register widgets in admin panel descriptions are not shown

[dsalon]

The first lines of function register_sidebar_widget in widgets.php reads as follows:

function register_sidebar_widget($name, $output_callback, $classname = ) {

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if ( is_array($name) ) {

if ( count($name) == 3 )

$name = sprintf($name[0], $name[2]);

else

$name = $name[0];

}

$id = sanitize_title($name);

$options = array();

...

I believe that the correct function should read:

function register_sidebar_widget($name, $output_callback, $classname = , $options = array() ) {

Compat
if ( is_array($name) ) {

if ( count($name) == 3 )

$name = sprintf($name[0], $name[2]);

else

$name = $name[0];

}

$id = sanitize_title($name);

$options = array();
...

[ryan]

Use wp_register_sidebar_widget(). register_sidebar_widget() is deprecated.