[wp-trac] [WordPress Trac] #41540: The rich Text widget cannot be extended (was: Plugin extending rich Text widget causes fatal error)

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#41540: The rich Text widget cannot be extended
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 Reporter:  hmabpera           |       Owner:
     Type:  defect (bug)       |      Status:  reopened
 Priority:  normal             |   Milestone:  4.8.2
Component:  Widgets            |     Version:  4.8.1
 Severity:  normal             |  Resolution:
 Keywords:  reporter-feedback  |     Focuses:
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Comment (by westonruter):

 Here is plugin that shows how the Text widget should be exended:

 {{{#!php
 <?php
 require_once ABSPATH . '/wp-includes/widgets/class-wp-widget-text.php';

 class Extended_Text_Widget extends WP_Widget_Text {
         function __construct() {
                 parent::__construct();
                 $this->id_base = 'extended_text';
                 $this->name = __( 'Extended Text' );
                 $this->option_name = 'widget_' . $this->id_base;
                 $this->widget_options['description'] = __( 'Extended
 arbitrary text.' );
                 $this->control_options['id_base'] = $this->id_base;
         }
 }

 add_action( 'widgets_init', function() {
         register_widget( 'Extended_Text_Widget' );
 } );
 }}}

 This paired with the
 [https://gist.github.com/westonruter/5582d15e436bf05ce8dc78984909eff8 this
 plugin] ensures that the title and TinyMCE fields will be initialized.

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