WP_Widget_Recent_Posts::update() – Method

WP_Widget_Recent_Posts::update( array $new_instance, array $old_instance ): array

Handles updating the settings for the current Recent Posts widget instance.

Parameters

$new_instancearrayrequired: New settings for this instance as input by the user via WP_Widget::form().
$old_instancearrayrequired: Old settings for this instance.

Return

array Updated settings to save.

Source

public function update( $new_instance, $old_instance ) {
	$instance              = $old_instance;
	$instance['title']     = sanitize_text_field( $new_instance['title'] );
	$instance['number']    = (int) $new_instance['number'];
	$instance['show_date'] = isset( $new_instance['show_date'] ) ? (bool) $new_instance['show_date'] : false;
	return $instance;
}

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Uses	Description
sanitize_text_field()`wp-includes/formatting.php`	Sanitizes a string from user input or from the database.

Changelog

Version	Description
2.8.0	Introduced.

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