[wp-trac] [WordPress Trac] #17979: Avoid losing widgets when switching themes

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#17979: Avoid losing widgets when switching themes
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 Reporter:  lancewillett                         |       Owner:
     Type:  enhancement                          |      Status:  new
 Priority:  high                                 |   Milestone:  3.3
Component:  Widgets                              |     Version:  2.9
 Severity:  normal                               |  Resolution:
 Keywords:  ux-feedback has-patch needs-testing  |
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Comment (by SergeyBiryukov):

 Replying to [comment:68 azaozz]:
 > Perhaps better would be to run retrieve_widgets() on the first login
 after install (i.e. set the option 'theme_switched' to true).

 In that case, Inactive Widgets becomes pre-populated on the first login,
 which seems weird (currently it happens too, being a regression from 3.1
 to 3.2).

 So I guess updating `sidebars_widgets` defaults when releasing a new theme
 is a cleaner solution.

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