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/** | |
* | |
* Recent Posts Widget | |
* Note* - The WP_Widget class is located in wp-includes/class-wp-widget.php. | |
*/ | |
//Add Custom Excerpt Length | |
function excerpt($limit) { | |
$excerpt = explode(' ', get_the_excerpt(), $limit); | |
if (count($excerpt) >= $limit) { | |
array_pop($excerpt); | |
$excerpt = implode(" ", $excerpt) . '...'; | |
} else { | |
$excerpt = implode(" ", $excerpt); | |
} | |
$excerpt = preg_replace('`\[[^\]]*\]`', '', $excerpt); | |
return $excerpt; | |
//example use: echo excerpt(25); | |
} | |
//Create Recent Posts Widget Class | |
class Recent_Posts_Widget extends WP_Widget { | |
/** | |
* Register Widget With Wordpress | |
*/ | |
public function __construct() { | |
parent::__construct( | |
'recent_posts_widget', // Base ID | |
__('Recent Posts Widget', 'text_domain'), // Widget name | |
array( 'description' => __( 'Recent Posts Widget', 'text_domain' ), ) | |
); | |
} | |
/** | |
* Back-end widget form. | |
* | |
* @see WP_Widget::form() | |
* | |
* @param array $instance Previously saved values from database. | |
*/ | |
public function form( $instance ) { | |
// if text contain a value, save it to $num_posts | |
if ( isset( $instance[ 'num_posts' ] ) ) { | |
$num_posts = $instance[ 'num_posts' ]; | |
} | |
// if title contain a value, save it to $title | |
if ( isset( $instance[ 'title' ] ) ) { | |
$title = $instance[ 'title' ]; | |
} | |
else { | |
// else set the $title to string 'Recent Posts' | |
$title = __( 'Recent Posts', 'text_domain' ); | |
} | |
?> | |
<p> | |
<label for="<?php echo $this->get_field_id( 'title' ); ?>"><?php _e( 'Title:' ); ?></label> | |
<input class="widefat" id="<?php echo $this->get_field_id( 'title' ); ?>" name="<?php echo $this->get_field_name( 'title' ); ?>" type="text" value="<?php echo esc_attr( $title ); ?>"> | |
</p> | |
<p> | |
<label for="<?php echo $this->get_field_id( 'num_posts' ); ?>"><?php _e( 'Number of Posts:' ); ?></label> | |
<input class="widefat" id="<?php echo $this->get_field_id( 'num_posts' ); ?>" name="<?php echo $this->get_field_name( 'num_posts' ); ?>" type="text" value="<?php echo esc_attr( $num_posts ); ?>"> | |
</p> | |
<?php | |
} | |
// array $instance Stores values from database. | |
public function widget( $args, $instance ) { | |
$title = apply_filters( 'widget_title', $instance['title'] ); | |
echo $args['before_widget']; | |
if ( ! empty( $title ) ) | |
echo $args['before_title'] . '<h3 class=">' . 'rp-banner-title">' . $title . '</h3>' . $args['after_title']; ?> | |
<?php //Place Recent Posts Function Here ?> | |
<style>#gr-recent-posts {position:relative;width:100%;max-width:300px;margin: 0 0 30px 0;padding: 10px 20px 10px 0;}#gr-recent-posts p {margin: 0 0 20px 0;font-size: 12px;}.recent-post-thumbnail {float: left;padding:0;margin: 0 6px 15px 0;}.wp-post-image {width: 40px;height: 40px;border: 3px solid #555;}#gr-recent-posts a{box-shadow:none !important;text-decoration:none !important;}#gr-recent-posts a:hover{box-shadow:none !important;text-decoration:none !important;}.rp-title{float:left;}.rp-excerpt{font-size:13px;margin:0 0 10px 47px;}</style> | |
<?php $rp_post_count = $instance['num_posts']; ?> | |
<div id="gr-recent-posts"> | |
<?php $custom_query = new WP_Query('posts_per_page=' . $rp_post_count); // exclude category 9 | |
while($custom_query->have_posts()) : $custom_query->the_post(); ?> | |
<div class="recent-post-thumbnail"> | |
<?php if ( has_post_thumbnail() ) { ?> | |
<a href="<?php the_permalink(); ?>"> <?php the_post_thumbnail(); ?></a> | |
<?php } else { ?> | |
<a href="<?php the_permalink(); ?>"> <img src="http://via.placeholder.com/40x40" /></a> | |
<?php } ?> | |
</div> | |
<a href="<?php the_permalink(); ?>"> | |
<span class="rp-title"><?php the_title(); ?></span></a><br/> | |
<div class="rp-excerpt"><?php echo excerpt(15); ?></div> | |
<?php endwhile; ?> | |
<?php wp_reset_postdata(); // reset the query ?> | |
</div> | |
<!-- End Recent Posts --> | |
<?php echo $args['after_widget']; } | |
/** | |
* Sanitize widget form values as they are saved. | |
* | |
* @see WP_Widget::update() | |
* | |
* @param array $new_instance Values just sent to be saved. | |
* @param array $old_instance Previously saved values from database. | |
* | |
* @return array Updated safe values to be saved. | |
*/ | |
public function update( $new_instance, $old_instance ) { | |
$instance = array(); | |
$instance['title'] = ( ! empty( $new_instance['title'] ) ) ? strip_tags( $new_instance['title'] ) : ''; | |
$instance['num_posts'] = ( ! empty( $new_instance['num_posts'] ) ) ? strip_tags( $new_instance['num_posts'] ) : ''; | |
return $instance; | |
} | |
} // Recent Posts Widget Class | |
add_action( 'widgets_init', function() { | |
register_widget( 'Recent_Posts_Widget' ); | |
}); |
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