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ben pines
ben pines
8,389 Points
Posted by ben pines
ben pines
8,389 Points

Is there a better way to add a widget through the theme's function.php?

I have done a custom registration form to wordpress where I ask for the user's weight. I then added this field to a widget using the theme's function.php. Is it better practice to add this code to a seperate file, and if so - how?

Here's the code to function.php:

function.php 
function your_widget_display($args) {
   echo $args['before_widget'];
   echo $args['before_title'] . 'My Unique Widget' .  $args['after_title'];
   echo $args['after_widget'];
   $user_ID = get_current_user_id();
   echo esc_attr( get_user_meta( $user_ID, 'weight',true ) ); ;
}

wp_register_sidebar_widget(
    'your_widget_1',        // your unique widget id
    'Your Widget',          // widget name
    'your_widget_display',  // callback function
    array(                  // options
        'description' => 'Description of what your widget does'
    )
);
Greg Kaleka
Greg Kaleka
39,021 Points
Greg Kaleka
Greg Kaleka
39,021 Points

Hi Ben,

I added formatting to your code, but I'm afraid that's as much as I can do to help! I'm not well-versed enough in WordPress.

Good luck!

-Greg

1 Answer

Greg Kaleka
Greg Kaleka
39,021 Points
Greg Kaleka
Greg Kaleka
39,021 Points

Ben,

I did some digging, and you may find your answer in this video:

Adding Widget Areas to a WordPress Theme

Best,

-Greg