diff --git a/lib/zin/core/wg.func.php b/lib/zin/core/wg.func.php
index 080595a7e7..e0c2f450cb 100644
--- a/lib/zin/core/wg.func.php
+++ b/lib/zin/core/wg.func.php
@@ -18,6 +18,16 @@ require_once __DIR__ . DS . 'rawcontent.class.php';
 require_once __DIR__ . DS . 'wg.class.php';
 require_once __DIR__ . DS . 'context.func.php';
 
+/**
+ * Create an new widget.
+ *
+ * @return wg
+ */
+function wg(): wg
+{
+    return new wg(func_get_args());
+}
+
 /**
  * Set widget properties.
  *