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Remove Pocket sharing service ahead of July 2025 shutdown
robertsreberski Jun 5, 2025
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Remove Pocket from frontend assets and social configurations
robertsreberski Jun 5, 2025
56ce76b
Remove Pocket from classic theme helper social menu integration
robertsreberski Jun 5, 2025
8833e04
Remove Pocket from social logos assets and configuration files
robertsreberski Jun 5, 2025
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Phase 5: Complete Pocket service removal with graceful degradation
robertsreberski Jun 5, 2025
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Phase 6: User experience and backwards compatibility for Pocket removal
robertsreberski Jun 5, 2025
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Remove orphaned Pocket image assets
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Add changelog entries for Pocket service removal
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4 changes: 4 additions & 0 deletions projects/js-packages/social-logos/changelog/remove-pocket-service-SOCIAL-47
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Significance: minor
Type: removed

Remove Pocket SVG icons, font codepoints, and logo data ahead of Mozilla's July 2025 shutdown.
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- Nextdoor: https://about.nextdoor.com/nextdoor-brand-use-guidelines/
- Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/brand
- Pinterest: https://business.pinterest.com/brand-guidelines/
- Pocket: https://blog.getpocket.com/press/
- Quora: https://www.quora.com/
- Reddit: https://www.redditinc.com/brand
- Snapchat: https://snap.com/brand-guidelines
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"medium": 63011,
"pinterest-alt": 61968,
"pinterest": 61961,
"pocket": 61988,
"polldaddy": 61975,
"print": 62569,
"reddit": 61986,
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Expand Up @@ -152,10 +152,6 @@ export const SocialLogoData = [
name: 'pinterest',
svg: <svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" viewBox="0 0 24 24"><g><path d="M12 2C6.477 2 2 6.477 2 12c0 4.236 2.636 7.855 6.356 9.312-.087-.791-.166-2.005.035-2.869.182-.78 1.173-4.971 1.173-4.971s-.299-.599-.299-1.484c0-1.39.806-2.429 1.809-2.429.853 0 1.265.641 1.265 1.409 0 .858-.546 2.141-.828 3.329-.236.996.499 1.807 1.481 1.807 1.777 0 3.144-1.874 3.144-4.579 0-2.394-1.72-4.068-4.177-4.068-2.845 0-4.515 2.134-4.515 4.34 0 .859.331 1.781.744 2.282a.3.3 0 0 1 .069.287c-.077.316-.246.995-.279 1.134-.044.183-.145.222-.334.134-1.249-.581-2.03-2.407-2.03-3.874 0-3.154 2.292-6.051 6.607-6.051 3.469 0 6.165 2.472 6.165 5.775 0 3.446-2.173 6.22-5.189 6.22-1.013 0-1.966-.526-2.292-1.148l-.623 2.377c-.226.869-.835 1.957-1.243 2.622.936.289 1.93.445 2.961.445 5.523 0 10-4.477 10-10S17.523 2 12 2"/></g></svg>,
},
{
name: 'pocket',
svg: <svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" viewBox="0 0 24 24"><g><path d="M21.927 4.194A1.82 1.82 0 0 0 20.222 3H3.839a1.823 1.823 0 0 0-1.813 1.814v6.035l.069 1.2c.29 2.73 1.707 5.115 3.899 6.778l.119.089.025.018a9.9 9.9 0 0 0 3.91 1.727 10.06 10.06 0 0 0 4.049-.014.3.3 0 0 0 .064-.023 9.9 9.9 0 0 0 3.753-1.691l.025-.018q.06-.043.119-.089c2.192-1.664 3.609-4.049 3.898-6.778l.069-1.2V4.814a1.8 1.8 0 0 0-.098-.62m-4.235 6.287-4.704 4.512a1.37 1.37 0 0 1-1.898 0l-4.705-4.512a1.371 1.371 0 1 1 1.898-1.979l3.756 3.601 3.755-3.601a1.372 1.372 0 0 1 1.898 1.979"/></g></svg>,
},
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Since social-logos is an npm package and might be used by many codebases, we should be careful about removing this part here, as it can break the existing code that might still be using it. We may deprecate the icon instead and remove it in the future.

{
name: 'polldaddy',
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4 changes: 4 additions & 0 deletions projects/packages/classic-theme-helper/changelog/remove-pocket-service-SOCIAL-47
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Significance: minor
Type: removed

Remove Pocket support from social menu icon functions and CSS styling ahead of Mozilla's July 2025 shutdown.
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'nextdoor.com' => 'nextdoor',
'patreon.com' => 'patreon',
'pinterest.' => 'pinterest',
'getpocket.com' => 'pocket',
'ravelry.com' => 'ravelry',
'reddit.com' => 'reddit',
'slideshare.net' => 'slideshare',
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content: "\f210";
}

/* Pocket */
.jetpack-social-navigation-genericons a[href*="getpocket.com"]::before {
content: "\f224";
}

/* Polldaddy */
.jetpack-social-navigation-genericons a[href*="polldaddy.com"]::before {
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Significance: minor
Type: removed

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Type must be "major", "enhancement", "compat", "bugfix", or "other".

Remove the Pocket sharing service ahead of Mozilla's July 2025 shutdown. Existing Pocket configurations will gracefully degrade with no broken functionality. Users are provided with alternative read-later service suggestions in the sharing settings.
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// If an admin page is visited after the update, the 'current_screen' action will fire.
add_action( 'current_screen', 'Jetpack::set_update_modal_display' );

}
}

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}
}

/**
* Pocket sharing service.
*/
class Share_Pocket_Block extends Sharing_Source_Block {
/**
* Service short name.
*
* @var string
*/
public $shortname = 'pocket';

/**
* Service name.
*
* @return string
*/
public function get_name() {
return __( 'Pocket', 'jetpack' );
}

/**
* Process sharing request. Add actions that need to happen when sharing here.
*
* @param WP_Post $post Post object.
* @param array $post_data Array of information about the post we're sharing.
*
* @return void
*/
public function process_request( $post, array $post_data ) {
// Record stats
parent::process_request( $post, $post_data );

$pocket_url = esc_url_raw( 'https://getpocket.com/save/?url=' . rawurlencode( $this->get_share_url( $post->ID ) ) . '&title=' . rawurlencode( $this->get_share_title( $post->ID ) ) );

parent::redirect_request( $pocket_url );
}
}

/**
* Telegram sharing service.
*/
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'twitter' => Share_Twitter_Block::class,
'tumblr' => Share_Tumblr_Block::class,
'pinterest' => Share_Pinterest_Block::class,
'pocket' => Share_Pocket_Block::class,
'telegram' => Share_Telegram_Block::class,
'threads' => Share_Threads_Block::class,
'whatsapp' => Jetpack_Share_WhatsApp_Block::class,
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&.share-pinterest { background: var( --color-pinterest ); }

&.share-pocket { background: var( --color-pocket ); }

&.share-telegram { background: var( --color-telegram ); }

&.share-threads { background: var( --color-threads ); }
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Expand Up @@ -56,12 +56,6 @@ export const variations = [
title: 'Pinterest',
icon: <SocialLogo icon={ 'pinterest' } size={ 24 } />,
},
{
name: 'pocket',
attributes: { service: 'pocket', label: 'Pocket' },
title: 'Pocket',
icon: <SocialLogo icon={ 'pocket' } size={ 24 } />,
},
{
name: 'reddit',
attributes: { service: 'reddit', label: 'Reddit' },
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"whatsapp",
"telegram",
"pinterest",
"pocket",
"reddit",
"nextdoor",
"print",
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Expand Up @@ -153,10 +153,6 @@ li.service.share-tumblr span::before {
content: '\f214';
}

li.service.share-pocket span::before {
content: '\f224';
}

li.service.share-pinterest span::before {
content: '\f209';
}
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height: 20px;
}

.preview-pocket .option-smart-on {
background: url(images/smart-pocket.png) no-repeat top left;
background-size: 60px 20px;
width: 60px;
height: 20px;
}

.preview-item.share-deprecated {
opacity: 0.5;
}
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background-image: url(images/[email protected]);
}

.preview-pocket .option-smart-on {
background-image: url(images/[email protected]);
}
}

