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name : class-wp-customize-widgets.php
<?php
/**
 * WordPress Customize Widgets classes
 *
 * @package WordPress
 * @subpackage Customize
 * @since 3.9.0
 */

/**
 * Customize Widgets class.
 *
 * Implements widget management in the Customizer.
 *
 * @since 3.9.0
 *
 * @see WP_Customize_Manager
 */
#[AllowDynamicProperties]
final class WP_Customize_Widgets {

	/**
	 * WP_Customize_Manager instance.
	 *
	 * @since 3.9.0
	 * @var WP_Customize_Manager
	 */
	public $manager;

	/**
	 * All id_bases for widgets defined in core.
	 *
	 * @since 3.9.0
	 * @var array
	 */
	protected $core_widget_id_bases = array(
		'archives',
		'calendar',
		'categories',
		'custom_html',
		'links',
		'media_audio',
		'media_image',
		'media_video',
		'meta',
		'nav_menu',
		'pages',
		'recent-comments',
		'recent-posts',
		'rss',
		'search',
		'tag_cloud',
		'text',
	);

	/**
	 * @since 3.9.0
	 * @var array
	 */
	protected $rendered_sidebars = array();

	/**
	 * @since 3.9.0
	 * @var array
	 */
	protected $rendered_widgets = array();

	/**
	 * @since 3.9.0
	 * @var array
	 */
	protected $old_sidebars_widgets = array();

	/**
	 * Mapping of widget ID base to whether it supports selective refresh.
	 *
	 * @since 4.5.0
	 * @var array
	 */
	protected $selective_refreshable_widgets;

	/**
	 * Mapping of setting type to setting ID pattern.
	 *
	 * @since 4.2.0
	 * @var array
	 */
	protected $setting_id_patterns = array(
		'widget_instance' => '/^widget_(?P<id_base>.+?)(?:\[(?P<widget_number>\d+)\])?$/',
		'sidebar_widgets' => '/^sidebars_widgets\[(?P<sidebar_id>.+?)\]$/',
	);

	/**
	 * Initial loader.
	 *
	 * @since 3.9.0
	 *
	 * @param WP_Customize_Manager $manager Customizer bootstrap instance.
	 */
	public function __construct( $manager ) {
		$this->manager = $manager;

		// See https://github.com/xwp/wp-customize-snapshots/blob/962586659688a5b1fd9ae93618b7ce2d4e7a421c/php/class-customize-snapshot-manager.php#L420-L449
		add_filter( 'customize_dynamic_setting_args', array( $this, 'filter_customize_dynamic_setting_args' ), 10, 2 );
		add_action( 'widgets_init', array( $this, 'register_settings' ), 95 );
		add_action( 'customize_register', array( $this, 'schedule_customize_register' ), 1 );

		// Skip remaining hooks when the user can't manage widgets anyway.
		if ( ! current_user_can( 'edit_theme_options' ) ) {
			return;
		}

		add_action( 'wp_loaded', array( $this, 'override_sidebars_widgets_for_theme_switch' ) );
		add_action( 'customize_controls_init', array( $this, 'customize_controls_init' ) );
		add_action( 'customize_controls_enqueue_scripts', array( $this, 'enqueue_scripts' ) );
		add_action( 'customize_controls_print_styles', array( $this, 'print_styles' ) );
		add_action( 'customize_controls_print_scripts', array( $this, 'print_scripts' ) );
		add_action( 'customize_controls_print_footer_scripts', array( $this, 'print_footer_scripts' ) );
		add_action( 'customize_controls_print_footer_scripts', array( $this, 'output_widget_control_templates' ) );
		add_action( 'customize_preview_init', array( $this, 'customize_preview_init' ) );
		add_filter( 'customize_refresh_nonces', array( $this, 'refresh_nonces' ) );
		add_filter( 'should_load_block_editor_scripts_and_styles', array( $this, 'should_load_block_editor_scripts_and_styles' ) );

		add_action( 'dynamic_sidebar', array( $this, 'tally_rendered_widgets' ) );
		add_filter( 'is_active_sidebar', array( $this, 'tally_sidebars_via_is_active_sidebar_calls' ), 10, 2 );
		add_filter( 'dynamic_sidebar_has_widgets', array( $this, 'tally_sidebars_via_dynamic_sidebar_calls' ), 10, 2 );

		// Selective Refresh.
		add_filter( 'customize_dynamic_partial_args', array( $this, 'customize_dynamic_partial_args' ), 10, 2 );
		add_action( 'customize_preview_init', array( $this, 'selective_refresh_init' ) );
	}

	/**
	 * List whether each registered widget can be use selective refresh.
	 *
	 * If the theme does not support the customize-selective-refresh-widgets feature,
	 * then this will always return an empty array.
	 *
	 * @since 4.5.0
	 *
	 * @global WP_Widget_Factory $wp_widget_factory
	 *
	 * @return array Mapping of id_base to support. If theme doesn't support
	 *               selective refresh, an empty array is returned.
	 */
	public function get_selective_refreshable_widgets() {
		global $wp_widget_factory;
		if ( ! current_theme_supports( 'customize-selective-refresh-widgets' ) ) {
			return array();
		}
		if ( ! isset( $this->selective_refreshable_widgets ) ) {
			$this->selective_refreshable_widgets = array();
			foreach ( $wp_widget_factory->widgets as $wp_widget ) {
				$this->selective_refreshable_widgets[ $wp_widget->id_base ] = ! empty( $wp_widget->widget_options['customize_selective_refresh'] );
			}
		}
		return $this->selective_refreshable_widgets;
	}

	/**
	 * Determines if a widget supports selective refresh.
	 *
	 * @since 4.5.0
	 *
	 * @param string $id_base Widget ID Base.
	 * @return bool Whether the widget can be selective refreshed.
	 */
	public function is_widget_selective_refreshable( $id_base ) {
		$selective_refreshable_widgets = $this->get_selective_refreshable_widgets();
		return ! empty( $selective_refreshable_widgets[ $id_base ] );
	}

	/**
	 * Retrieves the widget setting type given a setting ID.
	 *
	 * @since 4.2.0
	 *
	 * @param string $setting_id Setting ID.
	 * @return string|void Setting type.
	 */
	protected function get_setting_type( $setting_id ) {
		static $cache = array();
		if ( isset( $cache[ $setting_id ] ) ) {
			return $cache[ $setting_id ];
		}
		foreach ( $this->setting_id_patterns as $type => $pattern ) {
			if ( preg_match( $pattern, $setting_id ) ) {
				$cache[ $setting_id ] = $type;
				return $type;
			}
		}
	}

	/**
	 * Inspects the incoming customized data for any widget settings, and dynamically adds
	 * them up-front so widgets will be initialized properly.
	 *
	 * @since 4.2.0
	 */
	public function register_settings() {
		$widget_setting_ids   = array();
		$incoming_setting_ids = array_keys( $this->manager->unsanitized_post_values() );
		foreach ( $incoming_setting_ids as $setting_id ) {
			if ( ! is_null( $this->get_setting_type( $setting_id ) ) ) {
				$widget_setting_ids[] = $setting_id;
			}
		}
		if ( $this->manager->doing_ajax( 'update-widget' ) && isset( $_REQUEST['widget-id'] ) ) {
			$widget_setting_ids[] = $this->get_setting_id( wp_unslash( $_REQUEST['widget-id'] ) );
		}

		$settings = $this->manager->add_dynamic_settings( array_unique( $widget_setting_ids ) );

		if ( $this->manager->settings_previewed() ) {
			foreach ( $settings as $setting ) {
				$setting->preview();
			}
		}
	}

	/**
	 * Determines the arguments for a dynamically-created setting.
	 *
	 * @since 4.2.0
	 *
	 * @param false|array $args       The arguments to the WP_Customize_Setting constructor.
	 * @param string      $setting_id ID for dynamic setting, usually coming from `$_POST['customized']`.
	 * @return array|false Setting arguments, false otherwise.
	 */
	public function filter_customize_dynamic_setting_args( $args, $setting_id ) {
		if ( $this->get_setting_type( $setting_id ) ) {
			$args = $this->get_setting_args( $setting_id );
		}
		return $args;
	}

	/**
	 * Retrieves an unslashed post value or return a default.
	 *
	 * @since 3.9.0
	 *
	 * @param string $name          Post value.
	 * @param mixed  $default_value Default post value.
	 * @return mixed Unslashed post value or default value.
	 */
	protected function get_post_value( $name, $default_value = null ) {
		if ( ! isset( $_POST[ $name ] ) ) {
			return $default_value;
		}

		return wp_unslash( $_POST[ $name ] );
	}

	/**
	 * Override sidebars_widgets for theme switch.
	 *
	 * When switching a theme via the Customizer, supply any previously-configured
	 * sidebars_widgets from the target theme as the initial sidebars_widgets
	 * setting. Also store the old theme's existing settings so that they can
	 * be passed along for storing in the sidebars_widgets theme_mod when the
	 * theme gets switched.
	 *
	 * @since 3.9.0
	 *
	 * @global array $sidebars_widgets
	 * @global array $_wp_sidebars_widgets
	 */
	public function override_sidebars_widgets_for_theme_switch() {
		global $sidebars_widgets;

		if ( $this->manager->doing_ajax() || $this->manager->is_theme_active() ) {
			return;
		}

		$this->old_sidebars_widgets = wp_get_sidebars_widgets();
		add_filter( 'customize_value_old_sidebars_widgets_data', array( $this, 'filter_customize_value_old_sidebars_widgets_data' ) );
		$this->manager->set_post_value( 'old_sidebars_widgets_data', $this->old_sidebars_widgets ); // Override any value cached in changeset.

