damiencarbery/elementor-remove-html-for-hidden-widget.php

## elementor-remove-html-for-hidden-widget.php
<?php
/*
Plugin Name: Elementor - Remove markup for hidden element
Description: Remove the markup for an element that is set to hidden on desktop, table and mobile.
Plugin URI: https://www.damiencarbery.com/2021/06/elementor-remove-markup-of-hidden-element/
Version: 0.1
Author: Damien Carbery
*/

defined( 'ABSPATH' ) || exit;


// Do not render on front end a widget that is hidden on all three device types.
// The element is still present and editable in admin area.
// See: https://code.elementor.com/php-hooks/#elementorwidgetrender_content
add_action( 'elementor/widget/render_content', 'dcwd_skip_hidden_elementor_widget', 10, 2 );
function dcwd_skip_hidden_elementor_widget( $content, $widget ) {
    if ( is_admin() ) { return $content; }  // Do not change element when editing the page/post.

    $settings = $widget->get_settings();

    if ( isset( $settings[ 'hide_desktop' ] ) && isset( $settings[ 'hide_tablet' ] ) && isset( $settings[ 'hide_mobile' ] ) &&
    ( 'hidden-desktop' == $settings[ 'hide_desktop' ] ) && ( 'hidden-tablet' == $settings[ 'hide_tablet' ] ) && ( 'hidden-phone' == $settings[ 'hide_mobile' ]) ) {
        //error_log( 'Widget to hide: ' . $widget->get_name() );
        //error_log( 'Content to skip: ' . $content );

        return '';
    }
    //error_log( 'Widget: ' . $widget->get_name() );
    //error_log( 'Content: ' . $content );

   return $content;
}