You need a corresponding function UPDATE to complete this. See the Widgets API on the codex:
http://codex.wordpress.org/Widgets_API
Below is their example.
/**
* Adds Foo_Widget widget.
*/
class Foo_Widget extends WP_Widget {
/**
* Register widget with WordPress.
*/
function __construct() {
parent::__construct(
'foo_widget', // Base ID
__('Widget Title', 'text_domain'), // Name
array( 'description' => __( 'A Foo Widget', 'text_domain' ), ) // Args
);
}
/**
* Front-end display of widget.
*
* @see WP_Widget::widget()
*
* @param array $args Widget arguments.
* @param array $instance Saved values from database.
*/
public function widget( $args, $instance ) {
$title = apply_filters( 'widget_title', $instance['title'] );
echo $args['before_widget'];
if ( ! empty( $title ) )
echo $args['before_title'] . $title . $args['after_title'];
echo __( 'Hello, World!', 'text_domain' );
echo $args['after_widget'];
}
/**
* Back-end widget form.
*
* @see WP_Widget::form()
*
* @param array $instance Previously saved values from database.
*/
public function form( $instance ) {
if ( isset( $instance[ 'title' ] ) ) {
$title = $instance[ 'title' ];
}
else {
$title = __( 'New title', 'text_domain' );
}
?>
<p>
<label for="<?php echo $this->get_field_id( 'title' ); ?>"><?php _e( 'Title:' ); ?></label>
<input class="widefat" id="<?php echo $this->get_field_id( 'title' ); ?>" name="<?php echo $this->get_field_name( 'title' ); ?>" type="text" value="<?php echo esc_attr( $title ); ?>">
</p>
<?php
}
/**
* Sanitize widget form values as they are saved.
*
* @see WP_Widget::update()
*
* @param array $new_instance Values just sent to be saved.
* @param array $old_instance Previously saved values from database.
*
* @return array Updated safe values to be saved.
*/
public function update( $new_instance, $old_instance ) {
$instance = array();
$instance['title'] = ( ! empty( $new_instance['title'] ) ) ? strip_tags( $new_instance['title'] ) : '';
return $instance;
}
} // class Foo_Widget