• I REALLY like this Sub Pages Widget plugin, but it has one huge problem – once the widget is used in one sidebar it cannot be used on any other sidebars. What can I modify in its code to make this happen? The code is below.

    // Put functions into one big function we'll call at the plugins_loaded
    // action. This ensures that all required plugin functions are defined.
    function widget_subpages_init() {
    
    	// Check for the required plugin functions. This will prevent fatal
    	// errors occurring when you deactivate the dynamic-sidebar plugin.
    	if ( !function_exists('register_sidebar_widget') )
    		return;
    
    	// This is the function that outputs our little Google search form.
    	function widget_subpages($args) {
    		global $post;
    		// $args is an array of strings that help widgets to conform to
    		// the active theme: before_widget, before_title, after_widget,
    		// and after_title are the array keys. Default tags: li and h2.
    		extract($args);
        if (is_page())
        {
      		// Each widget can store its own options. We keep strings here.
      		$options = get_option('widget_subpages');
      		$title = $options['title'];
    
      		// default values for the items added in version 1.1
      		$useRoot = 1;  // we use the root page per default
          $onlyFirstLevel = 0; // display all children
          $parentIcon = '<='; // the default parent icon is "<="
          $parentPosition = 'top'; // the parent row is added at the top
          $addParent = 1; // add the parent row the list
    
      		// If an old version is used where this config is not defined
      		// don't try to load the config value use the default instead
          if (isset($options['useRoot']))
          {
      		   $useRoot = $options['useRoot'];
      		}
    
      		if (isset($options['onlyFirstLevel']))
          {
      		   $onlyFirstLevel = $options['onlyFirstLevel'];
      		}  	
    
      		if (isset($options['parentIcon']))
          {
      		   $parentIcon = $options['parentIcon'];
      		}
    
          if (isset($options['parentPosition']))
          {
      		   $parentPosition = $options['parentPosition'];
      		}
    
      		if (isset($options['addParent']))
          {
      		   $addParent = $options['addParent'];
      		}
    
          $rootPost = $post;
    
          // find out the root page only when needed
          if ($useRoot)
          {
            // find the root page and use it
            while ($rootPost->post_parent != 0)
            {
              $rootPost = &get_post($rootPost->post_parent);
            }
          }      
    
          // If only the first level should be used set the
          // depthStr to the correct value.
          // see http://codex.wordpress.org/Template_Tags/wp_list_pages for more information
          $depthStr = '';
          if ($onlyFirstLevel && !$useRoot)
          {
            $depthStr='&depth=1';
          }
    
          // the title
          $title = $title.$rootPost->post_title;
    
          $output = wp_list_pages('sort_column=menu_order'.$depthStr.'&title_li=&echo=0&child_of='.$rootPost->ID);
    
          // add the parent page if the parent page should not be used
          // and the parent page should be added
          // and the page has an parent page.
          if (!$useRoot and $addParent and $rootPost->post_parent != 0)
        		{
        		   $parentPage = &get_post($rootPost->post_parent);
        		   $parentTitle = $parentPage->post_title;
        		   // do we add the parent page at the top or the bottom.
        		   if ($parentPosition=='top')
        		   {
        		    $output = '<li><a href="'.get_permalink($rootPost->post_parent).'">'.$parentIcon.' '.$parentTitle.'</a></li>'.$output;
        		   }
        		   else
        		   {
        		    $output = $output.'<li><a href="'.get_permalink($rootPost->post_parent).'">'.$parentIcon.' '.$parentTitle.'</a></li>';
               }
            }  
    
          if (!empty($output))
          {
        		// These lines generate our output. Widgets can be very complex
        		// but as you can see here, they can also be very, very simple.
        		echo $before_widget . $before_title;
            echo '<a href="'.get_permalink($rootPost->ID).'">'.$title.'</a>'.$after_title;
        		echo '<ul>';
    
            echo $output;
            echo '</ul>';
        		echo $after_widget;
      		}
    		}
    	}
    
    	// This is the function that outputs the form to let the users edit
    	// the widget's title. It's an optional feature that users cry for.
    	function widget_subpages_control() {
    
    		// Get our options and see if we're handling a form submission.
    		$options = get_option('widget_subpages');
    		if ( !is_array($options) )
    		{
    			$options = array('title'=>'', 'useRoot'=>1, 'onlyFirstLevel'=>0, 'parentIcon'=>'<=', 'parentPosition'=>'top');
    		}
    
    		if ( $_POST['subpages-submit'] ) {
    			// Remember to sanitize and format use input appropriately.
    			$options['title'] = strip_tags(stripslashes($_POST['subpages-title']));
          $options['useRoot'] = isset($_POST['subpages-useRoot']);
          $options['onlyFirstLevel'] = isset($_POST['subpages-onlyFirstLevel']);
          $options['parentIcon'] = stripslashes($_POST['subpages-parentIcon']);
          $options['parentPosition'] = strip_tags(stripslashes($_POST['subpages-parentPosition']));
          $options['addParent'] = isset($_POST['subpages-addParent']);
    			update_option('widget_subpages', $options);
    		}
    
