Soliciting feedback on new Widgets API

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amfprod 5:57 pm on April 3, 2009

Not related to the APIAPI An API or Application Programming Interface is a software intermediary that allows programs to interact with each other and share data in limited, clearly defined ways., but I really hope when the new widgets page is updated it comes OUT of the Appearance tab and becomes its own tab. This really should’ve happened from the start. Widgets are too hidden away.
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Charles 11:06 am on April 7, 2009

It’s good for WordPress, but not for me. The new Widgets APIAPI An API or Application Programming Interface is a software intermediary that allows programs to interact with each other and share data in limited, clearly defined ways. means I need update more than 10 widgets in the near future… …
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Denis de Bernardy 6:51 pm on May 3, 2009

Apart from tracTrac An open source project by Edgewall Software that serves as a bug tracker and project management tool for WordPress. ticketticket Created for both bug reports and feature development on the bug tracker. #9703, which is deadly, it’s working well so far.

One missing feature would be a WIDGET_DEBUG mode, that would place the server’s feedback in a special div tagtag A directory in Subversion. WordPress uses tags to store a single snapshot of a version (3.6, 3.6.1, etc.), the common convention of tags in version control systems. (Not to be confused with post tags.) at the bottom of the page — without needing to edit the WP code base and use a js debugger. Debugging a new widgetWidget A WordPress Widget is a small block that performs a specific function. You can add these widgets in sidebars also known as widget-ready areas on your web page. WordPress widgets were originally created to provide a simple and easy-to-use way of giving design and structure control of the WordPress theme to the user.’s upgrade scripts is mostly impossible without such a thing.

Also, last I checked anyway, it broke old style multi-widgets. If it still does, it would be sweet that it didn’t — else, quite a few plugins will need to be rewritten. But that might be asking for the moon. 😛

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