wp-includes/class-wp-widget.php:611Retrieves the settings for all instances of the widget class.
array public function get_settings() { $settings = get_option( $this->option_name ); if ( false === $settings ) { $settings = array(); if ( isset( $this->alt_option_name ) ) { // Get settings from alternative (legacy) option. $settings = get_option( $this->alt_option_name, array() ); // Delete the alternative (legacy) option as the new option will be created using `$this->option_name`. delete_option( $this->alt_option_name ); } // Save an option so it can be autoloaded next time. $this->save_settings( $settings ); } if ( ! is_array( $settings ) && ! ( $settings instanceof ArrayObject || $settings instanceof ArrayIterator ) ) { $settings = array(); } if ( ! empty( $settings ) && ! isset( $settings['_multiwidget'] ) ) { // Old format, convert if single widget. $settings = wp_convert_widget_settings( $this->id_base, $this->option_name, $settings ); } unset( $settings['_multiwidget'], $settings['__i__'] ); return $settings; }Introduced in 2.8.0. Unchanged from 6.7.7 through 7.1.0.
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