[wp-trac] [WordPress Trac] #40854: Allow media to be embedded in Text widget

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#40854: Allow media to be embedded in Text widget
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 Reporter:  alexvorn2                |       Owner:  azaozz
     Type:  enhancement              |      Status:  assigned
 Priority:  normal                   |   Milestone:  4.9
Component:  Widgets                  |     Version:  4.8
 Severity:  normal                   |  Resolution:
 Keywords:  has-patch needs-testing  |     Focuses:  ui
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Comment (by azaozz):

 Still to be done: shortcodes are not parsed on the front-end there, so
 audio, video and galleries fail to show up in the Customizer preview. Also
 still somewhat unclear about "widgets functionality duplication", i.e.
 having several widgets with overlapping features.

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Ticket URL: <https://core.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/40854#comment:18>
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