Custom Widget Recent Posts From Specific Category

recent_posts_specific_category_widget

<?php
//Custom widget Recent Posts From Specific Category
class Widget_Recent_Posts_From_Category extends WP_Widget {

    function __construct() {
        $widget_ops = array('classname' => 'widget_recent_entries_from_category', 'description' => __( "The most recent posts from specific category on your site") );
        parent::__construct('recent-posts-from-category', __('Recent Posts From Specific Category'), $widget_ops);
        $this->alt_option_name = 'widget_recent_entries';

        add_action( 'save_post', array(&$this, 'flush_widget_cache') );
        add_action( 'deleted_post', array(&$this, 'flush_widget_cache') );
        add_action( 'switch_theme', array(&$this, 'flush_widget_cache') );
    }

    function widget($args, $instance) {
        $cache = wp_cache_get('widget_recent_posts_from_category', 'widget');

        if ( !is_array($cache) )
            $cache = array();

        if ( isset($cache[$args['widget_id']]) ) {
            echo $cache[$args['widget_id']];
            return;
        }

        ob_start();
        extract($args);

        $title = apply_filters('widget_title', empty($instance['title']) ? __('Recent Posts') : $instance['title'], $instance, $this->id_base);
        if ( ! $number = absint( $instance['number'] ) )
             $number = 10;

        $r = new WP_Query(array('posts_per_page' => $number, 'no_found_rows' => true, 'post_status' => 'publish', 'ignore_sticky_posts' => true, 'cat' => $instance['cat']));
        if ($r->have_posts()) :
    ?>
    <?php echo $before_widget; ?>
    <?php if ( $title ) echo $before_title . $title . $after_title; ?>
    <ul>
    <?php  while ($r->have_posts()) : $r->the_post(); ?>
    <li>
      <a href="<?php the_permalink(); ?>"><?php if ( get_the_title() ) the_title(); else the_ID(); ?></a>
    </li>
    <?php endwhile; ?>
    </ul>
    <?php echo $after_widget; ?>
    <?php
        // Reset the global $the_post as this query will have stomped on it
        wp_reset_postdata();

        endif;

        $cache[$args['widget_id']] = ob_get_flush();
        wp_cache_set('widget_recent_posts_from_category', $cache, 'widget');
    }

    function update( $new_instance, $old_instance ) {
        $instance = $old_instance;
        $instance['title'] = strip_tags($new_instance['title']);
        $instance['number'] = (int) $new_instance['number'];
        $instance['cat'] = (int) $new_instance['cat'];
        $this->flush_widget_cache();

        $alloptions = wp_cache_get( 'alloptions', 'options' );
        if ( isset($alloptions['widget_recent_entries_from_category']) )
            delete_option('widget_recent_entries_from_category');

        return $instance;
    }

    function flush_widget_cache() {
        wp_cache_delete('widget_recent_posts_from_category', 'widget');
    }

    function form( $instance ) {
        $title = isset($instance['title']) ? esc_attr($instance['title']) : '';
        $number = isset($instance['number']) ? absint($instance['number']) : 5;
        $cat = $instance['cat'];
?>
<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 $title; ?>" /></p>

<p>
<label>
<?php _e( 'Category' ); ?>:
<?php wp_dropdown_categories( array( 'name' => $this->get_field_name("cat"), 'selected' => $instance["cat"] ) ); ?>
</label>
</p>

<p><label for="<?php echo $this->get_field_id('number'); ?>"><?php _e('Number of posts to show:'); ?></label>
<input id="<?php echo $this->get_field_id('number'); ?>" name="<?php echo $this->get_field_name('number'); ?>" type="text" value="<?php echo $number; ?>" size="3" /></p>
<?php
    }
}

add_action('widgets_init', create_function('', 'return register_widget("Widget_Recent_Posts_From_Category");')); 




class Custom_WP_Widget_Recent_Posts extends WP_Widget {	
	function __construct() {
		$widget_ops = array('classname' => 'widget_recent_entries', 'description' => __( "The most recent posts on your site") );
		parent::__construct('recent-posts', __('Recent Posts'), $widget_ops);
		$this->alt_option_name = 'widget_recent_entries';

		add_action( 'save_post', array(&$this, 'flush_widget_cache') );
		add_action( 'deleted_post', array(&$this, 'flush_widget_cache') );
		add_action( 'switch_theme', array(&$this, 'flush_widget_cache') );
	}

	function widget($args, $instance) {
		$cache = wp_cache_get('widget_recent_posts', 'widget');

		if ( !is_array($cache) )
			$cache = array();

		if ( ! isset( $args['widget_id'] ) )
			$args['widget_id'] = $this->id;

		if ( isset( $cache[ $args['widget_id'] ] ) ) {
			echo $cache[ $args['widget_id'] ];
			return;
		}

		ob_start();
		extract($args);

		$title = apply_filters('widget_title', empty($instance['title']) ? __('Recent Posts') : $instance['title'], $instance, $this->id_base);
		if ( empty( $instance['number'] ) || ! $number = absint( $instance['number'] ) )
			$number = 10;

		$r = new WP_Query( apply_filters( 'widget_posts_args', array( 'posts_per_page' => $number, 'no_found_rows' => true, 'post_status' => 'publish', 'ignore_sticky_posts' => true ) ) );
		if ($r->have_posts()) :
?>
		<?php echo $before_widget; ?>
		<?php if ( $title ) echo $before_title . $title . $after_title; ?>
		<ul>
		<?php  while ($r->have_posts()) : $r->the_post(); ?>
			<li>
    			<a href="<?php the_permalink(); ?>">
    				<?php if ( get_the_title() ) the_title(); else the_ID(); ?>
    			</a>
    		</li>
		<?php endwhile; ?>
		</ul>
		<?php echo $after_widget; ?>
<?php
		// Reset the global $the_post as this query will have stomped on it
		wp_reset_postdata();

		endif;

		$cache[$args['widget_id']] = ob_get_flush();
		wp_cache_set('widget_recent_posts', $cache, 'widget');
	}

	function update( $new_instance, $old_instance ) {
		$instance = $old_instance;
		$instance['title'] = strip_tags($new_instance['title']);
		$instance['number'] = (int) $new_instance['number'];
		$this->flush_widget_cache();

		$alloptions = wp_cache_get( 'alloptions', 'options' );
		if ( isset($alloptions['widget_recent_entries']) )
			delete_option('widget_recent_entries');

		return $instance;
	}

	function flush_widget_cache() {
		wp_cache_delete('widget_recent_posts', 'widget');
	}

	function form( $instance ) {
		$title = isset($instance['title']) ? esc_attr($instance['title']) : '';
		$number = isset($instance['number']) ? absint($instance['number']) : 5;
?>
		<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 $title; ?>" /></p>

		<p><label for="<?php echo $this->get_field_id('number'); ?>"><?php _e('Number of posts to show:'); ?></label>
		<input id="<?php echo $this->get_field_id('number'); ?>" name="<?php echo $this->get_field_name('number'); ?>" type="text" value="<?php echo $number; ?>" size="3" /></p>
<?php
	}
}

add_action('widgets_init', create_function('', 'return register_widget("Custom_WP_Widget_Recent_Posts");')); 
?>