[wp-trac] [WordPress Trac] #32470: Abstracting the Widget Classes

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#32470: Abstracting the Widget Classes
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 Reporter:  welcher       |       Owner:
     Type:  enhancement   |      Status:  new
 Priority:  normal        |   Milestone:  Awaiting Review
Component:  Widgets       |     Version:
 Severity:  normal        |  Resolution:
 Keywords:  dev-feedback  |     Focuses:
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Comment (by jdgrimes):

 Replying to [comment:3 welcher]:
 > I think abstracting the code can start with `WP_Widget` itself. The
 `widget()` method is extremely generic and I would start by having it call
 three new public methods:
 >
 > 1. `before_widget()`
 > 2. `widget_markup()`
 > 3. `after_widget()`

 I've done something similar to this with the base widget class in one of
 my plugins.

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