[wp-trac] [WordPress Trac] #33473: Shortcodes + Widgets. Unified "component" API (aka Content Blocks)

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#33473: Shortcodes + Widgets. Unified "component" API (aka Content Blocks)
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 Reporter:  brentjett@…      |       Owner:
     Type:  feature request  |      Status:  new
 Priority:  normal           |   Milestone:  Future Release
Component:  Widgets          |     Version:
 Severity:  normal           |  Resolution:
 Keywords:                   |     Focuses:
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Comment (by westonruter):

 Replying to [comment:8 brentjett@…]:
 > The one major hurdle that I see in the WP_Widget API is that the main
 widget array keys the declared widget types off the class name which
 prevents any widget controller class from backing multiple types of
 widgets. This is the reason, I think, that nobody has every written a good
 "Build Your Own Widgets" type plugin. You can't base multiple widgets on a
 single class and simply pass each instance some configuration data. Now if
 that were able to change and the widget API could use some other unique
 identifier, the opportunities to create this type of view object
 dynamically from a UI explodes.

 Wouldn't this be accomplished by #28216? It's something I'm planning to
 commit early in 4.6.

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