[wp-trac] [WordPress Trac] #9349: Load widgets.php Before Plugins Because Of New WP_Widget Class

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#9349: Load widgets.php Before Plugins Because Of New WP_Widget Class
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 Reporter:  GamerZ        |       Owner:         
     Type:  defect (bug)  |      Status:  new    
 Priority:  high          |   Milestone:  2.8    
Component:  Widgets       |     Version:  2.8    
 Severity:  normal        |    Keywords:  widgets
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 widgets.php is only included when wp_maybe_load_widgets() is called in
 /wp-includes/functions.php.

 {{{
 function wp_maybe_load_widgets() {
         if ( !function_exists( 'dynamic_sidebar' ) ) {
                 require_once( ABSPATH . WPINC . '/widgets.php' );
                 add_action( '_admin_menu', 'wp_widgets_add_menu' );
         }
 }
 }}}

 But in WP2.8 there is a new WP_Widget Class, if I attempt to create a new
 Widget Class extending on this class in my plugin, it will prompt me
 "Class 'WP_Widget' not found" because the class is not included before the
 plugin.

 Should we load widgets.php in wp-settings.php? Or we should move the class
 portion to new file called class-widgets.php?

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