Deprecation: Non-MFE course tab interface for discussions

dave · February 14, 2025, 6:40pm

The MFE replacement for the discussions tab has been available since the Olive release, but the old version was never deprecated until now:

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[DEPR]: Non-MFE course tab interface for discussions

opened 03:02PM - 06 Feb 25 UTC

ormsbee

depr

### Proposal Date 2025-02-14 ### Target Ticket Acceptance Date 2025-02-28 ##…# Earliest Open edX Named Release Without This Functionality Ulmo - 2025-10 ### Rationale This is part of the general move to consolidate the frontend and remove the non-MFE versions of various user experiences. The MFE replacement for the forums tab has been available since the Olive release. ### Removal Remove the [`discussions.enable_discussions_mfe`](https://github.com/openedx/edx-platform/blob/182bfc40319f48bc48f7cb39d2d23f35bc71c0bb/lms/djangoapps/discussion/toggles.py#L8-L17) waffle flag (original target removal date: 2022-12-05). All sites will now only use the MFE. Remove code in the lms.djangoapps.discussion package that is specific to the old course tab interface and switching between the MFE and the old interface. Some of this code is in: * https://github.com/openedx/edx-platform/blob/master/lms/djangoapps/discussion/plugins.py * https://github.com/openedx/edx-platform/blob/master/lms/djangoapps/discussion/views.py Code that is needed for the inline discussion view will be preserved, as its deprecation will be coupled with the separate deprecation of the inline discussion XBlock. ### Replacement The Discussions MFE was [introduced in the Olive release](https://docs.openedx.org/en/latest/community/release_notes/olive.html#discussions-micro-frontend-mfe).

Target acceptance date is 2025-02-28

dave · February 28, 2025, 6:49pm

This DEPR has been accepted.

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