[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:  new
 Priority:  normal                   |   Milestone:  4.5
Component:  Widgets                  |     Version:  3.9
 Severity:  normal                   |  Resolution:
 Keywords:  needs-patch ux-feedback  |     Focuses:  ui, javascript
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Changes (by westonruter):

 * keywords:  needs-patch => needs-patch ux-feedback


Comment:

 Replying to [comment:11 todd-inmotion]:
 > UI wise, we chatted here and we are thinking about listing the Inactive
 Widget directly underneath its base "New Widget" but indented.

 I like that.

 > If the user has filled in the Title of the Inactive Widget, we will
 replace the normal description with the title they have used.  If they do
 not have a title (very common), we will have a default of some sort.

 Not totally sure I understand. Are you referring to how inactive widgets
 are listed on the widgets admin page?

 > *How to truly delete the Inactive Widget - our other method allows
 access to the Widget Config to delete it.  We would need to add Delete of
 some sort to the Inactive Widget in the Add Widget list.

 I suggest eliminating the “Close” link that appears next to “Remove” since
 it is redundant (if useful or accessibility, it can be marked with the
 appropriate class to make it invisible?). So instead of “__Remove__ |
 __Close__” the links for a previously saved widget could be “__Remove__ |
 __Delete__”, where “Remove” moves it to the inactive widgets (or this
 could be “Deactivate” instead). If a widget was just added and is not
 saved, it would just have the “Delete” link.

 > *If user has many Inactive Widgets the list will get long - do we try to
 create some accordion drop down under the New Widget? This could be a non-
 intuitive change since the current click action is to add the widget to
 the zone.

 Maybe there could be an arrow button that appears next to each available
 widget that has inactive widgets available. When clicking this arrow, a
 list of inactive widgets could appear below. Clicking the arrow again
 could collapse the list of inactive widgets

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Ticket URL: <https://core.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/27404#comment:12>
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