_metadata_groups_multi($group_guid, $meta_array, $entity_type = "",
-$entity_subtype = "", $owner_guid = 0, $limit = 10, $offset = 0, $order_by = "",
-$site_guid = 0, $count = false) {
-	elgg_deprecated_notice("get_entities_from_metadata_groups_multi was deprecated in 1.8.", 1.8);
-
-	global $CONFIG;
-
-	if (!is_array($meta_array) || sizeof($meta_array) == 0) {
-		return false;
-	}
-
-	$where = array();
-
-	$mindex = 1;
-	$join = "";
-	foreach ($meta_array as $meta_name => $meta_value) {
-		$meta_n = get_metastring_id($meta_name);
-		$meta_v = get_metastring_id($meta_value);
-		$join .= " JOIN {$CONFIG->dbprefix}metadata m{$mindex} on e.guid = m{$mindex}.entity_guid"
-			. " JOIN {$CONFIG->dbprefix}objects_entity o on e.guid = o.guid ";
-
-		if ($meta_name != "") {
-			$where[] = "m{$mindex}.name_id='$meta_n'";
-		}
-
-		if ($meta_value != "") {
-			$where[] = "m{$mindex}.value_id='$meta_v'";
-		}
-
-		$mindex++;
-	}
-
-	$entity_type = sanitise_string($entity_type);
-	$entity_subtype = get_subtype_id($entity_type, $entity_subtype);
-	$limit = (int)$limit;
-	$offset = (int)$offset;
-	if ($order_by == "") {
-		$order_by = "e.time_created desc";
-	}
-	$order_by = sanitise_string($order_by);
-	$owner_guid = (int) $owner_guid;
-
-	$site_guid = (int) $site_guid;
-	if ($site_guid == 0) {
-		$site_guid = $CONFIG->site_guid;
-	}
-
-	//$access = get_access_list();
-
-	if ($entity_type != "") {
-		$where[] = "e.type = '{$entity_type}'";
-	}
-
-	if ($entity_subtype) {
-		$where[] = "e.subtype = {$entity_subtype}";
-	}
-
-	if ($site_guid > 0) {
-		$where[] = "e.site_guid = {$site_guid}";
-	}
-
-	if ($owner_guid > 0) {
-		$where[] = "e.owner_guid = {$owner_guid}";
-	}
-
-	if ($container_guid > 0) {
-		$where[] = "e.container_guid = {$container_guid}";
-	}
-
-	if ($count) {
-		$query = "SELECT count(e.guid) as total ";
-	} else {
-		$query = "SELECT distinct e.* ";
-	}
-
-	$query .= " from {$CONFIG->dbprefix}entities e {$join} where";
-	foreach ($where as $w) {
-		$query .= " $w and ";
-	}
-	$query .= get_access_sql_suffix("e"); // Add access controls
-
-	if (!$count) {
-		$query .= " order by $order_by limit $offset, $limit"; // Add order and limit
-		return get_data($query, "entity_row_to_elggstar");
-	} else {
-		if ($count = get_data_row($query)) {
-			return $count->total;
-		}
-	}
-	return false;
-}
-
-/**
  * Return a list of this group's members.
  *
  * @param int  $group_guid The ID of the container/group.
@@ -695,109 +332,3 @@ function remove_group_tool_option($name) {
 		}
 	}
 }
-
-
-/**
- * Searches for a group based on a complete or partial name or description
- *
- * @param string  $criteria The partial or full name or description
- * @param int     $limit    Limit of the search.
- * @param int     $offset   Offset.
- * @param string  $order_by The order.
- * @param boolean $count    Whether to return the count of results or just the results.
- *
- * @return mixed
- * @deprecated 1.7
- */
-function search_for_group($criteria, $limit = 10, $offset = 0, $order_by = "", $count = false) {
-	elgg_deprecated_notice('search_for_group() was deprecated by new search plugin.', 1.7);
-	global $CONFIG;
-
-	$criteria = sanitise_string($criteria);
-	$limit = (int)$limit;
-	$offset = (int)$offset;
-	$order_by = sanitise_string($order_by);
-
-	$access = get_access_sql_suffix("e");
-
-	if ($order_by == "") {
-		$order_by = "e.time_created desc";
-	}
-
-	if ($count) {
-		$query = "SELECT count(e.guid) as total ";
-	} else {
-		$query = "SELECT e.* ";
-	}
-	$query .= "from {$CONFIG->dbprefix}entities e"
-		. " JOIN {$CONFIG->dbprefix}groups_entity g on e.guid=g.guid where ";
-
-	$query .= "(g.name like \"%{$criteria}%\" or g.description like \"%{$criteria}%\")";
-	$query .= " and $access";
-
-	if (!$count) {
-		$query .= " order by $order_by limit $offset, $limit"; // Add order and limit
-		return get_data($query, "entity_row_to_elggstar");
-	} else {
-		if ($count = get_data_row($query)) {
-			return $count->total;
-		}
-	}
-	return false;
-}
-
-/**
- * Returns a formatted list of groups suitable for injecting into search.
- *
- * @deprecated 1.7
- *
- * @param string $hook        Hook name
- * @param string $user        User
- * @param mixed  $returnvalue Previous hook's return value
- * @param string $tag         Tag to search on
- *
- * @return string
- */
-function search_list_groups_by_name($hook, $user, $returnvalue, $tag) {
-	elgg_deprecated_notice('search_list_groups_by_name() was deprecated by new search plugin', 1.7);
-	// Change this to set the number of groups that display on the search page
-	$threshold = 4;
-
-	$object = get_input('object');
-
-	if (!get_input('offset') && (empty($object) || $object == 'group')) {
-		if ($groups = search_for_group($tag, $threshold)) {
-			$countgroups = search_for_group($tag, 0, 0, "", true);
-
-			$return = elgg_view('group/search/startblurb', array('count' => $countgroups, 'tag' => $tag));
-			foreach ($groups as $group) {
-				$return .= elgg_view_entity($group);
-			}
-			$vars = array('count' => $countgroups, 'threshold' => $threshold, 'tag' => $tag);
-			$return .= elgg_view('group/search/finishblurb', $vars);
-			return $return;
-		}
-	}
-}
-
-/**
- * Displays a list of group objects that have been searched for.
- *
- * @see elgg_view_entity_list
- *
- * @param string $tag   Search criteria
- * @param int    $limit The number of entities to display on a page
- *
- * @return string The list in a form suitable to display
- * @deprecated 1.7
- */
-function list_group_search($tag, $limit = 10) {
-	elgg_deprecated_notice('list_group_search() was deprecated by new search plugin.', 1.7);
-	$offset = (int) get_input('offset');
-	$limit = (int) $limit;
-	$count = (int) search_for_group($tag, 10, 0, '', true);
-	$entities = search_for_group($tag, $limit, $offset);
-
-	return elgg_view_entity_list($entities, $count, $offset, $limit, $fullview, false);
-
-}
diff --git a/engine/lib/location.php b/engine/lib/location.php
index 4819bc9b0..7e2c38fc8 100644
--- a/engine/lib/location.php
+++ b/engine/lib/location.php
@@ -54,87 +54,6 @@ function elgg_geocode_location($location) {
 /**
  * Return entities within a given geographic area.
  *
- * @param float     $lat            Latitude
- * @param float     $long           Longitude
- * @param float     $radius         The radius
- * @param string    $type           The type of entity (eg "user", "object" etc)
- * @param string    $subtype        The arbitrary subtype of the entity
- * @param int       $owner_guid     The GUID of the owning user
- * @param string    $order_by       The field to order by; by default, time_created desc
- * @param int       $limit          The number of entities to return; 10 by default
- * @param int       $offset         The indexing offset, 0 by default
- * @param boolean   $count          Count entities
- * @param int       $site_guid      Site GUID. 0 for current, -1 for any
- * @param int|array $container_guid Container GUID
- *
- * @return array A list of entities.
- * @deprecated 1.8
- */
-function get_entities_in_area($lat, $long, $radius, $type = "", $subtype = "", $owner_guid = 0,
-$order_by = "", $limit = 10, $offset = 0, $count = false, $site_guid = 0, $container_guid = NULL) {
-	elgg_deprecated_notice('get_entities_in_area() was deprecated by elgg_get_entities_from_location()!', 1.8);
-
-	$options = array();
-
-	$options['latitude'] = $lat;
-	$options['longitude'] = $long;
-	$options['distance'] = $radius;
-
-	// set container_guid to owner_guid to emulate old functionality
-	if ($owner_guid != "") {
-		if (is_null($container_guid)) {
-			$container_guid = $owner_guid;
-		}
-	}
-
-	if ($type) {
-		$options['types'] = $type;
-	}
-
-	if ($subtype) {
-		$options['subtypes'] = $subtype;
-	}
-
-	if ($owner_guid) {
-		if (is_array($owner_guid)) {
-			$options['owner_guids'] = $owner_guid;
-		} else {
-			$options['owner_guid'] = $owner_guid;
-		}
-	}
-
-	if ($container_guid) {
-		if (is_array($container_guid)) {
-			$options['container_guids'] = $container_guid;
-		} else {
-			$options['container_guid'] = $container_guid;
-		}
-	}
-
-	$options['limit'] = $limit;
-
-	if ($offset) {
-		$options['offset'] = $offset;
-	}
-
-	if ($order_by) {
-		$options['order_by'];
-	}
-
-	if ($site_guid) {
-		$options['site_guid'];
-	}
-
-	if ($count) {
-		$options['count'] = $count;
-	}
-
-	return elgg_get_entities_from_location($options);
-}
-
-/**
- * Return entities within a given geographic area.
- *
  * Also accepts all options available to elgg_get_entities().
  *
  * @see elgg_get_entities
@@ -218,29 +137,6 @@ function elgg_get_entities_from_location(array $options = array()) {
 }
 
