[wp-trac] [WordPress Trac] #27404: Widget Customizer: Allow adding inactive widgets to widget areas

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#27404: Widget Customizer: Allow adding inactive widgets to widget areas
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 Reporter:  westonruter                          |       Owner:
     Type:  feature request                      |  westonruter
 Priority:  normal                               |      Status:  accepted
Component:  Widgets                              |   Milestone:  4.8
 Severity:  normal                               |     Version:  3.9
 Keywords:  ux-feedback has-patch has-           |  Resolution:
  screenshots                                    |     Focuses:  ui,
                                                 |  javascript
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Comment (by celloexpressions):

 What happened to [comment:26]? Those seem like better approaches if the
 widgets are going to be individual (showing them as separate instances or
 in a separate section, rather than a dropdown).

 If we do any grouping, I would definitely push for actual widget groups,
 whether there's a comprehensive UI for it or entire groups can be
 moved/merged into a current theme's sidebar at once. Any other grouping
 approach could add complexity without improving usability and flexibility
 in the way that menus-style grouping can.

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Ticket URL: <https://core.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/27404#comment:54>
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