[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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Changes (by westonruter):

 * milestone:  Awaiting Review => 4.8


Old description:

> Switching themes will cause widgets to be "lost" in theme switch. [https
> ://ms-studio.net/notes/painless-theme-switching-in-wordpress/ See this
> post for examples].
>
> Related: #19912, which focuses on one specific solution — I'd like to see
> us step back from that and think about other ways to approach this
> problem.

New description:

 Switching themes will cause widgets to be "lost" in theme switch. [https
 ://ms-studio.net/notes/painless-theme-switching-in-wordpress/ See this
 post for examples].

 Related: #19912, which focuses on one specific solution — I'd like to see
 us step back from that and think about other ways to approach this
 problem.

 Related: #39692, for the same problem with nav menus.

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Comment:

 If we don't use the concept of a widget group (#19912), what's an
 alternative to what core currently does in trying to guess a sidebar to
 re-assign the widgets to? Add a user step to ask where they'd like widgets
 (and nav menus) to appear as an interstitial when doing a theme switch?
 That doesn't seem ideal either.

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Ticket URL: <https://core.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/39693#comment:2>
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