[wp-trac] [WordPress Trac] #27290: Remove "Widgets" from front-end-toolbar appearance menu, in favor of Widget Customizer

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#27290: Remove "Widgets" from front-end-toolbar appearance menu, in favor of Widget
Customizer
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 Reporter:  celloexpressions  |      Owner:
     Type:  enhancement       |     Status:  new
 Priority:  normal            |  Milestone:  Awaiting Review
Component:  Widgets           |    Version:  trunk
 Severity:  normal            |   Keywords:
  Focuses:  ui                |
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 Now that we can manage widgets in the customizer, the fastest, most
 contextual way to edit widgets is in the customizer. Thus, when wanting to
 edit a widget and being on the front-end, the widget customizer is more
 likely to be more suitable than the standalone widgets screen, since the
 front-end context is maintained.

 In the context of the admin, the existing widgets screen will often be
 more appropriate than the customizer for many users, but in the front-end
 context that is not the case. By removing the link to the old widgets page
 on the front-end toolbar, users are nudged to try the customizer instead
 (and could easily discover that widgets can now be managed there in the
 process), and there is one less link in what can be a long list when the
 custom header and background features are in use. As more "appearance"
 features are moved to the customizer and potentially removed from this
 menu, we could look at adding other non-appearance admin quick-links
 there.

 "Remove" functionally means "hide" here, as the customizer isn't always
 available.

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Ticket URL: <https://core.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/27290>
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