the_widget │ action-hook │ WP 3.0.0

Fires before rendering the requested widget.

Usage

add_action( 'the_widget', 'wp_kama_the_widget_action', 10, 3 );

/**
 * Function for `the_widget` action-hook.
 * 
 * @param string $widget   The widget's class name.
 * @param array  $instance The current widget instance's settings.
 * @param array  $args     An array of the widget's sidebar arguments.
 *
 * @return void
 */
function wp_kama_the_widget_action( $widget, $instance, $args ){

	// action...
}

$widget(string)

The widget's class name.

$instance(array)

The current widget instance's settings.

$args(array)

An array of the widget's sidebar arguments.

Changelog

Where the hook is called

do_action( 'the_widget', $widget, $instance, $args );

Where the hook is used in WordPress