the_widget

Fires before rendering the requested widget.

Description

do_action( 'the_widget', (string) $widget, (array) $instance, (array) $args ); 

Parameters (3)

0. $widget (string)

The widget's class name.

1. $instance (array)

The current widget instance's settings.

2. $args (array)

An array of the widget's sidebar arguments.

Usage

To run the hook, copy the example below.

// run the action 
do_action( 'the_widget', $widget, $instance, $args ); 

The following example is for adding a hook callback.

// define the the_widget callback 
function action_the_widget( $widget, $instance, $args ) { 
    // make action magic happen here... 
}; 
         
// add the action 
add_action( 'the_widget', 'action_the_widget', 10, 3 ); 

To remove a hook callback, use the example below.

// remove the action 
remove_action( 'the_widget', 'action_the_widget', 10, 3 );