    		// Be sure you format your options to be valid HTML attributes.
    		$title = htmlspecialchars($options['title'], ENT_QUOTES);
    		$useRoot = 'checked="checked"';
    		$onlyFirstLevel='';
    		$parentIcon = "<=";
    		$parentPosition = 'top';
    		$addParent = 'checked="checked"';
    
    		if (isset($options['useRoot']))
        {
          $useRoot = $options['useRoot'] ? 'checked="checked"' : '';
        }
    
        if (isset($options['onlyFirstLevel']))
        {
          $onlyFirstLevel = $options['onlyFirstLevel'] ? 'checked="checked"' : '';
        }
    
        if (isset($options['parentIcon']))
        {
          $parentIcon = htmlspecialchars($options['parentIcon'], ENT_QUOTES);
        }
    
        if (isset($options['parentPosition']))
        {
          $parentPosition = htmlspecialchars($options['parentPosition'], ENT_QUOTES);
        }
    
        if (isset($options['addParent']))
        {
          $addParent = $options['addParent'] ? 'checked="checked"' : '';
        }
    
        $topSet = $parentPosition == 'top' ? 'checked="checked"' : '';
    		$bottomSet = $parentPosition == 'bottom' ? 'checked="checked"' : '';
    
    		// Here is our little form segment. Notice that we don't need a
    		// complete form. This will be embedded into the existing form.
    		echo '<p style="text-align:right;"><label for="subpages-title">' . __('Title:') . ' <input style="width: 200px;" id="subpages-title" name="subpages-title" type="text" value="'.$title.'" /></label></p>';
        echo '<p style="text-align:right;margin-right:40px;"><label for="subpages-useRoot" style="text-align:right;">'.__('Use Root:').'<input class="checkbox" type="checkbox" '.$useRoot.' id="subpages-useRoot" name="subpages-useRoot" /></label></p>';
        echo '<p style="text-align:right;margin-right:40px;"><label for="subpages-onlyFirstLevel" style="text-align:right;">'.__('First level only:').'<input class="checkbox" type="checkbox" '.$onlyFirstLevel.' id="subpages-onlyFirstLevel" name="subpages-onlyFirstLevel" /></label></p>';
        echo '<p style="text-align:right;margin-right:40px;"><label for="subpages-addParent" style="text-align:right;">'.__('Add Parent Page:').'<input class="checkbox" type="checkbox" '.$addParent.' id="subpages-addParent" name="subpages-addParent" /></label></p>';
        echo '<p style="text-align:right;"><label for="subpages-parentIcon">' . __('Parent Icon:') . ' <input style="width: 200px;" id="subpages-parentIcon" name="subpages-parentIcon" type="text" value="'.$parentIcon.'" /></label></p>';
        echo '<p style="text-align:right;margin-right:40px;"><label for="subpages-parentPosition" style="text-align:right;">'.__('Position:').'<input type="radio" name="subpages-parentPosition" id="subpages-parentPosition-top" value="top"'.$topSet.'> Top  <input type="radio" name="subpages-parentPosition" id="subpages-color-bottom" value="bottom"'.$bottomSet.'> Bottom </label></p>';
    		echo '<input type="hidden" id="subpages-submit" name="subpages-submit" value="1" />';
    	}
    
    	// This registers our widget so it appears with the other available
    	// widgets and can be dragged and dropped into any active sidebars.
    	register_sidebar_widget(array('Sub Page Menu', 'widgets'), 'widget_subpages');
    
    	// This registers our optional widget control form. Because of this
    	// our widget will have a button that reveals a 300x100 pixel form.
    	register_widget_control(array('Sub Page Menu', 'widgets'), 'widget_subpages_control', 300, 190);
    }
    
    // Run our code later in case this loads prior to any required plugins.
    add_action('widgets_init', 'widget_subpages_init');
    
    ?>
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  • Were you aware that this plugin hasn’t been updated in nearly 7 years? You would be far better off looking for another plugin. Or even writing your own.

    Thread Starter ajcke

    (@ajcke)

    Yes. I know, but it does exactly what we need it to do. If you skim through the code do you see anything that looks dated? Meaning – could break something in the near future? We’ve spent a lot of time looking for another plugin, but none do what this one does.

    I’m sorry but, speaking from a purely personal pov, I wouldn’t touch such an old plugin with a barge pole.

    Thread Starter ajcke

    (@ajcke)

    If I could get the functionality of this plugin hard coded into a sidebar that would be great. Here is how the plugin displays

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