 /**
- * List entities in a given location
- *
- * @param string $location       Location
- * @param string $type           The type of entity (eg "user", "object" etc)
- * @param string $subtype        The arbitrary subtype of the entity
- * @param int    $owner_guid     The GUID of the owning user
- * @param int    $limit          The number of entities to display per page (default: 10)
- * @param bool   $fullview       Whether or not to display the full view (default: true)
- * @param bool   $listtypetoggle Whether or not to allow gallery view
- * @param bool   $navigation     Display pagination? Default: true
- *
- * @return string A viewable list of entities
- * @deprecated 1.8
- */
-function list_entities_location($location, $type= "", $subtype = "", $owner_guid = 0, $limit = 10,
-$fullview = true, $listtypetoggle = false, $navigation = true) {
-	elgg_deprecated_notice('list_entities_location() was deprecated. Use elgg_list_entities_from_metadata()', 1.8);
-
-	return list_entities_from_metadata('location', $location, $type, $subtype, $owner_guid, $limit,
-		$fullview, $listtypetoggle, $navigation);
-}
-
-/**
  * Returns a viewable list of entities from location
  *
  * @param array $options
@@ -255,58 +151,6 @@ function elgg_list_entities_from_location(array $options = array()) {
 	return elgg_list_entities($options, 'elgg_get_entities_from_location');
 }
 
-/**
- * List items within a given geographic area.
- *
- * @param real   $lat            Latitude
- * @param real   $long           Longitude
- * @param real   $radius         The radius
- * @param string $type           The type of entity (eg "user", "object" etc)
- * @param string $subtype        The arbitrary subtype of the entity
- * @param int    $owner_guid     The GUID of the owning user
- * @param int    $limit          The number of entities to display per page (default: 10)
- * @param bool   $fullview       Whether or not to display the full view (default: true)
- * @param bool   $listtypetoggle Whether or not to allow gallery view
- * @param bool   $navigation     Display pagination? Default: true
- *
- * @return string A viewable list of entities
- * @deprecated 1.8
- */
-function list_entities_in_area($lat, $long, $radius, $type= "", $subtype = "", $owner_guid = 0,
-$limit = 10, $fullview = true, $listtypetoggle = false, $navigation = true) {
-	elgg_deprecated_notice('list_entities_in_area() was deprecated. Use elgg_list_entities_from_location()', 1.8);
-
-	$options = array();
-
-	$options['latitude'] = $lat;
-	$options['longitude'] = $long;
-	$options['distance'] = $radius;
-
-	if ($type) {
-		$options['types'] = $type;
-	}
-
-	if ($subtype) {
-		$options['subtypes'] = $subtype;
-	}
-
-	if ($owner_guid) {
-		if (is_array($owner_guid)) {
-			$options['owner_guids'] = $owner_guid;
-		} else {
-			$options['owner_guid'] = $owner_guid;
-		}
-	}
-
-	$options['limit'] = $limit;
-
-	$options['full_view'] = $fullview;
-	$options['list_type_toggle'] = $listtypetoggle;
-	$options['pagination'] = $pagination;
-
-	return elgg_list_entities_from_location($options);
-}
-
 // Some distances in degrees (approximate)
 // @todo huh? see warning on elgg_get_entities_from_location()
 define("MILE", 0.01515);
diff --git a/engine/lib/metadata.php b/engine/lib/metadata.php
index 0ae576328..79bb774f8 100644
--- a/engine/lib/metadata.php
+++ b/engine/lib/metadata.php
@@ -890,132 +890,6 @@ $owner_guids = NULL) {
 }
 
 /**
- * Return a list of entities based on the given search criteria.
- *
- * @deprecated 1.7 use elgg_get_entities_from_metadata().
- *
- * @param mixed  $meta_name      Metadat name
- * @param mixed  $meta_value     Metadata value
- * @param string $entity_type    The type of entity to look for, eg 'site' or 'object'
- * @param string $entity_subtype The subtype of the entity.
- * @param int    $owner_guid     Owner GUID
- * @param int    $limit          Limit
- * @param int    $offset         Offset
- * @param string $order_by       Optional ordering.
- * @param int    $site_guid      Site GUID. 0 for current, -1 for any.
- * @param bool   $count          Return a count instead of entities
- * @param bool   $case_sensitive Metadata names case sensitivity
- *
- * @return int|array A list of entities, or a count if $count is set to true
- */
-function get_entities_from_metadata($meta_name, $meta_value = "", $entity_type = "",
-$entity_subtype = "", $owner_guid = 0, $limit = 10, $offset = 0, $order_by = "",
-$site_guid = 0, $count = FALSE, $case_sensitive = TRUE) {
-
-	elgg_deprecated_notice('get_entities_from_metadata() was deprecated by elgg_get_entities_from_metadata()!', 1.7);
-
-	$options = array();
-
-	$options['metadata_names'] = $meta_name;
-
-	if ($meta_value) {
-		$options['metadata_values'] = $meta_value;
-	}
-
-	if ($entity_type) {
-		$options['types'] = $entity_type;
-	}
-
-	if ($entity_subtype) {
-		$options['subtypes'] = $entity_subtype;
-	}
-
-	if ($owner_guid) {
-		if (is_array($owner_guid)) {
-			$options['owner_guids'] = $owner_guid;
-		} else {
-			$options['owner_guid'] = $owner_guid;
-		}
-	}
-
-	if ($limit) {
-		$options['limit'] = $limit;
-	}
-
-	if ($offset) {
-		$options['offset'] = $offset;
-	}
-
-	if ($order_by) {
-		$options['order_by'];
-	}
-
-	if ($site_guid) {
-		$options['site_guid'];
-	}
-
-	if ($count) {
-		$options['count'] = $count;
-	}
-
-	// need to be able to pass false
-	$options['metadata_case_sensitive'] = $case_sensitive;
-
-	return elgg_get_entities_from_metadata($options);
-}
-
-/**
- * Return a list of entities suitable for display based on the given search criteria.
- *
- * @see elgg_view_entity_list
- *
- * @deprecated 1.8 Use elgg_list_entities_from_metadata
- *
- * @param mixed  $meta_name      Metadata name to search on
- * @param mixed  $meta_value     The value to match, optionally
- * @param string $entity_type    The type of entity to look for, eg 'site' or 'object'
- * @param string $entity_subtype The subtype of the entity
- * @param int    $owner_guid     Owner GUID
- * @param int    $limit          Number of entities to display per page
- * @param bool   $fullview       WDisplay the full view (default: true)
- * @param bool   $listtypetoggle Allow users to toggle to the gallery view. Default: true
- * @param bool   $pagination     Display pagination? Default: true
- * @param bool   $case_sensitive Case sensitive metadata names?
- *
- * @return string
- *
- * @return string A list of entities suitable for display
- */
-function list_entities_from_metadata($meta_name, $meta_value = "",
-$entity_type = ELGG_ENTITIES_ANY_VALUE, $entity_subtype = ELGG_ENTITIES_ANY_VALUE,
-$owner_guid = 0, $limit = 10, $fullview = true, $listtypetoggle = true,
-$pagination = true, $case_sensitive = true) {
-
-	elgg_deprecated_notice('list_entities_from_metadata() was deprecated by elgg_list_entities_from_metadata()!', 1.8);
-
-	$offset = (int) get_input('offset');
-	$limit = (int) $limit;
-	$options = array(
-		'metadata_name' => $meta_name,
-		'metadata_value' => $meta_value,
-		'types' => $entity_type,
-		'subtypes' => $entity_subtype,
-		'owner_guid' => $owner_guid,
-		'limit' => $limit,
-		'offset' => $offset,
-		'count' => TRUE,
-		'metadata_case_sensitive' => $case_sensitive
-	);
-	$count = elgg_get_entities_from_metadata($options);
-
-	$options['count'] = FALSE;
-	$entities = elgg_get_entities_from_metadata($options);
-
-	return elgg_view_entity_list($entities, $count, $offset, $limit,
-		$fullview, $listtypetoggle, $pagination);
-}
-
-/**
  * Returns a list of entities filtered by provided metadata.
  *
  * @see elgg_get_entities_from_metadata
@@ -1030,116 +904,6 @@ function elgg_list_entities_from_metadata($options) {
 }
 
