is_active_widget( callable|false $callback = false, string|false $widget_id = false, string|false $id_base = false, bool $skip_inactive = true )

Determines whether a given widget is displayed on the front end.

Description

Either $callback or $id_base can be used $id_base is the first argument when extending WP_Widget class Without the optional $widget_id parameter, returns the ID of the first sidebar in which the first instance of the widget with the given callback or $id_base is found. With the $widget_id parameter, returns the ID of the sidebar where the widget with that callback/$id_base AND that ID is found.

NOTE: $widget_id and $id_base are the same for single widgets. To be effective this function has to run after widgets have initialized, at action ‘init’ or later.

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Parameters

$callback

(callable|false) (Optional) Widget callback to check.

Default value: false

$widget_id

(string|false) (Optional) Widget ID. Optional, but needed for checking.

Default value: false

$id_base

(string|false) (Optional) The base ID of a widget created by extending WP_Widget.

Default value: false

$skip_inactive

(bool) (Optional) Whether to check in 'wp_inactive_widgets'.

Default value: true

Return

(string|false) ID of the sidebar in which the widget is active, false if the widget is not active.

Source

File: wp-includes/widgets.php 

function is_active_widget( $callback = false, $widget_id = false, $id_base = false, $skip_inactive = true ) {
	global $wp_registered_widgets;

	$sidebars_widgets = wp_get_sidebars_widgets();

	if ( is_array( $sidebars_widgets ) ) {
		foreach ( $sidebars_widgets as $sidebar => $widgets ) {
			if ( $skip_inactive && ( 'wp_inactive_widgets' === $sidebar || 'orphaned_widgets' === substr( $sidebar, 0, 16 ) ) ) {
				continue;
			}

			if ( is_array( $widgets ) ) {
				foreach ( $widgets as $widget ) {
					if ( ( $callback && isset( $wp_registered_widgets[ $widget ]['callback'] ) && $wp_registered_widgets[ $widget ]['callback'] === $callback ) || ( $id_base && _get_widget_id_base( $widget ) === $id_base ) ) {
						if ( ! $widget_id || $widget_id === $wp_registered_widgets[ $widget ]['id'] ) {
							return $sidebar;
						}
					}
				}
			}
		}
	}
	return false;
}

Changelog

Version Description
2.2.0 Introduced.

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