[wp-trac] [WordPress Trac] #23934: Calling sidebar two times, widgets have the same ID

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#23934: Calling sidebar two times, widgets have the same ID
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 Reporter:  alexvorn2     |       Owner:
     Type:  defect (bug)  |      Status:  new
 Priority:  normal        |   Milestone:  Awaiting Review
Component:  Widgets       |     Version:
 Severity:  normal        |  Resolution:
 Keywords:  close         |     Focuses:  template
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Changes (by Ipstenu):

 * keywords:  reporter-feedback close => close


Comment:

 Thanks for the report alexvorn2. Sorry you never got a response for so
 long.

 While you're certainly correct that the ID shouldn't be reused, the use-
 case of someone calling the same widget-area twice is exceptionally rare
 (and possibly not permissible for acceptance into the wporg theme
 repository). I suggest this as wontfix since the proper (and expected) use
 would be to not reuse a widget area on the same page. I could see footer1
 (show only on pages) and footer2 (show only on posts) but plugins like
 widget visibility seem more appropriate for that.

 Basically this error would be as expected, you're calling the same sidebar
 twice.

 Plugin that may help you here: http://wordpress.org/plugins/duplicate-
 widget/

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