 /**
- * Return entities from metadata
- *
- * @deprecated 1.7.  Use elgg_get_entities_from_metadata().
- *
- * @param mixed  $meta_array          Metadata name
- * @param string $entity_type         The type of entity to look for, eg 'site' or 'object'
- * @param string $entity_subtype      The subtype of the entity.
- * @param int    $owner_guid          Owner GUID
- * @param int    $limit               Limit
- * @param int    $offset              Offset
- * @param string $order_by            Optional ordering.
- * @param int    $site_guid           Site GUID. 0 for current, -1 for any.
- * @param bool   $count               Return a count instead of entities
- * @param bool   $meta_array_operator Operator for metadata values
- *
- * @return int|array A list of entities, or a count if $count is set to true
- */
-function get_entities_from_metadata_multi($meta_array, $entity_type = "", $entity_subtype = "",
-$owner_guid = 0, $limit = 10, $offset = 0, $order_by = "", $site_guid = 0,
-$count = false, $meta_array_operator = 'and') {
-
-	elgg_deprecated_notice('get_entities_from_metadata_multi() was deprecated by elgg_get_entities_from_metadata()!', 1.7);
-
-	if (!is_array($meta_array) || sizeof($meta_array) == 0) {
-		return false;
-	}
-
-	$options = array();
-
-	$options['metadata_name_value_pairs'] = $meta_array;
-
-	if ($entity_type) {
-		$options['types'] = $entity_type;
-	}
-
-	if ($entity_subtype) {
-		$options['subtypes'] = $entity_subtype;
-	}
-
-	if ($owner_guid) {
-		if (is_array($owner_guid)) {
-			$options['owner_guids'] = $owner_guid;
-		} else {
-			$options['owner_guid'] = $owner_guid;
-		}
-	}
-
-	if ($limit) {
-		$options['limit'] = $limit;
-	}
-
-	if ($offset) {
-		$options['offset'] = $offset;
-	}
-
-	if ($order_by) {
-		$options['order_by'];
-	}
-
-	if ($site_guid) {
-		$options['site_guid'];
-	}
-
-	if ($count) {
-		$options['count'] = $count;
-	}
-
-	$options['metadata_name_value_pairs_operator'] = $meta_array_operator;
-
-	return elgg_get_entities_from_metadata($options);
-}
-
-/**
- * Returns a viewable list of entities based on the given search criteria.
- *
- * @see elgg_view_entity_list
- *
- * @param array  $meta_array     Array of 'name' => 'value' pairs
- * @param string $entity_type    The type of entity to look for, eg 'site' or 'object'
- * @param string $entity_subtype The subtype of the entity.
- * @param int    $owner_guid     Owner GUID
- * @param int    $limit          Limit
- * @param bool   $fullview       WDisplay the full view (default: true)
- * @param bool   $listtypetoggle Allow users to toggle to the gallery view. Default: true
- * @param bool   $pagination     Display pagination? Default: true
- *
- * @return string List of ElggEntities suitable for display
- * 
- * @deprecated Use elgg_list_entities_from_metadata() instead
- */
-function list_entities_from_metadata_multi($meta_array, $entity_type = "", $entity_subtype = "",
-$owner_guid = 0, $limit = 10, $fullview = true, $listtypetoggle = true, $pagination = true) {
-	elgg_deprecated_notice(elgg_echo('deprecated:function', array(
-		'list_entities_from_metadata_multi', 
-		'elgg_get_entities_from_metadata'
-	)), 1.8);
-	
-
-	$offset = (int) get_input('offset');
-	$limit = (int) $limit;
-	$count = get_entities_from_metadata_multi($meta_array, $entity_type, $entity_subtype,
-		$owner_guid, $limit, $offset, "", $site_guid, true);
-	$entities = get_entities_from_metadata_multi($meta_array, $entity_type, $entity_subtype,
-		$owner_guid, $limit, $offset, "", $site_guid, false);
-
-	return elgg_view_entity_list($entities, $count, $offset, $limit, $fullview,
-		$listtypetoggle, $pagination);
-}
-
-/**
  * Clear all the metadata for a given entity, assuming you have access to that metadata.
  *
  * @param int $entity_guid Entity GUID
diff --git a/engine/lib/navigation.php b/engine/lib/navigation.php
index 8ed87ffb7..d11262933 100644
--- a/engine/lib/navigation.php
+++ b/engine/lib/navigation.php
@@ -122,122 +122,6 @@ function elgg_get_breadcrumbs() {
 	return (is_array($CONFIG->breadcrumbs)) ? $CONFIG->breadcrumbs : array();
 }
 
-
-/**
- * Deprecated by elgg_register_menu_item(). Set $menu_name to 'page'.
- *
- * @see elgg_register_menu_item()
- * @deprecated 1.8
- *
- * @param string  $label    The label
- * @param string  $link     The link
- * @param string  $group    The group to store item in
- * @param boolean $onclick  Add a confirmation when clicked?
- * @param boolean $selected Is menu item selected
- *
- * @return bool
- */
-function add_submenu_item($label, $link, $group = 'default', $onclick = false, $selected = NULL) {
-	elgg_deprecated_notice('add_submenu_item was deprecated by elgg_register_menu_item', 1.8);
-
-	// submenu items were added in the page setup hook usually by checking
-	// the context.  We'll pass in the current context here, which will
-	// emulate that effect.
-	// if context == 'main' (default) it probably means they always wanted
-	// the menu item to show up everywhere.
-	$context = elgg_get_context();
-
-	if ($context == 'main') {
-		$context = 'all';
-	}
-
-	$item = array(
-		'name' => $label,
-		'title' => $label,
-		'url' => $link,
-		'context' => $context,
-		'section' => $group,
-	);
-
-	if ($selected) {
-		$item['selected'] = true;
-	}
-
-	if ($onclick) {
-		$js = "onclick=\"javascript:return confirm('" . elgg_echo('deleteconfirm') . "')\"";
-		$item['vars'] = array('js' => $js);
-	}
-
-	return elgg_register_menu_item('page', $item);
-}
-
-/**
- * Use elgg_view_menu(). Set $menu_name to 'owner_block'.
- *
- * @see elgg_view_menu()
- * @deprecated 1.8
- *
- * @return string
- */
-function get_submenu() {
-	elgg_deprecated_notice("get_submenu() has been deprecated by elgg_view_menu()", 1.8);
-	return elgg_view_menu('owner_block', array(
-		'entity' => $owner,
-		'class' => 'elgg-owner-block-menu',
-	));
-}
-
-/**
- * Adds an item to the site-wide menu.
- *
- * You can obtain the menu array by calling {@link get_register('menu')}
- *
- * @param string $menu_name     The name of the menu item
- * @param string $menu_url      The URL of the page
- * @param array  $menu_children Optionally, an array of submenu items (not used)
- * @param string $context       (not used)
- *
- * @return true|false Depending on success
- * @deprecated 1.8 use elgg_register_menu_item() for the menu 'site'
- */
-function add_menu($menu_name, $menu_url, $menu_children = array(), $context = "") {
-	elgg_deprecated_notice('add_menu() deprecated by elgg_register_menu_item()', 1.8);
-
-	return elgg_register_menu_item('site', array(
-		'name' => $menu_name,
-		'title' => $menu_name,
-		'url' => $menu_url,
-	));
-}
-
-/**
- * Removes an item from the menu register
- *
- * @param string $menu_name The name of the menu item
- *
- * @return true|false Depending on success
- * @deprecated 1.8
- */
-function remove_menu($menu_name) {
-	elgg_deprecated_notice("remove_menu() deprecated by elgg_unregister_menu_item()", 1.8);
-	return elgg_unregister_menu_item('site', $menu_name);
-}
-
-/**
- * Returns a menu item for use in the children section of add_menu()
- * This is not currently used in the Elgg core.
- *
- * @param string $menu_name The name of the menu item
- * @param string $menu_url  Its URL
- *
- * @return stdClass|false Depending on success
- * @deprecated 1.7
- */
-function menu_item($menu_name, $menu_url) {
-	elgg_deprecated_notice('menu_item() is deprecated by add_submenu_item', 1.7);
-	return make_register_object($menu_name, $menu_url);
-}
-
 /**
  * Set up the site menu
  *
diff --git a/engine/lib/objects.php b/engine/lib/objects.php
index 51b47df2a..074a638d9 100644
--- a/engine/lib/objects.php
+++ b/engine/lib/objects.php
@@ -95,59 +95,6 @@ function delete_object_entity($guid) {
 }
 
