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Recent posts on the make/coreCore Core is the set of software required to run WordPress. The Core Development Team builds WordPress. blogblog (versus network, site)

• Block-based Widgets Editor in WordPress 5.8 (June 29, 2021)
• Help Test the Widgets Editor for WordPress 5.8 (May 12, 2021)
• Call for Testing the Widgets Screen in Gutenberg 9.1 (September 30, 2020)
• Accessibility improvements to widgets outputting lists of links in 5.5 (July 9, 2020)
• Changes related to Calendar Widget markup in WordPress 5.4 (February 12, 2020)

View all posts tagged widgets.

Recent posts on the make/test blog

• Adding a widget via the customizer, iPad Air, landscape (April 15, 2015)
• Remove a widget with the customizer, iPhone 6+ (April 3, 2015)

View all posts tagged widgets.

155 open tickets in the Widgets component

155 open tickets. Last 7 days: +4 tickets

14 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
• #52526  Add different class for RSS widget in different conditions css template
• #52848  Widgets z-index issue hides the widget's update button when other widgets remain open
• #52877  The Widget's Callback Array Stores Wrong Values
• #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
• #53822  Inconsistent handling of 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. equivalents of legacy widgets
• #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. block within widgets (5.8)

4 tickets slated for 5.9

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• #52224  RSS Widget: allow removing the feed icon link accessibilityAccessibility Accessibility (commonly shortened to a11y) refers to the design of products, devices, services, or environments for people with disabilities. The concept of accessible design ensures both “direct access” (i.e. unassisted) and “indirect access” meaning compatibility with a person’s assistive technology (for example, computer screen readers). (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Accessibility)
• #52399  Remove widget accessibility mode ui accessibility administration
• #52728  Widgets: Uncaught TypeError in PHPPHP The web scripting language in which WordPress is primarily architected. WordPress requires PHP 5.6.20 or higher 8 when using objects for settings
• #53311  WordPress Events and News Widget modification for change location button ui accessibility administration

155 open tickets

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Open feature requests: 8 View list on Trac

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