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1. GeoffM1968
   Member
   Posted 2 years ago #

   Using the function.php, I am having an issue with the before_title and after_title not being recognized for custom widget defined in function.php which replaces the default widget. When using default widget, it's tags set in function.php function as expected. The before_widget and after_widget function properly with both default and customized widgets.

   The code below in case I am missing anything or this is a bug. Any ideas?

   To customize widget coding for before/after tags as found in function.php prior to customized widgets:

   <?php
   	if ( function_exists('register_sidebar') )
   		register_sidebar(array(
   			'before_widget' => '<div id="%1$s" class="sideblock %2$s">',
   			'after_widget' => '</div>',
   			'before_title' => '<h3>',
   			'after_title' => '</h3>',
   		));
   	?>

   To replace the default Search Widget found in function.php after the above code:
   

   <?php
   function widget_mytheme_search() {
   ?>
   	<?php echo $before_widget; ?>
   		<?php echo $before_title . 'Search' . $after_title; ?>
   		customized code here
   	<?php echo $after_widget; ?>
   <?php
   }
   if ( function_exists('register_sidebar_widget') )
   	register_sidebar_widget(__('Search'), 'widget_mytheme_search');
   ?>

2. GeoffM1968
   Member
   Posted 2 years ago #

   Correction: the before_widget and after widgets are not working either for customized widgets overwriting defaults.

   Source of code in question for rendered page:
   

   Search
   <div id="categories-3" class="sideblock widget_categories"><h3>Categories</h3>		<ul>cut code</ul>
   </div>

3. GeoffM1968
   Member
   Posted 2 years ago #

   Figured it out. Adding optional name and id variables fixed it:

   <?php
   if ( function_exists('register_sidebar') )
   	register_sidebar(array(
   		'name' => '%1$s',
   		'id' => 'sidebar-%1$s',
   		'before_widget' => '<div id="%1$s" class="sideblock %2$s">',
   		'after_widget' => '</div>',
   		'before_title' => '<h3>',
   		'after_title' => '</h3>',
   	));
   ?>

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