 /**
- * Searches for an object based on a complete or partial title
- * or description using full text searching.
- *
- * IMPORTANT NOTE: With MySQL's default setup:
- * 1) $criteria must be 4 or more characters long
- * 2) If $criteria matches greater than 50% of results NO RESULTS ARE RETURNED!
- *
- * @param string  $criteria The partial or full name or username.
- * @param int     $limit    Limit of the search.
- * @param int     $offset   Offset.
- * @param string  $order_by The order.
- * @param boolean $count    Whether to return the count of results or just the results.
- *
- * @return int|false
- * @deprecated 1.7
- */
-function search_for_object($criteria, $limit = 10, $offset = 0, $order_by = "", $count = false) {
-	elgg_deprecated_notice('search_for_object() was deprecated by new search plugin.', 1.7);
-	global $CONFIG;
-
-	$criteria = sanitise_string($criteria);
-	$limit = (int)$limit;
-	$offset = (int)$offset;
-	$order_by = sanitise_string($order_by);
-	$container_guid = (int)$container_guid;
-
-	$access = get_access_sql_suffix("e");
-
-	if ($order_by == "") {
-		$order_by = "e.time_created desc";
-	}
-
-	if ($count) {
-		$query = "SELECT count(e.guid) as total ";
-	} else {
-		$query = "SELECT e.* ";
-	}
-	$query .= "from {$CONFIG->dbprefix}entities e
-		join {$CONFIG->dbprefix}objects_entity o on e.guid=o.guid
-		where match(o.title,o.description) against ('$criteria') and $access";
-
-	if (!$count) {
-		$query .= " order by $order_by limit $offset, $limit"; // Add order and limit
-		return get_data($query, "entity_row_to_elggstar");
-	} else {
-		if ($count = get_data_row($query)) {
-			return $count->total;
-		}
-	}
-	return false;
-}
-
-/**
  * Get the sites this object is part of
  *
  * @param int $object_guid The object's GUID
@@ -186,43 +133,5 @@ function objects_test($hook, $type, $value, $params) {
 	return $value;
 }
 
-
-/**
- * Returns a formatted list of objects suitable for injecting into search.
- *
- * @deprecated 1.7
- *
- * @param sting  $hook        Hook
- * @param string $user        user
- * @param mixed  $returnvalue Previous return value
- * @param mixed  $tag         Search term
- *
- * @return array
- */
-function search_list_objects_by_name($hook, $user, $returnvalue, $tag) {
-	elgg_deprecated_notice('search_list_objects_by_name was deprecated by new search plugin.', 1.7);
-
-	// Change this to set the number of users that display on the search page
-	$threshold = 4;
-
-	$object = get_input('object');
-
-	if (!get_input('offset') && (empty($object) || $object == 'user')) {
-		if ($users = search_for_user($tag, $threshold)) {
-			$countusers = search_for_user($tag, 0, 0, "", true);
-
-			$return = elgg_view('user/search/startblurb', array('count' => $countusers, 'tag' => $tag));
-			foreach ($users as $user) {
-				$return .= elgg_view_entity($user);
-			}
-			$return .= elgg_view('user/search/finishblurb',
-				array('count' => $countusers, 'threshold' => $threshold, 'tag' => $tag));
-
-			return $return;
-
-		}
-	}
-}
-
 elgg_register_event_handler('init', 'system', 'objects_init', 0);
 elgg_register_plugin_hook_handler('unit_test', 'system', 'objects_test');
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/engine/lib/output.php b/engine/lib/output.php
index 25fb23e3d..967af263f 100644
--- a/engine/lib/output.php
+++ b/engine/lib/output.php
@@ -186,7 +186,6 @@ function elgg_format_attributes(array $attrs) {
 	return implode(' ', $attributes);
 }
 
-
 /**
  * Preps an associative array for use in {@link elgg_format_attributes()}.
  *
@@ -268,19 +267,6 @@ function elgg_normalize_url($url) {
  * @param string $title The title
  *
  * @return string The optimised title
- * @deprecated 1.8
- */
-function friendly_title($title) {
-	elgg_deprecated_notice('friendly_title was deprecated by elgg_get_friendly_title', 1.8);
-	return elgg_get_friendly_title($title);
-}
-
-/**
- * When given a title, returns a version suitable for inclusion in a URL
- *
- * @param string $title The title
- *
- * @return string The optimised title
  * @since 1.7.2
  */
 function elgg_get_friendly_title($title) {
@@ -302,19 +288,6 @@ function elgg_get_friendly_title($title) {
 }
 
 /**
- * Displays a UNIX timestamp in a friendly way (eg "less than a minute ago")
- *
- * @param int $time A UNIX epoch timestamp
- *
- * @return string The friendly time
- * @deprecated 1.8
- */
-function friendly_time($time) {
-	elgg_deprecated_notice('friendly_time was deprecated by elgg_view_friendly_time', 1.8);
-	return elgg_view_friendly_time($time);
-}
-
-/**
  * Formats a UNIX timestamp in a friendly way (eg "less than a minute ago")
  *
  * @see elgg_view_friendly_time()
@@ -394,71 +367,3 @@ function elgg_strip_tags($string) {
 
 	return $string;
 }
-
-
-
-/**
-  * Filters a string into an array of significant words
-  *
-  * @deprecated 1.8
-  *
-  * @param string $string A string
-  *
-  * @return array
-  */
-function filter_string($string) {
-	elgg_deprecated_notice('filter_string() was deprecated!', 1.8);
-
-	// Convert it to lower and trim
-	$string = strtolower($string);
-	$string = trim($string);
-
-	// Remove links and email addresses
-	// match protocol://address/path/file.extension?some=variable&another=asf%
-	$string = preg_replace("/\s([a-zA-Z]+:\/\/[a-z][a-z0-9\_\.\-]*[a-z]{2,6}"
-		. "[a-zA-Z0-9\/\*\-\?\&\%\=]*)([\s|\.|\,])/iu", " ", $string);
-
-	// match www.something.domain/path/file.extension?some=variable&another=asf%
-	$string = preg_replace("/\s(www\.[a-z][a-z0-9\_\.\-]*[a-z]{2,6}"
-		. "[a-zA-Z0-9\/\*\-\?\&\%\=]*)([\s|\.|\,])/iu", " ", $string);
-
-	// match name@address
-	$string = preg_replace("/\s([a-zA-Z][a-zA-Z0-9\_\.\-]*[a-zA-Z]"
-		. "*\@[a-zA-Z][a-zA-Z0-9\_\.\-]*[a-zA-Z]{2,6})([\s|\.|\,])/iu", " ", $string);
-
-	// Sanitise the string; remove unwanted characters
-	$string = preg_replace('/\W/ui', ' ', $string);
-
-	// Explode it into an array
-	$terms = explode(' ', $string);
-
-	// Remove any blacklist terms
-	//$terms = array_filter($terms, 'remove_blacklist');
-
-	return $terms;
-}
-
-/**
- * Returns true if the word in $input is considered significant
- *
- * @deprecated 1.8
- *
- * @param string $input A word
- *
- * @return true|false
- */
-function remove_blacklist($input) {
-	elgg_deprecated_notice('remove_blacklist() was deprecated!', 1.8);
-
-	global $CONFIG;
-
-	if (!is_array($CONFIG->wordblacklist)) {
-		return $input;
-	}
-
-	if (strlen($input) < 3 || in_array($input, $CONFIG->wordblacklist)) {
-		return false;
-	}
-
-	return true;
-}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/engine/lib/pageowner.php b/engine/lib/pageowner.php
index 41e0aa0ef..f8b23b6a9 100644
--- a/engine/lib/pageowner.php
+++ b/engine/lib/pageowner.php
@@ -34,18 +34,6 @@ function elgg_get_page_owner_guid($guid = 0) {
 }
 
 /**
- * Gets the guid of the entity that owns the current page.
- *
- * @deprecated 1.8  Use elgg_get_page_owner_guid()
- *
- * @return int The current page owner guid (0 if none).
- */
-function page_owner() {
-	elgg_deprecated_notice('page_owner() was deprecated by elgg_get_page_owner_guid().', 1.8);
-	return elgg_get_page_owner_guid();
-}
-
-/**
  * Gets the owner entity for the current page.
  *
  * @return ElggEntity|false The current page owner or false if none.
@@ -62,17 +50,6 @@ function elgg_get_page_owner_entity() {
 }
 
 /**
- * Gets the owner entity for the current page.
- *
- * @deprecated 1.8  Use elgg_get_page_owner()
- * @return ElggEntity|false The current page owner or false if none.
- */
-function page_owner_entity() {
-	elgg_deprecated_notice('page_owner_entity() was deprecated by elgg_get_page_owner_entity().', 1.8);
-	return elgg_get_page_owner_entity();
-}
-
-/**
  * Set the guid of the entity that owns this page
  *
  * @param int $guid The guid of the page owner
@@ -83,32 +60,6 @@ function elgg_set_page_owner_guid($guid) {
 	elgg_get_page_owner_guid($guid);
 }
 
-
-/**
- * Registers a page owner handler function
- *
- * @param string $functionname The callback function
- *
- * @deprecated 1.8  Use the 'page_owner', 'system' plugin hook
- * @return void
- */
-function add_page_owner_handler($functionname) {
-	elgg_deprecated_notice("add_page_owner_handler() was deprecated by the plugin hook 'page_owner', 'system'.", 1.8);
-}
-
-/**
- * Set a page owner entity
- *
- * @param int $entitytoset The GUID of the entity
- *
- * @deprecated 1.8  Use elgg_set_page_owner_guid()
- * @return void
- */
-function set_page_owner($entitytoset = -1) {
-	elgg_deprecated_notice('set_page_owner() was deprecated by elgg_set_page_owner_guid().', 1.8);
-	elgg_set_page_owner_guid($entitytoset);
-}
-
 /**
  * Handles default page owners
  *
@@ -247,40 +198,6 @@ function elgg_in_context($context) {
 }
 
