rebase code on oct-10-2023

wp/wp-content/plugins/wordpress-seo/inc/sitemaps/class-sitemaps.php

@@ -540,6 +540,26 @@ class WPSEO_Sitemaps {
 		return YoastSEO()->helpers->date->format( self::get_last_modified_gmt( $post_types ) );
 	}
 
+	// phpcs:disable Generic.CodeAnalysis.UnusedFunctionParameter.Found -- Argument is kept for documentation purposes.
+
+	/**
+	 * Notify search engines of the updated sitemap.
+	 *
+	 * @deprecated 19.2
+	 *
+	 * @codeCoverageIgnore
+	 *
+	 * @param string|null $url Optional URL to make the ping for.
+	 */
+	public static function ping_search_engines( $url = null ) {
+		_deprecated_function( __METHOD__, 'Yoast SEO 19.2', 'WPSEO_Sitemaps_Admin::ping_search_engines' );
+
+		$admin = new WPSEO_Sitemaps_Admin();
+		$admin->ping_search_engines();
+	}
+
+	// phpcs:enable
+
 	/**
 	 * Get the maximum number of entries per XML sitemap.
 	 *