wp_widget_description() │ WP 2.5.0

Retrieves description for widget.

When registering widgets, the options can also include 'description' that describes the widget for display on the widget administration panel or in the theme.

No Hooks.

Returns

string|null. Widget description, if available.

Usage

wp_widget_description( $id );

$id(int|string) (required)

Widget ID.

Notes

Changelog

wp_widget_description() wp widget description code ^{WP 7.1}

function wp_widget_description( $id ) {
	if ( ! is_scalar( $id ) ) {
		return null;
	}

	global $wp_registered_widgets;

	if ( isset( $wp_registered_widgets[ $id ]['description'] ) ) {
		return esc_html( $wp_registered_widgets[ $id ]['description'] );
	}
	return null;
}