I’ve been learning how to create WP plugins and I can for the most part figure out the hooks to use and store input as options, use admin pages and user pages to collect the input.
I wanted to create a simple plugin to get the latest posts but I can’t figure out where I’m supposed to put my register_widget call in order for the widget to show up so I can drag it to the sidebar of my choice. It doesn’t appear in the widget page at all.
The problem seems to be that I don’t know where to put wp_register_widget or if I should be using register_widget ditto for wp_register_widget_control. I believe the add_action at the bottom of the code is correct but nothing happens. At one point I tried registering the widget below the add_action and it just showed the widget at the top of every page but still not on the drag and drop page.
I put the code in Pastebin since it was taking me forever to code block it http://pastebin.com/Q1nJHPV3
In the end I’d like to have a plugin that is widgetized so I can use it as a template for other plugins and a clear understanding of when and where things should be registered or actions set.
Thanks
So the answer is use the WordPress plugin “Plugin Options Starter Kit”. Has everything you need to get a WordPress plugin up and running using options and settings API.