Title: Widget Instance
Author: Global
Published: <strong>11 de junio de  2012</strong>
Last modified: 11 de julio de  2018

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# Widget Instance

 Por [Global](https://profiles.wordpress.org/global_1981/)

[Descargar](https://downloads.wordpress.org/plugin/widget-instance.zip)

 * [Detalles](https://es-ar.wordpress.org/plugins/widget-instance/#description)
 * [Valoraciones](https://es-ar.wordpress.org/plugins/widget-instance/#reviews)
 *  [Instalación](https://es-ar.wordpress.org/plugins/widget-instance/#installation)
 * [Desarrollo](https://es-ar.wordpress.org/plugins/widget-instance/#developers)

 [Soporte](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/widget-instance/)

## Descripción

Widgets are normally displayed as part of a sidebar using the dynamic_sidebar()

function. There is the_widget function for static widgets, but there is no equivalent
for specific widgets configured in the Appearance > Widgets area.

The Widget Instance plugin allows WordPress users of all abilities to display
 these
widgets outside of the sidebars they have been assigned to.

Features

 1. A wysiwyg editor button for selecting available widgets,
 2. A shortcode [widget_instance id=”[widget_id]”],
 3. A theme action do_action(‘widget_instance’, [widget_id]) and finally
 4. Utility functions for developers get_widget_instance and widget_instance

Usage

 * [widget_instance id=”[widget_id]”]
 * do_action(‘widget_instance’, ‘[widget_id]’);
 * the_widget_instance(‘[widget_id]’);
 * get_the_widget_instance(‘[widget_id]’);

## Capturas

 * [[
 * The Widget Instance editor button
 * [[
 * The editor dialog for inserting a specific widget instance

## Instalación

This section describes how to install the plugin and get it working.

 1. Upload `widget-instance` to the `/wp-content/plugins/` directory
 2. Activate the plugin through the ‘Plugins’ menu in WordPress
 3. Within the editor, you can use the Widget Instance editor button to select
     from
    available widgets or enter a shortcode following the syntax: [widget_instance id
    =”[widget_id]”]
 4. Optional step: If you would like to retain the sidebar format of the widget, check
    the Include Sidebar format checkbox
 5. Within template files you can use the following php snippets:

 * Action: do_action(‘widget_instance’, ‘[widget_id]’);
 * Function: the_widget_instance(‘[widget_id]’);
 * Function: get_the_widget_instance(‘[widget_id]’);

## Preguntas frecuentes

  How do I get the widget id?

Of course the editor button automagically retrieves all the available widgets
 (
and their ids) for you, but if you are using one of the PHP functions, you can get
the available widget ids by looping over the array returned by the function wp_get_sidebars_widgets()

## Reseñas

![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/6dbf7eec55bede15de45e3ffe70c64119ebcfc1ed578a8f847bef939b02eef35?
s=60&d=retro&r=g)

### 󠀁[Works, but not with widgets that need parameters](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/works-but-not-with-widgets-that-need-parameters/)󠁿

 [jeroenm77](https://profiles.wordpress.org/jeroenm77/) 3 de septiembre de 2018

Works, if you need a widget that doesn’t need parameters.

![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/02f1f7a1add6beadf074cfe6c5957fde3be39f84739263a073b84e538e8988dd?
s=60&d=retro&r=g)

### 󠀁[Works as expected!](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/works-as-expected-303/)󠁿

 [luigitec](https://profiles.wordpress.org/luigitec/) 9 de mayo de 2017

Nice plugin, it does what I needed.

