'',
'name' => '',
'description' => '',
'before_widget' => '',
'before_title' => ''
);
// Parse the arguments.
$args = wp_parse_args( $args, apply_filters( 'hoot_sidebar_defaults', $defaults ) );
// Remove action.
remove_action( 'widgets_init', '__return_false', 95 );
// Register the sidebar.
return register_sidebar( apply_filters( 'hoot_sidebar_args', $args ) );
}
# Compatibility for when a theme doesn't register any sidebars.
add_action( 'widgets_init', '__return_false', 95 );
/**
* Function for grabbing a dynamic sidebar name.
*
* @since 3.0.0
* @access public
* @global array $wp_registered_sidebars
* @param string $sidebar_id
* @return string
*/
function hoot_get_sidebar_name( $sidebar_id ) {
global $wp_registered_sidebars;
return isset( $wp_registered_sidebars[ $sidebar_id ] ) ? $wp_registered_sidebars[ $sidebar_id ]['name'] : '';
}
/**
* Checks if a widget exists. Pass in the widget class name. This function is useful for
* checking if the widget exists before directly calling 'the_widget()' within a template.
* @NU
*
* @since 3.0.0
* @access public
* @param string $widget
* @return bool
*/
function hoot_widget_exists( $widget ) {
return isset( $GLOBALS['wp_widget_factory']->widgets[ $widget ] );
}