[wp-trac] [WordPress Trac] #39087: Customizer: Add indicator when additional widget areas are hidden

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#39087: Customizer: Add indicator when additional widget areas are hidden
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 Reporter:  shireling                            |       Owner:
     Type:  enhancement                          |      Status:  new
 Priority:  normal                               |   Milestone:  Future
Component:  Customize                            |  Release
 Severity:  normal                               |     Version:
 Keywords:  needs-patch has-ux-feedback good-    |  Resolution:
  first-bug                                      |     Focuses:
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Comment (by zoonini):

 As someone who supports users daily – both on WordPress.com and self-
 hosted sites – this is consistently something that causes confusion and
 frustration. I completely agree that hiding widget areas based on whether
 the Customizer preview supports them is not intuitive.

 I'd encourage exploring the route of displaying all widget areas,
 regardless of what happens to be in the preview pane, rather than making
 users click around to figure out what type of page or post happens to
 support the widget area I'm trying to access.

 In another scenario, as a user, when I go to set up my widgets, I may not
 yet have created any posts – or pages with templates that support certain
 widget areas. Not being able to add my widgets at this stage because I
 can't locate the right post or page in the preview pane is extremely
 frustrating and inefficient.

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Ticket URL: <https://core.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/39087#comment:15>
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