[wp-trac] [WordPress Trac] #41087: Customizer: Deleting a Widget does not remove instance in options

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#41087: Customizer: Deleting a Widget does not remove instance in options
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 Reporter:  timmydcrawford  |       Owner:
     Type:  defect (bug)    |      Status:  new
 Priority:  normal          |   Milestone:  4.8.1
Component:  Customize       |     Version:  3.9
 Severity:  normal          |  Resolution:
 Keywords:  close           |     Focuses:
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Changes (by westonruter):

 * keywords:  needs-patch => close


Comment:

 @obenland see [https://core.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/27575#comment:2
 comment 2] on #27575:

 > It is all intentional, actually. When a widget is added to a widget area
 but is not yet saved, then the "Delete" link is present. When the widget
 gets saved for the first time, it will change to "Remove"; at this point,
 instead of the widget instance being lost forever, clicking Remove places
 it in the Inactive Widgets sidebar, which then becomes a sort of widget
 trash can.

 I agree that this is confusing now, as it has been raised a few times. But
 at the moment it is expected behavior which should get addressed with
 #27404.

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