[wp-trac] [WordPress Trac] #33180: Widgets not preserved after switching theme and deactivate plugins

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#33180: Widgets not preserved after switching theme and deactivate plugins
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 Reporter:  pavelevap     |       Owner:
     Type:  defect (bug)  |      Status:  new
 Priority:  normal        |   Milestone:  Awaiting Review
Component:  Widgets       |     Version:  2.8
 Severity:  normal        |  Resolution:
 Keywords:                |     Focuses:
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Comment (by pavelevap):

 Thank you for explanation!

 I thought that it was fixed several years ago and widgets are no longer
 missed during switch? When a new theme is activated, I thought that
 current widgets are saved somewhere in options as theme_mods and when
 theme is reactivated again it should simply work and use saved widgets...

 I trusted that deactivating plugins and switching theme should work
 without problems. It is common workflow suggested everywhere in any case
 of problems with WordPress. But later I found that one important widget
 was missing :-(

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