diff --git a/app/commands/network-requests.html b/app/commands/network-requests.html
index b7e86552b..f7cc25b89 100644
--- a/app/commands/network-requests.html
+++ b/app/commands/network-requests.html
@@ -93,8 +93,8 @@ <h4 id="server"><a href="https://on.cypress.io/server">cy.server()</a></h4>
   expect(server.enable).to.be.true
   // forces requests that don't match your routes to 404
   expect(server.force404).to.be.false
-  // whitelists requests from ever being logged or stubbed
-  expect(server.whitelist).to.be.a('function')
+  // ignores requests from ever being logged or stubbed
+  expect(server.ignore).to.be.a('function')
 })
 
 cy.server({
diff --git a/app/cypress-api.html b/app/cypress-api.html
index c0b7ba3df..09f2730ba 100644
--- a/app/cypress-api.html
+++ b/app/cypress-api.html
@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@ <h4 id="Cookies.preserveOnce"><a href="https://on.cypress.io/cookies">Cypress.Co
           <h4 id="Cookies.default"><a href="https://on.cypress.io/cookies">Cypress.Cookies.default()</a></h4>
           <p>To set defaults for all cookies, use <a href="https://on.cypress.io/cookies"><code>Cypress.Cookies.default()</code></a>.</p>
           <pre><code class="javascript">Cypress.Cookies.defaults({
-  whitelist: 'session_id'
+  preserve: 'session_id'
 })</code></pre>
         </div>
 
@@ -132,8 +132,8 @@ <h4 id="Server.default"><a href="https://on.cypress.io/cypress-server">Cypress.S
           <pre><code class="javascript">Cypress.Server.defaults({
   delay: 0,
   force404: true,
-  whitelist: function(xhr){
-    // handle custom logic for whitelisting
+  ignore: function(xhr){
+    // handle custom logic for ignoring XHRs
   }
 })</code></pre>
         </div>
diff --git a/cypress/integration/examples/cypress_api.spec.js b/cypress/integration/examples/cypress_api.spec.js
index 393e942ff..94f5dcc2a 100644
--- a/cypress/integration/examples/cypress_api.spec.js
+++ b/cypress/integration/examples/cypress_api.spec.js
@@ -65,10 +65,13 @@ context('Cypress.Cookies', () => {
   })
 
   it('.defaults() - set defaults for all cookies', () => {
+    if (Number(Cypress.version.charAt(0)) < 5) return
+
     // now any cookie with the name 'session_id' will
     // not be cleared before each new test runs
     Cypress.Cookies.defaults({
-      whitelist: 'session_id',
+      // @ts-ignore
+      preserve: 'session_id',
     })
   })
 })
diff --git a/cypress/integration/examples/network_requests.spec.js b/cypress/integration/examples/network_requests.spec.js
index 27b119e00..4d92d7fc3 100644
--- a/cypress/integration/examples/network_requests.spec.js
+++ b/cypress/integration/examples/network_requests.spec.js
@@ -29,8 +29,12 @@ context('Network Requests', () => {
       expect(server.enable).to.be.true
       // forces requests that don't match your routes to 404
       expect(server.force404).to.be.false
-      // whitelists requests from ever being logged or stubbed
-      expect(server.whitelist).to.be.a('function')
+
+      if (Number(Cypress.version.charAt(0)) >= 5) {
+        // ignores requests from ever being logged or stubbed
+        // @ts-ignore
+        expect(server.ignore).to.be.a('function')
+      }
     })
 
     cy.server({
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index ecd249e8f..5d3e1eb83 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -2073,6 +2073,13 @@
         "semver": "^5.5.0",
         "shebang-command": "^1.2.0",
         "which": "^1.2.9"
+      },
+      "dependencies": {
+        "semver": {
+          "version": "5.7.1",
+          "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/semver/-/semver-5.7.1.tgz",
+          "integrity": "sha512-sauaDf/PZdVgrLTNYHRtpXa1iRiKcaebiKQ1BJdpQlWH2lCvexQdX55snPFyK7QzpudqbCI0qXFfOasHdyNDGQ=="
+        }
       }
     },
     "crypto-random-string": {
@@ -5700,6 +5707,13 @@
         "resolve": "^1.10.0",
         "semver": "2 || 3 || 4 || 5",
         "validate-npm-package-license": "^3.0.1"
+      },
+      "dependencies": {
+        "semver": {
+          "version": "5.7.1",
+          "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/semver/-/semver-5.7.1.tgz",
+          "integrity": "sha512-sauaDf/PZdVgrLTNYHRtpXa1iRiKcaebiKQ1BJdpQlWH2lCvexQdX55snPFyK7QzpudqbCI0qXFfOasHdyNDGQ=="
+        }
       }
     },
     "normalize-url": {
@@ -10473,11 +10487,6 @@
         }
       }
     },
-    "semver": {
-      "version": "5.7.1",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/semver/-/semver-5.7.1.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-sauaDf/PZdVgrLTNYHRtpXa1iRiKcaebiKQ1BJdpQlWH2lCvexQdX55snPFyK7QzpudqbCI0qXFfOasHdyNDGQ=="
-    },
     "semver-compare": {
       "version": "1.0.0",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/semver-compare/-/semver-compare-1.0.0.tgz",