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docs: deprecate css-loader in favor of webpack's built-in CSS support - #1683
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Webpack parses, extracts and minifies CSS itself since experiments.css defaults to "auto" in 5.109.0. Point the README at the Native CSS guide and its migration guide on webpack.js.org.
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Drop the codemod suggestion and the per-option mapping from the README notice; the migration guide is the place that tracks both.
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Summary
webpack parses
@import,url()and CSS Modules itself, andexperiments.cssdefaults to"auto"since 5.109.0, socss-loaderis no longer needed. Adds a deprecation notice at the top of the README linking the Native CSS guide, its migration guide and the codemod, and noting that"auto"leaves a.cssrule that already has a loader alone so existing setups keep working.What kind of change does this PR introduce?
docs
Did you add tests for your changes?
n/a — README and
.cspell.jsononly, no code change.Does this PR introduce a breaking change?
No.
If relevant, what needs to be documented once your changes are merged or what have you already documented?
Nothing further — https://webpack.js.org/loaders/css-loader/ is generated from this README, so the notice appears there on the next docs build. The
/loadersindex already marks the loader deprecated.Use of AI
Yes — Claude Code drafted the notice and checked every linked anchor against the guides in webpack.js.org and the
experiments.cssversion against webpack's schema and changelog. Reviewed and edited by me before pushing.Generated by Claude Code