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`wp_update_widget`

WordPress tool. Update an existing widget's settings

This is a write tool: it updates widget in your WordPress account. Claude asks you to confirm before it runs.

Ask Claude

You do not call this tool yourself. Ask for the outcome and the client picks the tool:

Update widget in my WordPress account for [widget id], [settings].

It takes 2 required and 1 optional parameter.

Parameters

Parameter	Type	Required	Description
`widget_id`	string	Yes	Widget Id
`settings`	object	Yes	Settings
`sidebar_id`	string	No	Sidebar Id

Related WordPress tools

wp_update_all_plugins
wp_update_category
wp_update_comment
wp_update_core
wp_update_discussion_settings
wp_update_email_settings

Before you can call it

This tool needs a connected WordPress account. The WordPress connect guide covers how to authorize it and what it unlocks, and the quickstart gets a client talking to the server in about five minutes.

Start free — 30 tool calls a month

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