		// retrieve_widgets() looks at the global $sidebars_widgets.
		$sidebars_widgets = $this->old_sidebars_widgets;
		$sidebars_widgets = retrieve_widgets( 'customize' );
		add_filter( 'option_sidebars_widgets', array( $this, 'filter_option_sidebars_widgets_for_theme_switch' ), 1 );
		// Reset global cache var used by wp_get_sidebars_widgets().
		unset( $GLOBALS['_wp_sidebars_widgets'] );
	}

	/**
	 * Filters old_sidebars_widgets_data Customizer setting.
	 *
	 * When switching themes, filter the Customizer setting old_sidebars_widgets_data
	 * to supply initial $sidebars_widgets before they were overridden by retrieve_widgets().
	 * The value for old_sidebars_widgets_data gets set in the old theme's sidebars_widgets
	 * theme_mod.
	 *
	 * @since 3.9.0
	 *
	 * @see WP_Customize_Widgets::handle_theme_switch()
	 *
	 * @param array $old_sidebars_widgets
	 * @return array
	 */
	public function filter_customize_value_old_sidebars_widgets_data( $old_sidebars_widgets ) {
		return $this->old_sidebars_widgets;
	}

	/**
	 * Filters sidebars_widgets option for theme switch.
	 *
	 * When switching themes, the retrieve_widgets() function is run when the Customizer initializes,
	 * and then the new sidebars_widgets here get supplied as the default value for the sidebars_widgets
	 * option.
	 *
	 * @since 3.9.0
	 *
	 * @see WP_Customize_Widgets::handle_theme_switch()
	 * @global array $sidebars_widgets
	 *
	 * @param array $sidebars_widgets
	 * @return array
	 */
	public function filter_option_sidebars_widgets_for_theme_switch( $sidebars_widgets ) {
		$sidebars_widgets                  = $GLOBALS['sidebars_widgets'];
		$sidebars_widgets['array_version'] = 3;
		return $sidebars_widgets;
	}

	/**
	 * Ensures all widgets get loaded into the Customizer.
	 *
	 * Note: these actions are also fired in wp_ajax_update_widget().
	 *
	 * @since 3.9.0
	 */
	public function customize_controls_init() {
		/** This action is documented in wp-admin/includes/ajax-actions.php */
		do_action( 'load-widgets.php' ); // phpcs:ignore WordPress.NamingConventions.ValidHookName.UseUnderscores

		/** This action is documented in wp-admin/includes/ajax-actions.php */
		do_action( 'widgets.php' ); // phpcs:ignore WordPress.NamingConventions.ValidHookName.UseUnderscores

		/** This action is documented in wp-admin/widgets.php */
		do_action( 'sidebar_admin_setup' );
	}

	/**
	 * Ensures widgets are available for all types of previews.
	 *
	 * When in preview, hook to {@see 'customize_register'} for settings after WordPress is loaded
	 * so that all filters have been initialized (e.g. Widget Visibility).
	 *
	 * @since 3.9.0
	 */
	public function schedule_customize_register() {
		if ( is_admin() ) {
			$this->customize_register();
		} else {
			add_action( 'wp', array( $this, 'customize_register' ) );
		}
	}

	/**
	 * Registers Customizer settings and controls for all sidebars and widgets.
	 *
	 * @since 3.9.0
	 *
	 * @global array $wp_registered_widgets
	 * @global array $wp_registered_widget_controls
	 * @global array $wp_registered_sidebars
	 */
	public function customize_register() {
		global $wp_registered_widgets, $wp_registered_widget_controls, $wp_registered_sidebars;

		$use_widgets_block_editor = wp_use_widgets_block_editor();

		add_filter( 'sidebars_widgets', array( $this, 'preview_sidebars_widgets' ), 1 );

		$sidebars_widgets = array_merge(
			array( 'wp_inactive_widgets' => array() ),
			array_fill_keys( array_keys( $wp_registered_sidebars ), array() ),
			wp_get_sidebars_widgets()
		);

		$new_setting_ids = array();

		/*
		 * Register a setting for all widgets, including those which are active,
		 * inactive, and orphaned since a widget may get suppressed from a sidebar
		 * via a plugin (like Widget Visibility).
		 */
		foreach ( array_keys( $wp_registered_widgets ) as $widget_id ) {
			$setting_id   = $this->get_setting_id( $widget_id );
			$setting_args = $this->get_setting_args( $setting_id );
			if ( ! $this->manager->get_setting( $setting_id ) ) {
				$this->manager->add_setting( $setting_id, $setting_args );
			}
			$new_setting_ids[] = $setting_id;
		}

		/*
		 * Add a setting which will be supplied for the theme's sidebars_widgets
		 * theme_mod when the theme is switched.
		 */
		if ( ! $this->manager->is_theme_active() ) {
			$setting_id   = 'old_sidebars_widgets_data';
			$setting_args = $this->get_setting_args(
				$setting_id,
				array(
					'type'  => 'global_variable',
					'dirty' => true,
				)
			);
			$this->manager->add_setting( $setting_id, $setting_args );
		}

		$this->manager->add_panel(
			'widgets',
			array(
				'type'                     => 'widgets',
				'title'                    => __( 'Widgets' ),
				'description'              => __( 'Widgets are independent sections of content that can be placed into widgetized areas provided by your theme (commonly called sidebars).' ),
				'priority'                 => 110,
				'active_callback'          => array( $this, 'is_panel_active' ),
				'auto_expand_sole_section' => true,
				'theme_supports'           => 'widgets',
			)
		);

		foreach ( $sidebars_widgets as $sidebar_id => $sidebar_widget_ids ) {
			if ( empty( $sidebar_widget_ids ) ) {
				$sidebar_widget_ids = array();
			}

			$is_registered_sidebar = is_registered_sidebar( $sidebar_id );
			$is_inactive_widgets   = ( 'wp_inactive_widgets' === $sidebar_id );
			$is_active_sidebar     = ( $is_registered_sidebar && ! $is_inactive_widgets );

			// Add setting for managing the sidebar's widgets.
			if ( $is_registered_sidebar || $is_inactive_widgets ) {
				$setting_id   = sprintf( 'sidebars_widgets[%s]', $sidebar_id );
				$setting_args = $this->get_setting_args( $setting_id );
				if ( ! $this->manager->get_setting( $setting_id ) ) {
					if ( ! $this->manager->is_theme_active() ) {
						$setting_args['dirty'] = true;
					}
					$this->manager->add_setting( $setting_id, $setting_args );
				}
				$new_setting_ids[] = $setting_id;

				// Add section to contain controls.
				$section_id = sprintf( 'sidebar-widgets-%s', $sidebar_id );
				if ( $is_active_sidebar ) {

					$section_args = array(
						'title'      => $wp_registered_sidebars[ $sidebar_id ]['name'],
						'priority'   => array_search( $sidebar_id, array_keys( $wp_registered_sidebars ), true ),
						'panel'      => 'widgets',
						'sidebar_id' => $sidebar_id,
					);

					if ( $use_widgets_block_editor ) {
						$section_args['description'] = '';
					} else {
						$section_args['description'] = $wp_registered_sidebars[ $sidebar_id ]['description'];
					}

					/**
					 * Filters Customizer widget section arguments for a given sidebar.
					 *
					 * @since 3.9.0
					 *
					 * @param array      $section_args Array of Customizer widget section arguments.
					 * @param string     $section_id   Customizer section ID.
					 * @param int|string $sidebar_id   Sidebar ID.
					 */
					$section_args = apply_filters( 'customizer_widgets_section_args', $section_args, $section_id, $sidebar_id );

					$section = new WP_Customize_Sidebar_Section( $this->manager, $section_id, $section_args );
					$this->manager->add_section( $section );

					if ( $use_widgets_block_editor ) {
						$control = new WP_Sidebar_Block_Editor_Control(
							$this->manager,
							$setting_id,
							array(
								'section'     => $section_id,
								'sidebar_id'  => $sidebar_id,
								'label'       => $section_args['title'],
								'description' => $section_args['description'],
							)
						);
					} else {
						$control = new WP_Widget_Area_Customize_Control(
							$this->manager,
							$setting_id,
							array(
								'section'    => $section_id,
								'sidebar_id' => $sidebar_id,
								'priority'   => count( $sidebar_widget_ids ), // place 'Add Widget' and 'Reorder' buttons at end.
							)
						);
					}

					$this->manager->add_control( $control );

					$new_setting_ids[] = $setting_id;
				}
			}

			if ( ! $use_widgets_block_editor ) {
				// Add a control for each active widget (located in a sidebar).
				foreach ( $sidebar_widget_ids as $i => $widget_id ) {

					// Skip widgets that may have gone away due to a plugin being deactivated.
					if ( ! $is_active_sidebar || ! isset( $wp_registered_widgets[ $widget_id ] ) ) {
						continue;
					}

					$registered_widget = $wp_registered_widgets[ $widget_id ];
					$setting_id        = $this->get_setting_id( $widget_id );
					$id_base           = $wp_registered_widget_controls[ $widget_id ]['id_base'];

					$control = new WP_Widget_Form_Customize_Control(
						$this->manager,
						$setting_id,
						array(
							'label'          => $registered_widget['name'],
							'section'        => $section_id,
							'sidebar_id'     => $sidebar_id,
							'widget_id'      => $widget_id,
							'widget_id_base' => $id_base,
							'priority'       => $i,
							'width'          => $wp_registered_widget_controls[ $widget_id ]['width'],
							'height'         => $wp_registered_widget_controls[ $widget_id ]['height'],
							'is_wide'        => $this->is_wide_widget( $widget_id ),
						)
					);
					$this->manager->add_control( $control );
				}
			}
		}

		if ( $this->manager->settings_previewed() ) {
			foreach ( $new_setting_ids as $new_setting_id ) {
				$this->manager->get_setting( $new_setting_id )->preview();
			}
		}
	}

	/**
	 * Determines whether the widgets panel is active, based on whether there are sidebars registered.
	 *
	 * @since 4.4.0
	 *
	 * @see WP_Customize_Panel::$active_callback
	 *
	 * @global array $wp_registered_sidebars
	 * @return bool Active.
	 */
	public function is_panel_active() {
		global $wp_registered_sidebars;
		return ! empty( $wp_registered_sidebars );
	}

	/**
	 * Converts a widget_id into its corresponding Customizer setting ID (option name).
	 *
	 * @since 3.9.0
	 *
	 * @param string $widget_id Widget ID.
	 * @return string Maybe-parsed widget ID.
	 */
	public function get_setting_id( $widget_id ) {
		$parsed_widget_id = $this->parse_widget_id( $widget_id );
		$setting_id       = sprintf( 'widget_%s', $parsed_widget_id['id_base'] );

		if ( ! is_null( $parsed_widget_id['number'] ) ) {
			$setting_id .= sprintf( '[%d]', $parsed_widget_id['number'] );
		}
		return $setting_id;
	}

	/**
	 * Determines whether the widget is considered "wide".
	 *
	 * Core widgets which may have controls wider than 250, but can still be shown
	 * in the narrow Customizer panel. The RSS and Text widgets in Core, for example,
	 * have widths of 400 and yet they still render fine in the Customizer panel.
	 *
	 * This method will return all Core widgets as being not wide, but this can be
	 * overridden with the {@see 'is_wide_widget_in_customizer'} filter.
	 *
	 * @since 3.9.0
	 *
	 * @global array $wp_registered_widget_controls
	 *
	 * @param string $widget_id Widget ID.
	 * @return bool Whether or not the widget is a "wide" widget.
	 */
	public function is_wide_widget( $widget_id ) {
		global $wp_registered_widget_controls;

		$parsed_widget_id = $this->parse_widget_id( $widget_id );
		$width            = $wp_registered_widget_controls[ $widget_id ]['width'];
		$is_core          = in_array( $parsed_widget_id['id_base'], $this->core_widget_id_bases, true );
		$is_wide          = ( $width > 250 && ! $is_core );

		/**
		 * Filters whether the given widget is considered "wide".
		 *
		 * @since 3.9.0
		 *
		 * @param bool   $is_wide   Whether the widget is wide, Default false.
		 * @param string $widget_id Widget ID.
		 */
		return apply_filters( 'is_wide_widget_in_customizer', $is_wide, $widget_id );
	}

