This method has been deprecated. Use WP_Widget::__construct() instead.

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

PHP4 constructor.

Description

See also

Parameters

$id_base

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

$name

(Required) Name for the widget displayed on the configuration page.

$widget_options

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

Default value: array()

$control_options

(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 WP_Widget( $id_base, $name, $widget_options = array(), $control_options = array() ) {
		_deprecated_constructor( 'WP_Widget', 'WP-4.3.0', get_class( $this ) );
		WP_Widget::__construct( $id_base, $name, $widget_options, $control_options );
	}

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Changelog

Changelog
Version Description
4.3.0 Use __construct() instead.
2.8.0 Introduced. This method has been deprecated. Use WP_Widget::__construct() instead.