Comments on: Call a Widget with a Shortcode http://digwp.com/2010/04/call-widget-with-shortcode/ Take your WordPress skills to the next level. Sat, 11 Feb 2012 16:22:22 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Kerri Lotus http://digwp.com/2010/04/call-widget-with-shortcode/#comment-6303 Kerri Lotus Thu, 08 Jul 2010 14:18:40 +0000 http://digwp.com/?p=1752#comment-6303 am i doing something wrong? i tried to insert the code into functions.php and it broke my entire installation am i doing something wrong? i tried to insert the code into functions.php and it broke my entire installation

]]> By: Chris Schryer http://digwp.com/2010/04/call-widget-with-shortcode/#comment-5989 Chris Schryer Mon, 05 Jul 2010 01:15:49 +0000 http://digwp.com/?p=1752#comment-5989 I might be well out to sea here, but I thought you could only call shortcodes on WordPress.com blogs, not self-hosted ones? I tried, just in case, and all that happens is I get the shortcode outputted as text. Any ideas? Am I missing something obvious? Thanks C I might be well out to sea here, but I thought you could only call shortcodes on WordPress.com blogs, not self-hosted ones? I tried, just in case, and all that happens is I get the shortcode outputted as text. Any ideas? Am I missing something obvious?
Thanks
C

]]> By: Thomas Scholz http://digwp.com/2010/04/call-widget-with-shortcode/#comment-4783 Thomas Scholz Wed, 19 May 2010 06:46:00 +0000 http://digwp.com/?p=1752#comment-4783 The first occurrence of <code>$class</code> (in <code>sprintf()</code>) is undefined. And where do you get the <code>$instance</code> from? Why did you give the function <code>widget()</code> such a generic name? The first occurrence of $class (in sprintf()) is undefined. And where do you get the $instance from?

Why did you give the function widget() such a generic name?

]]> By: Patrik Spathon http://digwp.com/2010/04/call-widget-with-shortcode/#comment-4542 Patrik Spathon Wed, 05 May 2010 12:17:27 +0000 http://digwp.com/?p=1752#comment-4542 Is it something like this you were looking for? <code>extract(shortcode_atts(array(</code>        <code>'widget_name' => FALSE,</code>        <code>'instance' => ''</code> <code>), $atts));</code> <code>$instance = str_ireplace("&", '&' ,$instance);</code> then you can set the instances for the widget. Usage <code>[widget widget_name="WP_Widget_Pages" instance="title=Pages&sortby=menu_order&exclude=2,41"]</code> Is it something like this you were looking for?

extract(shortcode_atts(array(
       'widget_name' => FALSE,
       'instance' => ''
), $atts));
$instance = str_ireplace("&amp;", '&' ,$instance);

then you can set the instances for the widget.

Usage

[widget widget_name="WP_Widget_Pages" instance="title=Pages&sortby=menu_order&exclude=2,41"]

]]> By: Chris Coyier http://digwp.com/2010/04/call-widget-with-shortcode/#comment-4484 Chris Coyier Sun, 02 May 2010 18:55:04 +0000 http://digwp.com/?p=1752#comment-4484 I wish I had a perfect answer... The data exists so there is SOME way to do it. With this code though we are basically creating a new instance of the widget when it is called, not calling a pre-existing widget as defined in the Widgets area of the admin. I wish I had a perfect answer… The data exists so there is SOME way to do it. With this code though we are basically creating a new instance of the widget when it is called, not calling a pre-existing widget as defined in the Widgets area of the admin.

]]> By: Neil http://digwp.com/2010/04/call-widget-with-shortcode/#comment-4482 Neil Sun, 02 May 2010 11:03:20 +0000 http://digwp.com/?p=1752#comment-4482 This is great, thanks. I'd like to second Michael's question. I don't understand how to call a particular text widget. Is there any way to specify ID or similar? many thanks This is great, thanks.
I’d like to second Michael’s question.
I don’t understand how to call a particular text widget. Is there any way to specify ID or similar?
many thanks

]]> By: Todd Halfpenny http://digwp.com/2010/04/call-widget-with-shortcode/#comment-4442 Todd Halfpenny Fri, 30 Apr 2010 13:42:14 +0000 http://digwp.com/?p=1752#comment-4442 This is very handy and something I may need to turn into a plugin so that folk don't need to dabble with the code. Might be worth doing a spot of self promotion too (sorry ;-) ) for a plugin I have written that let's you include a whole widgetised area inline insde wordpress page/post content... if you're interested check out the <a href="http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/widgets-on-pages/" rel="nofollow">Widgets on Pages</a> plugin over at wordpress.org. I'd be interested in hearing your views on this. This is very handy and something I may need to turn into a plugin so that folk don’t need to dabble with the code.
Might be worth doing a spot of self promotion too (sorry ;-) ) for a plugin I have written that let’s you include a whole widgetised area inline insde wordpress page/post content… if you’re interested check out the Widgets on Pages plugin over at wordpress.org.
I’d be interested in hearing your views on this.

]]> By: Michael Krapf http://digwp.com/2010/04/call-widget-with-shortcode/#comment-4342 Michael Krapf Wed, 21 Apr 2010 03:13:03 +0000 http://digwp.com/?p=1752#comment-4342 Is there a way to include an <code>$instance</code> in the shortcode? An example of the full version would be: <code><?php the_widget('WP_Widget_Text', $instance, $args); ?></code> If so, then you could narrow the call using instance: * title * text * filter So in addition to calling the widget, I would like to specify which version of the widget. Is there a way to include an $instance in the shortcode?

An example of the full version would be:

<?php the_widget('WP_Widget_Text', $instance, $args); ?>

If so, then you could narrow the call using

instance:
* title
* text
* filter

So in addition to calling the widget, I would like to specify which version of the widget.

]]> By: Chris Coyier http://digwp.com/2010/04/call-widget-with-shortcode/#comment-4291 Chris Coyier Fri, 16 Apr 2010 12:58:38 +0000 http://digwp.com/?p=1752#comment-4291 Check out the function in the code above: the_widget Check out the function in the code above:

the_widget

]]> By: Andy http://digwp.com/2010/04/call-widget-with-shortcode/#comment-4288 Andy Fri, 16 Apr 2010 07:14:35 +0000 http://digwp.com/?p=1752#comment-4288 Hey Chris Can you call this via php at all? Maybe something like this? <code><?php widget(widget_name=Your_Custom_Widget') ; ?></code> Hey Chris

Can you call this via php at all?

Maybe something like this?

<?php widget(widget_name=Your_Custom_Widget') ; ?></code>

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