WP_Widget_Factory::unregister( string|WP_Widget $widget )

Un-registers a widget subclass.

Parameters

$widget

(string|WP_Widget) (Required) Either the name of a WP_Widget subclass or an instance of a WP_Widget subclass.

Source

File: wp-includes/class-wp-widget-factory.php

public function unregister( $widget ) {
		if ( $widget instanceof WP_Widget ) {
			unset( $this->widgets[ spl_object_hash( $widget ) ] );
		} else {
			unset( $this->widgets[ $widget ] );
		}
	}

Changelog

Version Description
4.6.0 Updated the $widget parameter to also accept a WP_Widget instance object instead of simply a WP_Widget subclass name.
2.8.0 Introduced.

© 2003–2021 WordPress Foundation
Licensed under the GNU GPLv2+ License.
https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/classes/wp_widget_factory/unregister