	/**
	 * Converts a widget ID into its id_base and number components.
	 *
	 * @since 3.9.0
	 *
	 * @param string $widget_id Widget ID.
	 * @return array Array containing a widget's id_base and number components.
	 */
	public function parse_widget_id( $widget_id ) {
		$parsed = array(
			'number'  => null,
			'id_base' => null,
		);

		if ( preg_match( '/^(.+)-(\d+)$/', $widget_id, $matches ) ) {
			$parsed['id_base'] = $matches[1];
			$parsed['number']  = (int) $matches[2];
		} else {
			// Likely an old single widget.
			$parsed['id_base'] = $widget_id;
		}
		return $parsed;
	}

	/**
	 * Converts a widget setting ID (option path) to its id_base and number components.
	 *
	 * @since 3.9.0
	 *
	 * @param string $setting_id Widget setting ID.
	 * @return array|WP_Error Array containing a widget's id_base and number components,
	 *                        or a WP_Error object.
	 */
	public function parse_widget_setting_id( $setting_id ) {
		if ( ! preg_match( '/^(widget_(.+?))(?:\[(\d+)\])?$/', $setting_id, $matches ) ) {
			return new WP_Error( 'widget_setting_invalid_id' );
		}

		$id_base = $matches[2];
		$number  = isset( $matches[3] ) ? (int) $matches[3] : null;

		return compact( 'id_base', 'number' );
	}

	/**
	 * Calls admin_print_styles-widgets.php and admin_print_styles hooks to
	 * allow custom styles from plugins.
	 *
	 * @since 3.9.0
	 */
	public function print_styles() {
		/** This action is documented in wp-admin/admin-header.php */
		do_action( 'admin_print_styles-widgets.php' ); // phpcs:ignore WordPress.NamingConventions.ValidHookName.UseUnderscores

		/** This action is documented in wp-admin/admin-header.php */
		do_action( 'admin_print_styles' );
	}

	/**
	 * Calls admin_print_scripts-widgets.php and admin_print_scripts hooks to
	 * allow custom scripts from plugins.
	 *
	 * @since 3.9.0
	 */
	public function print_scripts() {
		/** This action is documented in wp-admin/admin-header.php */
		do_action( 'admin_print_scripts-widgets.php' ); // phpcs:ignore WordPress.NamingConventions.ValidHookName.UseUnderscores

		/** This action is documented in wp-admin/admin-header.php */
		do_action( 'admin_print_scripts' );
	}

	/**
	 * Enqueues scripts and styles for Customizer panel and export data to JavaScript.
	 *
	 * @since 3.9.0
	 *
	 * @global WP_Scripts $wp_scripts
	 * @global array $wp_registered_sidebars
	 * @global array $wp_registered_widgets
	 */
	public function enqueue_scripts() {
		global $wp_scripts, $wp_registered_sidebars, $wp_registered_widgets;

		wp_enqueue_style( 'customize-widgets' );
		wp_enqueue_script( 'customize-widgets' );

		/** This action is documented in wp-admin/admin-header.php */
		do_action( 'admin_enqueue_scripts', 'widgets.php' );

		/*
		 * Export available widgets with control_tpl removed from model
		 * since plugins need templates to be in the DOM.
		 */
		$available_widgets = array();

		foreach ( $this->get_available_widgets() as $available_widget ) {
			unset( $available_widget['control_tpl'] );
			$available_widgets[] = $available_widget;
		}

		$widget_reorder_nav_tpl = sprintf(
			'<div class="widget-reorder-nav"><span class="move-widget" tabindex="0">%1$s</span><span class="move-widget-down" tabindex="0">%2$s</span><span class="move-widget-up" tabindex="0">%3$s</span></div>',
			__( 'Move to another area&hellip;' ),
			__( 'Move down' ),
			__( 'Move up' )
		);

		$move_widget_area_tpl = str_replace(
			array( '{description}', '{btn}' ),
			array(
				__( 'Select an area to move this widget into:' ),
				_x( 'Move', 'Move widget' ),
			),
			'<div class="move-widget-area">
				<p class="description">{description}</p>
				<ul class="widget-area-select">
					<% _.each( sidebars, function ( sidebar ){ %>
						<li class="" data-id="<%- sidebar.id %>" title="<%- sidebar.description %>" tabindex="0"><%- sidebar.name %></li>
					<% }); %>
				</ul>
				<div class="move-widget-actions">
					<button class="move-widget-btn button" type="button">{btn}</button>
				</div>
			</div>'
		);

		/*
		 * Gather all strings in PHP that may be needed by JS on the client.
		 * Once JS i18n is implemented (in #20491), this can be removed.
		 */
		$some_non_rendered_areas_messages    = array();
		$some_non_rendered_areas_messages[1] = html_entity_decode(
			__( 'Your theme has 1 other widget area, but this particular page does not display it.' ),
			ENT_QUOTES,
			get_bloginfo( 'charset' )
		);
		$registered_sidebar_count            = count( $wp_registered_sidebars );
		for ( $non_rendered_count = 2; $non_rendered_count < $registered_sidebar_count; $non_rendered_count++ ) {
			$some_non_rendered_areas_messages[ $non_rendered_count ] = html_entity_decode(
				sprintf(
					/* translators: %s: The number of other widget areas registered but not rendered. */
					_n(
						'Your theme has %s other widget area, but this particular page does not display it.',
						'Your theme has %s other widget areas, but this particular page does not display them.',
						$non_rendered_count
					),
					number_format_i18n( $non_rendered_count )
				),
				ENT_QUOTES,
				get_bloginfo( 'charset' )
			);
		}

		if ( 1 === $registered_sidebar_count ) {
			$no_areas_shown_message = html_entity_decode(
				sprintf(
					__( 'Your theme has 1 widget area, but this particular page does not display it.' )
				),
				ENT_QUOTES,
				get_bloginfo( 'charset' )
			);
		} else {
			$no_areas_shown_message = html_entity_decode(
				sprintf(
					/* translators: %s: The total number of widget areas registered. */
					_n(
						'Your theme has %s widget area, but this particular page does not display it.',
						'Your theme has %s widget areas, but this particular page does not display them.',
						$registered_sidebar_count
					),
					number_format_i18n( $registered_sidebar_count )
				),
				ENT_QUOTES,
				get_bloginfo( 'charset' )
			);
		}

		$settings = array(
			'registeredSidebars'          => array_values( $wp_registered_sidebars ),
			'registeredWidgets'           => $wp_registered_widgets,
			'availableWidgets'            => $available_widgets, // @todo Merge this with registered_widgets.
			'l10n'                        => array(
				'saveBtnLabel'     => __( 'Apply' ),
				'saveBtnTooltip'   => __( 'Save and preview changes before publishing them.' ),
				'removeBtnLabel'   => __( 'Remove' ),
				'removeBtnTooltip' => __( 'Keep widget settings and move it to the inactive widgets' ),
				'error'            => __( 'An error has occurred. Please reload the page and try again.' ),
				'widgetMovedUp'    => __( 'Widget moved up' ),
				'widgetMovedDown'  => __( 'Widget moved down' ),
				'navigatePreview'  => __( 'You can navigate to other pages on your site while using the Customizer to view and edit the widgets displayed on those pages.' ),
				'someAreasShown'   => $some_non_rendered_areas_messages,
				'noAreasShown'     => $no_areas_shown_message,
				'reorderModeOn'    => __( 'Reorder mode enabled' ),
				'reorderModeOff'   => __( 'Reorder mode closed' ),
				'reorderLabelOn'   => esc_attr__( 'Reorder widgets' ),
				/* translators: %d: The number of widgets found. */
				'widgetsFound'     => __( 'Number of widgets found: %d' ),
				'noWidgetsFound'   => __( 'No widgets found.' ),
			),
			'tpl'                         => array(
				'widgetReorderNav' => $widget_reorder_nav_tpl,
				'moveWidgetArea'   => $move_widget_area_tpl,
			),
			'selectiveRefreshableWidgets' => $this->get_selective_refreshable_widgets(),
		);

		foreach ( $settings['registeredWidgets'] as &$registered_widget ) {
			unset( $registered_widget['callback'] ); // May not be JSON-serializable.
		}

		$wp_scripts->add_data(
			'customize-widgets',
			'data',
			sprintf( 'var _wpCustomizeWidgetsSettings = %s;', wp_json_encode( $settings ) )
		);

		/*
		 * TODO: Update 'wp-customize-widgets' to not rely so much on things in
		 * 'customize-widgets'. This will let us skip most of the above and not
		 * enqueue 'customize-widgets' which saves bytes.
		 */

		if ( wp_use_widgets_block_editor() ) {
			$block_editor_context = new WP_Block_Editor_Context(
				array(
					'name' => 'core/customize-widgets',
				)
			);

			$editor_settings = get_block_editor_settings(
				get_legacy_widget_block_editor_settings(),
				$block_editor_context
			);

			wp_add_inline_script(
				'wp-customize-widgets',
				sprintf(
					'wp.domReady( function() {
					   wp.customizeWidgets.initialize( "widgets-customizer", %s );
					} );',
					wp_json_encode( $editor_settings )
				)
			);

			// Preload server-registered block schemas.
			wp_add_inline_script(
				'wp-blocks',
				'wp.blocks.unstable__bootstrapServerSideBlockDefinitions(' . wp_json_encode( get_block_editor_server_block_settings() ) . ');'
			);

			wp_add_inline_script(
				'wp-blocks',
				sprintf( 'wp.blocks.setCategories( %s );', wp_json_encode( get_block_categories( $block_editor_context ) ) ),
				'after'
			);

			wp_enqueue_script( 'wp-customize-widgets' );
			wp_enqueue_style( 'wp-customize-widgets' );

			/** This action is documented in edit-form-blocks.php */
			do_action( 'enqueue_block_editor_assets' );
		}
	}

	/**
	 * Renders the widget form control templates into the DOM.
	 *
	 * @since 3.9.0
	 */
	public function output_widget_control_templates() {
		?>
		<div id="widgets-left"><!-- compatibility with JS which looks for widget templates here -->
		<div id="available-widgets">
			<div class="customize-section-title">
				<button class="customize-section-back" tabindex="-1">
					<span class="screen-reader-text">
						<?php
						/* translators: Hidden accessibility text. */
						_e( 'Back' );
						?>
					</span>
				</button>
				<h3>
					<span class="customize-action">
					<?php
						/* translators: &#9656; is the unicode right-pointing triangle. %s: Section title in the Customizer. */
						printf( __( 'Customizing &#9656; %s' ), esc_html( $this->manager->get_panel( 'widgets' )->title ) );
					?>
					</span>
					<?php _e( 'Add a Widget' ); ?>
				</h3>
			</div>
			<div id="available-widgets-filter">
				<label for="widgets-search">
					<?php
					/* translators: Hidden accessibility text. */
					_e( 'Search Widgets' );
					?>
				</label>
				<input type="text" id="widgets-search" aria-describedby="widgets-search-desc" />
				<div class="search-icon" aria-hidden="true"></div>
				<button type="button" class="clear-results"><span class="screen-reader-text">
					<?php
					/* translators: Hidden accessibility text. */
					_e( 'Clear Results' );
					?>
				</span></button>
				<p class="screen-reader-text" id="widgets-search-desc">
					<?php
					/* translators: Hidden accessibility text. */
					_e( 'The search results will be updated as you type.' );
					?>
				</p>
			</div>
			<div id="available-widgets-list">
			<?php foreach ( $this->get_available_widgets() as $available_widget ) : ?>
				<div id="widget-tpl-<?php echo esc_attr( $available_widget['id'] ); ?>" data-widget-id="<?php echo esc_attr( $available_widget['id'] ); ?>" class="widget-tpl <?php echo esc_attr( $available_widget['id'] ); ?>" tabindex="0">
					<?php echo $available_widget['control_tpl']; ?>
				</div>
			<?php endforeach; ?>
			<p class="no-widgets-found-message"><?php _e( 'No widgets found.' ); ?></p>
			</div><!-- #available-widgets-list -->
		</div><!-- #available-widgets -->
		</div><!-- #widgets-left -->
		<?php
	}

