Change widget class name affecting the widget inside the builder?

This is the old widget function https://github.com/gasatrya/recent-posts-widget-extended/commit/ccd581639ebf08adae0e7736921f369bf973f8a7#diff-0437b905c0cf01ad3f292060163a806ec9e59834708476a59f55f0c919ad0122

This is the new one https://github.com/gasatrya/recent-posts-widget-extended/commit/ccd581639ebf08adae0e7736921f369bf973f8a7#diff-8684005a669acf8e310bff1d1169eea183a3f66e99fe2767ab5e7bed4158bd06

I’m interested in this issue as well.

Hi,

We display widgets by using either the Widget Class or Hash rather than the widget id. We do this due to how WordPress stores widgets in the WP_Widget_Factory $widgets array which is by class (or hash) instead of id.

We provide the siteorigin_panels_widget_object filter to override the widget class with what it actually is. In your case, you can tell Page Builder about the updated Widget Class by using the following PHP (some adjustments will be required for it to be useable in your codebase):

add_filter( 'siteorigin_panels_widget_object', function( $the_widget, $widget_class ) {
	if ( $widget_class == 'Recent_Posts_Widget_Extended' ) {
		global $wp_widget_factory;
		if ( isset( $wp_widget_factory->widgets['RPWE_Widget'] ) ) {
			$the_widget = $wp_widget_factory->widgets['RPWE_Widget'];
		}
	}

	return $the_widget;
}, 10, 2 );

I’ve had a look at your plugin and I wasn’t able to find a compatibility area so I opted not to submit a PR for this. If you would prefer I did that, let me know and I’ll submit one to your repo. ??

Kind regards,
Alex

I am seeing the same issue. Also using Site Origin plugins.

• This reply was modified 2 years, 2 months ago by Kerry.

Hi Kerry

If you’re a plugin author, the above feedback will hopefully be useful in resolving the issue. If you’re an end-user with a missing widget, kindly open a new support thread. We’ll do our best to assist there.

Thanks

Hi Kerry

A quick follow-up. If your question relates to the Recent Posts Widget Extended plugin, it’s probably best to check the support page for any information regarding the issue under discussion here.

Thanks again.

Thanks, @misplon. Will do.

@alexgso oh that’s nice. I’ll try that and thank you.

Hi Satrya

Thanks for your reply; hopefully, you’ve been able to make progress. Please, let us know if any follow-up queries arise.

Cheers

Andrew

Thank you for the help, it looks like the snippet works well. ??

Thanks for the update and your kind reply. I’m glad to hear the issue is resolved.

Cheers for now.

Andrew