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apply_filters( 'load_default_widgets', bool $wp_maybe_load_widgets )

Since
2.8.0
Filters whether to load the Widgets library.

Description

Returning a falsey value from the filter will effectively short-circuit the Widgets library from loading.

Compatibility

WordPress
since 2.8.0
  • 6.7.7
  • 6.8.8
  • 6.9.7
  • 7.0.4
  • 7.1.0

Present in every tracked release (6.7.7 to 7.1.0).

Parameters

$wp_maybe_load_widgetsbool
Whether to load the Widgets library.
Default true.

Where this hook fires · 1

  • wp-includes/functions.php:5437wp_maybe_load_widgets()

Source code

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	 *	 * @since 2.8.0	 *	 * @param bool $wp_maybe_load_widgets Whether to load the Widgets library.	 *                                    Default true.	 */	if ( ! apply_filters( 'load_default_widgets', true ) ) {		return;	} 	require_once ABSPATH . WPINC . '/default-widgets.php'; 	add_action( '_admin_menu', 'wp_widgets_add_menu' );

Changelog

Introduced in 2.8.0. Unchanged from 6.7.7 through 7.1.0.

  1. 6.7.7
  2. 6.8.8
  3. 6.9.7
  4. 7.0.4
  5. 7.1.0

Signature, return type and hooks compared across 5 parsed releases.

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