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WidgetInterface ​

Type
Interface
Namespace
craft\base
Extends
craft\base\SavableComponentInterface
Implemented by
craft\base\Widget, craft\widgets\CraftSupport, craft\widgets\Feed, craft\widgets\MissingWidget, craft\widgets\MyDrafts, craft\widgets\NewUsers, craft\widgets\QuickPost, craft\widgets\RecentEntries, craft\widgets\Updates
Since
3.0.0

WidgetInterface defines the common interface to be implemented by dashboard widget classes.

A class implementing this interface should also use craft\base\SavableComponentTrait and craft\base\WidgetTrait.

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Public Methods ​

MethodDescription
afterDelete()Performs actions after a component is deleted.
afterSave()Performs actions after a component is saved.
beforeApplyDelete()Performs actions before a component delete is applied to the database.
beforeDelete()Performs actions before a component is deleted.
beforeSave()Performs actions before a component is saved.
displayName()Returns the display name of this class.
getBodyHtml()Returns the widget's body HTML.
getIsNew()Returns whether the component is new (unsaved).
getSettings()Returns an array of the component’s settings.
getSettingsHtml()Returns the component’s settings HTML.
getSubtitle()Returns the widget’s subtitle.
getTitle()Returns the widget’s title.
icon()Returns the path to the widget’s SVG icon, or the actual SVG contents.
isSelectable()Returns whether the component should be selectable in component Type selects.
maxColspan()Returns the widget’s maximum colspan.
settingsAttributes()Returns the list of settings attribute names.

getBodyHtml() ​

Returns the widget's body HTML.

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Returns ​

string, false – The widget’s body HTML, or false if the widget should not be visible. (If you don’t want the widget to be selectable in the first place, use isSelectable().)

getSubtitle() ​

Since
3.4.0

Returns the widget’s subtitle.

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Returns ​

string, null – The widget’s subtitle

getTitle() ​

Returns the widget’s title.

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Returns ​

string – The widget’s title.

icon() ​

Since
3.2.0

Returns the path to the widget’s SVG icon, or the actual SVG contents.

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Returns ​

string, null

maxColspan() ​

Returns the widget’s maximum colspan.

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Returns ​

integer, null – The widget’s maximum colspan, if it has one