While it's a rather horrible idea, this code will permit you to execute PHP code in WordPress widgets. There's never a need to use it; use shortcodes instead. However, it may come in handy at some point.
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<?php
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/*
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Execute PHP in WordPress Widgets
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http://www.beliefmedia.com/code/wp-snippets/execute-php-wordpress-widgets
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*/
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function beliefmedia_execute_php_widgets($html) {
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ob_start();
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eval('?' . '>' . $html);
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ob_end_clean();
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}
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return $html;
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}
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Again, use shortcodes and enable the widget_text filter as follows:
