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The development of Avada is an ongoing process, and so as features are added or methods evolve, other features or methods are removed. Sometimes, however, they are left for backward compatibility reasons but are then considered legacy methods. Below is a list of ‘legacy methods’ in Avada<\/a>, and the more up-to-date methods you can use instead.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Legacy Feature \/ Method<\/th>\nCurrent Method<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
Legacy Containers & Columns<\/td>\nFlexbox Containers & Columns<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Global Option Headers, PTBs & Footers<\/td>\nAvada Layouts<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Global Option Header Menus<\/td>\nMenu Element<\/a> in a Layout Section<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Global Options Mega Menus<\/td>\nMega Menu Builder<\/a>, Submenu Element<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Widgets<\/td>\nCorresponding Design Elements<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Sidebars<\/td>\nLayout Builder<\/a>, Sticky Columns<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Sliding Bar<\/td>\nOff Canvas Bulder<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Global Option Logos<\/td>\nImage Element in Header Layout<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Contact Template<\/td>\nAvada Forms<\/a>, Google Map Element<\/a>, OpenStreetMap Element<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Custom Post Type Elements (Blog, FAQ, Portfolio, Event etc)<\/td>\nPost Cards<\/a> & Post Cards Element<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

Updating From Legacy Methods and Features<\/h2><\/div>
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