add_shortcode( 'display_widget', function( $atts ) {
if( empty( $atts['title'] ) ) {
return 'Missing title argument.';
}
$widgets = get_option( 'widget_text' );
if( ! $widgets ) {
return 'Text widgets were not found.';
}
foreach( $widgets as $i => $widget ) {
if( $widget['title'] == $atts['title'] ) {
return $widget['text'];
}
}
} );
Shortcode to display a WordPress text widget body
Shortcode `display_widget title=”Test”` (using brackets) accepting widget title argument.
How to use
- Log into a staging, development, or locally hosted clone of your site
- Install and activate Code Snippets
- WP Admin > Snippets > Add New
- Copy and paste the code from the Description tab above
- Check to ensure formatting came over properly and no syntax errors show up in the editor
- Customize the code as desired
- Add a meaningful title
- Select whether to run on front-end or back-end (or both)
- Click “Save and Activate”
- Test your site to ensure it works
- Disable if any problems, or recover
- Repeat for live environment
License
All code snippets are licensed GPLv2 (or later) matching WordPress licensing.
Disclaimer of warranty:
Except when otherwise stated in writing the copyright holders and/or other parties provide the program as-is without warranty of any kind, either expressed or implied, including, but not limited to, the implied warranties of merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose.
Support
- Describe the issue and what you’ve observed.
- Describe your expected outcome(s).
- List steps to reproduce the issue.
- Optionally provide screen-shot or video URLs.
