[wp-trac] [WordPress Trac] #49398: No way to temporarily disable a widget from admin UI, deletion & data loss is only way to remove one

[WordPress Trac]

#49398: No way to temporarily disable a widget from admin UI, deletion & data loss
is only way to remove one
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 Reporter:  lev0          |       Owner:  (none)
     Type:  defect (bug)  |      Status:  new
 Priority:  normal        |   Milestone:  Awaiting Review
Component:  Widgets       |     Version:  5.3.2
 Severity:  normal        |  Resolution:
 Keywords:  close         |     Focuses:  administration
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Changes (by SergeyBiryukov):

 * keywords:   => close
 * focuses:   => administration
 * component:  Administration => Widgets


Comment:

 Hi there, welcome to WordPress Trac! Thanks for the ticket.

 You can hide a widget and keep its settings by moving it to the Inactive
 Widgets area, that's exactly what it is for.

 Per [https://wordpress.org/support/article/wordpress-widgets/ WordPress
 Widgets] support article:
 > If you want to remove the widget but save its setting for possible
 future use, just drag it into the Inactive Widgets area. You can add them
 back anytime from there. This is especially helpful when you switch to a
 theme with fewer or different widget areas.

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