[wp-trac] [WordPress Trac] #13169: Return Dynamic Sidebars with get_dynamic_sidebar

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#13169: Return Dynamic Sidebars with get_dynamic_sidebar
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 Reporter:  w3prodigy    |       Owner:  (none)
     Type:  enhancement  |      Status:  reopened
 Priority:  normal       |   Milestone:  Awaiting Review
Component:  Widgets      |     Version:
 Severity:  normal       |  Resolution:
 Keywords:               |     Focuses:
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Comment (by jobst):

 Since @SergeyBiryukov put it as "awaiting review" I have you included for
 review again.

 I, too, would like to have a function called "get_dynamic_sidebar",
 preferably as a core function so we do not get the overhead of the ob_*
 based functions.

 Alternatively there could be a flag added as parm for "dynamic_sidebar()"
 which stops the output but rather returns it.

 One of the obvious uses would be to scan for a string and replace:
 {{{
  $foobar=get_dynamic_sidebar('CopyrightNotice');
  $foobar=str_replace("%THEYEAR%",date('Y'),$foobar);
  echo $foobar;
 }}}
 Not sure why some core developers think this should not be implemented as
 it is pretty obvious to me if you want to dynamically replace content of a
 sidebar (or combine them as explained above).

 I have many websites that have a copyright notice in the footer that have
 a year in it. Easy to change when the content could be searched.

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