Starting with widgets: Hello World doesn’t work

  • Hi,

    I have taken the widgets documentation and created a widget based on the instructions. I simply cut and pasted the hello world example off the page and into a file (adding the proper php code start and endings) and nothing happens. No widget show s up in the admin nor in the sidebar. What am I doing wrong? Here is the code:

    <?php
    function widget_1($args) {
    extract($args);
    ?>
    <?php echo $before_widget; ?>
    <?php echo $before_title . ‘My Unique Widget’ . $after_title; ?>
    Hello, World!
    <?php echo $after_widget; ?>
    <?php
    }
    register_sidebar_widget(‘My Unique Widget’, ‘widget_1’);
    ?>

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  • did you install the widgets code (not your widgets but the widgets engine itself)?

    -tg

    Thread Starter clarke1866

    (@clarke1866)

    Thanks for your reply. Yes, other widgets work fine as the widgets plugin is installed. I’m sure its something very minor that I’m missing.

    Thread Starter clarke1866

    (@clarke1866)

    Anyone have any thoughts?

    A couple.

    1. Widgets are in fact just plugin files. Have you set up your test widget as a plugin?

    2. I don’t feel the example material covers enough. I’d suggest looking over the Google and Del.icio.us widget plugins for the best representation of what’s required here.

    Thread Starter clarke1866

    (@clarke1866)

    I will look over those plugins carefully. I guess I just thought that the hello world example would echo ‘hello world’. Both the google and delicious plugins do a lot, but a simple example is nice too. Thanks for your reply, I appreciate it.

    I agree on the ‘simple’ example. There’s nothing like a Hello Dolly sort of plugin to help one understand the basics, and the same goes for widgets.

    OK, because I’m a giver…

    My Widget – example sidebar widget plugin:
    download widget | view source

    It’s even useful as is!

    @kafkaesqui

    Excellent m8 very useful thanks for taking the time

    Thread Starter clarke1866

    (@clarke1866)

    Kafkaesqui, thank you for your generosity for sharing the above code. I appreciate it very much.

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