[wp-trac] [WordPress Trac] #34892: Addition of custom date format (PHP) for Recent Posts Widget

[WordPress Trac]

#34892: Addition of custom date format (PHP) for Recent Posts Widget
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 Reporter:  anthony.lim      |      Owner:
     Type:  feature request  |     Status:  new
 Priority:  normal           |  Milestone:  Awaiting Review
Component:  Widgets          |    Version:  4.4
 Severity:  normal           |   Keywords:
  Focuses:                   |
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 {{{#!php
 <?php
 /**
  * Widget API: WP_Widget_Recent_Posts class
  *
  * @package WordPress
  * @subpackage Widgets
  * @since 4.4.0
  */

 /**
  * Core class used to implement a Recent Posts widget.
  *
  * @since 2.8.0
  *
  * @see WP_Widget
  */
 class WP_Widget_Recent_Posts extends WP_Widget {

         /**
          * Sets up a new Recent Posts widget instance.
          *
          * @since 2.8.0
          * @access public
          */
         public function __construct() {
                 $widget_ops = array('classname' =>
 'widget_recent_entries', 'description' => __( "Your site’s most
 recent Posts.") );
                 parent::__construct('recent-posts', __('Recent Posts'),
 $widget_ops);
                 $this->alt_option_name = 'widget_recent_entries';
         }

         /**
          * Outputs the content for the current Recent Posts widget
 instance.
          *
          * @since 2.8.0
          * @access public
          *
          * @param array $args     Display arguments including
 'before_title', 'after_title',
          *                        'before_widget', and 'after_widget'.
          * @param array $instance Settings for the current Recent Posts
 widget instance.
          */
         public function widget( $args, $instance ) {
                 if ( ! isset( $args['widget_id'] ) ) {
                         $args['widget_id'] = $this->id;
                 }

                 $title = ( ! empty( $instance['title'] ) ) ?
 $instance['title'] : __( 'Recent Posts' );

                 /** This filter is documented in wp-includes/widgets
 /class-wp-widget-pages.php */
                 $title = apply_filters( 'widget_title', $title, $instance,
 $this->id_base );

                 $number = ( ! empty( $instance['number'] ) ) ? absint(
 $instance['number'] ) : 5;
                 if ( ! $number )
                         $number = 5;
                 $show_date = isset( $instance['show_date'] ) ?
 $instance['show_date'] : false;
                 $format = ( ! empty( $instance['format'] ) ) ?
 $instance['format'] : null;

                 /**
                  * Filter the arguments for the Recent Posts widget.
                  *
                  * @since 3.4.0
                  *
                  * @see WP_Query::get_posts()
                  *
                  * @param array $args An array of arguments used to
 retrieve the recent posts.
                  */
                 $r = new WP_Query( apply_filters( 'widget_posts_args',
 array(
                         'posts_per_page'      => $number,
                         'no_found_rows'       => true,
                         'post_status'         => 'publish',
                         'ignore_sticky_posts' => true
                 ) ) );

                 if ($r->have_posts()) :
                 ?>
                 <?php echo $args['before_widget']; ?>
                 <?php if ( $title ) {
                         echo $args['before_title'] . $title .
 $args['after_title'];
                 } ?>
                 <ul>
                 <?php while ( $r->have_posts() ) : $r->the_post(); ?>
                         <li>
                                 <a href="<?php the_permalink(); ?>"><?php
 get_the_title() ? the_title() : the_ID(); ?></a>
                         <?php if ( $show_date ) : ?>
                                 <span class="post-date"><?php echo (
 $format===null ? get_the_date() : get_the_date($format) ); ?></span>
                         <?php endif; ?>
                         </li>
                 <?php endwhile; ?>
                 </ul>
                 <?php echo $args['after_widget']; ?>
                 <?php
                 // Reset the global $the_post as this query will have
 stomped on it
                 wp_reset_postdata();

                 endif;
         }

         /**
          * Handles updating the settings for the current Recent Posts
 widget instance.
          *
          * @since 2.8.0
          * @access public
          *
          * @param array $new_instance New settings for this instance as
 input by the user via
          *                            WP_Widget::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;
                 $instance['title'] = sanitize_text_field(
 $new_instance['title'] );
                 $instance['number'] = (int) $new_instance['number'];
                 $instance['show_date'] = isset( $new_instance['show_date']
 ) ? (bool) $new_instance['show_date'] : false;
                 $instance['format'] = sanitize_text_field(
 trim($new_instance['format']) );
                 return $instance;
         }

         /**
          * Outputs the settings form for the Recent Posts widget.
          *
          * @since 2.8.0
          * @access public
          *
          * @param array $instance Current settings.
          */
         public function form( $instance ) {
                 $title     = isset( $instance['title'] ) ? esc_attr(
 $instance['title'] ) : '';
                 $number    = isset( $instance['number'] ) ? absint(
 $instance['number'] ) : 5;
                 $show_date = isset( $instance['show_date'] ) ? (bool)
 $instance['show_date'] : false;
                 $format    = isset( $instance['format'] ) ? esc_attr(
 $instance['format'] ) : '';
 ?>
                 <p><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 $title; ?>" /></p>

                 <p><label for="<?php echo $this->get_field_id( 'number' );
 ?>"><?php _e( 'Number of posts to show:' ); ?></label>
                 <input class="tiny-text" id="<?php echo
 $this->get_field_id( 'number' ); ?>" name="<?php echo
 $this->get_field_name( 'number' ); ?>" type="number" step="1" min="1"
 value="<?php echo $number; ?>" size="3" /></p>

                 <p><input class="checkbox" type="checkbox"<?php checked(
 $show_date ); ?> id="<?php echo $this->get_field_id( 'show_date' ); ?>"
 name="<?php echo $this->get_field_name( 'show_date' ); ?>" />
                 <label for="<?php echo $this->get_field_id( 'show_date' );
 ?>"><?php _e( 'Display post date?' ); ?></label></p>

         <p><label for="<?php echo $this->get_field_id( 'format' );
 ?>"><?php _e( 'PHP date format:' ); ?></label>
                 <input class="widefat" id="<?php echo $this->get_field_id(
 'format' ); ?>" name="<?php echo $this->get_field_name( 'format' ); ?>"
 placeholder="<?php _e('Leave blank for default'); ?>" type="text"
 value="<?php echo $format; ?>" /></p>
 <?php
         }
 }

 }}}

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