[wp-trac] [WordPress Trac] #35656: Deprecate old single (non-multi) widgets

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#35656: Deprecate old single (non-multi) widgets
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 Reporter:  westonruter             |       Owner:  (none)
     Type:  enhancement             |      Status:  new
 Priority:  normal                  |   Milestone:  Future Release
Component:  Widgets                 |     Version:  2.8
 Severity:  normal                  |  Resolution:
 Keywords:  has-patch dev-feedback  |     Focuses:
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Comment (by noisysocks):

 There's some more recent discussion on this in #53993 which I've closed as
 a duplicate. Well worth reading.

 My 2¢: I definitely think it's time to deprecate this style of widget. I'd
 like to explore if we can remove non-multi widgets altogether and provide
 backwards compatibility by changing `wp_register_sidebar_widget` to
 register an anonymous subclass of `WP_Widget`.

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Ticket URL: <https://core.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/35656#comment:15>
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