Posted 2 years ago #
Has anyone else noticed in 2.8 that saving a (either new or revised) instance of the PHP Code Widget will overwrite all other instances of the widget in the same sidebar?
I suspect that the old multiple instance logic is not compatible with the new Widget API, and that the plugin needs be revised to use the WP_Widget class.
Posted 2 years ago #
Yes, it's been noticed, but I don't know if the author is aware of it yet.
Posted 2 years ago #
I've started testing with a copy of my setup... with all other plugins deactivated, multiple instances of the PHP Code Widget work as expected, both with the default theme and Thesis 1.5.1.
When I reactivate all plugins, the problem recurs. So this seems to be a plugin conflict rather than a problem with PHP Code Widget itself.
Posted 2 years ago #
Ignore my previous comment... previous instances _do_ disappear even with no other plugins activated with the default theme when a new instance is saved.
However, since the plugin is a basically a one-line change to the default text widget, it shouldn't be too hard to create a version to work with 2.8.
Andrew Ozz sent me a fix for it today, which I've put in. I didn't want to go the full widget class route with it yet in order to maintain backwards compatibility, for now.
Eventually I'll change it to be 2.8-up only.
Posted 2 years ago #
@Otto42 Thanks, the fix works for me.
so version 1.2 is the one that works now with 2.8 and multiple instances?
Posted 2 years ago #
Indeed, I'd like to know if the latest downloaded plugin has been updated with this fix. Thanks!
Posted 2 years ago #
I am running WP 2.8.4 with a variety of sidebars and a number of instances of PHP Code Widget 1.2. I deleted one instance of the widget and ended up with all instances being deleted at the same time.
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