	/**
	 * Calls admin_print_footer_scripts and admin_print_scripts hooks to
	 * allow custom scripts from plugins.
	 *
	 * @since 3.9.0
	 */
	public function print_footer_scripts() {
		/** This action is documented in wp-admin/admin-footer.php */
		do_action( 'admin_print_footer_scripts-widgets.php' ); // phpcs:ignore WordPress.NamingConventions.ValidHookName.UseUnderscores

		/** This action is documented in wp-admin/admin-footer.php */
		do_action( 'admin_print_footer_scripts' );

		/** This action is documented in wp-admin/admin-footer.php */
		do_action( 'admin_footer-widgets.php' ); // phpcs:ignore WordPress.NamingConventions.ValidHookName.UseUnderscores
	}

	/**
	 * Retrieves common arguments to supply when constructing a Customizer setting.
	 *
	 * @since 3.9.0
	 *
	 * @param string $id        Widget setting ID.
	 * @param array  $overrides Array of setting overrides.
	 * @return array Possibly modified setting arguments.
	 */
	public function get_setting_args( $id, $overrides = array() ) {
		$args = array(
			'type'       => 'option',
			'capability' => 'edit_theme_options',
			'default'    => array(),
		);

		if ( preg_match( $this->setting_id_patterns['sidebar_widgets'], $id, $matches ) ) {
			$args['sanitize_callback']    = array( $this, 'sanitize_sidebar_widgets' );
			$args['sanitize_js_callback'] = array( $this, 'sanitize_sidebar_widgets_js_instance' );
			$args['transport']            = current_theme_supports( 'customize-selective-refresh-widgets' ) ? 'postMessage' : 'refresh';
		} elseif ( preg_match( $this->setting_id_patterns['widget_instance'], $id, $matches ) ) {
			$id_base                      = $matches['id_base'];
			$args['sanitize_callback']    = function ( $value ) use ( $id_base ) {
				return $this->sanitize_widget_instance( $value, $id_base );
			};
			$args['sanitize_js_callback'] = function ( $value ) use ( $id_base ) {
				return $this->sanitize_widget_js_instance( $value, $id_base );
			};
			$args['transport']            = $this->is_widget_selective_refreshable( $matches['id_base'] ) ? 'postMessage' : 'refresh';
		}

		$args = array_merge( $args, $overrides );

		/**
		 * Filters the common arguments supplied when constructing a Customizer setting.
		 *
		 * @since 3.9.0
		 *
		 * @see WP_Customize_Setting
		 *
		 * @param array  $args Array of Customizer setting arguments.
		 * @param string $id   Widget setting ID.
		 */
		return apply_filters( 'widget_customizer_setting_args', $args, $id );
	}

	/**
	 * Ensures sidebar widget arrays only ever contain widget IDS.
	 *
	 * Used as the 'sanitize_callback' for each $sidebars_widgets setting.
	 *
	 * @since 3.9.0
	 *
	 * @param string[] $widget_ids Array of widget IDs.
	 * @return string[] Array of sanitized widget IDs.
	 */
	public function sanitize_sidebar_widgets( $widget_ids ) {
		$widget_ids           = array_map( 'strval', (array) $widget_ids );
		$sanitized_widget_ids = array();
		foreach ( $widget_ids as $widget_id ) {
			$sanitized_widget_ids[] = preg_replace( '/[^a-z0-9_\-]/', '', $widget_id );
		}
		return $sanitized_widget_ids;
	}

	/**
	 * Builds up an index of all available widgets for use in Backbone models.
	 *
	 * @since 3.9.0
	 *
	 * @global array $wp_registered_widgets
	 * @global array $wp_registered_widget_controls
	 *
	 * @see wp_list_widgets()
	 *
	 * @return array List of available widgets.
	 */
	public function get_available_widgets() {
		static $available_widgets = array();
		if ( ! empty( $available_widgets ) ) {
			return $available_widgets;
		}

		global $wp_registered_widgets, $wp_registered_widget_controls;
		require_once ABSPATH . 'wp-admin/includes/widgets.php'; // For next_widget_id_number().

		$sort = $wp_registered_widgets;
		usort( $sort, array( $this, '_sort_name_callback' ) );
		$done = array();

		foreach ( $sort as $widget ) {
			if ( in_array( $widget['callback'], $done, true ) ) { // We already showed this multi-widget.
				continue;
			}

			$sidebar = is_active_widget( $widget['callback'], $widget['id'], false, false );
			$done[]  = $widget['callback'];

			if ( ! isset( $widget['params'][0] ) ) {
				$widget['params'][0] = array();
			}

			$available_widget = $widget;
			unset( $available_widget['callback'] ); // Not serializable to JSON.

			$args = array(
				'widget_id'   => $widget['id'],
				'widget_name' => $widget['name'],
				'_display'    => 'template',
			);

			$is_disabled     = false;
			$is_multi_widget = ( isset( $wp_registered_widget_controls[ $widget['id'] ]['id_base'] ) && isset( $widget['params'][0]['number'] ) );
			if ( $is_multi_widget ) {
				$id_base            = $wp_registered_widget_controls[ $widget['id'] ]['id_base'];
				$args['_temp_id']   = "$id_base-__i__";
				$args['_multi_num'] = next_widget_id_number( $id_base );
				$args['_add']       = 'multi';
			} else {
				$args['_add'] = 'single';

				if ( $sidebar && 'wp_inactive_widgets' !== $sidebar ) {
					$is_disabled = true;
				}
				$id_base = $widget['id'];
			}

			$list_widget_controls_args = wp_list_widget_controls_dynamic_sidebar(
				array(
					0 => $args,
					1 => $widget['params'][0],
				)
			);
			$control_tpl               = $this->get_widget_control( $list_widget_controls_args );

			// The properties here are mapped to the Backbone Widget model.
			$available_widget = array_merge(
				$available_widget,
				array(
					'temp_id'      => isset( $args['_temp_id'] ) ? $args['_temp_id'] : null,
					'is_multi'     => $is_multi_widget,
					'control_tpl'  => $control_tpl,
					'multi_number' => ( 'multi' === $args['_add'] ) ? $args['_multi_num'] : false,
					'is_disabled'  => $is_disabled,
					'id_base'      => $id_base,
					'transport'    => $this->is_widget_selective_refreshable( $id_base ) ? 'postMessage' : 'refresh',
					'width'        => $wp_registered_widget_controls[ $widget['id'] ]['width'],
					'height'       => $wp_registered_widget_controls[ $widget['id'] ]['height'],
					'is_wide'      => $this->is_wide_widget( $widget['id'] ),
				)
			);

			$available_widgets[] = $available_widget;
		}

		return $available_widgets;
	}

	/**
	 * Naturally orders available widgets by name.
	 *
	 * @since 3.9.0
	 *
	 * @param array $widget_a The first widget to compare.
	 * @param array $widget_b The second widget to compare.
	 * @return int Reorder position for the current widget comparison.
	 */
	protected function _sort_name_callback( $widget_a, $widget_b ) {
		return strnatcasecmp( $widget_a['name'], $widget_b['name'] );
	}

	/**
	 * Retrieves the widget control markup.
	 *
	 * @since 3.9.0
	 *
	 * @param array $args Widget control arguments.
	 * @return string Widget control form HTML markup.
	 */
	public function get_widget_control( $args ) {
		$args[0]['before_form']           = '<div class="form">';
		$args[0]['after_form']            = '</div><!-- .form -->';
		$args[0]['before_widget_content'] = '<div class="widget-content">';
		$args[0]['after_widget_content']  = '</div><!-- .widget-content -->';
		ob_start();
		wp_widget_control( ...$args );
		$control_tpl = ob_get_clean();
		return $control_tpl;
	}

	/**
	 * Retrieves the widget control markup parts.
	 *
	 * @since 4.4.0
	 *
	 * @param array $args Widget control arguments.
	 * @return array {
	 *     @type string $control Markup for widget control wrapping form.
	 *     @type string $content The contents of the widget form itself.
	 * }
	 */
	public function get_widget_control_parts( $args ) {
		$args[0]['before_widget_content'] = '<div class="widget-content">';
		$args[0]['after_widget_content']  = '</div><!-- .widget-content -->';
		$control_markup                   = $this->get_widget_control( $args );

		$content_start_pos = strpos( $control_markup, $args[0]['before_widget_content'] );
		$content_end_pos   = strrpos( $control_markup, $args[0]['after_widget_content'] );

		$control  = substr( $control_markup, 0, $content_start_pos + strlen( $args[0]['before_widget_content'] ) );
		$control .= substr( $control_markup, $content_end_pos );
		$content  = trim(
			substr(
				$control_markup,
				$content_start_pos + strlen( $args[0]['before_widget_content'] ),
				$content_end_pos - $content_start_pos - strlen( $args[0]['before_widget_content'] )
			)
		);

		return compact( 'control', 'content' );
	}

	/**
	 * Adds hooks for the Customizer preview.
	 *
	 * @since 3.9.0
	 */
	public function customize_preview_init() {
		add_action( 'wp_enqueue_scripts', array( $this, 'customize_preview_enqueue' ) );
		add_action( 'wp_print_styles', array( $this, 'print_preview_css' ), 1 );
		add_action( 'wp_footer', array( $this, 'export_preview_data' ), 20 );
	}

	/**
	 * Refreshes the nonce for widget updates.
	 *
	 * @since 4.2.0
	 *
	 * @param array $nonces Array of nonces.
	 * @return array Array of nonces.
	 */
	public function refresh_nonces( $nonces ) {
		$nonces['update-widget'] = wp_create_nonce( 'update-widget' );
		return $nonces;
	}

