[wp-trac] [WordPress Trac] #10954: Widgets Disappear

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#10954: Widgets Disappear
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 Reporter:  hakre         |       Owner:                    
     Type:  defect (bug)  |      Status:  new               
 Priority:  normal        |   Milestone:  2.9               
Component:  General       |     Version:  2.8.4             
 Severity:  normal        |    Keywords:  developer-feedback
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 The widgets page displays all available (registered) widgets. They can
 appear in three sections: Within the list of available widgets, within the
 list of Inactive Widgets and in the list of the sidebars.

 The logic where such a widget is displayed is somehow broken. I can not
 precise this but what I experience on certain sites is the fact that
 widgets disappear. Somehow the available widgets list gets incomplete
 missing some widgets that are neither part of any sidebar nor incative.

 I created a plugin to dig into the details and even did make a look on the
 widget listing code. I strongly suggest that the widget listing code is
 completely refactored because it's pretty akward. There are bugs in there
 that lead to dataloss, which is a strong signal that the code is overall
 not working properly.

 I experienced it now with at least three sites otherwise I would not have
 taken the time to report it.

 Please asign this ticket to the coder who is taking care for the widgets.

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