[wp-trac] [WordPress Trac] #32474: Facilitate widgets to be stored in posts instead of options

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#32474: Facilitate widgets to be stored in posts instead of options
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 Reporter:  westonruter       |       Owner:  westonruter
     Type:  enhancement       |      Status:  assigned
 Priority:  normal            |   Milestone:  4.3
Component:  Widgets           |     Version:  2.8
 Severity:  normal            |  Resolution:
 Keywords:  has-patch commit  |     Focuses:
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Changes (by ocean90):

 * keywords:  has-patch => has-patch commit


Comment:

 Replying to [comment:7 westonruter]:
 > The `instanceof` operator works on undefined classes in PHP≥5.1 as we
 can see there, so I don't think we need any `class_exists()` checks added.

 Good to know!

 The change looks sane. We can call it a temp hook which gives us the
 opportunity to improve widgets outside of core. Hello feature plugins.

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