 /**
- * Sets the functional context of a page
- *
- * @deprecated 1.8  Use elgg_set_context()
- *
- * @param string $context The context of the page
- *
- * @return mixed Either the context string, or false on failure
- */
-function set_context($context) {
-	elgg_deprecated_notice('set_context() was deprecated by elgg_set_context().', 1.8);
-	elgg_set_context($context);
-	if (empty($context)) {
-		return false;
-	}
-	return $context;
-}
-
-/**
- * Returns the functional context of a page
- *
- * @deprecated 1.8  Use elgg_get_context()
- *
- * @return string The context, or 'main' if no context has been provided
- */
-function get_context() {
-	elgg_deprecated_notice('get_context() was deprecated by elgg_get_context().', 1.8);
-	return elgg_get_context();
-
-	// @todo - used to set context based on calling script
-	// $context = get_plugin_name(true)
-}
-
-
-/**
  * Initializes the page owner functions
  *
  * @note This is on the 'boot, system' event so that the context is set up quickly.
diff --git a/engine/lib/plugins.php b/engine/lib/plugins.php
index 9a3dd630a..c5a34bc81 100644
--- a/engine/lib/plugins.php
+++ b/engine/lib/plugins.php
@@ -449,67 +449,6 @@ function elgg_reindex_plugin_priorities() {
 }
 
 /**
- * Returns a list of plugins to load, in the order that they should be loaded.
- *
- * @deprecated 1.8
- *
- * @return array List of plugins
- */
-function get_plugin_list() {
-	elgg_deprecated_notice('get_plugin_list() is deprecated by elgg_get_plugin_ids_in_dir() or elgg_get_plugins()', 1.8);
-
-	$plugins = elgg_get_plugins('any');
-
-	$list = array();
-	if ($plugins) {
-		foreach ($plugins as $i => $plugin) {
-			// in <=1.7 this returned indexed by multiples of 10.
-			// uh...sure...why not.
-			$index = ($i + 1) * 10;
-			$list[$index] = $plugin->getID();
-		}
-	}
-
-	return $list;
-}
-
-/**
- * Regenerates the list of known plugins and saves it to the current site
- *
- * Important: You should regenerate simplecache and the viewpath cache after executing this function
- * otherwise you may experience view display artifacts. Do this with the following code:
- *
- * 		elgg_view_regenerate_simplecache();
- *		elgg_filepath_cache_reset();
- *
- * @deprecated 1.8
- *
- * @param array $pluginorder Optionally, a list of existing plugins and their orders
- *
- * @return array The new list of plugins and their orders
- */
-function regenerate_plugin_list($pluginorder = FALSE) {
-	$msg = 'regenerate_plugin_list() is (sorta) deprecated by elgg_generate_plugin_entities() and'
-			. ' elgg_set_plugin_priorities().';
-	elgg_deprecated_notice($msg, 1.8);
-
-	// they're probably trying to set it?
-	if ($pluginorder) {
-		if (elgg_generate_plugin_entities()) {
-			// sort the plugins by the index numerically since we used
-			// weird indexes in the old system.
-			ksort($pluginorder, SORT_NUMERIC);
-			return elgg_set_plugin_priorities($pluginorder);
-		}
-		return false;
-	} else {
-		// they're probably trying to regenerate from disk?
-		return elgg_generate_plugin_entities();
-	}
-}
-
-
-/**
  * Loads plugins
  *
  * @deprecate 1.8
@@ -522,7 +461,6 @@ function load_plugins() {
 	return elgg_load_plugins();
 }
 
-
 /**
  * Namespaces a string to be used as a private setting for a plugin.
  *
@@ -594,74 +532,6 @@ function elgg_get_calling_plugin_id($mainfilename = false) {
 }
 
 /**
- * Get the name of the most recent plugin to be called in the
- * call stack (or the plugin that owns the current page, if any).
- *
- * i.e., if the last plugin was in /mod/foobar/, get_plugin_name would return foo_bar.
- *
- * @deprecated 1.8
- *
- * @param boolean $mainfilename If set to true, this will instead determine the
- *                              context from the main script filename called by
- *                              the browser. Default = false.
- *
- * @return string|false Plugin name, or false if no plugin name was called
- */
-function get_plugin_name($mainfilename = false) {
-	elgg_deprecated_notice('get_plugin_name() is deprecated by elgg_get_calling_plugin_id()', 1.8);
-
-	return elgg_get_calling_plugin_id($mainfilename);
-}
-
-/**
- * Load and parse a plugin manifest from a plugin XML file.
- *
- * @example plugins/manifest.xml Example 1.8-style manifest file.
- *
- * @deprecated 1.8
- *
- * @param string $plugin Plugin name.
- * @return array of values
- */
-function load_plugin_manifest($plugin) {
-	elgg_deprecated_notice('load_plugin_manifest() is deprecated by ElggPlugin->getManifest()', 1.8);
-
-	$xml_file = elgg_get_plugin_path() . "$plugin/manifest.xml";
-
-	try {
-		$manifest = new ElggPluginManifest($xml_file, $plugin);
-	} catch(Exception $e) {
-		return false;
-	}
-
-	return $manifest->getManifest();
-}
-
-/**
- * This function checks a plugin manifest 'elgg_version' value against the current install
- * returning TRUE if the elgg_version is >= the current install's version.
- *
- * @deprecated 1.8
- *
- * @param string $manifest_elgg_version_string The build version (eg 2009010201).
- * @return bool
- */
-function check_plugin_compatibility($manifest_elgg_version_string) {
-	elgg_deprecated_notice('check_plugin_compatibility() is deprecated by ElggPlugin->canActivate()', 1.8);
-
-	$version = get_version();
-
-	if (strpos($manifest_elgg_version_string, '.') === false) {
-		// Using version
-		$req_version = (int)$manifest_elgg_version_string;
-
-		return ($version >= $req_version);
-	}
-
-	return false;
-}
-
-/**
  * Returns an array of all provides from all active plugins.
  *
  * Array in the form array(
@@ -851,27 +721,6 @@ function elgg_get_plugin_dependency_strings($dep) {
 	return $strings;
 }
 
-
-
-/**
- * Shorthand function for finding the plugin settings.
- *
- * @deprecated 1.8
- *
- * @param string $plugin_id Optional plugin id, if not specified
- *                          then it is detected from where you are calling.
- *
- * @return mixed
- */
-function find_plugin_settings($plugin_id = null) {
-	elgg_deprecated_notice('find_plugin_setting() is deprecated by elgg_get_calling_plugin_entity() or elgg_get_plugin_from_id()', 1.8);
-	if ($plugin_id) {
-		return elgg_get_plugin_from_id($plugin_id);
-	} else {
-		return elgg_get_calling_plugin_entity();
-	}
-}
-
 /**
  * Returns the ElggPlugin entity of the last plugin called.
  *
@@ -1135,149 +984,6 @@ function clear_all_plugin_settings($plugin_id = "") {
 }
 
 /**
- * Return an array of installed plugins.
- *
- * @deprecated 1.8
- *
- * @param string $status any|enabled|disabled
- * @return array
- */
-function get_installed_plugins($status = 'all') {
-	global $CONFIG;
-
-	elgg_deprecated_notice('get_installed_plugins() was deprecated by elgg_get_plugins()', 1.8);
-
-	$plugins = elgg_get_plugins($status);
-
-	if (!$plugins) {
-		return array();
-	}
-
-	$installed_plugins = array();
-
-	foreach ($plugins as $plugin) {
-		if (!$plugin->isValid()) {
-			continue;
-		}
-
-		$installed_plugins[$plugin->getID()] = array(
-			'active' => $plugin->isActive(),
-			'manifest' => $plugin->manifest->getManifest()
-		);
-	}
-
-	return $installed_plugins;
-}
-
-/**
- * Enable a plugin for a site (default current site)
- *
- * Important: You should regenerate simplecache and the viewpath cache after executing this function
- * otherwise you may experience view display artifacts. Do this with the following code:
- *
- * 		elgg_view_regenerate_simplecache();
- *		elgg_filepath_cache_reset();
- *
- * @deprecated 1.8
- *
- * @param string $plugin    The plugin name.
- * @param int    $site_guid The site id, if not specified then this is detected.
- *
- * @return array
- * @throws InvalidClassException
- */
-function enable_plugin($plugin, $site_guid = null) {
-	elgg_deprecated_notice('enable_plugin() was deprecated by ElggPlugin->activate()', 1.8);
-
-	$plugin = sanitise_string($plugin);
-
-	$site_guid = (int) $site_guid;
-	if (!$site_guid) {
-		$site = get_config('site');
-		$site_guid = $site->guid;
-	}
-
-	try {
-		$plugin = new ElggPlugin($plugin);
-	} catch(Exception $e) {
-		return false;
-	}
-
-	if (!$plugin->canActivate($site_guid)) {
-		return false;
-	}
-
-	return $plugin->activate($site_guid);
-}
-
-/**
- * Disable a plugin for a site (default current site)
- *
- * Important: You should regenerate simplecache and the viewpath cache after executing this function
- * otherwise you may experience view display artifacts. Do this with the following code:
- *
- * 		elgg_view_regenerate_simplecache();
- *		elgg_filepath_cache_reset();
- *
- * @deprecated 1.8
- *
- * @param string $plugin    The plugin name.
- * @param int    $site_guid The site id, if not specified then this is detected.
- *
- * @return bool
- * @throws InvalidClassException
- */
-function disable_plugin($plugin, $site_guid = 0) {
-	elgg_deprecated_notice('disable_plugin() was deprecated by ElggPlugin->deactivate()', 1.8);
-
-	$plugin = sanitise_string($plugin);
-
-	$site_guid = (int) $site_guid;
-	if (!$site_guid) {
-		$site = get_config('site');
-		$site_guid = $site->guid;
-	}
-
-	try {
-		$plugin = new ElggPlugin($plugin);
-	} catch(Exception $e) {
-		return false;
-	}
-
-	return $plugin->deactivate($site_guid);
-}
-
-/**
- * Return whether a plugin is enabled or not.
- *
- * @deprecated 1.8
- *
- * @param string $plugin    The plugin name.
- * @param int    $site_guid The site id, if not specified then this is detected.
- *
- * @return bool
- */
-function is_plugin_enabled($plugin, $site_guid = 0) {
-	elgg_deprecated_notice('is_plugin_enabled() was deprecated by ElggPlugin->isActive()', 1.8);
-
-	$plugin = sanitise_string($plugin);
-
-	$site_guid = (int) $site_guid;
-	if (!$site_guid) {
-		$site = get_config('site');
-		$site_guid = $site->guid;
-	}
-
-	try {
-		$plugin = new ElggPlugin($plugin);
-	} catch(Exception $e) {
-		return false;
-	}
-
-	return $plugin->isActive($site_guid);
-}
-
-/**
  * Register object, plugin entities as ElggPlugin classes
  *
  *  @return void
@@ -1286,7 +992,6 @@ function plugin_run_once() {
 	add_subtype("object", "plugin", "ElggPlugin");
 }
 
