[sourcecode language=”csharp”]
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// Register and load the widget
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function wpb_load_widget() {
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register_widget( ‘wpb_widget’ );
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}
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add_action( ‘widgets_init’, ‘wpb_load_widget’ );
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// Creating the widget
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class wpb_widget extends WP_Widget {
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function __construct() {
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parent::__construct(
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// Base ID of your widget
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‘wpb_widget’,
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// Widget name will appear in UI
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__(‘WPBeginner Widget’, ‘wpb_widget_domain’),
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// Widget description
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array( ‘description’ => __( ‘Sample widget based on WPBeginner Tutorial’, ‘wpb_widget_domain’ ), )
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);
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}
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// Creating widget front-end
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public function widget( $args, $instance ) {
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$title = apply_filters( ‘widget_title’, $instance[‘title’] );
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// before and after widget arguments are defined by themes
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echo $args[‘before_widget’];
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if ( ! empty( $title ) )
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echo $args[‘before_title’] . $title . $args[‘after_title’];
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// This is where you run the code and display the output
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echo __( ‘Hello, World!’, ‘wpb_widget_domain’ );
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echo $args[‘after_widget’];
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}
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// Widget Backend
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public function form( $instance ) {
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if ( isset( $instance[ ‘title’ ] ) ) {
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$title = $instance[ ‘title’ ];
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}
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else {
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$title = __( ‘New title’, ‘wpb_widget_domain’ );
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}
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// Widget admin form
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?>
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