'widget-beginner-random widget_posts_thumbnail',
'description' => __( 'Display random posts with thumbnails.', 'beginner' )
);
// Create the widget.
parent::__construct(
'beginner-random', // $this->id_base
__( '» Random Posts Thumbnails', 'beginner' ), // $this->name
$widget_options // $this->widget_options
);
}
/**
* Outputs the widget based on the arguments input through the widget controls.
*
* @since 1.0.0
*/
function widget( $args, $instance ) {
extract( $args );
// Output the theme's $before_widget wrapper.
echo $before_widget;
// If the title not empty, display it.
if ( $instance['title'] ) {
echo $before_title . apply_filters( 'widget_title', $instance['title'], $instance, $this->id_base ) . $after_title;
}
// Posts query arguments.
$args = array(
'post_type' => 'post',
'posts_per_page' => $instance['limit'],
'orderby' => 'rand'
);
// The post query
$random = new WP_Query( $args );
global $post;
if ( $random->have_posts() ) {
echo '';
}
// Reset the query.
wp_reset_postdata();
// Close the theme's widget wrapper.
echo $after_widget;
}
/**
* Updates the widget control options for the particular instance of the widget.
*
* @since 1.0.0
*/
function update( $new_instance, $old_instance ) {
$instance = $new_instance;
$instance['title'] = strip_tags( $new_instance['title'] );
$instance['limit'] = (int) $new_instance['limit'];
$instance['show_date'] = isset( $new_instance['show_date'] ) ? (bool) $new_instance['show_date'] : false;
return $instance;
}
/**
* Displays the widget control options in the Widgets admin screen.
*
* @since 1.0.0
*/
function form( $instance ) {
// Default value.
$defaults = array(
'title' => esc_html__( 'Random Posts', 'beginner' ),
'limit' => 5,
'show_date' => false
);
$instance = wp_parse_args( (array) $instance, $defaults );
?>
id="get_field_id( 'show_date' ); ?>" name="get_field_name( 'show_date' ); ?>" />