-
 /**
  * Runs unit tests for the entity objects.
  *
diff --git a/engine/lib/private_settings.php b/engine/lib/private_settings.php
index bf81e4a3a..77641e122 100644
--- a/engine/lib/private_settings.php
+++ b/engine/lib/private_settings.php
@@ -9,169 +9,6 @@
  */
 
 /**
- * Get entities based on their private data.
- *
- * @param string  $name           The name of the setting
- * @param string  $value          The value of the setting
- * @param string  $type           The type of entity (eg "user", "object" etc)
- * @param string  $subtype        The arbitrary subtype of the entity
- * @param int     $owner_guid     The GUID of the owning user
- * @param string  $order_by       The field to order by; by default, time_created desc
- * @param int     $limit          The number of entities to return; 10 by default
- * @param int     $offset         The indexing offset, 0 by default
- * @param boolean $count          Return a count of entities
- * @param int     $site_guid      The site to get entities for. 0 for current, -1 for any
- * @param mixed   $container_guid The container(s) GUIDs
- *
- * @return array A list of entities.
- * @deprecated 1.8
- */
-function get_entities_from_private_setting($name = "", $value = "", $type = "", $subtype = "",
-$owner_guid = 0, $order_by = "", $limit = 10, $offset = 0, $count = false, $site_guid = 0,
-$container_guid = null) {
-	elgg_deprecated_notice('get_entities_from_private_setting() was deprecated by elgg_get_entities_from_private_setting()!', 1.8);
-
-	$options = array();
-
-	$options['private_setting_name'] = $name;
-	$options['private_setting_value'] = $value;
-
-	// set container_guid to owner_guid to emulate old functionality
-	if ($owner_guid != "") {
-		if (is_null($container_guid)) {
-			$container_guid = $owner_guid;
-		}
-	}
-
-	if ($type) {
-		$options['types'] = $type;
-	}
-
-	if ($subtype) {
-		$options['subtypes'] = $subtype;
-	}
-
-	if ($owner_guid) {
-		if (is_array($owner_guid)) {
-			$options['owner_guids'] = $owner_guid;
-		} else {
-			$options['owner_guid'] = $owner_guid;
-		}
-	}
-
-	if ($container_guid) {
-		if (is_array($container_guid)) {
-			$options['container_guids'] = $container_guid;
-		} else {
-			$options['container_guid'] = $container_guid;
-		}
-	}
-
-	$options['limit'] = $limit;
-
-	if ($offset) {
-		$options['offset'] = $offset;
-	}
-
-	if ($order_by) {
-		$options['order_by'];
-	}
-
-	if ($site_guid) {
-		$options['site_guid'];
-	}
-
-	if ($count) {
-		$options['count'] = $count;
-	}
-
-	return elgg_get_entities_from_private_settings($options);
-}
-
-/**
- * Get entities based on their private data by multiple keys.
- *
- * @param string $name           The name of the setting
- * @param mixed  $type           Entity type
- * @param string $subtype        Entity subtype
- * @param int    $owner_guid     The GUID of the owning user
- * @param string $order_by       The field to order by; by default, time_created desc
- * @param int    $limit          The number of entities to return; 10 by default
- * @param int    $offset         The indexing offset, 0 by default
- * @param bool   $count          Count entities
- * @param int    $site_guid      Site GUID. 0 for current, -1 for any.
- * @param mixed  $container_guid Container GUID
- *
- * @return array A list of entities.
- * @deprecated 1.8
- */
-function get_entities_from_private_setting_multi(array $name, $type = "", $subtype = "",
-$owner_guid = 0, $order_by = "", $limit = 10, $offset = 0, $count = false,
-$site_guid = 0, $container_guid = null) {
-
-	elgg_deprecated_notice('get_entities_from_private_setting_multi() was deprecated by elgg_get_entities_from_private_setting()!', 1.8);
-
-	$options = array();
-
-	$pairs = array();
-	foreach ($name as $setting_name => $setting_value) {
-		$pairs[] = array('name' => $setting_name, 'value' => $setting_value);
-	}
-	$options['private_setting_name_value_pairs'] = $pairs;
-
-	// set container_guid to owner_guid to emulate old functionality
-	if ($owner_guid != "") {
-		if (is_null($container_guid)) {
-			$container_guid = $owner_guid;
-		}
-	}
-
-	if ($type) {
-		$options['types'] = $type;
-	}
-
-	if ($subtype) {
-		$options['subtypes'] = $subtype;
-	}
-
-	if ($owner_guid) {
-		if (is_array($owner_guid)) {
-			$options['owner_guids'] = $owner_guid;
-		} else {
-			$options['owner_guid'] = $owner_guid;
-		}
-	}
-
-	if ($container_guid) {
-		if (is_array($container_guid)) {
-			$options['container_guids'] = $container_guid;
-		} else {
-			$options['container_guid'] = $container_guid;
-		}
-	}
-
-	$options['limit'] = $limit;
-
-	if ($offset) {
-		$options['offset'] = $offset;
-	}
-
-	if ($order_by) {
-		$options['order_by'];
-	}
-
-	if ($site_guid) {
-		$options['site_guid'];
-	}
-
-	if ($count) {
-		$options['count'] = $count;
-	}
-
-	return elgg_get_entities_from_private_settings($options);
-}
-
-/**
  * Returns entities based upon private settings.  Also accepts all
  * options available to elgg_get_entities().  Supports
  * the singular option shortcut.
diff --git a/engine/lib/relationships.php b/engine/lib/relationships.php
index 39d7cc745..0774c655a 100644
--- a/engine/lib/relationships.php
+++ b/engine/lib/relationships.php
@@ -233,7 +233,6 @@ function get_entity_relationships($guid, $inverse_relationship = FALSE) {
 	return get_data($query, "row_to_elggrelationship");
 }
 
-
 /**
  * Return entities matching a given query joining against a relationship.
  *
@@ -336,70 +335,6 @@ $relationship_guid = NULL, $inverse_relationship = FALSE) {
 }
 
 /**
- * Return entities from relationships
- *
- * @deprecated 1.7 Use elgg_get_entities_from_relationship()
- *
- * @param string $relationship         The relationship type
- * @param int    $relationship_guid    The GUID of the relationship owner
- * @param bool   $inverse_relationship Invert relationship?
- * @param string $type                 Entity type
- * @param string $subtype              Entity subtype
- * @param int    $owner_guid           Entity owner GUID
- * @param string $order_by             Order by clause
- * @param int    $limit                Limit
- * @param int    $offset               Offset
- * @param bool   $count                Return a count instead of entities?
- * @param int    $site_guid            Site GUID
- *
- * @return mixed
- */
-function get_entities_from_relationship($relationship, $relationship_guid,
-$inverse_relationship = false, $type = "", $subtype = "", $owner_guid = 0,
-$order_by = "", $limit = 10, $offset = 0, $count = false, $site_guid = 0) {
-
-	elgg_deprecated_notice('get_entities_from_relationship() was deprecated by elgg_get_entities_from_relationship()!', 1.7);
-
-	$options = array();
-
-	$options['relationship'] = $relationship;
-	$options['relationship_guid'] = $relationship_guid;
-	$options['inverse_relationship'] = $inverse_relationship;
-
-	if ($type) {
-		$options['types'] = $type;
-	}
-
-	if ($subtype) {
-		$options['subtypes'] = $subtype;
-	}
-
-	if ($owner_guid) {
-		$options['owner_guid'] = $owner_guid;
-	}
-
-	$options['limit'] = $limit;
-
-	if ($offset) {
-		$options['offset'] = $offset;
-	}
-
-	if ($order_by) {
-		$options['order_by'];
-	}
-
-	if ($site_guid) {
-		$options['site_guid'];
-	}
-
-	if ($count) {
-		$options['count'] = $count;
-	}
-
-	return elgg_get_entities_from_relationship($options);
-}
-
-/**
  * Returns a viewable list of entities by relationship
  *
  * @param array $options
@@ -414,47 +349,6 @@ function elgg_list_entities_from_relationship(array $options = array()) {
 }
 
