[wp-trac] [WordPress Trac] #40951: New Text Widget - Switching Between Visual/Text Editor Strips Out Code

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#40951: New Text Widget - Switching Between Visual/Text Editor Strips Out Code
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 Reporter:  dwrippe       |       Owner:
     Type:  defect (bug)  |      Status:  new
 Priority:  normal        |   Milestone:  4.8.1
Component:  Widgets       |     Version:  4.8
 Severity:  minor         |  Resolution:
 Keywords:  needs-patch   |     Focuses:
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Comment (by And_or):

 Usually I am fast with updating websites, but this 'handy' Text Widget is
 a game-changer. Basically I feel punished for knowing and using html now.

 I tested a simple thing like :
 <span class="sectiondown"><a href="#front-page-3"><i class="fa fa-chevron-
 circle-down"></i></a></span>

 It was invisible in the editor until I clicked save, then it appeared and
 had been wrapped in <code> tags thus changing the visual output. And next
 on opening the widget it was invisible again.
 So I have convinced my clients to update their sites, and now I can not
 until I have manually checked and fixed a 100+ Genesis websites...which is
 going to take me days.
 (Who is the genius that wanted this new widget?)

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