[wp-trac] [WordPress Trac] #41536: Text widgets don't show editor anymore, only expand to show delete/close options

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#41536: Text widgets don't show editor anymore, only expand to show delete/close
options
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 Reporter:  sseepuri           |       Owner:
     Type:  defect (bug)       |      Status:  new
 Priority:  normal             |   Milestone:  4.8.2
Component:  Widgets            |     Version:  4.8
 Severity:  normal             |  Resolution:
 Keywords:  reporter-feedback  |     Focuses:
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Comment (by westonruter):

 In short, I discovered that the JS for the rich Text widget is not
 accounting for widgets that extend `WP_Widget_Text`, and give the extended
 widgets different ID bases. When a widget extends the Text widget in this
 way, it shows without the editor.

 An easy way to reproduce this is to add a plugin (drop the following into
 `mu-plugins`) that does:

 {{{#!php
 <?php
 require_once ABSPATH . '/wp-includes/widgets/class-wp-widget-text.php';

 class Extended_Text_Widget extends WP_Widget_Text {
         function __construct() {
                 parent::__construct();
                 $this->id_base = 'extended_text';
                 $this->name = __( 'Extended Text' );
                 $this->option_name = 'widget_' . $this->id_base;
                 $this->widget_options['description'] = __( 'Extended
 arbitrary text.' );
                 $this->control_options['id_base'] = $this->id_base;
         }
 }

 add_action( 'widgets_init', function() {
         register_widget( 'Extended_Text_Widget' );
 } );
 }}}

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Ticket URL: <https://core.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/41536#comment:8>
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