	/**
	 * Tells the script loader to load the scripts and styles of custom blocks
	 * if the widgets block editor is enabled.
	 *
	 * @since 5.8.0
	 *
	 * @param bool $is_block_editor_screen Current decision about loading block assets.
	 * @return bool Filtered decision about loading block assets.
	 */
	public function should_load_block_editor_scripts_and_styles( $is_block_editor_screen ) {
		if ( wp_use_widgets_block_editor() ) {
			return true;
		}

		return $is_block_editor_screen;
	}

	/**
	 * When previewing, ensures the proper previewing widgets are used.
	 *
	 * Because wp_get_sidebars_widgets() gets called early at {@see 'init' } (via
	 * wp_convert_widget_settings()) and can set global variable `$_wp_sidebars_widgets`
	 * to the value of `get_option( 'sidebars_widgets' )` before the Customizer preview
	 * filter is added, it has to be reset after the filter has been added.
	 *
	 * @since 3.9.0
	 *
	 * @param array $sidebars_widgets List of widgets for the current sidebar.
	 * @return array
	 */
	public function preview_sidebars_widgets( $sidebars_widgets ) {
		$sidebars_widgets = get_option( 'sidebars_widgets', array() );

		unset( $sidebars_widgets['array_version'] );
		return $sidebars_widgets;
	}

	/**
	 * Enqueues scripts for the Customizer preview.
	 *
	 * @since 3.9.0
	 */
	public function customize_preview_enqueue() {
		wp_enqueue_script( 'customize-preview-widgets' );
	}

	/**
	 * Inserts default style for highlighted widget at early point so theme
	 * stylesheet can override.
	 *
	 * @since 3.9.0
	 */
	public function print_preview_css() {
		?>
		<style>
		.widget-customizer-highlighted-widget {
			outline: none;
			-webkit-box-shadow: 0 0 2px rgba(30, 140, 190, 0.8);
			box-shadow: 0 0 2px rgba(30, 140, 190, 0.8);
			position: relative;
			z-index: 1;
		}
		</style>
		<?php
	}

	/**
	 * Communicates the sidebars that appeared on the page at the very end of the page,
	 * and at the very end of the wp_footer,
	 *
	 * @since 3.9.0
	 *
	 * @global array $wp_registered_sidebars
	 * @global array $wp_registered_widgets
	 */
	public function export_preview_data() {
		global $wp_registered_sidebars, $wp_registered_widgets;

		$switched_locale = switch_to_user_locale( get_current_user_id() );

		$l10n = array(
			'widgetTooltip' => __( 'Shift-click to edit this widget.' ),
		);

		if ( $switched_locale ) {
			restore_previous_locale();
		}

		$rendered_sidebars = array_filter( $this->rendered_sidebars );
		$rendered_widgets  = array_filter( $this->rendered_widgets );

		// Prepare Customizer settings to pass to JavaScript.
		$settings = array(
			'renderedSidebars'            => array_fill_keys( array_keys( $rendered_sidebars ), true ),
			'renderedWidgets'             => array_fill_keys( array_keys( $rendered_widgets ), true ),
			'registeredSidebars'          => array_values( $wp_registered_sidebars ),
			'registeredWidgets'           => $wp_registered_widgets,
			'l10n'                        => $l10n,
			'selectiveRefreshableWidgets' => $this->get_selective_refreshable_widgets(),
		);

		foreach ( $settings['registeredWidgets'] as &$registered_widget ) {
			unset( $registered_widget['callback'] ); // May not be JSON-serializable.
		}
		wp_print_inline_script_tag(
			sprintf( 'var _wpWidgetCustomizerPreviewSettings = %s;', wp_json_encode( $settings ) )
		);
	}

	/**
	 * Tracks the widgets that were rendered.
	 *
	 * @since 3.9.0
	 *
	 * @param array $widget Rendered widget to tally.
	 */
	public function tally_rendered_widgets( $widget ) {
		$this->rendered_widgets[ $widget['id'] ] = true;
	}

	/**
	 * Determine if a widget is rendered on the page.
	 *
	 * @since 4.0.0
	 *
	 * @param string $widget_id Widget ID to check.
	 * @return bool Whether the widget is rendered.
	 */
	public function is_widget_rendered( $widget_id ) {
		return ! empty( $this->rendered_widgets[ $widget_id ] );
	}

	/**
	 * Determines if a sidebar is rendered on the page.
	 *
	 * @since 4.0.0
	 *
	 * @param string $sidebar_id Sidebar ID to check.
	 * @return bool Whether the sidebar is rendered.
	 */
	public function is_sidebar_rendered( $sidebar_id ) {
		return ! empty( $this->rendered_sidebars[ $sidebar_id ] );
	}

	/**
	 * Tallies the sidebars rendered via is_active_sidebar().
	 *
	 * Keep track of the times that is_active_sidebar() is called in the template,
	 * and assume that this means that the sidebar would be rendered on the template
	 * if there were widgets populating it.
	 *
	 * @since 3.9.0
	 *
	 * @param bool   $is_active  Whether the sidebar is active.
	 * @param string $sidebar_id Sidebar ID.
	 * @return bool Whether the sidebar is active.
	 */
	public function tally_sidebars_via_is_active_sidebar_calls( $is_active, $sidebar_id ) {
		if ( is_registered_sidebar( $sidebar_id ) ) {
			$this->rendered_sidebars[ $sidebar_id ] = true;
		}

		/*
		 * We may need to force this to true, and also force-true the value
		 * for 'dynamic_sidebar_has_widgets' if we want to ensure that there
		 * is an area to drop widgets into, if the sidebar is empty.
		 */
		return $is_active;
	}

	/**
	 * Tallies the sidebars rendered via dynamic_sidebar().
	 *
	 * Keep track of the times that dynamic_sidebar() is called in the template,
	 * and assume this means the sidebar would be rendered on the template if
	 * there were widgets populating it.
	 *
	 * @since 3.9.0
	 *
	 * @param bool   $has_widgets Whether the current sidebar has widgets.
	 * @param string $sidebar_id  Sidebar ID.
	 * @return bool Whether the current sidebar has widgets.
	 */
	public function tally_sidebars_via_dynamic_sidebar_calls( $has_widgets, $sidebar_id ) {
		if ( is_registered_sidebar( $sidebar_id ) ) {
			$this->rendered_sidebars[ $sidebar_id ] = true;
		}

		/*
		 * We may need to force this to true, and also force-true the value
		 * for 'is_active_sidebar' if we want to ensure there is an area to
		 * drop widgets into, if the sidebar is empty.
		 */
		return $has_widgets;
	}

	/**
	 * Retrieves MAC for a serialized widget instance string.
	 *
	 * Allows values posted back from JS to be rejected if any tampering of the
	 * data has occurred.
	 *
	 * @since 3.9.0
	 *
	 * @param string $serialized_instance Widget instance.
	 * @return string MAC for serialized widget instance.
	 */
	protected function get_instance_hash_key( $serialized_instance ) {
		return wp_hash( $serialized_instance );
	}

	/**
	 * Sanitizes a widget instance.
	 *
	 * Unserialize the JS-instance for storing in the options. It's important that this filter
	 * only get applied to an instance *once*.
	 *
	 * @since 3.9.0
	 * @since 5.8.0 Added the `$id_base` parameter.
	 *
	 * @global WP_Widget_Factory $wp_widget_factory
	 *
	 * @param array  $value   Widget instance to sanitize.
	 * @param string $id_base Optional. Base of the ID of the widget being sanitized. Default null.
	 * @return array|void Sanitized widget instance.
	 */
	public function sanitize_widget_instance( $value, $id_base = null ) {
		global $wp_widget_factory;

		if ( array() === $value ) {
			return $value;
		}

		if ( isset( $value['raw_instance'] ) && $id_base && wp_use_widgets_block_editor() ) {
			$widget_object = $wp_widget_factory->get_widget_object( $id_base );
			if ( ! empty( $widget_object->widget_options['show_instance_in_rest'] ) ) {
				if ( 'block' === $id_base && ! current_user_can( 'unfiltered_html' ) ) {
					/*
					 * The content of the 'block' widget is not filtered on the fly while editing.
					 * Filter the content here to prevent vulnerabilities.
					 */
					$value['raw_instance']['content'] = wp_kses_post( $value['raw_instance']['content'] );
				}

				return $value['raw_instance'];
			}
		}

		if (
			empty( $value['is_widget_customizer_js_value'] ) ||
			empty( $value['instance_hash_key'] ) ||
			empty( $value['encoded_serialized_instance'] )
		) {
			return;
		}

		$decoded = base64_decode( $value['encoded_serialized_instance'], true );
		if ( false === $decoded ) {
			return;
		}

		if ( ! hash_equals( $this->get_instance_hash_key( $decoded ), $value['instance_hash_key'] ) ) {
			return;
		}

		$instance = unserialize( $decoded );
		if ( false === $instance ) {
			return;
		}

		return $instance;
	}

	/**
	 * Converts a widget instance into JSON-representable format.
	 *
	 * @since 3.9.0
	 * @since 5.8.0 Added the `$id_base` parameter.
	 *
	 * @global WP_Widget_Factory $wp_widget_factory
	 *
	 * @param array  $value   Widget instance to convert to JSON.
	 * @param string $id_base Optional. Base of the ID of the widget being sanitized. Default null.
	 * @return array JSON-converted widget instance.
	 */
	public function sanitize_widget_js_instance( $value, $id_base = null ) {
		global $wp_widget_factory;

		if ( empty( $value['is_widget_customizer_js_value'] ) ) {
			$serialized = serialize( $value );

			$js_value = array(
				'encoded_serialized_instance'   => base64_encode( $serialized ),
				'title'                         => empty( $value['title'] ) ? '' : $value['title'],
				'is_widget_customizer_js_value' => true,
				'instance_hash_key'             => $this->get_instance_hash_key( $serialized ),
			);

			if ( $id_base && wp_use_widgets_block_editor() ) {
				$widget_object = $wp_widget_factory->get_widget_object( $id_base );
				if ( ! empty( $widget_object->widget_options['show_instance_in_rest'] ) ) {
					$js_value['raw_instance'] = (object) $value;
				}
			}

			return $js_value;
		}

		return $value;
	}

	/**
	 * Strips out widget IDs for widgets which are no longer registered.
	 *
	 * One example where this might happen is when a plugin orphans a widget
	 * in a sidebar upon deactivation.
	 *
	 * @since 3.9.0
	 *
	 * @global array $wp_registered_widgets
	 *
	 * @param array $widget_ids List of widget IDs.
	 * @return array Parsed list of widget IDs.
	 */
	public function sanitize_sidebar_widgets_js_instance( $widget_ids ) {
		global $wp_registered_widgets;
		$widget_ids = array_values( array_intersect( $widget_ids, array_keys( $wp_registered_widgets ) ) );
		return $widget_ids;
	}

	/**
	 * Finds and invokes the widget update and control callbacks.
	 *
	 * Requires that `$_POST` be populated with the instance data.
	 *
	 * @since 3.9.0
	 *
	 * @global array $wp_registered_widget_updates
	 * @global array $wp_registered_widget_controls
	 *
	 * @param string $widget_id Widget ID.
	 * @return array|WP_Error Array containing the updated widget information.
	 *                        A WP_Error object, otherwise.
	 */
	public function call_widget_update( $widget_id ) {
		global $wp_registered_widget_updates, $wp_registered_widget_controls;

		$setting_id = $this->get_setting_id( $widget_id );

		/*
		 * Make sure that other setting changes have previewed since this widget
		 * may depend on them (e.g. Menus being present for Navigation Menu widget).
		 */
		if ( ! did_action( 'customize_preview_init' ) ) {
			foreach ( $this->manager->settings() as $setting ) {
				if ( $setting->id !== $setting_id ) {
					$setting->preview();
				}
			}
		}

