WP_Widget::__construct( string $id_base, string $name, array $widget_options = array(), array $control_options = array() )

PHP5 constructor.


Parameters

$id_base

(string) (Optional) Base ID for the widget, lowercase and unique. If left empty, a portion of the widget's class name will be used Has to be unique.

$name

(string) (Optional) Name for the widget displayed on the configuration page.

$widget_options

(array) (Optional) Widget options. See wp_register_sidebar_widget() for information on accepted arguments.

Default value: array()

$control_options

(array) (Optional) Widget control options. See wp_register_widget_control() for information on accepted arguments.

Default value: array()


Source

File: wp-includes/class-wp-widget.php

	public function __construct( $id_base, $name, $widget_options = array(), $control_options = array() ) {
		$this->id_base = empty($id_base) ? preg_replace( '/(wp_)?widget_/', '', strtolower(get_class($this)) ) : strtolower($id_base);
		$this->name = $name;
		$this->option_name = 'widget_' . $this->id_base;
		$this->widget_options = wp_parse_args( $widget_options, array( 'classname' => $this->option_name, 'customize_selective_refresh' => false ) );
		$this->control_options = wp_parse_args( $control_options, array( 'id_base' => $this->id_base ) );
	}


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