unregister_widget( string|WP_Widget $widget )

Unregisters a widget.


Description Description

Unregisters a WP_Widget widget. Useful for un-registering default widgets. Run within a function hooked to the ‘widgets_init’ action.

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Parameters Parameters

$widget

(string|WP_Widget) (Required) Either the name of a WP_Widget subclass or an instance of a WP_Widget subclass.


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Source Source

File: wp-includes/widgets.php

function unregister_widget( $widget ) {
	global $wp_widget_factory;

	$wp_widget_factory->unregister( $widget );
}

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Changelog Changelog

Changelog
Version Description
4.6.0 Updated the $widget parameter to also accept a WP_Widget instance object instead of simply a WP_Widget subclass name.
2.8.0 Introduced.


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User Contributed Notes User Contributed Notes

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    Contributed by jdnn

    Available parameters (from the Codex):

    WP_Widget_Pages = Pages Widget
    WP_Widget_Calendar = Calendar Widget
    WP_Widget_Archives = Archives Widget
    WP_Widget_Links = Links Widget
    WP_Widget_Meta = Meta Widget
    WP_Widget_Search = Search Widget
    WP_Widget_Text = Text Widget
    WP_Widget_Categories = Categories Widget
    WP_Widget_Recent_Posts = Recent Posts Widget
    WP_Widget_Recent_Comments = Recent Comments Widget
    WP_Widget_RSS = RSS Widget
    WP_Widget_Tag_Cloud = Tag Cloud Widget
    WP_Nav_Menu_Widget = Menus Widget

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