[wp-trac] [WordPress Trac] #55220: Legacy widgets lack access to some usual server-side globals

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#55220: Legacy widgets lack access to some usual server-side globals
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 Reporter:  noisysocks    |       Owner:  (none)
     Type:  defect (bug)  |      Status:  new
 Priority:  normal        |   Milestone:  Future Release
Component:  Widgets       |     Version:
 Severity:  normal        |  Resolution:
 Keywords:                |     Focuses:
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Comment (by noisysocks):

 I'm okay with spoofing these variables for the REST API endpoints that
 call into `WP_Widget::widget` and `WP_Widget::update`.

 {{{
 global $pagenow;
 $pagenow = 'widgets.php';
 $_POST['action'] = 'save-widget';
 }}}

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