[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:  defect (bug)  |      Status:  new
 Priority:  normal        |   Milestone:  Awaiting Review
Component:  Widgets       |     Version:  3.2
 Severity:  major         |  Resolution:
 Keywords:  dev-feedback  |
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Comment (by azaozz):

 When we changed the widgets screen in the admin couple of years ago, we
 left behind quite a bit of "compat" code for converting from the old
 format to the new and for supporting all existing plugins at the time.

 We should revisit the widgets back-end in 3.3 and remove all that compat
 code together with improving the way sidebars are registered by themes and
 the overall handling of widget areas.

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