Extract recent comments code out of the widget

[Viper007Bond]

For those of us who don't use a widgetized sidebar, there's no easy way to display recent comments without copy/pasting the widget's code or using a plugin.

The code used in the widget should be extracted into function(s) that can be used outside of the widget.

Perhaps have a look at the_widget($widget, $instance = array(), $args = array()). It would output an instance of a widget. For recent comments it would be the_widget( 'WP_Widget_Recent_Comments' );.

Relates to #10615

Replying to azaozz:

Perhaps have a look at the_widget($widget, $instance = array(), $args = array()). It would output an instance of a widget. For recent comments it would be the_widget( 'WP_Widget_Recent_Comments' );.

I had briefly thought about trying to get the widget run on it's own, but then I thought it wouldn't work due to settings, etc.

Good to know (I ended up using a plugin). Thanks!

It works pretty well, the settings can be hard-coded or use some code to change them depending on template, etc.