diff --git a/widgets/widget-best_sellers.php b/widgets/widget-best_sellers.php
index 3311df28173..dae921ae760 100644
--- a/widgets/widget-best_sellers.php
+++ b/widgets/widget-best_sellers.php
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ class WooCommerce_Widget_Best_Sellers extends WP_Widget {
 			$number = 15;
 
     	$query_args = array(
-    		'showposts' 	=> $number, 
+    		'posts_per_page' 	=> $number, 
     		'nopaging' 		=> 0, 
     		'post_status' 	=> 'publish', 
     		'post_type' 	=> 'product',
diff --git a/widgets/widget-featured_products.php b/widgets/widget-featured_products.php
index d6db253212c..f3706a25973 100644
--- a/widgets/widget-featured_products.php
+++ b/widgets/widget-featured_products.php
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ class WooCommerce_Widget_Featured_Products extends WP_Widget {
 			$number = 15;
 ?>
 
-   		<?php $query_args = array('showposts' => $number, 'nopaging' => 0, 'post_status' => 'publish', 'post_type' => 'product',  'meta_key' => '_featured', 'meta_value' => 'yes');
+   		<?php $query_args = array('posts_per_page' => $number, 'nopaging' => 0, 'post_status' => 'publish', 'post_type' => 'product',  'meta_key' => '_featured', 'meta_value' => 'yes');
 
 		$r = new WP_Query($query_args);
 		
diff --git a/widgets/widget-onsale.php b/widgets/widget-onsale.php
index c05a7452705..587c6797869 100644
--- a/widgets/widget-onsale.php
+++ b/widgets/widget-onsale.php
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ class WooCommerce_Widget_On_Sale extends WP_Widget {
 	    $meta_query[] = $woocommerce->query->stock_status_meta_query();
 		    
     	$query_args = array(
-    		'showposts' 	=> $number, 
+    		'posts_per_page' 	=> $number, 
     		'nopaging' 		=> 0, 
     		'post_status' 	=> 'publish', 
     		'post_type' 	=> 'product',
diff --git a/widgets/widget-recent_products.php b/widgets/widget-recent_products.php
index 5b689892b65..00b0bbe4177 100644
--- a/widgets/widget-recent_products.php
+++ b/widgets/widget-recent_products.php
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ class WooCommerce_Widget_Recent_Products extends WP_Widget {
 
     $show_variations = $instance['show_variations'] ? '1' : '0';
 
-    $query_args = array('showposts' => $number, 'nopaging' => 0, 'post_status' => 'publish', 'post_type' => 'product');
+    $query_args = array('posts_per_page' => $number, 'nopaging' => 0, 'post_status' => 'publish', 'post_type' => 'product');
 
     if($show_variations=='0'){
       $query_args['meta_query'] = array(
diff --git a/widgets/widget-recently_viewed.php b/widgets/widget-recently_viewed.php
index 130a9968030..0eb952a8898 100644
--- a/widgets/widget-recently_viewed.php
+++ b/widgets/widget-recently_viewed.php
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ class WooCommerce_Widget_Recently_Viewed extends WP_Widget {
 		else if ( $number > 15 )
 			$number = 15;
 
-	    $query_args = array('showposts' => $number, 'nopaging' => 0, 'post_status' => 'publish', 'post_type' => 'product', 'post__in' => $_SESSION['viewed_products'], 'orderby' => 'rand');
+	    $query_args = array('posts_per_page' => $number, 'nopaging' => 0, 'post_status' => 'publish', 'post_type' => 'product', 'post__in' => $_SESSION['viewed_products'], 'orderby' => 'rand');
 
 		$r = new WP_Query($query_args);