How to use is_wide_widget_in_customizer filter in WordPress

is_wide_widget_in_customizer filter

Filters whether the given widget is considered “wide”.

To use is_wide_widget_in_customizer filter, first you have to register it using add_filter. You can write this code into functions.php of your activated theme or in a custom WordPress Plugin.

WePlugins always prefer to create a custom WordPress Plugin while using hooks so nothing breaks when you update your WordPress Theme in the future.

In the below live example, we have defined a function weplugins_modify_is_wide_widget_in_customizer_defaults which takes 2 parameters and we registered using add_filter. The first parameter is_wide_widget_in_customizer is the name of the hook, the second parameter weplugins_modify_is_wide_widget_in_customizer_defaults is the name of the function which needs to be called, the third parameter is the priority of calling the hook if the same hook is used multiple times and the last parameter is the number of arguments (if any) to be passed in the registered function.

Sometimes, you have to remove a registered hook so you can use remove_filter to remove is_wide_widget_in_customizer filter.

Parameters

Below are the 2 parameters required to use this hook.

• $is_wide : (bool) Whether the widget is wide, Default false.
• $widget_id : (string) Widget ID.

Live Example

apply_filters( 'is_wide_widget_in_customizer', bool $is_wide, string $widget_id )

Below is an example of how you can use this hook.

function weplugins_modify_is_wide_widget_in_customizer_defaults($is_wide, $widget_id) { 

    // Update the $is_wide variable according to your website requirements and return this variable. You can modify the $is_wide variable conditionally too if you want.

    return $is_wide; 
}
// add the filter
add_filter( "is_wide_widget_in_customizer", "weplugins_modify_is_wide_widget_in_customizer_defaults", 10, 2 );

Example 1: Default Behavior

This example demonstrates the default behavior of the hook without any modifications.

function weplugins_default_is_wide_widget($is_wide, $widget_id) { 
    // Simply return the original value
    return $is_wide; 
}
add_filter( "is_wide_widget_in_customizer", "weplugins_default_is_wide_widget", 10, 2 );

Example 2: Custom Wide Widget

Here, we customize the hook to make a specific widget wide based on its ID.

function weplugins_custom_is_wide_widget($is_wide, $widget_id) { 
    if($widget_id == 'custom_widget_id') {
        $is_wide = true;
    }
    return $is_wide; 
}
add_filter( "is_wide_widget_in_customizer", "weplugins_custom_is_wide_widget", 10, 2 );

Example 3: Conditional Wide Widget

In this example, the widget is set to wide based on a specific condition.

function weplugins_conditional_is_wide_widget($is_wide, $widget_id) { 
    if(some_condition()) {
        $is_wide = true;
    }
    return $is_wide; 
}
add_filter( "is_wide_widget_in_customizer", "weplugins_conditional_is_wide_widget", 10, 2 );

To remove a hook callback, use the example below.

remove_filter( "is_wide_widget_in_customizer", "weplugins_modify_is_wide_widget_in_customizer_defaults", 10, 2 );

Please make sure to provide the same callback function name, priority, and number of arguments while removing the hook callback.

Contact Us

If you need any customization or assistance with this hook, feel free to contact us. We are here to help!