[wp-trac] [WordPress Trac] #64380: Widgets sidebar and position can't be changed with accessibility mode enabled

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#64380: Widgets sidebar and position can't be changed with accessibility mode
enabled
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 Reporter:  vybiral       |      Owner:  (none)
     Type:  defect (bug)  |     Status:  new
 Priority:  normal        |  Milestone:  Awaiting Review
Component:  Widgets       |    Version:  6.9
 Severity:  normal        |   Keywords:
  Focuses:                |
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 Hello,
 in WordPress 6.9 with Block-based widgets editor disabled, sidebar and
 position of widgets can't be changed in Accessibility Mode.


 == Steps to reproduce
 1) Install clean WordPress 6.9.
 2) Install theme with support of multiple widgets areas (e.g. Twenty
 Seventeen).
 3) Disable Block-based widgets editor by installing Classic Widgets plugin
 or just using built-in filter.
 {{{
 add_filter( 'use_widgets_block_editor', '__return_false' );
 }}}

 4) Go to Appearance – Widgets and click "Enable accessibility mode" at
 top-right corner.
 5) Try to insert any widget (e.g. Custom HTML) with any content into
 "Footer 1" sidebar. The widget will always be placed at the very last
 sidebar (which is "Footer 2" in Twenty Seventeen theme, but this behaviour
 is theme-independent).


 == Why this should be considered as bug
 I know it could be questionable if this is a bug in WordPress core and not
 just compatibility issue, because to reproduce it, you have to install
 non-default theme with widgets support and manually turn off Block-based
 widgets editor. But I believe this **should** be considered so, because
 Classic widgets editor including its accessibility mode is still core
 WordPress feature, which is not just turned on by default.

 Thank you.

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Ticket URL: <https://core.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/64380>
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