WP_Widget::update( array $new_instance, array $old_instance )

Updates a particular instance of a widget.


Description

This function should check that $new_instance is set correctly. The newly-calculated value of $instance should be returned. If false is returned, the instance won’t be saved/updated.


Parameters

$new_instance

(Required) New settings for this instance as input by the user via WP_Widget::form().

$old_instance

(Required) Old settings for this instance.


Return

(array) Settings to save or bool false to cancel saving.


Source

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

	public function update( $new_instance, $old_instance ) {
		return $new_instance;
	}


Changelog

Changelog
Version Description
WP-2.8.0 Introduced.