[wp-trac] [WordPress Trac] #27404: Widget Customizer: Allow adding inactive widgets to widget areas

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#27404: Widget Customizer: Allow adding inactive widgets to widget areas
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 Reporter:  westonruter              |       Owner:
     Type:  feature request          |      Status:  assigned
 Priority:  normal                   |   Milestone:  Future Release
Component:  Widgets                  |     Version:  3.9
 Severity:  normal                   |  Resolution:
 Keywords:  needs-patch ux-feedback  |     Focuses:  ui, javascript
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Comment (by rramo012):

 Thanks for reviewing our submission. I'm the InMotion Hosting dev handling
 this ticket.

 Replying to [comment:33 westonruter]:
 > FYI: the minified files should not be modified.

 We submitted the build results of the develop.svn.wordpress.org repo.
 We'll create a patch with only the modified files.

 > In terms of Customizer architecture, I wonder if instead of introducing
 a new setting `widgets_deleted`, whether it would be better to instead
 just rely on the existing `widget_{id_base}[{number}]` settings.

 That was my initial approach. The reasoning behind going with a new
 customizer setting was that setting the widget instance to false was
 causing failures in sanitation
 (WP_Customize_Widgets->sanitize_widget_instance()). I didn't want to
 unintentionally make the existing sanitation for widget instances
 venerable. Instead I treated it similarly to a sidebars and used its
 sanitation. Additionally I feel the intention is more clear when a widget
 is added to a deletion array.

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