[wp-trac] Re: [WordPress Trac] #9511: Redesign widgets admin page

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#9511: Redesign widgets admin page
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 Reporter:  azaozz       |       Owner:     
     Type:  enhancement  |      Status:  new
 Priority:  normal       |   Milestone:  2.8
Component:  Widgets      |     Version:     
 Severity:  normal       |    Keywords:     
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Comment(by azaozz):

 Replying to [comment:4 Denis-de-Bernardy]:

 >  - multi-sidebar support

 All sidebars are displayed on the page, first is open, the rest are folded
 (click on the name to open). This will need improving to better indicate
 the closed sidebars.

 >  - old-style multi-widget support (widgets getting dumped out of their
 sidebar)

 Haven't seen that happening. There's some code to check for old configured
 widgets and put them in the "Inactive widgets" area. Before they weren't
 visible at all (but were in the db). Perhaps that's what you're seeing.

 >  - odd script hanging (e.g. text widget that doesn't resize back when
 saved)

 Fixed.

 >  - rogue widgets (widgets that are stored but not in a sidebar due to a
 change of themes or layout)

 This is actually one of the most requested features: to be able to keep
 configured widgets that are inactive (not in any sidebar) and to store the
 widgets when switching themes and the new theme has less sidebars.

 > Would you rather I open separate bugs, or should I report them in here
 as I nail down how to reproduce them?

 Perhaps it's better to keep them all here for easier reference.

 > Also, I take it that the absence of a save button is normal? If so,
 great, but it may not necessarily be very natural or obvious to users,
 because that is inconsistent with the rest of WP UI... :-)

 There's a Save button on each widget, don't think we need more. Before we
 had to put up a warning so users don't forget to save, that's not needed
 now.

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