Outputs the content for the current Recent Comments widget instance.
Parameters
$args
arrayrequired- Display arguments including
'before_title'
,'after_title'
,'before_widget'
, and'after_widget'
. $instance
arrayrequired- Settings for the current Recent Comments widget instance.
Source
public function widget( $args, $instance ) {
static $first_instance = true;
if ( ! isset( $args['widget_id'] ) ) {
$args['widget_id'] = $this->id;
}
$output = '';
$default_title = __( 'Recent Comments' );
$title = ( ! empty( $instance['title'] ) ) ? $instance['title'] : $default_title;
/** This filter is documented in wp-includes/widgets/class-wp-widget-pages.php */
$title = apply_filters( 'widget_title', $title, $instance, $this->id_base );
$number = ( ! empty( $instance['number'] ) ) ? absint( $instance['number'] ) : 5;
if ( ! $number ) {
$number = 5;
}
$comments = get_comments(
/**
* Filters the arguments for the Recent Comments widget.
*
* @since 3.4.0
* @since 4.9.0 Added the `$instance` parameter.
*
* @see WP_Comment_Query::query() for information on accepted arguments.
*
* @param array $comment_args An array of arguments used to retrieve the recent comments.
* @param array $instance Array of settings for the current widget.
*/
apply_filters(
'widget_comments_args',
array(
'number' => $number,
'status' => 'approve',
'post_status' => 'publish',
),
$instance
)
);
$output .= $args['before_widget'];
if ( $title ) {
$output .= $args['before_title'] . $title . $args['after_title'];
}
$recent_comments_id = ( $first_instance ) ? 'recentcomments' : "recentcomments-{$this->number}";
$first_instance = false;
$format = current_theme_supports( 'html5', 'navigation-widgets' ) ? 'html5' : 'xhtml';
/** This filter is documented in wp-includes/widgets/class-wp-nav-menu-widget.php */
$format = apply_filters( 'navigation_widgets_format', $format );
if ( 'html5' === $format ) {
// The title may be filtered: Strip out HTML and make sure the aria-label is never empty.
$title = trim( strip_tags( $title ) );
$aria_label = $title ? $title : $default_title;
$output .= '<nav aria-label="' . esc_attr( $aria_label ) . '">';
}
$output .= '<ul id="' . esc_attr( $recent_comments_id ) . '">';
if ( is_array( $comments ) && $comments ) {
// Prime cache for associated posts. (Prime post term cache if we need it for permalinks.)
$post_ids = array_unique( wp_list_pluck( $comments, 'comment_post_ID' ) );
_prime_post_caches( $post_ids, strpos( get_option( 'permalink_structure' ), '%category%' ), false );
foreach ( (array) $comments as $comment ) {
$output .= '<li class="recentcomments">';
$output .= sprintf(
/* translators: Comments widget. 1: Comment author, 2: Post link. */
_x( '%1$s on %2$s', 'widgets' ),
'<span class="comment-author-link">' . get_comment_author_link( $comment ) . '</span>',
'<a href="' . esc_url( get_comment_link( $comment ) ) . '">' . get_the_title( $comment->comment_post_ID ) . '</a>'
);
$output .= '</li>';
}
}
$output .= '</ul>';
if ( 'html5' === $format ) {
$output .= '</nav>';
}
$output .= $args['after_widget'];
echo $output;
}
Hooks
- apply_filters( ‘navigation_widgets_format’,
string $format ) Filters the HTML format of widgets with navigation links.
- apply_filters( ‘widget_comments_args’,
array $comment_args ,array $instance ) Filters the arguments for the Recent Comments widget.
- apply_filters( ‘widget_title’,
string $title ,array $instance ,mixed $id_base ) Filters the widget title.
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