[wp-trac] [WordPress Trac] #36532: Allow Reordering of Available Widgets

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#36532: Allow Reordering of Available Widgets
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 Reporter:  mrwweb       |       Owner:
     Type:  enhancement  |      Status:  new
 Priority:  normal       |   Milestone:  Awaiting Review
Component:  Widgets      |     Version:
 Severity:  normal       |  Resolution:
 Keywords:  needs-patch  |     Focuses:  ui, administration
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Comment (by mrwweb):

 Replying to [comment:2 welcher]:
 > Would having a filter available in `wp_list_widgets()` that would pass
 the current order of widget be enough of a control?

 The primary use case I envision is a feature (likely just a drag-and-drop
 UI) that would be for non-coding admins who want to reorder their
 Available Widgets, not developers wanting to order widgets for people.
 That would mean that the Widget order is probably a per-user setting a la
 Dashboard Widgets.

 While a filter felt right to me at first, it might actually lead to a
 horrible Admin-Menu-like morass of 3rd-party widgets all clamoring for the
 top Widget spot, soon to be followed by a until-now-unnecessary Widget
 Humility plugin. Maybe the filter isn't the best idea and we should stick
 with A-Z ordering that can be overridden by users via the Widgets Admin
 UI.

 I agree that there's ideally feature parity between Appearance > Widgets
 and Customize, but I also think there's a case to be made that the Admin
 version would be a natural first place for this feature if getting both in
 proves too challenging.

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Ticket URL: <https://core.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/36532#comment:4>
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