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jpen365 / setup_postdata-and-get_posts.php

Created November 26, 2016 16:09

Use setup_postdata() to use template tags when using get_posts() to query the database

jpen365 / new-WP_Query.php

Created November 26, 2016 16:08

A template for creating a new instance of the WP_Query class

	<?php
	$args = array(
	// Define the arguments for the new query
	);

	$myQuery = new WP_Query( $args );

jpen365 / echo $args and content.php

Created November 16, 2016 04:02

Define widget output

	<?php
	echo $args['before_widget'] . $args['before_title'] . $title . $args['after_title']; ?>

	<div class="row">

	<div class="col-lg-6"><?php
	foreach( $cat_col_one as $cat_one ) {
	echo $cat_one;
	} ?>
	</div>

jpen365 / foreach( $categories as $category).php

Created November 16, 2016 04:01

Iterate through all categories and break them into two columns

	<?php
	foreach( $categories as $category ) {
	$cat_count ++;
	$category_link = sprintf(
	'<li class="list-unstyled"><a href="%1$s" alt="%2$s">%3$s</a></li>',
	esc_url( get_category_link( $category->term_id ) ),
	esc_attr( sprintf( __( 'View all posts in %s', 'textdomain' ), $category->name ) ),
	esc_html( $category->name )
	);
	if ($cat_count % 2 != 0 ) {

jpen365 / widget() variables.php

Created November 16, 2016 04:00

Variables for the category list sidebar widget.

	<?php
	$title = apply_filters( 'widget_title', $instance[ 'title' ] );
	$categories = get_categories( array(
	'orderby' => 'name',
	'order' => 'ASC'
	) );
	$cat_count = 0;
	$cat_col_one = [];
	$cat_col_two = [];
	?>

jpen365 / widget() function.php

Created November 16, 2016 03:59

Empty widget() method of WP_Widget class

jpen365 / add_action to widgets_init.php

Created November 16, 2016 03:43

Add the new widget using the widgets_init hook

	<?php
	function jpen_register_example_widget() {
	register_widget( 'jpen_Example_Widget' );
	}
	add_action( 'widgets_init', 'jpen_register_example_widget' );
	?>

jpen365 / WP_Widget::update().php

Created November 16, 2016 03:42

Update widget settings information with update()

	<?php
	public function update( $new_instance, $old_instance ) {
	$instance = $old_instance;
	$instance[ 'title' ] = strip_tags( $new_instance[ 'title' ] );
	return $instance;
	}
	?>

jpen365 / WP_Widget::form().php

Created November 16, 2016 03:37

Display widget setting fields in the admin area.

	<?php
	public function form( $instance ) {

	$title = ! empty( $instance['title'] ) ? $instance['title'] : ''; ?>
	<p>
	<label for="<?php echo $this->get_field_id( 'title' ); ?>">Title:</label>
	<input type="text" id="<?php echo $this->get_field_id( 'title' ); ?>" name="<?php echo $this->get_field_name( 'title' ); ?>" value="<?php echo esc_attr( $title ); ?>" />
	</p><?php

	}

jpen365 / WP_Widget::widget().php

Created November 16, 2016 02:56

Define widget output with widget()

	<?php
	public function widget( $args, $instance ) {

	$title = apply_filters( 'widget_title', $instance[ 'title' ] );
	$blog_title = get_bloginfo( 'name' );
	$tagline = get_bloginfo( 'description' );

	echo $args['before_widget'] . $args['before_title'] . $title . $args['after_title']; ?>

	<p><strong>Site Name:</strong> <?php echo $blog_title ?></p>

	<?php
	function widget( $args, $instance ) {
	// All widget output will go here
	}
	?>