		$this->start_capturing_option_updates();
		$parsed_id   = $this->parse_widget_id( $widget_id );
		$option_name = 'widget_' . $parsed_id['id_base'];

		/*
		 * If a previously-sanitized instance is provided, populate the input vars
		 * with its values so that the widget update callback will read this instance
		 */
		$added_input_vars = array();
		if ( ! empty( $_POST['sanitized_widget_setting'] ) ) {
			$sanitized_widget_setting = json_decode( $this->get_post_value( 'sanitized_widget_setting' ), true );
			if ( false === $sanitized_widget_setting ) {
				$this->stop_capturing_option_updates();
				return new WP_Error( 'widget_setting_malformed' );
			}

			$instance = $this->sanitize_widget_instance( $sanitized_widget_setting, $parsed_id['id_base'] );
			if ( is_null( $instance ) ) {
				$this->stop_capturing_option_updates();
				return new WP_Error( 'widget_setting_unsanitized' );
			}

			if ( ! is_null( $parsed_id['number'] ) ) {
				$value                         = array();
				$value[ $parsed_id['number'] ] = $instance;
				$key                           = 'widget-' . $parsed_id['id_base'];
				$_REQUEST[ $key ]              = wp_slash( $value );
				$_POST[ $key ]                 = $_REQUEST[ $key ];
				$added_input_vars[]            = $key;
			} else {
				foreach ( $instance as $key => $value ) {
					$_REQUEST[ $key ]   = wp_slash( $value );
					$_POST[ $key ]      = $_REQUEST[ $key ];
					$added_input_vars[] = $key;
				}
			}
		}

		// Invoke the widget update callback.
		foreach ( (array) $wp_registered_widget_updates as $name => $control ) {
			if ( $name === $parsed_id['id_base'] && is_callable( $control['callback'] ) ) {
				ob_start();
				call_user_func_array( $control['callback'], $control['params'] );
				ob_end_clean();
				break;
			}
		}

		// Clean up any input vars that were manually added.
		foreach ( $added_input_vars as $key ) {
			unset( $_POST[ $key ] );
			unset( $_REQUEST[ $key ] );
		}

		// Make sure the expected option was updated.
		if ( 0 !== $this->count_captured_options() ) {
			if ( $this->count_captured_options() > 1 ) {
				$this->stop_capturing_option_updates();
				return new WP_Error( 'widget_setting_too_many_options' );
			}

			$updated_option_name = key( $this->get_captured_options() );
			if ( $updated_option_name !== $option_name ) {
				$this->stop_capturing_option_updates();
				return new WP_Error( 'widget_setting_unexpected_option' );
			}
		}

		// Obtain the widget instance.
		$option = $this->get_captured_option( $option_name );
		if ( null !== $parsed_id['number'] ) {
			$instance = $option[ $parsed_id['number'] ];
		} else {
			$instance = $option;
		}

		/*
		 * Override the incoming $_POST['customized'] for a newly-created widget's
		 * setting with the new $instance so that the preview filter currently
		 * in place from WP_Customize_Setting::preview() will use this value
		 * instead of the default widget instance value (an empty array).
		 */
		$this->manager->set_post_value( $setting_id, $this->sanitize_widget_js_instance( $instance, $parsed_id['id_base'] ) );

		// Obtain the widget control with the updated instance in place.
		ob_start();
		$form = $wp_registered_widget_controls[ $widget_id ];
		if ( $form ) {
			call_user_func_array( $form['callback'], $form['params'] );
		}
		$form = ob_get_clean();

		$this->stop_capturing_option_updates();

		return compact( 'instance', 'form' );
	}

	/**
	 * Updates widget settings asynchronously.
	 *
	 * Allows the Customizer to update a widget using its form, but return the new
	 * instance info via Ajax instead of saving it to the options table.
	 *
	 * Most code here copied from wp_ajax_save_widget().
	 *
	 * @since 3.9.0
	 *
	 * @see wp_ajax_save_widget()
	 */
	public function wp_ajax_update_widget() {

		if ( ! is_user_logged_in() ) {
			wp_die( 0 );
		}

		check_ajax_referer( 'update-widget', 'nonce' );

		if ( ! current_user_can( 'edit_theme_options' ) ) {
			wp_die( -1 );
		}

		if ( empty( $_POST['widget-id'] ) ) {
			wp_send_json_error( 'missing_widget-id' );
		}

		/** This action is documented in wp-admin/includes/ajax-actions.php */
		do_action( 'load-widgets.php' ); // phpcs:ignore WordPress.NamingConventions.ValidHookName.UseUnderscores

		/** This action is documented in wp-admin/includes/ajax-actions.php */
		do_action( 'widgets.php' ); // phpcs:ignore WordPress.NamingConventions.ValidHookName.UseUnderscores

		/** This action is documented in wp-admin/widgets.php */
		do_action( 'sidebar_admin_setup' );

		$widget_id = $this->get_post_value( 'widget-id' );
		$parsed_id = $this->parse_widget_id( $widget_id );
		$id_base   = $parsed_id['id_base'];

		$is_updating_widget_template = (
			isset( $_POST[ 'widget-' . $id_base ] )
			&&
			is_array( $_POST[ 'widget-' . $id_base ] )
			&&
			preg_match( '/__i__|%i%/', key( $_POST[ 'widget-' . $id_base ] ) )
		);
		if ( $is_updating_widget_template ) {
			wp_send_json_error( 'template_widget_not_updatable' );
		}

		$updated_widget = $this->call_widget_update( $widget_id ); // => {instance,form}
		if ( is_wp_error( $updated_widget ) ) {
			wp_send_json_error( $updated_widget->get_error_code() );
		}

		$form     = $updated_widget['form'];
		$instance = $this->sanitize_widget_js_instance( $updated_widget['instance'], $id_base );

		wp_send_json_success( compact( 'form', 'instance' ) );
	}

	/*
	 * Selective Refresh Methods
	 */

	/**
	 * Filters arguments for dynamic widget partials.
	 *
	 * @since 4.5.0
	 *
	 * @param array|false $partial_args Partial arguments.
	 * @param string      $partial_id   Partial ID.
	 * @return array (Maybe) modified partial arguments.
	 */
	public function customize_dynamic_partial_args( $partial_args, $partial_id ) {
		if ( ! current_theme_supports( 'customize-selective-refresh-widgets' ) ) {
			return $partial_args;
		}

		if ( preg_match( '/^widget\[(?P<widget_id>.+)\]$/', $partial_id, $matches ) ) {
			if ( false === $partial_args ) {
				$partial_args = array();
			}
			$partial_args = array_merge(
				$partial_args,
				array(
					'type'                => 'widget',
					'render_callback'     => array( $this, 'render_widget_partial' ),
					'container_inclusive' => true,
					'settings'            => array( $this->get_setting_id( $matches['widget_id'] ) ),
					'capability'          => 'edit_theme_options',
				)
			);
		}

		return $partial_args;
	}

	/**
	 * Adds hooks for selective refresh.
	 *
	 * @since 4.5.0
	 */
	public function selective_refresh_init() {
		if ( ! current_theme_supports( 'customize-selective-refresh-widgets' ) ) {
			return;
		}
		add_filter( 'dynamic_sidebar_params', array( $this, 'filter_dynamic_sidebar_params' ) );
		add_filter( 'wp_kses_allowed_html', array( $this, 'filter_wp_kses_allowed_data_attributes' ) );
		add_action( 'dynamic_sidebar_before', array( $this, 'start_dynamic_sidebar' ) );
		add_action( 'dynamic_sidebar_after', array( $this, 'end_dynamic_sidebar' ) );
	}

	/**
	 * Inject selective refresh data attributes into widget container elements.
	 *
	 * @since 4.5.0
	 *
	 * @param array $params {
	 *     Dynamic sidebar params.
	 *
	 *     @type array $args        Sidebar args.
	 *     @type array $widget_args Widget args.
	 * }
	 * @see WP_Customize_Nav_Menus::filter_wp_nav_menu_args()
	 *
	 * @return array Params.
	 */
	public function filter_dynamic_sidebar_params( $params ) {
		$sidebar_args = array_merge(
			array(
				'before_widget' => '',
				'after_widget'  => '',
			),
			$params[0]
		);

		// Skip widgets not in a registered sidebar or ones which lack a proper wrapper element to attach the data-* attributes to.
		$matches  = array();
		$is_valid = (
			isset( $sidebar_args['id'] )
			&&
			is_registered_sidebar( $sidebar_args['id'] )
			&&
			( isset( $this->current_dynamic_sidebar_id_stack[0] ) && $this->current_dynamic_sidebar_id_stack[0] === $sidebar_args['id'] )
			&&
			preg_match( '#^<(?P<tag_name>\w+)#', $sidebar_args['before_widget'], $matches )
		);
		if ( ! $is_valid ) {
			return $params;
		}
		$this->before_widget_tags_seen[ $matches['tag_name'] ] = true;

		$context = array(
			'sidebar_id' => $sidebar_args['id'],
		);
		if ( isset( $this->context_sidebar_instance_number ) ) {
			$context['sidebar_instance_number'] = $this->context_sidebar_instance_number;
		} elseif ( isset( $sidebar_args['id'] ) && isset( $this->sidebar_instance_count[ $sidebar_args['id'] ] ) ) {
			$context['sidebar_instance_number'] = $this->sidebar_instance_count[ $sidebar_args['id'] ];
		}

		$attributes                    = sprintf( ' data-customize-partial-id="%s"', esc_attr( 'widget[' . $sidebar_args['widget_id'] . ']' ) );
		$attributes                   .= ' data-customize-partial-type="widget"';
		$attributes                   .= sprintf( ' data-customize-partial-placement-context="%s"', esc_attr( wp_json_encode( $context ) ) );
		$attributes                   .= sprintf( ' data-customize-widget-id="%s"', esc_attr( $sidebar_args['widget_id'] ) );
		$sidebar_args['before_widget'] = preg_replace( '#^(<\w+)#', '$1 ' . $attributes, $sidebar_args['before_widget'] );

		$params[0] = $sidebar_args;
		return $params;
	}

	/**
	 * List of the tag names seen for before_widget strings.
	 *
	 * This is used in the {@see 'filter_wp_kses_allowed_html'} filter to ensure that the
	 * data-* attributes can be allowed.
	 *
	 * @since 4.5.0
	 * @var array
	 */
	protected $before_widget_tags_seen = array();

	/**
	 * Ensures the HTML data-* attributes for selective refresh are allowed by kses.
	 *
	 * This is needed in case the `$before_widget` is run through wp_kses() when printed.
	 *
	 * @since 4.5.0
	 *
	 * @param array $allowed_html Allowed HTML.
	 * @return array (Maybe) modified allowed HTML.
	 */
	public function filter_wp_kses_allowed_data_attributes( $allowed_html ) {
		foreach ( array_keys( $this->before_widget_tags_seen ) as $tag_name ) {
			if ( ! isset( $allowed_html[ $tag_name ] ) ) {
				$allowed_html[ $tag_name ] = array();
			}
			$allowed_html[ $tag_name ] = array_merge(
				$allowed_html[ $tag_name ],
				array_fill_keys(
					array(
						'data-customize-partial-id',
						'data-customize-partial-type',
						'data-customize-partial-placement-context',
						'data-customize-partial-widget-id',
						'data-customize-partial-options',
					),
					true
				)
			);
		}
		return $allowed_html;
	}