/**
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content: '\f207';
}

amp-social-share[type="pocket"] {
background: #ee4056;
}

amp-social-share[type="pocket"]::before {
content: '\f224';
}

amp-social-share[type="reddit"] {
background: #cee3f8;
color: #555;
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'twitter' => 'Share_Twitter',
'tumblr' => 'Share_Tumblr',
'pinterest' => 'Share_Pinterest',
'pocket' => 'Share_Pocket',
'telegram' => 'Share_Telegram',
'threads' => 'Share_Threads',
'jetpack-whatsapp' => 'Jetpack_Share_WhatsApp',
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}
}

/**
* Pocket sharing service.
*/
class Share_Pocket extends Sharing_Source {
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Instead of deleting the class altogether, I would recommend leveraging our Deprecated_Sharing_Source class, which will allow you to remove the button for visitors, while still displaying an invitation for site admins to remove the now deprecated service.

/**
* Service short name.
*
* @var string
*/
public $shortname = 'pocket';

/**
* Service icon font code.
*
* @var string
*/
public $icon = '\f224';

/**
* Constructor.
*
* @param int $id Sharing source ID.
* @param array $settings Sharing settings.
*/
public function __construct( $id, array $settings ) {
parent::__construct( $id, $settings );

if ( 'official' === $this->button_style ) {
$this->smart = true;
} else {
$this->smart = false;
}
}

/**
* Service name.
*
* @return string
*/
public function get_name() {
return __( 'Pocket', 'jetpack' );
}

/**
* Process sharing request. Add actions that need to happen when sharing here.
*
* @param WP_Post $post Post object.
* @param array $post_data Array of information about the post we're sharing.
*
* @return void
*/
public function process_request( $post, array $post_data ) {
// Record stats
parent::process_request( $post, $post_data );

$pocket_url = esc_url_raw( 'https://getpocket.com/save/?url=' . rawurlencode( $this->get_share_url( $post->ID ) ) . '&title=' . rawurlencode( $this->get_share_title( $post->ID ) ) );

parent::redirect_request( $pocket_url );
}

/**
* Get the markup of the sharing button.
*
* @param WP_Post $post Post object.
*
* @return string
*/
public function get_display( $post ) {
if ( $this->smart ) {
$post_count = 'horizontal';

$button = '';
$button .= '<div class="pocket_button">';
$button .= sprintf( '<a href="https://getpocket.com/save" class="pocket-btn" data-lang="%s" data-save-url="%s" data-pocket-count="%s" >%s</a>', 'en', esc_attr( $this->get_share_url( $post->ID ) ), $post_count, esc_attr__( 'Pocket', 'jetpack' ) );
$button .= '</div>';

return $button;
} else {
return $this->get_link( $this->get_process_request_url( $post->ID ), _x( 'Pocket', 'share to', 'jetpack' ), __( 'Click to share on Pocket', 'jetpack' ), 'share=pocket', 'sharing-pocket-' . $post->ID );
}
}

/**
* AMP display for Pocket.
*
* @param \WP_Post $post The current post being viewed.
*/
public function get_amp_display( $post ) {
$attrs = array(
'data-share-endpoint' => esc_url_raw( 'https://getpocket.com/save/?url=' . rawurlencode( $this->get_share_url( $post->ID ) ) . '&title=' . rawurlencode( $this->get_share_title( $post->ID ) ) ),
);

return $this->build_amp_markup( $attrs );
}

/**
* Add content specific to a service in the footer.
*/
public function display_footer() {
if ( $this->smart ) :
?>
<script>
( function () {
var currentScript = document.currentScript;

// Don't use Pocket's default JS as it we need to force init new Pocket share buttons loaded via JS.
function jetpack_sharing_pocket_init() {
var script = document.createElement( 'script' );
var prev = currentScript || document.getElementsByTagName( 'script' )[ 0 ];
script.setAttribute( 'async', true );
script.setAttribute( 'src', 'https://widgets.getpocket.com/v1/j/btn.js?v=1' );
prev.parentNode.insertBefore( script, prev );
}

if ( document.readyState === 'loading' ) {
document.addEventListener( 'DOMContentLoaded', jetpack_sharing_pocket_init );
} else {
jetpack_sharing_pocket_init();
}
document.body.addEventListener( 'is.post-load', jetpack_sharing_pocket_init );
} )();
</script>
<?php
else :
$this->js_dialog(
$this->shortname,
array(
'width' => 450,
'height' => 450,
)
);
endif;
}
}

/**
* Telegram sharing service.
*/
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