WP_REST_Widgets_Controller::create_item( WP_REST_Request $request )

Creates a widget.

Parameters

$request

(WP_REST_Request) (Required) Full details about the request.

Return

(WP_REST_Response|WP_Error) Response object on success, or WP_Error object on failure.

Source

File: wp-includes/rest-api/endpoints/class-wp-rest-widgets-controller.php

public function create_item( $request ) {
		$sidebar_id = $request['sidebar'];

		$widget_id = $this->save_widget( $request, $sidebar_id );

		if ( is_wp_error( $widget_id ) ) {
			return $widget_id;
		}

		wp_assign_widget_to_sidebar( $widget_id, $sidebar_id );

		$request['context'] = 'edit';

		$response = $this->prepare_item_for_response( compact( 'sidebar_id', 'widget_id' ), $request );

		if ( is_wp_error( $response ) ) {
			return $response;
		}

		$response->set_status( 201 );

		return $response;
	}

Changelog

Version Description
5.8.0 Introduced.

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https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/classes/wp_rest_widgets_controller/create_item