[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:  major         |  Resolution:
 Keywords:  needs-patch   |     Focuses:
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Comment (by And_or):

 Replying to [comment:48 gitlost]:
 > Thanks @And_or and @lukefiretoss - good to hear!
 >
 > There's a 1.0.1 version available [https://github.com/gitlost/ye-olde-
 text-widget/blob/master/dist/ye-olde-text-widget-1.0.1.zip?raw=true zip]
 which makes sure that if after widget update the "Automatically add
 paragraphs" option is set then `wpautop` is applied, so it's more fully BC
 (cogged off @fullworks' plugin - thanks!).
 >
 > @FolioVision - thanks - though re breaking sites it should I think be
 re-stated that (as mentioned above by various people) it's only a breaking
 change if the widget instance is actually updated in the admin.

 I am more with @FolioVision on this. Only breaking when updated is a
 misleading behavior, when the widget contains 'empty' html elements, the
 initial opening of the new Text Widget will not show anything, so the
 reaction is "What the heck" and you click the text-tab... and then still
 you see nothing. Until you click 'update' then you see the html content,
 which next time you look will in several cases be gone.
 The Text Widget is to me 'The mother of all Widgets' - and you know what
 they call guys who mess with their mothers...

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