	/**
	 * Keep track of the number of times that dynamic_sidebar() was called for a given sidebar index.
	 *
	 * This helps facilitate the uncommon scenario where a single sidebar is rendered multiple times on a template.
	 *
	 * @since 4.5.0
	 * @var array
	 */
	protected $sidebar_instance_count = array();

	/**
	 * The current request's sidebar_instance_number context.
	 *
	 * @since 4.5.0
	 * @var int|null
	 */
	protected $context_sidebar_instance_number;

	/**
	 * Current sidebar ID being rendered.
	 *
	 * @since 4.5.0
	 * @var array
	 */
	protected $current_dynamic_sidebar_id_stack = array();

	/**
	 * Begins keeping track of the current sidebar being rendered.
	 *
	 * Insert marker before widgets are rendered in a dynamic sidebar.
	 *
	 * @since 4.5.0
	 *
	 * @param int|string $index Index, name, or ID of the dynamic sidebar.
	 */
	public function start_dynamic_sidebar( $index ) {
		array_unshift( $this->current_dynamic_sidebar_id_stack, $index );
		if ( ! isset( $this->sidebar_instance_count[ $index ] ) ) {
			$this->sidebar_instance_count[ $index ] = 0;
		}
		$this->sidebar_instance_count[ $index ] += 1;
		if ( ! $this->manager->selective_refresh->is_render_partials_request() ) {
			printf( "\n<!--dynamic_sidebar_before:%s:%d-->\n", esc_html( $index ), (int) $this->sidebar_instance_count[ $index ] );
		}
	}

	/**
	 * Finishes keeping track of the current sidebar being rendered.
	 *
	 * Inserts a marker after widgets are rendered in a dynamic sidebar.
	 *
	 * @since 4.5.0
	 *
	 * @param int|string $index Index, name, or ID of the dynamic sidebar.
	 */
	public function end_dynamic_sidebar( $index ) {
		array_shift( $this->current_dynamic_sidebar_id_stack );
		if ( ! $this->manager->selective_refresh->is_render_partials_request() ) {
			printf( "\n<!--dynamic_sidebar_after:%s:%d-->\n", esc_html( $index ), (int) $this->sidebar_instance_count[ $index ] );
		}
	}

	/**
	 * Current sidebar being rendered.
	 *
	 * @since 4.5.0
	 * @var string|null
	 */
	protected $rendering_widget_id;

	/**
	 * Current widget being rendered.
	 *
	 * @since 4.5.0
	 * @var string|null
	 */
	protected $rendering_sidebar_id;

	/**
	 * Filters sidebars_widgets to ensure the currently-rendered widget is the only widget in the current sidebar.
	 *
	 * @since 4.5.0
	 *
	 * @param array $sidebars_widgets Sidebars widgets.
	 * @return array Filtered sidebars widgets.
	 */
	public function filter_sidebars_widgets_for_rendering_widget( $sidebars_widgets ) {
		$sidebars_widgets[ $this->rendering_sidebar_id ] = array( $this->rendering_widget_id );
		return $sidebars_widgets;
	}

	/**
	 * Renders a specific widget using the supplied sidebar arguments.
	 *
	 * @since 4.5.0
	 *
	 * @see dynamic_sidebar()
	 *
	 * @param WP_Customize_Partial $partial Partial.
	 * @param array                $context {
	 *     Sidebar args supplied as container context.
	 *
	 *     @type string $sidebar_id              ID for sidebar for widget to render into.
	 *     @type int    $sidebar_instance_number Disambiguating instance number.
	 * }
	 * @return string|false
	 */
	public function render_widget_partial( $partial, $context ) {
		$id_data   = $partial->id_data();
		$widget_id = array_shift( $id_data['keys'] );

		if ( ! is_array( $context )
			|| empty( $context['sidebar_id'] )
			|| ! is_registered_sidebar( $context['sidebar_id'] )
		) {
			return false;
		}

		$this->rendering_sidebar_id = $context['sidebar_id'];

		if ( isset( $context['sidebar_instance_number'] ) ) {
			$this->context_sidebar_instance_number = (int) $context['sidebar_instance_number'];
		}

		// Filter sidebars_widgets so that only the queried widget is in the sidebar.
		$this->rendering_widget_id = $widget_id;

		$filter_callback = array( $this, 'filter_sidebars_widgets_for_rendering_widget' );
		add_filter( 'sidebars_widgets', $filter_callback, 1000 );

		// Render the widget.
		ob_start();
		$this->rendering_sidebar_id = $context['sidebar_id'];
		dynamic_sidebar( $this->rendering_sidebar_id );
		$container = ob_get_clean();

		// Reset variables for next partial render.
		remove_filter( 'sidebars_widgets', $filter_callback, 1000 );

		$this->context_sidebar_instance_number = null;
		$this->rendering_sidebar_id            = null;
		$this->rendering_widget_id             = null;

		return $container;
	}

	//
	// Option Update Capturing.
	//

	/**
	 * List of captured widget option updates.
	 *
	 * @since 3.9.0
	 * @var array $_captured_options Values updated while option capture is happening.
	 */
	protected $_captured_options = array();

	/**
	 * Whether option capture is currently happening.
	 *
	 * @since 3.9.0
	 * @var bool $_is_current Whether option capture is currently happening or not.
	 */
	protected $_is_capturing_option_updates = false;

	/**
	 * Determines whether the captured option update should be ignored.
	 *
	 * @since 3.9.0
	 *
	 * @param string $option_name Option name.
	 * @return bool Whether the option capture is ignored.
	 */
	protected function is_option_capture_ignored( $option_name ) {
		return ( str_starts_with( $option_name, '_transient_' ) );
	}

	/**
	 * Retrieves captured widget option updates.
	 *
	 * @since 3.9.0
	 *
	 * @return array Array of captured options.
	 */
	protected function get_captured_options() {
		return $this->_captured_options;
	}

	/**
	 * Retrieves the option that was captured from being saved.
	 *
	 * @since 4.2.0
	 *
	 * @param string $option_name   Option name.
	 * @param mixed  $default_value Optional. Default value to return if the option does not exist. Default false.
	 * @return mixed Value set for the option.
	 */
	protected function get_captured_option( $option_name, $default_value = false ) {
		if ( array_key_exists( $option_name, $this->_captured_options ) ) {
			$value = $this->_captured_options[ $option_name ];
		} else {
			$value = $default_value;
		}
		return $value;
	}

	/**
	 * Retrieves the number of captured widget option updates.
	 *
	 * @since 3.9.0
	 *
	 * @return int Number of updated options.
	 */
	protected function count_captured_options() {
		return count( $this->_captured_options );
	}

	/**
	 * Begins keeping track of changes to widget options, caching new values.
	 *
	 * @since 3.9.0
	 */
	protected function start_capturing_option_updates() {
		if ( $this->_is_capturing_option_updates ) {
			return;
		}

		$this->_is_capturing_option_updates = true;

		add_filter( 'pre_update_option', array( $this, 'capture_filter_pre_update_option' ), 10, 3 );
	}

	/**
	 * Pre-filters captured option values before updating.
	 *
	 * @since 3.9.0
	 *
	 * @param mixed  $new_value   The new option value.
	 * @param string $option_name Name of the option.
	 * @param mixed  $old_value   The old option value.
	 * @return mixed Filtered option value.
	 */
	public function capture_filter_pre_update_option( $new_value, $option_name, $old_value ) {
		if ( $this->is_option_capture_ignored( $option_name ) ) {
			return $new_value;
		}

		if ( ! isset( $this->_captured_options[ $option_name ] ) ) {
			add_filter( "pre_option_{$option_name}", array( $this, 'capture_filter_pre_get_option' ) );
		}

		$this->_captured_options[ $option_name ] = $new_value;

		return $old_value;
	}

	/**
	 * Pre-filters captured option values before retrieving.
	 *
	 * @since 3.9.0
	 *
	 * @param mixed $value Value to return instead of the option value.
	 * @return mixed Filtered option value.
	 */
	public function capture_filter_pre_get_option( $value ) {
		$option_name = preg_replace( '/^pre_option_/', '', current_filter() );

		if ( isset( $this->_captured_options[ $option_name ] ) ) {
			$value = $this->_captured_options[ $option_name ];

			/** This filter is documented in wp-includes/option.php */
			$value = apply_filters( 'option_' . $option_name, $value, $option_name );
		}

		return $value;
	}

	/**
	 * Undoes any changes to the options since options capture began.
	 *
	 * @since 3.9.0
	 */
	protected function stop_capturing_option_updates() {
		if ( ! $this->_is_capturing_option_updates ) {
			return;
		}

		remove_filter( 'pre_update_option', array( $this, 'capture_filter_pre_update_option' ), 10 );

		foreach ( array_keys( $this->_captured_options ) as $option_name ) {
			remove_filter( "pre_option_{$option_name}", array( $this, 'capture_filter_pre_get_option' ) );
		}

		$this->_captured_options            = array();
		$this->_is_capturing_option_updates = false;
	}

	/**
	 * {@internal Missing Summary}
	 *
	 * See the {@see 'customize_dynamic_setting_args'} filter.
	 *
	 * @since 3.9.0
	 * @deprecated 4.2.0 Deprecated in favor of the {@see 'customize_dynamic_setting_args'} filter.
	 */
	public function setup_widget_addition_previews() {
		_deprecated_function( __METHOD__, '4.2.0', 'customize_dynamic_setting_args' );
	}

	/**
	 * {@internal Missing Summary}
	 *
	 * See the {@see 'customize_dynamic_setting_args'} filter.
	 *
	 * @since 3.9.0
	 * @deprecated 4.2.0 Deprecated in favor of the {@see 'customize_dynamic_setting_args'} filter.
	 */
	public function prepreview_added_sidebars_widgets() {
		_deprecated_function( __METHOD__, '4.2.0', 'customize_dynamic_setting_args' );
	}

	/**
	 * {@internal Missing Summary}
	 *
	 * See the {@see 'customize_dynamic_setting_args'} filter.
	 *
	 * @since 3.9.0
	 * @deprecated 4.2.0 Deprecated in favor of the {@see 'customize_dynamic_setting_args'} filter.
	 */
	public function prepreview_added_widget_instance() {
		_deprecated_function( __METHOD__, '4.2.0', 'customize_dynamic_setting_args' );
	}

