[wp-trac] [WordPress Trac] #38270: Better handling of widget errors

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#38270: Better handling of widget errors
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 Reporter:  dustwolf     |       Owner:
     Type:  enhancement  |      Status:  new
 Priority:  normal       |   Milestone:  Awaiting Review
Component:  Widgets      |     Version:  trunk
 Severity:  normal       |  Resolution:
 Keywords:  close        |     Focuses:
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Comment (by dustwolf):

 With the original code, if there is an error, the page comes up blank and
 there is no indication what the problem may be.With my patch, the page
 loads, but the functionality of the offending widget is conspicuously
 missing. The solution is not perfect, but it doesn't take much to
 determine the lesser of two evils.

 Furthermore with the existing code, if an end-user installs a widget with
 broken code, they get a blank page and cannot so much as uninstall the
 offending widget (without tweaking the database directly) because the
 interface is not accessible. If on the other hand they install a broken
 widget and it does not show up, they can understand that it doesn't work
 and remove it.

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Ticket URL: <https://core.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/38270#comment:2>
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