<?php // phpcs:disable WordPress.Files.FileName.InvalidClassFileName
/**
* Widget base.
*
* @filesource
* @package footnotes
* @since 1.5.0
* @date 14.09.14 14:30
* @since 1.6.4 Update: replace deprecated function WP_Widget() with recommended __construct(), thanks to @dartiss code contribution.
*/
* Base Class for all Plugin Widgets. Registers each Widget to WordPress.
* The following Methods MUST be overwritten in each sub class:
* **public function widget($args, $instance)** -> echo the Widget Content
* **public function form($instance)** -> echo the Settings of the Widget
* @author Stefan Herndler
abstract class MCI_Footnotes_Widget_Base extends WP_Widget {
* Returns an unique ID as string used for the Widget Base ID.
* @return string
abstract protected function get_id();
* Returns the Public name of child Widget to be displayed in the Configuration page.
abstract protected function get_name();
* Returns the Description of the child widget.
abstract protected function get_description();
* Returns the width of the Widget. Default width is 250 pixel.
* @return int
protected function get_widget_width() {
return 250;
}
* Class Constructor. Registers the child Widget to WordPress.
* - Update: replace deprecated function WP_Widget() with recommended __construct(), thanks to @dartiss code contribution.
* @since 1.6.4
* @contributor @dartiss
* @link https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/footnotes/trunk/class/widgets/base.php?rev=1445720
* “The called constructor method for WP_Widget in MCI_Footnotes_Widget_ReferenceContainer is deprecated since version 4.3.0! Use __construct() instead.”
public function __construct() {
$l_arr_widget_options = array(
'classname' => __CLASS__,
'description' => $this->get_description(),
);
$l_arr_control_options = array(
'id_base' => strtolower( $this->get_id() ),
'width' => $this->get_widget_width(),
// Registers the Widget.
parent::__construct(
strtolower( $this->get_id() ), // Unique ID for the widget, has to be lowercase.
$this->get_name(), // Plugin name to be displayed.
$l_arr_widget_options, // Optional Widget Options.
$l_arr_control_options // Optional Widget Control Options.