[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:  reopened
 Priority:  normal        |   Milestone:  4.8.1
Component:  Widgets       |     Version:  4.8
 Severity:  normal        |  Resolution:
 Keywords:  needs-patch   |     Focuses:
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Changes (by philclothier):

 * severity:  minor => normal


Comment:

 Every other CMS I can think of uses two distinct widgets/elements for HTML
 or WYSIWYG. For example Squarespace, Wix and Weebly all do it this way, as
 well as WordPress plugins such as Visual Composer and Beaver Builder etc.

 The best approach, in my opinion, would be to follow this and create a
 dedicated "HTML" widget (which replaces the <4.8 "Text" widget. Then
 create a new widget called "Visual Edtior" which includes TinyMCE. When I
 first saw the announcement of this widget, this is what I assumed would be
 the case.

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