[wp-trac] [WordPress Trac] #53646: Use `wp_sidebar_description` for sidebar description in the REST API

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#53646: Use `wp_sidebar_description` for sidebar description in the REST API
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 Reporter:  desrosj                              |       Owner:  desrosj
     Type:  defect (bug)                         |      Status:  reopened
 Priority:  normal                               |   Milestone:  5.8
Component:  Widgets                              |     Version:  trunk
 Severity:  normal                               |  Resolution:
 Keywords:  has-patch commit dev-feedback        |     Focuses:  rest-api
  fixed-major                                    |
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Comment (by desrosj):

 Just a note for the future, I was tempted to simplify further and remove
 the entire `isset()` check in favor of `wp_sidebar_description()`. But
 because `wp_sidebar_description()` can return `void` if the sidebar `$id`
 is non-scalar, that can't be done currently.

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Ticket URL: <https://core.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/53646#comment:5>
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