PHP Wp_Widget::__construct Examples

Programming Language: PHP

Class/Type: Wp_Widget

Method/Function: __construct

Examples at hotexamples.com: 4

WP_Widget is a class in WordPress that can be used to create new widgets to be used in themes or plugins. The __construct method is used to initialize a widget and set its default properties.

Example 1:

This example creates a new widget called "My Widget" that displays a message when added to a sidebar.

class My_Widget extends WP_Widget {
  function __construct() {
    parent::__construct(
      'my_widget',
      'My Widget',
      array( 'description' => 'Displays a message' )
    );
  }
 
  public function widget( $args, $instance ) {
    echo 'Hello, World!';
  }
}
 
function register_my_widget() {
  register_widget( 'My_Widget' );
}
add_action( 'widgets_init', 'register_my_widget' );

Example 2:

This example creates a new widget called "Recent Posts" that displays a list of the most recent posts.

class Recent_Posts_Widget extends WP_Widget {
  function __construct() {
    parent::__construct(
      'recent_posts_widget',
      'Recent Posts Widget',
      array( 'description' => 'Displays a list of recent posts' )
    );
  }
 
  public function widget( $args, $instance ) {
    echo 'Recent Posts';
 
    $query_args = array(
      'posts_per_page' => 5,
      'orderby' => 'date',
      'order' => 'desc'
    );
 
    $recent_posts = new WP_Query( $query_args );
 
    if ( $recent_posts->have_posts() ) {
      echo '';
      while ( $recent_posts->have_posts() ) {
        $recent_posts->the_post();
        echo '' . get_the_title() . '';
      }
      echo '';
    } else {
      echo 'No posts found';
    }
 
    wp_reset_postdata();
  }
}
 
function register_recent_posts_widget() {
  register_widget( 'Recent_Posts_Widget' );
}
add_action( 'widgets_init', 'register_recent_posts_widget' );

The package library for WP_Widget is the WordPress core.

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Example #1

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File: widget.class.php Project: soska/dte

 /**
  * Constructor
  *
  * @author Armando Sosa
  */
 function __construct()
 {
     $this->name = get_class($this);
     if (!$this->title) {
         $this->title = $this->name;
     }
     if (empty($this->slug)) {
         $this->slug = str_replace('_widget', '', underscorize($this->name));
     }
     $widgetOptions = array('classname' => $this->slug, 'description' => $this->description);
     $controlOptions = array('width' => $this->width);
     parent::__construct($this->name, $this->title, $widgetOptions, $controlOptions);
 }

Example #2

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File: widget.php Project: estrategasdigitales/dictobas

 /**
  * Register widget with WordPress.
  */
 function __construct()
 {
     $this->gallery = new GridGallery_Galleries_Model_Galleries();
     parent::__construct('sggWidget', 'Gallery by Supsystic Widget', array('description' => 'Gallery by Supsystic plugin'));
 }

Example #3

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File: codeless_shortcodewidget.php Project: jzornow/cotton_consulting

 function CodelessShortcodeWidget()
 {
     $options = array('classname' => 'widget_shortcode', 'description' => 'Add a text widget to show shortcodes');
     parent::__construct('widget_shortcode', THEMENAME . ' Widget Shortcode', $options);
 }

Example #4

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File: widget.php Project: EasyDayCleaning/Easy-Day-Team2

 /**
  * Register widget with WordPress.
  */
 function __construct()
 {
     parent::__construct('sslWidget', 'Slider by Supsystic Widget', array('description' => 'Slider by Supsystic plugin'));
     $this->slider = new SupsysticSlider_Slider_Model_Sliders();
 }