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@@ -31,3 +31,6 @@ your `LocalSettings.php` file:
 ```php
     wfLoadExtension( 'Connected' );
 ```
+
+## Deprecation
+This branch uses ``$wgUser`` which was deprecated in mediawiki 1.35.