Bug Code Fix Here

I was having a problem with this widget and the subsidiary widgets in my theme. The theme author found a bug in the plugin. Basically, it’s outputting an image instead of returning it for later use.

This:

// If no post thumbnail found, check if Get The Image plugin exist and display the image.
elseif ( function_exists( 'get_the_image' ) ) :
	$html .= get_the_image( array(
		'height'        => (int) $args['thumb_height'],
		'width'         => (int) $args['thumb_width'],
		'image_class'   => esc_attr( $args['thumb_align'] ) . ' rpwe-thumb get-the-image',
		'image_scan'    => true,
		'default_image' => esc_url( $args['thumb_default'] )
) );

Should be this:

// If no post thumbnail found, check if Get The Image plugin exist and display the image.
elseif ( function_exists( 'get_the_image' ) ) :
	$html .= get_the_image( array(
		'height'        => (int) $args['thumb_height'],
		'width'         => (int) $args['thumb_width'],
		'image_class'   => esc_attr( $args['thumb_align'] ) . ' rpwe-thumb get-the-image',
		'image_scan'    => true,
		'default_image' => esc_url( $args['thumb_default'] ),
		'echo' => false
) );

The widget is outputting an image *outside* of the widget container. This means that the theme loses a lot of control because it expects widget containers to contain the entirety of the widget. That way, things can be appropriately positioned.

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