Widgets

This is a subcomponent of the Themes component.

167 open tickets in the Widgets component

167 open tickets	defect (bug)	enhancement	feature request
	19	22	0
Awaiting Review	56	24	3
Future Release	20	18	3
6.2	0	2	0

167 open tickets. Last 7 days: +1 ticketticket Created for both bug reports and feature development on the bug tracker.

21 tickets that have no replies

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#44375 `update_option` in `WP_Widget::update` breaks CustomizerCustomizer Tool built into WordPress core that hooks into most modern themes. You can use it to preview and modify many of your site’s appearance settings.
#46541 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. class name sent in headers is incorrect when the widget has a namespace
#48373 Widgets area grouping ui
#48492 Add 'before_widgetcontent' and 'after_widgetcontent' attributes to register_sidebar
#51538 Widget disappears from the sidebarSidebar A sidebar in WordPress is referred to a widget-ready area used by WordPress themes to display information that is not a part of the main content. It is not always a vertical column on the side. It can be a horizontal rectangle below or above the content area, footer, header, or any where in the theme. when switching the theme and back again.
#51546 the_widget template 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.) does not support all widgets
#52848 Widgets z-index issue hides the widget's update button when other widgets remain open
#53128 Simplify Widget Management ui administration
#53734 Link rel attribute isn't shown in the input field (Widgets > Img > Anchor) ui administration
#53776 Invalidinvalid A resolution on the bug tracker (and generally common in software development, sometimes also notabug) that indicates the ticket is not a bug, is a support request, or is generally invalid. RSS URLURL A specific web address of a website or web page on the Internet, such as a website’s URL www.wordpress.org in RSS Widget Causes Server Slow Down
#53831 Stray <p> tags added to shortcodeShortcode A shortcode is a placeholder used within a WordPress post, page, or widget to insert a form or function generated by a plugin in a specific location on your site. blockBlock Block is the abstract term used to describe units of markup that, composed together, form the content or layout of a webpage using the WordPress editor. The idea combines concepts of what in the past may have achieved with shortcodes, custom HTML, and embed discovery into a single consistent API and user experience. within widgets (5.8)
#53959 Error message when creating new widget using block editor rest-api
#54369 Request Gallery widget editor enhancementenhancement Enhancements are simple improvements to WordPress, such as the addition of a hook, a new feature, or an improvement to an existing feature. to allow standard editing features for each image in gallery ui
#54500 Added JavascriptJavaScript JavaScript or JS is an object-oriented computer programming language commonly used to create interactive effects within web browsers. WordPress makes extensive use of JS for a better user experience. While PHP is executed on the server, JS executes within a user’s browser. https://www.javascript.com/. (such as online chat) are displayed also in the widget editor ui
#55095 Adding widgets to widget area with the classic editor in appearance => widgets, widget does not display on front-end (brand new widgets only)) administration template
#55220 Legacy widgets lack access to some usual server-side globals
#55490 wp-enqueue error generated by Appearance => Widgets
#55865 GutenbergGutenberg The Gutenberg project is the new Editor Interface for WordPress. The editor improves the process and experience of creating new content, making writing rich content much simpler. It uses ‘blocks’ to add richness rather than shortcodes, custom HTML etc. https://wordpress.org/gutenberg/ Latest Posts block does not respect conditional logic
#56277 Widget to Dashboard to offer Mobile App to users
#57284 IMG tag in Custom HTMLHTML HyperText Markup Language. The semantic scripting language primarily used for outputting content in web browsers. widget and also in post made w/ Classic Editor causes 404 on save/update javascript administration rest-api
#57446 Theme switch, retrieve_widgets(), and malformed/missing sidebars_widgets leading to fatal error

2 tickets slated for 6.2

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#53816 Overview: Refactor the widgets read/write logic
#57531 Store legacy sidebars when switching to a block theme

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