[wp-trac] [WordPress Trac] #19291: Widgets move to Inactive after clearing all widgets from sidebars

[WordPress Trac]

#19291: Widgets move to Inactive after clearing all widgets from sidebars
------------------------------+------------------------------
 Reporter:  lancewillett      |       Owner:
     Type:  defect (bug)      |      Status:  new
 Priority:  normal            |   Milestone:  Awaiting Review
Component:  Warnings/Notices  |     Version:  3.3
 Severity:  normal            |  Resolution:
 Keywords:                    |
------------------------------+------------------------------

Comment (by azaozz):

 Replying to [comment:13 jane]:
 > If a user changes their theme and doesn't mess with widgets because they
 were just test-driving, I can see having the widgets from pre-switch
 return.

 Yes, that's how it works at the moment.

 > But if they change back a month later, have messed with widgets, etc, is
 it going to put them back to where they were a month ago?

 Reverting to the previous theme will put back the widgets that existed
 when the theme was last active (data was saved). Doesn't matter if the
 individual widgets settings were changed or not. However new instances of
 the widgets, i.e. widgets that were added by dragging them to a sidebar,
 will currently end up in Inactive.

 > This feature needs to be well-documented. Can someone who worked on it
 write up a description of how this is meant to work and what the
 parameters are so me can use it in the help screens and put it in the
 Codex?

 I can try, although not that good at it :)
 --------------------------------------------------
 Each theme defines different number of sidebars or widget areas that show
 on the right side of the screen. After switching to a new theme the new
 sidebars are displayed on the right and if the old theme had greater
 number of sidebars, they are displayed under the Available Widgets area
 still containing the widgets that were added to them.

 These sidebars and widgets do not appear on the site. If you want to use
 any of the widgets there, please drag them to a sidebar on the right.

 Another feature is the backup of sidebars configurations for different
 themes. In the above example, if you switch back to your old theme all
 widgets that still exist (weren't deleted) will be moved back to their
 previous places. Widgets that were added after you switched themes will be
 moved to the Inactive Widgets area, ready to be added to a sidebar. This
 makes it a breeze to try new themes without loosing your existing
 configuration.
 -------------------------------------------------

-- 
Ticket URL: <http://core.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/19291#comment:15>
WordPress Trac <http://core.trac.wordpress.org/>
WordPress blogging software