[wp-trac] [WordPress Trac] #39693: Fix missing assignment of widgets on theme switch

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#39693: Fix missing assignment of widgets on theme switch
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 Reporter:  melchoyce    |       Owner:
     Type:  enhancement  |      Status:  new
 Priority:  normal       |   Milestone:  4.8
Component:  Widgets      |     Version:
 Severity:  normal       |  Resolution:
 Keywords:               |     Focuses:
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Comment (by melchoyce):

 Replying to [comment:9 folletto]:
 > The extra considerations I'll do for both are:
 >
 > 1. We need to make sure that when a user switches back to a previous
 theme the items relocate to exactly the same location. I'm not sure how
 this can be done, but it's very important as it's expected.
 > 2. In case of a switch to a theme with less locations, there should be a
 good default so ideally the user has as little as possible extra work to
 do.
 > 3. Previous widget configurations should be able to be retained in a way
 to be explored.

 Agreed 👍

 > We need to explore how to make "dropped" widgets accessible to not make
 people lose the configuration they made.
 >
 > One idea: as a different theme might have different areas, an idea would
 be to introduce a section inside the "Add widget" panel that lists
 previous configurations. In that way one can "Add" a pre-configured widget
 (or delete that pre-configuration), without introducing an additional
 concept of "an inactive widget area".

 Any time or interest in exploring a design for this?

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