WP_Widget_Recent_Posts::update( array $new_instance, array $old_instance )

Handles updating the settings for the current Recent Posts widget instance.

Parameters

$new_instance

(array) (Required) New settings for this instance as input by the user via WP_Widget::form().

$old_instance

(array) (Required) Old settings for this instance.

Return

(array) Updated settings to save.

Source

File: wp-includes/widgets/class-wp-widget-recent-posts.php

public function update( $new_instance, $old_instance ) {
		$instance              = $old_instance;
		$instance['title']     = sanitize_text_field( $new_instance['title'] );
		$instance['number']    = (int) $new_instance['number'];
		$instance['show_date'] = isset( $new_instance['show_date'] ) ? (bool) $new_instance['show_date'] : false;
		return $instance;
	}

Changelog

Version Description
2.8.0 Introduced.

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https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/classes/wp_widget_recent_posts/update