Using WordPress ‘is_wide_widget_in_customizer’ PHP filter

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The is_wide_widget_in_customizer WordPress PHP Filter allows you to determine if a given widget is considered “wide” in the customizer.

Usage

apply_filters( 'is_wide_widget_in_customizer', $is_wide, $widget_id );

Parameters

  • $is_wide (bool) – Whether the widget is wide. Default is false.
  • $widget_id (string) – The widget ID.

More information

See WordPress Developer Resources: is_wide_widget_in_customizer

Examples

Make a specific widget wide

Set a specific widget to be wide in the customizer.

function wide_widget_example( $is_wide, $widget_id ) {
    if ( 'text-2' == $widget_id ) {
        return true;
    }
    return $is_wide;
}
add_filter( 'is_wide_widget_in_customizer', 'wide_widget_example', 10, 2 );

Make all text widgets wide

Set all text widgets to be wide in the customizer.

function all_text_widgets_wide( $is_wide, $widget_id ) {
    if ( strpos( $widget_id, 'text-' ) === 0 ) {
        return true;
    }
    return $is_wide;
}
add_filter( 'is_wide_widget_in_customizer', 'all_text_widgets_wide', 10, 2 );

Make all widgets wide

Set all widgets to be wide in the customizer.

function all_widgets_wide( $is_wide, $widget_id ) {
    return true;
}
add_filter( 'is_wide_widget_in_customizer', 'all_widgets_wide', 10, 2 );

Make all wide widgets narrow

Set all wide widgets to be narrow in the customizer.

function all_wide_widgets_narrow( $is_wide, $widget_id ) {
    return false;
}
add_filter( 'is_wide_widget_in_customizer', 'all_wide_widgets_narrow', 10, 2 );

Make wide widgets based on custom logic

Set widgets to be wide based on custom logic.

function custom_logic_wide_widgets( $is_wide, $widget_id ) {
    // Custom logic to determine if a widget should be wide
    if ( /* your custom code here */ ) {
        return true;
    }
    return $is_wide;
}
add_filter( 'is_wide_widget_in_customizer', 'custom_logic_wide_widgets', 10, 2 );