<?php
// Add function to widgets_init that'll load our widget.
add_action( 'widgets_init', 'st_popular_articles_widgets' );
// Register widget.
function st_popular_articles_widgets() {
register_widget( 'st_popular_articles_widget' );
}
// Widget class.
class st_popular_articles_widget extends WP_Widget {
/*-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
/* Widget Setup
/*-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
function st_popular_articles_widget() {
/* Widget settings. */
$widget_ops = array( 'classname' => 'st_popular_articles_widget', 'description' => __('A widget that displays your most popular articles', 'framework') );
/* Widget control settings. */
$control_ops = array( 'id_base' => 'st_popular_articles_widget' );
/* Create the widget. */
$this->WP_Widget( 'st_popular_articles_widget', __('Popular Articles Widget', 'framework'), $widget_ops, $control_ops );
}
/*-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
/* Display Widget
/*-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
function widget( $args, $instance ) {
extract( $args );
$title = apply_filters('widget_title', $instance['title'] );
/* Our variables from the widget settings. */
$number = $instance['number'];
/* Before widget (defined by themes). */
echo $before_widget;
/* Display Widget */
?>
<?php /* Display the widget title if one was input (before and after defined by themes). */
if ( $title )
echo $before_title . $title . $after_title;
?>
<ul class="clearfix">
<?php
$query = new WP_Query();
$query->query('posts_per_page='.$number.'&ignore_sticky_posts=1&meta_key=_st_post_views_count&orderby=_st_post_views_count&order=DESC');
?>
<?php if ($query->have_posts()) : while ($query->have_posts()) : $query->the_post(); ?>
<li class="clearfix <?php if ( has_post_format( 'video' )) { ?>format-video<?php } else { ?>format-standard<?php } ?>">
<a href="<?php the_permalink(); ?>" rel="bookmark"><?php the_title(); ?></a>
</li>
<?php endwhile; endif; ?>
<?php wp_reset_query(); ?>
</ul>
<?php
/* After widget (defined by themes). */
echo $after_widget;
}
/*-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
/* Update Widget
/*-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
function update( $new_instance, $old_instance ) {
$instance = $old_instance;
/* Strip tags to remove HTML (important for text inputs). */
$instance['title'] = strip_tags( $new_instance['title'] );
$instance['number'] = strip_tags( $new_instance['number'] );
/* No need to strip tags for.. */
return $instance;
}
/*-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
/* Widget Settings
/*-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
function form( $instance ) {
/* Set up some default widget settings. */
$defaults = array(
'title' => 'Popular Articles',
'number' => 4
);
$instance = wp_parse_args( (array) $instance, $defaults ); ?>
<!-- Widget Title: Text Input -->
<p>
<label for="<?php echo $this->get_field_id( 'title' ); ?>"><?php _e('Title:', 'framework') ?></label>
<input class="widefat" id="<?php echo $this->get_field_id( 'title' ); ?>" name="<?php echo $this->get_field_name( 'title' ); ?>" value="<?php echo $instance['title']; ?>" />
</p>
<!-- Widget Title: Text Input -->
<p>
<label for="<?php echo $this->get_field_id( 'number' ); ?>"><?php _e('Amount to show:', 'framework') ?></label>
<input class="widefat" id="<?php echo $this->get_field_id( 'number' ); ?>" name="<?php echo $this->get_field_name( 'number' ); ?>" value="<?php echo $instance['number']; ?>" />
</p>
<?php
}
}
?>