Title: Warning: The called constructor method for WP_Widget…
Last modified: September 11, 2016

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# Warning: The called constructor method for WP_Widget…

 *  [Ov3rfly](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ov3rfly/)
 * (@ov3rfly)
 * [9 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/warning-the-called-constructor-method-for-wp_widget/)
 * With latest WP and version 1.0.9 of plugin and `WP_DEBUG` enabled, a ‘The called
   constructor method for WP_Widget is deprecated…’ warning shows up.
 * Current code:
    `$this->WP_Widget( 'themeblvd_news_scroller_widget', 'Theme Blvd
   News Scroller', $widget_ops, $control_ops );`
 * Suggested new code:
    `parent::__construct( 'themeblvd_news_scroller_widget', '
   Theme Blvd News Scroller', $widget_ops, $control_ops );`
 * Please fix, thanks. Find [more information here](https://make.wordpress.org/core/2015/07/02/deprecating-php4-style-constructors-in-wordpress-4-3/).

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## Tags

 * [deprecated](https://wordpress.org/support/topic-tag/deprecated/)
 * [wp_widget](https://wordpress.org/support/topic-tag/wp_widget/)

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 * Last reply from: [Ov3rfly](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ov3rfly/)
 * Last activity: [9 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/warning-the-called-constructor-method-for-wp_widget/)
 * Status: not resolved