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1. pajtai
   Member
   Posted 4 weeks ago #

   I'd like to change a widget.

   In the Recent Posts widget ( class WP_Widget_Recent_Posts extends WP_Widget ), only at most 15 of the most recent posts are displayed. I'd like to increase this number.

   The variable in question is $number.... How do I change what this variable is set to? I don't want to hard code it into the class.

   Should I make a personal plugin to change this? Not quite sure where to begin.

   Either an answer or pointing to relevant thread would be appreciated.

   There's a few threads dealing with this issue, but I haven't found one with a solution that doesn't involve changing the code in default-widgets.php.

   Can I just re-write the recent posts widget class in the functions.php of my theme?

   Thanks,
   Peter.

2. pajtai
   Member
   Posted 2 weeks ago #

   Ok, I got it. I can just make a custom widget. You just have to make sure to initialize and register it.

   I just copy and pasted the code of the original widget into functions.php, changed its name, edited it as desired, initialized, and registered it.

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