function widget( $args, $instance ) {
    $count = get_option( 'akismet_spam_count' );

    if ( ! isset( $instance['title'] ) ) {
      $instance['title'] = __( 'Spam Blocked' , 'akismet' );
    }

    echo $args['before_widget'];
    if ( ! empty( $instance['title'] ) ) {
      echo $args['before_title'];
      echo esc_html( $instance['title'] );
      echo $args['after_title'];
    }
?>

	<div class="a-stats">
		<a href="https://akismet.com" target="_blank" rel="noopener" title="">
			<?php

      echo wp_kses(
        sprintf(
          /* translators: The placeholder is the number of pieces of spam blocked by Akismet. */
          _n(
            '<strong class="count">%1$s spam</strong> blocked by <strong>Akismet</strong>',
            '<strong class="count">%1$s spam</strong> blocked by <strong>Akismet</strong>',
            $count,
            'akismet'
          ),
          number_format_i18n( $count )
        ),
        array(
          'strong' => array(
            'class' => true,
          ),
        )
      );

      ?>
		</a>
	</div>

<?php
    echo $args['after_widget'];
  }