* Widget API: WP_Widget_Factory class
* Singleton that registers and instantiates WP_Widget classes.
* @since 4.4.0 Moved to its own file from wp-includes/widgets.php
#[AllowDynamicProperties]
class WP_Widget_Factory {
public $widgets = array();
public function __construct() {
add_action( 'widgets_init', array( $this, '_register_widgets' ), 100 );
* @deprecated 4.3.0 Use __construct() instead.
* @see WP_Widget_Factory::__construct()
public function WP_Widget_Factory() {
_deprecated_constructor( 'WP_Widget_Factory', '4.3.0' );
* Registers a widget subclass.
* @since 4.6.0 Updated the `$widget` parameter to also accept a WP_Widget instance object
* instead of simply a `WP_Widget` subclass name.
* @param string|WP_Widget $widget Either the name of a `WP_Widget` subclass or an instance of a `WP_Widget` subclass.
public function register( $widget ) {
if ( $widget instanceof WP_Widget ) {
$this->widgets[ spl_object_hash( $widget ) ] = $widget;
$this->widgets[ $widget ] = new $widget();
* Un-registers a widget subclass.
* @since 4.6.0 Updated the `$widget` parameter to also accept a WP_Widget instance object
* instead of simply a `WP_Widget` subclass name.
* @param string|WP_Widget $widget Either the name of a `WP_Widget` subclass or an instance of a `WP_Widget` subclass.
public function unregister( $widget ) {
if ( $widget instanceof WP_Widget ) {
unset( $this->widgets[ spl_object_hash( $widget ) ] );
unset( $this->widgets[ $widget ] );
* Serves as a utility method for adding widgets to the registered widgets global.
* @global array $wp_registered_widgets
public function _register_widgets() {
global $wp_registered_widgets;
$keys = array_keys( $this->widgets );
$registered = array_keys( $wp_registered_widgets );
$registered = array_map( '_get_widget_id_base', $registered );
foreach ( $keys as $key ) {
// Don't register new widget if old widget with the same id is already registered.
if ( in_array( $this->widgets[ $key ]->id_base, $registered, true ) ) {
unset( $this->widgets[ $key ] );
$this->widgets[ $key ]->_register();
* Returns the registered WP_Widget object for the given widget type.
* @param string $id_base Widget type ID.
public function get_widget_object( $id_base ) {
$key = $this->get_widget_key( $id_base );
return $this->widgets[ $key ];
* Returns the registered key for the given widget type.
* @param string $id_base Widget type ID.
public function get_widget_key( $id_base ) {
foreach ( $this->widgets as $key => $widget_object ) {
if ( $widget_object->id_base === $id_base ) {