 /**
- * Returns a viewable list of entities by relationship
- *
- * @see elgg_view_entity_list
- *
- * @deprecated 1.8 Use elgg_list_entities_from_relationship()
- *
- * @param string $relationship The relationship eg "friends_of"
- * @param int $relationship_guid The guid of the entity to use query
- * @param bool $inverse_relationship Reverse the normal function of the query to instead say "give me all entities for whome $relationship_guid is a $relationship of"
- * @param string $type The type of entity (eg 'object')
- * @param string $subtype The entity subtype
- * @param int $owner_guid The owner (default: all)
- * @param int $limit The number of entities to display on a page
- * @param true|false $fullview Whether or not to display the full view (default: true)
- * @param true|false $viewtypetoggle Whether or not to allow gallery view
- * @param true|false $pagination Whether to display pagination (default: true)
- * @param bool $order_by SQL order by clause
- * @return string The viewable list of entities
- */
-function list_entities_from_relationship($relationship, $relationship_guid,
-$inverse_relationship = false, $type = ELGG_ENTITIES_ANY_VALUE,
-$subtype = ELGG_ENTITIES_ANY_VALUE, $owner_guid = 0, $limit = 10,
-$fullview = true, $listtypetoggle = false, $pagination = true, $order_by = '') {
-
-	elgg_deprecated_notice("list_entities_from_relationship was deprecated by elgg_list_entities_from_relationship()!", 1.8);
-	return elgg_list_entities_from_relationship(array(
-		'relationship' => $relationship,
-		'relationship_guid' => $relationship_guid,
-		'inverse_relationship' => $inverse_relationship,
-		'types' => $type,
-		'subtypes' => $subtype,
-		'owner_guid' => $owner_guid,
-		'order_by' => $order_by,
-		'limit' => $limit,
-		'full_view' => $fullview,
-		'list_type_toggle' => $listtypetoggle,
-		'pagination' => $pagination,
-	));
-}
-
-/**
  * Gets the number of entities by a the number of entities related to them in a particular way.
  * This is a good way to get out the users with the most friends, or the groups with the
  * most members.
@@ -472,67 +366,6 @@ function elgg_get_entities_from_relationship_count(array $options = array()) {
 }
 
 /**
- * Gets the number of entities by a the number of entities related to them in a particular way.
- * This is a good way to get out the users with the most friends, or the groups with the
- * most members.
- *
- * @deprecated 1.8 Use elgg_get_entities_from_relationship_count()
- *
- * @param string $relationship         The relationship eg "friends_of"
- * @param bool   $inverse_relationship Inverse relationship owners
- * @param string $type                 The type of entity (default: all)
- * @param string $subtype              The entity subtype (default: all)
- * @param int    $owner_guid           The owner of the entities (default: none)
- * @param int    $limit                Limit
- * @param int    $offset               Offset
- * @param bool   $count                Return a count instead of entities
- * @param int    $site_guid            Site GUID
- *
- * @return array|int|false An array of entities, or the number of entities, or false on failure
- */
-
-function get_entities_by_relationship_count($relationship, $inverse_relationship = true, $type = "",
-$subtype = "", $owner_guid = 0, $limit = 10, $offset = 0, $count = false, $site_guid = 0) {
-	elgg_deprecated_notice('get_entities_by_relationship_count() is deprecated by elgg_get_entities_from_relationship_count()', 1.8);
-
-	$options = array();
-
-	$options['relationship'] = $relationship;
-
-	// this used to default to true, which is wrong.
-	// flip it for the new function
-	$options['inverse_relationship'] = !$inverse_relationship;
-
-	if ($type) {
-		$options['types'] = $type;
-	}
-
-	if ($subtype) {
-		$options['subtypes'] = $subtype;
-	}
-
-	if ($owner_guid) {
-		$options['owner_guid'] = $owner_guid;
-	}
-
-	$options['limit'] = $limit;
-
-	if ($offset) {
-		$options['offset'] = $offset;
-	}
-
-	if ($site_guid) {
-		$options['site_guid'];
-	}
-
-	if ($count) {
-		$options['count'] = $count;
-	}
-
-	return elgg_get_entities_from_relationship_count($options);
-}
-
-/**
  * Returns a list of entities by relationship count
  *
  * @see elgg_get_entities_from_relationship_count()
@@ -547,133 +380,6 @@ function elgg_list_entities_from_relationship_count($options) {
 }
 
 /**
- * Displays a human-readable list of entities
- *
- * @deprecated 1.8
- *
- * @param string $relationship         The relationship eg "friends_of"
- * @param bool   $inverse_relationship Inverse relationship owners
- * @param string $type                 The type of entity (eg 'object')
- * @param string $subtype              The entity subtype
- * @param int    $owner_guid           The owner (default: all)
- * @param int    $limit                The number of entities to display on a page
- * @param bool   $fullview             Whether or not to display the full view (default: true)
- * @param bool   $listtypetoggle       Whether or not to allow gallery view
- * @param bool   $pagination           Whether to display pagination (default: true)
- *
- * @return string The viewable list of entities
- */
-
-function list_entities_by_relationship_count($relationship, $inverse_relationship = true,
-$type = "", $subtype = "", $owner_guid = 0, $limit = 10, $fullview = true,
-$listtypetoggle = false, $pagination = true) {
-
-	elgg_deprecated_notice('list_entities_by_relationship_count() was deprecated by elgg_list_entities_from_relationship_count()', 1.8);
-
-	$options = array();
-
-	$options['relationship'] = $relationship;
-
-	// this used to default to true, which is wrong.
-	// flip it for the new function
-	$options['inverse_relationship'] = !$inverse_relationship;
-
-	if ($type) {
-		$options['types'] = $type;
-	}
-
-	if ($subtype) {
-		$options['subtypes'] = $subtype;
-	}
-
-	if ($owner_guid) {
-		$options['owner_guid'] = $owner_guid;
-	}
-
-	$options['limit'] = $limit;
-
-	$options['full_view'] = $fullview;
-
-	return elgg_list_entities_from_relationship_count($options);
-}
-
-/**
- * Gets the number of entities by a the number of entities related to
- * them in a particular way also constrained by metadata.
- *
- * @deprecated 1.8
- *
- * @param string $relationship         The relationship eg "friends_of"
- * @param int    $relationship_guid    The guid of the entity to use query
- * @param bool   $inverse_relationship Inverse relationship owner
- * @param String $meta_name            The metadata name
- * @param String $meta_value           The metadata value
- * @param string $type                 The type of entity (default: all)
- * @param string $subtype              The entity subtype (default: all)
- * @param int    $owner_guid           The owner of the entities (default: none)
- * @param int    $limit                Limit
- * @param int    $offset               Offset
- * @param bool   $count                Return a count instead of entities
- * @param int    $site_guid            Site GUID
- *
- * @return array|int|false An array of entities, or the number of entities, or false on failure
- */
-function get_entities_from_relationships_and_meta($relationship, $relationship_guid,
-$inverse_relationship = false, $meta_name = "", $meta_value = "", $type = "",
-$subtype = "", $owner_guid = 0, $limit = 10, $offset = 0, $count = false, $site_guid = 0) {
-
-	elgg_deprecated_notice('get_entities_from_relationship_and_meta() was deprecated by elgg_get_entities_from_relationship()!', 1.7);
-
-	$options = array();
-
-	$options['relationship'] = $relationship;
-	$options['relationship_guid'] = $relationship_guid;
-	$options['inverse_relationship'] = $inverse_relationship;
-
-	if ($meta_value) {
-		$options['values'] = $meta_value;
-	}
-
-	if ($entity_type) {
-		$options['types'] = $entity_type;
-	}
-
-	if ($type) {
-		$options['types'] = $type;
-	}
-
-	if ($subtype) {
-		$options['subtypes'] = $subtype;
-	}
-
-	if ($owner_guid) {
-		$options['owner_guid'] = $owner_guid;
-	}
-
-	if ($limit) {
-		$options['limit'] = $limit;
-	}
-
-	if ($offset) {
-		$options['offset'] = $offset;
-	}
-
-	if ($order_by) {
-		$options['order_by'];
-	}
-
-	if ($site_guid) {
-		$options['site_guid'];
-	}
-
-	if ($count) {
-		$options['count'] = $count;
-	}
-
-	return elgg_get_entities_from_relationship($options);
-}
-
-/**
  * Sets the URL handler for a particular relationship type
  *
  * @param string $function_name     The function to register
diff --git a/engine/lib/river.php b/engine/lib/river.php
index 38197e387..036ceafd4 100644
--- a/engine/lib/river.php
+++ b/engine/lib/river.php
@@ -505,274 +505,6 @@ function update_river_access_by_object($object_guid, $access_id) {
 }
 
