Title: [Plugin: Authors Widget] WordPress Widgets API not being used
Last modified: August 20, 2016

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# [Plugin: Authors Widget] WordPress Widgets API not being used

 *  [WebEndev](https://wordpress.org/support/users/munman/)
 * (@munman)
 * [13 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-authors-widget-wordpress-widgets-api-not-being-used/)
 * I am using the [Advanced Text Widget Pro](http://codecanyon.net/item/advanced-text-widget-pro/1256755)
   plugin, which allows you to apply visibility conditions to any widget on your
   site.
 * The Advanced Text Widget Pro plugin does not work properly with the Authors Widget
   plugin because the Authors Widget plugin does not use the [WordPress Widgets API](http://codex.wordpress.org/Widgets_API#Developing_Widgets)
   standard for developing widgets (need to extend the standard WP_Widget class).
 * Could this be resolved in a new release please?
 * The Authors Widget is very versatile and useful, and would be perfect if this
   was resolved.
 * Thanks
 * [http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/authors/](http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/authors/)

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 * [Authors Widget](https://wordpress.org/plugins/authors/)
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 * Last reply from: [WebEndev](https://wordpress.org/support/users/munman/)
 * Last activity: [13 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-authors-widget-wordpress-widgets-api-not-being-used/)
 * Status: not resolved