* Widget API: WP_Widget_Archives class
* Core class used to implement the Archives widget.
class WP_Widget_Archives extends WP_Widget {
* Sets up a new Archives widget instance.
public function __construct() {
'classname' => 'widget_archive',
'description' => __( 'A monthly archive of your site’s Posts.' ),
'customize_selective_refresh' => true,
'show_instance_in_rest' => true,
parent::__construct( 'archives', __( 'Archives' ), $widget_ops );
* Outputs the content for the current Archives widget instance.
* @param array $args Display arguments including 'before_title', 'after_title',
* 'before_widget', and 'after_widget'.
* @param array $instance Settings for the current Archives widget instance.
public function widget( $args, $instance ) {
$default_title = __( 'Archives' );
$title = ! empty( $instance['title'] ) ? $instance['title'] : $default_title;
/** This filter is documented in wp-includes/widgets/class-wp-widget-pages.php */
$title = apply_filters( 'widget_title', $title, $instance, $this->id_base );
$count = ! empty( $instance['count'] ) ? '1' : '0';
$dropdown = ! empty( $instance['dropdown'] ) ? '1' : '0';
echo $args['before_widget'];
echo $args['before_title'] . $title . $args['after_title'];
$dropdown_id = "{$this->id_base}-dropdown-{$this->number}";
<label class="screen-reader-text" for="<?php echo esc_attr( $dropdown_id ); ?>"><?php echo $title; ?></label>
<select id="<?php echo esc_attr( $dropdown_id ); ?>" name="archive-dropdown">
* Filters the arguments for the Archives widget drop-down.
* @since 4.9.0 Added the `$instance` parameter.
* @param array $args An array of Archives widget drop-down arguments.
* @param array $instance Settings for the current Archives widget instance.
$dropdown_args = apply_filters(
'widget_archives_dropdown_args',
'show_post_count' => $count,
switch ( $dropdown_args['type'] ) {
$label = __( 'Select Year' );
$label = __( 'Select Month' );
$label = __( 'Select Day' );
$label = __( 'Select Week' );
$label = __( 'Select Post' );
<option value=""><?php echo esc_html( $label ); ?></option>
<?php wp_get_archives( $dropdown_args ); ?>
var dropdown = document.getElementById( "<?php echo esc_js( $dropdown_id ); ?>" );
function onSelectChange() {
if ( dropdown.options[ dropdown.selectedIndex ].value !== '' ) {
document.location.href = this.options[ this.selectedIndex ].value;
dropdown.onchange = onSelectChange;
wp_print_inline_script_tag( wp_remove_surrounding_empty_script_tags( ob_get_clean() ) );
$format = current_theme_supports( 'html5', 'navigation-widgets' ) ? 'html5' : 'xhtml';
/** This filter is documented in wp-includes/widgets/class-wp-nav-menu-widget.php */
$format = apply_filters( 'navigation_widgets_format', $format );
if ( 'html5' === $format ) {
// The title may be filtered: Strip out HTML and make sure the aria-label is never empty.
$title = trim( strip_tags( $title ) );
$aria_label = $title ? $title : $default_title;
echo '<nav aria-label="' . esc_attr( $aria_label ) . '">';
* Filters the arguments for the Archives widget.
* @since 4.9.0 Added the `$instance` parameter.
* @param array $args An array of Archives option arguments.
* @param array $instance Array of settings for the current widget.
'show_post_count' => $count,
if ( 'html5' === $format ) {
echo $args['after_widget'];
* Handles updating settings for the current Archives widget instance.
* @param array $new_instance New settings for this instance as input by the user via
* WP_Widget_Archives::form().
* @param array $old_instance Old settings for this instance.
* @return array Updated settings to save.
public function update( $new_instance, $old_instance ) {
$instance = $old_instance;
$new_instance = wp_parse_args(
$instance['title'] = sanitize_text_field( $new_instance['title'] );
$instance['count'] = $new_instance['count'] ? 1 : 0;
$instance['dropdown'] = $new_instance['dropdown'] ? 1 : 0;
* Outputs the settings form for the Archives widget.
* @param array $instance Current settings.
public function form( $instance ) {
$instance = wp_parse_args(
<label for="<?php echo $this->get_field_id( 'title' ); ?>"><?php _e( 'Title:' ); ?></label>
<input class="widefat" id="<?php echo $this->get_field_id( 'title' ); ?>" name="<?php echo $this->get_field_name( 'title' ); ?>" type="text" value="<?php echo esc_attr( $instance['title'] ); ?>" />
<input class="checkbox" type="checkbox"<?php checked( $instance['dropdown'] ); ?> id="<?php echo $this->get_field_id( 'dropdown' ); ?>" name="<?php echo $this->get_field_name( 'dropdown' ); ?>" />
<label for="<?php echo $this->get_field_id( 'dropdown' ); ?>"><?php _e( 'Display as dropdown' ); ?></label>
<input class="checkbox" type="checkbox"<?php checked( $instance['count'] ); ?> id="<?php echo $this->get_field_id( 'count' ); ?>" name="<?php echo $this->get_field_name( 'count' ); ?>" />
<label for="<?php echo $this->get_field_id( 'count' ); ?>"><?php _e( 'Show post counts' ); ?></label>