 /**
- * Retrieves items from the river. All parameters are optional.
- *
- * @param int|array $subject_guid         Acting entity to restrict to. Default: all
- * @param int|array $object_guid          Entity being acted on to restrict to. Default: all
- * @param string    $subject_relationship If set to a relationship type, this will use
- * 	                                      $subject_guid as the starting point and set the
- *                                        subjects to be all users this
- *                                        entity has this relationship with (eg 'friend').
- *                                        Default: blank
- * @param string    $type                 The type of entity to restrict to. Default: all
- * @param string    $subtype              The subtype of entity to restrict to. Default: all
- * @param string    $action_type          The type of river action to restrict to. Default: all
- * @param int       $limit                The number of items to retrieve. Default: 20
- * @param int       $offset               The page offset. Default: 0
- * @param int       $posted_min           The minimum time period to look at. Default: none
- * @param int       $posted_max           The maximum time period to look at. Default: none
- *
- * @return array|false Depending on success
- * @deprecated 1.8
- */
-function get_river_items($subject_guid = 0, $object_guid = 0, $subject_relationship = '',
-$type = '',	$subtype = '', $action_type = '', $limit = 20, $offset = 0, $posted_min = 0,
-$posted_max = 0) {
-	elgg_deprecated_notice("get_river_items deprecated by elgg_get_river", 1.8);
-
-	$options = array();
-
-	if ($subject_guid) {
-		$options['subject_guid'] = $subject_guid;
-	}
-
-	if ($object_guid) {
-		$options['object_guid'] = $object_guid;
-	}
-
-	if ($subject_relationship) {
-		$options['relationship'] = $subject_relationship;
-		unset($options['subject_guid']);
-		$options['relationship_guid'] = $subject_guid;
-	}
-
-	if ($type) {
-		$options['type'] = $type;
-	}
-
-	if ($subtype) {
-		$options['subtype'] = $subtype;
-	}
-
-	if ($action_type) {
-		$options['action_type'] = $action_type;
-	}
-
-	$options['limit'] = $limit;
-	$options['offset'] = $offset;
-
-	if ($posted_min) {
-		$options['posted_time_lower'] = $posted_min;
-	}
-
-	if ($posted_max) {
-		$options['posted_time_upper'] = $posted_max;
-	}
-
-	return elgg_get_river($options);
-}
-
-/**
- * Returns a human-readable version of the river.
- *
- * @param int|array $subject_guid         Acting entity to restrict to. Default: all
- * @param int|array $object_guid          Entity being acted on to restrict to. Default: all
- * @param string    $subject_relationship If set to a relationship type, this will use
- * 	                                      $subject_guid as the starting point and set
- *                                        the subjects to be all users this entity has this
- *                                        relationship with (eg 'friend'). Default: blank
- * @param string    $type                 The type of entity to restrict to. Default: all
- * @param string    $subtype              The subtype of entity to restrict to. Default: all
- * @param string    $action_type          The type of river action to restrict to. Default: all
- * @param int       $limit                The number of items to retrieve. Default: 20
- * @param int       $posted_min           The minimum time period to look at. Default: none
- * @param int       $posted_max           The maximum time period to look at. Default: none
- * @param bool      $pagination           Show pagination?
- *
- * @return string Human-readable river.
- * @deprecated 1.8
- */
-function elgg_view_river_items($subject_guid = 0, $object_guid = 0, $subject_relationship = '',
-$type = '', $subtype = '', $action_type = '', $limit = 20, $posted_min = 0,
-$posted_max = 0, $pagination = true) {
-	elgg_deprecated_notice("elgg_view_river_items deprecated for elgg_list_river", 1.8);
-
-	$river_items = get_river_items($subject_guid, $object_guid, $subject_relationship,
-			$type, $subtype, $action_type, $limit + 1, $posted_min, $posted_max);
-
-	// Get input from outside world and sanitise it
-	$offset = (int) get_input('offset', 0);
-
-	// view them
-	$params = array(
-		'items' => $river_items,
-		'count' => count($river_items),
-		'offset' => $offset,
-		'limit' => $limit,
-		'pagination' => $pagination,
-		'list-class' => 'elgg-river-list',
-	);
-
-	return elgg_view('layout/objects/list', $params);
-}
-
-/**
- * Construct and execute the query required for the activity stream.
- *
- * @deprecated 1.8
- */
-function get_activity_stream_data($limit = 10, $offset = 0, $type = "", $subtype = "",
-$owner_guid = "", $owner_relationship = "") {
-	elgg_deprecated_notice("get_activity_stream_data was deprecated", 1.8);
-
-	global $CONFIG;
-
-	$limit = (int)$limit;
-	$offset = (int)$offset;
-
-	if ($type) {
-		if (!is_array($type)) {
-			$type = array(sanitise_string($type));
-		} else {
-			foreach ($type as $k => $v) {
-				$type[$k] = sanitise_string($v);
-			}
-		}
-	}
-
-	if ($subtype) {
-		if (!is_array($subtype)) {
-			$subtype = array(sanitise_string($subtype));
-		} else {
-			foreach ($subtype as $k => $v) {
-				$subtype[$k] = sanitise_string($v);
-			}
-		}
-	}
-
-	if ($owner_guid) {
-		if (is_array($owner_guid)) {
-			foreach ($owner_guid as $k => $v) {
-				$owner_guid[$k] = (int)$v;
-			}
-		} else {
-			$owner_guid = array((int)$owner_guid);
-		}
-	}
-
-	$owner_relationship = sanitise_string($owner_relationship);
-
-	// Get a list of possible views
-	$activity_events = array();
-	$activity_views = array_merge(elgg_view_tree('activity', 'default'),
-		elgg_view_tree('river', 'default'));
-
-	$done = array();
-
-	foreach ($activity_views as $view) {
-		$fragments = explode('/', $view);
-		$tmp = explode('/', $view, 2);
-		$tmp = $tmp[1];
-
-		if ((isset($fragments[0])) && (($fragments[0] == 'river') || ($fragments[0] == 'activity'))
-			&& (!in_array($tmp, $done))) {
-
-			if (isset($fragments[1])) {
-				$f = array();
-				for ($n = 1; $n < count($fragments); $n++) {
-					$val = sanitise_string($fragments[$n]);
-					switch($n) {
-						case 1: $key = 'type'; break;
-						case 2: $key = 'subtype'; break;
-						case 3: $key = 'event'; break;
-					}
-					$f[$key] = $val;
-				}
-
-				// Filter result based on parameters
-				$add = true;
-				if ($type) {
-					if (!in_array($f['type'], $type)) {
-						$add = false;
-					}
-				}
-				if (($add) && ($subtype)) {
-					if (!in_array($f['subtype'], $subtype)) {
-						$add = false;
-					}
-				}
-				if (($add) && ($event)) {
-					if (!in_array($f['event'], $event)) {
-						$add = false;
-					}
-				}
-
-				if ($add) {
-					$activity_events[] = $f;
-				}
-			}
-
-			$done[] = $tmp;
-		}
-	}
-
-	$n = 0;
-	foreach ($activity_events as $details) {
-		// Get what we're talking about
-		if ($details['subtype'] == 'default') {
-			$details['subtype'] = '';
-		}
-
-		if (($details['type']) && ($details['event'])) {
-			if ($n > 0) {
-				$obj_query .= " or ";
-			}
-
-			$access = "";
-			if ($details['type'] != 'relationship') {
-				$access = " and " . get_access_sql_suffix('sl');
-			}
-
-			$obj_query .= "( sl.object_type='{$details['type']}'
-				AND sl.object_subtype='{$details['subtype']}'
-				AND sl.event='{$details['event']}' $access )";
-
-			$n++;
-		}
-	}
-
-	// User
-	if ((count($owner_guid)) &&  ($owner_guid[0] != 0)) {
-		$user = " and sl.performed_by_guid in (" . implode(',', $owner_guid) . ")";
-
-		if ($owner_relationship) {
-			$friendsarray = "";
-			if ($friends = elgg_get_entities_from_relationship(array(
-				'relationship' => $owner_relationship,
-				'relationship_guid' => $owner_guid[0],
-				'inverse_relationship' => FALSE,
-				'types' => 'user',
-				'subtypes' => $subtype,
-				'limit' => 9999))
-			) {
-
-				$friendsarray = array();
-				foreach ($friends as $friend) {
-					$friendsarray[] = $friend->getGUID();
-				}
-
-				$user = " and sl.performed_by_guid in (" . implode(',', $friendsarray) . ")";
-			}
-		}
-	}
-
-	$query = "SELECT sl.* FROM {$CONFIG->dbprefix}system_log sl
-		WHERE 1 $user AND ($obj_query)
-		ORDER BY sl.time_created desc limit $offset, $limit";
-	return get_data($query);
-}
-
-/**
  * Page handler for activiy
  *
  * @param array $page