'featured_post_Widget',
'description' => __( 'Featured Posts List', 'blogus' ),
);
parent::__construct( 'featured_post_Widget', __( 'AR: Featured Posts List', 'blogus' ), $widget_options );
}
// Creating widget front-end
public function widget( $args, $instance ) {
$title = apply_filters( 'widget_title', $instance['title'] );
$cat = $instance['cat'];
$loop = array(
'posts_per_page' => 5,
'post_type' => array('post'),
'post__not_in' => get_option('sticky_posts'),
'cat' => $instance['cat'] // Insert category ID here
);
$query = new WP_Query( $loop );
// before and after widget arguments are defined by themes
echo $args['before_widget'];
?>