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Get a WordPress registered widget instance settings.
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wp-get-widget-instance.php
<?php
function get_widget_instance( $widget_id ) {
global $wp_registered_widgets;
if ( empty( $wp_registered_widgets[$widget_id]['callback'] ) )
return array();
/** @var WP_Widget $widget */
$widget = $wp_registered_widgets[$widget_id]['callback'][0];
$settings = $widget->get_settings();
return ! empty( $settings[$widget->number] ) ? $settings[$widget->number] : array();
}
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sb-lc commented Sep 23, 2015

this just return the widget defaults not the values of the widget instance, is this correct?

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this just returns the widget defaults not the values of the widget instance, is this correct?

No, returns the current widget settings.

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