[wp-trac] [WordPress Trac] #52399: Remove widget accessibility mode

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#52399: Remove widget accessibility mode
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 Reporter:  joedolson                |      Owner:  (none)
     Type:  enhancement              |     Status:  new
 Priority:  normal                   |  Milestone:  Awaiting Review
Component:  Widgets                  |    Version:
 Severity:  normal                   |   Keywords:  needs-patch needs-
  Focuses:  ui, accessibility,       |  design
  administration                     |
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 With the introduction of the new block editing experience for widgets
 management, WordPress will have four separate interfaces for managing
 widgets: block editing, customizer, classic widgets, and accessbility
 mode.

 The accessibility team would like to explore merging the characteristics
 that accessibility mode uses for better accessibility into the classic
 widget screen, to cut down to only three modes of operation for widgets.

 This will require identifying the characteristics of accessibility mode
 and finding ways to reproduce those characteristics within the existing
 widget UI.

 The key differences that are obvious are:

 1) Use of a text link to 'Add' or 'Edit'
 2) Links target each widget via a URL to manage independently.
 3) Selection options to choose which sidebar and position will be used for
 a widget.

 These characteristics allow a single widget to be edited in isolation, the
 ability to assign a location without drag and drop, and visible text tools
 for handling widgets.

 One possibility to explore is having an add/edit option that opens a given
 widget in a modal that includes the location selection tools provided in
 accessibility mode.

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Ticket URL: <https://core.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/52399>
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