![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/cecc642a78e07c4546e7a53a71ae2b1dba80ea102cac14441f23f93cebdf3e59?
s=60&d=retro&r=g)

### 󠀁[good](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/good-2413/)󠁿

 [pierrechecy](https://profiles.wordpress.org/pierrechecy/) 13 de marzo de 2017

use with other plugin “Category Posts Widget” and template Customizr very easy

![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/96f3c753920654ef8d0690b3edd5f63b2639318d9262eccf4ae94932ddbad7b6?
s=60&d=retro&r=g)

### 󠀁[5 Stars Plugin. Great Great](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/5-stars-plugin-great-great/)󠁿

 [ireneml](https://profiles.wordpress.org/ireneml/) 3 de septiembre de 2016

This plugin has saved me a lot of work and has given me all the answers I was looking
for a long time ago. Thank you very much Ben.

![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/6a5c88c71ae27ce729c94c08888d7bf109298f4ae13d6667161eff14567da8f0?
s=60&d=retro&r=g)

### 󠀁[Great plugin, thank you! Also provided a solution for the dropdown issue](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/great-plugin-thank-you-also-provided-a-solution-for-the-dropdown-issue/)󠁿

 [Immánuel Fodor](https://profiles.wordpress.org/immanuelfactor/) 3 de septiembre
de 2016

If anybody has the no widges in the dropdown issue, I posted a solution, just see
here: [SOLVED] No widgets in the dropdown I hope this helps! 🙂

 [ Leer todas las 9 reseñas ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/widget-instance/reviews/)

## Colaboradores y desarrolladores

“Widget Instance” es un software de código abierto. Las siguientes personas han 
colaborado con este plugin.

Colaboradores

 *   [ Global ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/global_1981/)

[Traduce “Widget Instance” a tu idioma.](https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/widget-instance)

### ¿Interesado en el desarrollo?

[Revisa el código](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/widget-instance/) ,
echa un vistazo al [repositorio SVN](https://plugins.svn.wordpress.org/widget-instance/),
o suscríbete al [log de desarrollo](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/widget-instance/)
por [RSS](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/widget-instance/?limit=100&mode=stop_on_copy&format=rss).

## Registro de cambios

#### 0.9.5

 * Tested in WordPress 4.9.7

#### 0.9.4

 * Included Immánuel Fodor’s fix for empty dropdown

#### 0.9.3

 * Tested in WordPress 4.2.2, new banner, icons and tinymce button created.

#### 0.9.2

 * Added javascript loader, fix for wordpress installs where wp-includes url is 
   not in the root.

#### 0.9.1

 * Can now select a widget by it’s title as well as its id. The title is in parenthesis
   after the id.

#### 0.9

 * Tested on 3.5.1
 * Fixed php warnign typo

#### 0.8

 * Tested on 3.4.1
 * Added option for including sidebar formatting
 * The widget’s title will now include the sidebar title markup (More useful than
   having a plain text title)

#### 0.5

 * Initial release

## Meta

 *  Versión **0.9.4**
 *  Última actualización **hace 8 años**
 *  Instalaciones activas **500+**
 *  Versión de WordPress ** 2.9.1 o superior **
 *  Testeado hasta **4.9.29**
 *  Idioma
 * [English (US)](https://wordpress.org/plugins/widget-instance/)
 * Etiquetas:
 * [display widget](https://es-ar.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/display-widget/)[widget](https://es-ar.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/widget/)
   [widget instance](https://es-ar.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/widget-instance/)[widgets](https://es-ar.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/widgets/)
 *  [Vista avanzada](https://es-ar.wordpress.org/plugins/widget-instance/advanced/)

## Valoraciones

 3.4 de 5 estrellas.

 *  [  5 valoraciones de 5 estrellas     ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/widget-instance/reviews/?filter=5)
 *  [  0 valoraciones de 4 estrellas     ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/widget-instance/reviews/?filter=4)
 *  [  1 valoración de 3 estrellas     ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/widget-instance/reviews/?filter=3)
 *  [  0 valoraciones de 2 estrellas     ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/widget-instance/reviews/?filter=2)
 *  [  3 valoraciones de 1 estrellas     ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/widget-instance/reviews/?filter=1)

[Your review](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/widget-instance/reviews/#new-post)

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## Colaboradores

 *   [ Global ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/global_1981/)

## Soporte

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