	/**
	 * {@internal Missing Summary}
	 *
	 * See the {@see 'customize_dynamic_setting_args'} filter.
	 *
	 * @since 3.9.0
	 * @deprecated 4.2.0 Deprecated in favor of the {@see 'customize_dynamic_setting_args'} filter.
	 */
	public function remove_prepreview_filters() {
		_deprecated_function( __METHOD__, '4.2.0', 'customize_dynamic_setting_args' );
	}
}
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In the contemporary landscape of business and productivity, the significance of task management and workflow automation has become increasingly paramount. With the advent of sophisticated AI and automation tools, the potential to streamline workflow processes, assign tasks efficiently, and closely monitor project progress has become more accessible than ever. These technologies not only optimize the allocation of resources but also facilitate seamless team collaboration, leading to a significant enhancement in overall productivity. Let’s delve deeper into the various aspects of task management and workflow automation, uncovering how these tools, underpinned by AI, have revolutionized the dynamics of modern work environments.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.18.0″ _module_preset=”default” header_2_font=”||||||||” header_2_text_color=”#4c4c4c” header_2_font_size=”22px” width=”123.8%” custom_margin=”26px|-70px|||false|false” custom_margin_tablet=”|0px|||false|false” custom_margin_phone=”|0px|||false|false” custom_margin_last_edited=”on|desktop” custom_padding=”5px|0px|9px|||” custom_padding_tablet=”” custom_padding_phone=”” custom_padding_last_edited=”on|desktop” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content” sticky_enabled=”0″]

Evolution of Task Management and Workflow Automation<\/h3>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider divider_weight=”2px” _builder_version=”4.18.0″ max_width=”60px” module_alignment=”left” height=”2px” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.18.0″ text_font=”Poppins|300|||||||” text_text_color=”#0a0a0a” text_letter_spacing=”1px” text_line_height=”2em” max_width_tablet=”” max_width_phone=”” max_width_last_edited=”on|phone” min_height=”124px” custom_margin=”|-150px|6px||false|false” custom_margin_tablet=”|0px|||false|false” custom_margin_phone=”|-52px||0px|false|false” custom_margin_last_edited=”on|phone” custom_padding=”|0px|0px||false|false” custom_padding_tablet=”” custom_padding_phone=”” custom_padding_last_edited=”on|phone” hover_enabled=”0″ inline_fonts=”Poppins,Alata,Aclonica” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content” sticky_enabled=”0″]
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Task management and workflow automation have evolved significantly over the past decade, primarily driven by the rapid advancement of artificial intelligence and automation technologies. Initially, task management relied heavily on manual planning, execution, and monitoring, often resulting in inefficiencies and errors due to the limitations of human capacity. However, with the integration of AI, businesses have been able to automate repetitive tasks, streamline complex processes, and ensure a more systematic and error-free approach to managing tasks and workflows.<\/p>\n

The emergence of intelligent algorithms and machine learning models has revolutionized the concept of task management and workflow automation, enabling businesses to optimize their operations, increase productivity, and enhance overall organizational efficiency. These AI-driven tools can now analyze historical data, predict future trends, and provide valuable insights to facilitate informed decision-making, ultimately leading to the seamless execution of tasks and the successful completion of projects.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.18.0″ _module_preset=”default” header_2_font=”||||||||” header_2_text_color=”#4c4c4c” header_2_font_size=”22px” width=”123.8%” custom_margin=”26px|-70px|||false|false” custom_margin_tablet=”|0px|||false|false” custom_margin_phone=”|0px|||false|false” custom_margin_last_edited=”on|desktop” custom_padding=”5px|0px|9px|||” custom_padding_tablet=”” custom_padding_phone=”” custom_padding_last_edited=”on|desktop” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content” sticky_enabled=”0″]

Streamlining Workflow Processes<\/h3>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider divider_weight=”2px” _builder_version=”4.18.0″ max_width=”60px” module_alignment=”left” height=”2px” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.18.0″ text_font=”Poppins|300|||||||” text_text_color=”#0a0a0a” text_letter_spacing=”1px” text_line_height=”2em” max_width_tablet=”” max_width_phone=”” max_width_last_edited=”on|phone” min_height=”141px” custom_margin=”|-150px|1px||false|false” custom_margin_tablet=”|0px|||false|false” custom_margin_phone=”|-52px||0px|false|false” custom_margin_last_edited=”on|phone” custom_padding=”|0px|17px||false|false” custom_padding_tablet=”” custom_padding_phone=”” custom_padding_last_edited=”on|phone” hover_enabled=”0″ inline_fonts=”Poppins,Alata,Aclonica” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content” sticky_enabled=”0″]

One of the fundamental advantages of AI and automation in the context of task management and workflow is their ability to streamline complex processes. By automating routine tasks, businesses can significantly reduce manual effort and free up valuable resources to focus on more critical aspects of their operations. This streamlining of workflow processes not only minimizes the likelihood of errors but also accelerates the pace of task execution, thereby fostering a more agile and responsive work environment.<\/p>\n

Moreover, AI-powered workflow automation tools can map out intricate business processes, identify potential bottlenecks, and suggest optimized workflows to improve efficiency. By leveraging intelligent algorithms, businesses can customize workflows to align with their specific operational requirements, ensuring a seamless and well-coordinated progression of tasks from initiation to completion.<\/p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.18.0″ _module_preset=”default” header_2_font=”||||||||” header_2_text_color=”#4c4c4c” header_2_font_size=”22px” width=”123.8%” custom_margin=”26px|-70px|3px||false|false” custom_margin_tablet=”|0px|||false|false” custom_margin_phone=”|0px|||false|false” custom_margin_last_edited=”on|desktop” custom_padding=”5px|0px|9px|||” custom_padding_tablet=”” custom_padding_phone=”” custom_padding_last_edited=”on|desktop” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content” sticky_enabled=”0″]

Efficient Task Assignment and Resource Allocation<\/h3>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider divider_weight=”2px” _builder_version=”4.18.0″ max_width=”60px” module_alignment=”left” height=”2px” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.18.0″ text_font=”Poppins|300|||||||” text_text_color=”#0a0a0a” text_letter_spacing=”1px” text_line_height=”2em” max_width_tablet=”” max_width_phone=”” max_width_last_edited=”on|phone” min_height=”143px” custom_margin=”|-150px|21px||false|false” custom_margin_tablet=”|0px|||false|false” custom_margin_phone=”|-52px||0px|false|false” custom_margin_last_edited=”on|phone” custom_padding=”|0px|0px||false|false” custom_padding_tablet=”” custom_padding_phone=”” custom_padding_last_edited=”on|phone” hover_enabled=”0″ inline_fonts=”Poppins,Alata,Aclonica” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content” sticky_enabled=”0″]

The allocation of tasks and resources within an organization is a critical aspect of effective project management. AI and automation tools have significantly simplified this process by enabling businesses to assign tasks based on individual skill sets, availability, and workload capacity. These tools can analyze employee performance data, identify the most suitable candidates for specific tasks, and allocate resources accordingly, ensuring a more balanced distribution of work and responsibilities.<\/p>\n

Furthermore, AI-driven task management systems can dynamically adjust task priorities based on evolving project requirements, resource availability, and deadlines. This adaptive approach not only optimizes resource utilization but also ensures that tasks are assigned to the most competent team members, enhancing the overall quality and timeliness of project deliverables.<\/p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.18.0″ _module_preset=”default” header_2_font=”||||||||” header_2_text_color=”#4c4c4c” header_2_font_size=”22px” custom_margin=”26px|-122px|||false|false” custom_margin_tablet=”|0px|||false|false” custom_margin_phone=”|0px|||false|false” custom_margin_last_edited=”on|desktop” custom_padding=”5px|0px|9px|||” custom_padding_tablet=”” custom_padding_phone=”” custom_padding_last_edited=”on|desktop” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content” sticky_enabled=”0″]

Real-time Monitoring and Progress Tracking<\/h3>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider divider_weight=”2px” _builder_version=”4.18.0″ max_width=”60px” module_alignment=”left” height=”2px” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.18.0″ text_font=”Poppins|300|||||||” text_text_color=”#0a0a0a” text_letter_spacing=”1px” text_line_height=”2em” max_width_tablet=”” max_width_phone=”” max_width_last_edited=”on|phone” min_height=”40px” custom_margin=”|-150px|-17px||false|false” custom_margin_tablet=”|0px|||false|false” custom_margin_phone=”|-52px||0px|false|false” custom_margin_last_edited=”on|phone” custom_padding=”|0px|27px||false|false” custom_padding_tablet=”” custom_padding_phone=”” custom_padding_last_edited=”on|phone” hover_enabled=”0″ inline_fonts=”Poppins,Alata,Aclonica” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content” sticky_enabled=”0″]

One of the most significant advantages of AI-powered task management and workflow automation tools is their capability to provide real-time monitoring and progress tracking. By integrating sophisticated monitoring mechanisms, businesses can closely track the status of ongoing tasks, identify potential roadblocks, and take proactive measures to ensure timely project completion.<\/p>\n

These tools can generate comprehensive progress reports, highlighting key performance indicators, milestone achievements, and potential deviations from the predefined project timeline. Such real-time insights enable project managers and stakeholders to make data-driven decisions, implement necessary adjustments, and proactively address any issues that may impede project progress, ultimately fostering a culture of accountability and transparency within the organization.<\/p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.18.0″ _module_preset=”default” header_2_font=”||||||||” header_2_text_color=”#4c4c4c” header_2_font_size=”22px” min_height=”37px” custom_margin=”26px|-122px|21px||false|false” custom_margin_tablet=”|0px|||false|false” custom_margin_phone=”|0px|||false|false” custom_margin_last_edited=”on|desktop” custom_padding=”5px|0px|9px|||” custom_padding_tablet=”” custom_padding_phone=”” custom_padding_last_edited=”on|desktop” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content” sticky_enabled=”0″]

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Effective collaboration and communication are integral to the success of any project or task within an organization. AI and automation tools have significantly transformed the dynamics of team collaboration by providing a centralized platform for seamless communication, file sharing, and collaborative decision-making. These tools facilitate real-time interaction among team members, allowing for instant feedback, updates, and the exchange of critical information, regardless of geographical locations or time zones.<\/p>\n

Moreover, AI-powered collaboration platforms can integrate various communication channels, such as instant messaging, video conferencing, and virtual workspaces, to foster a more cohesive and interconnected work environment. By promoting open dialogue and knowledge sharing, these tools not only strengthen team dynamics but also encourage a culture of innovation and continuous improvement, leading to the development of more robust and impactful solutions.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.18.0″ _module_preset=”default” header_2_font=”||||||||” header_2_text_color=”#4c4c4c” header_2_font_size=”22px” min_height=”37px” custom_margin=”26px|-122px|21px||false|false” custom_margin_tablet=”|0px|||false|false” custom_margin_phone=”|0px|||false|false” custom_margin_last_edited=”on|desktop” custom_padding=”5px|0px|9px|||” custom_padding_tablet=”” custom_padding_phone=”” custom_padding_last_edited=”on|desktop” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content” sticky_enabled=”0″]

Integration of AI-driven Analytics<\/h3>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider divider_weight=”2px” _builder_version=”4.18.0″ max_width=”60px” module_alignment=”left” height=”2px” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.18.0″ text_font=”Poppins|300|||||||” text_text_color=”#0a0a0a” text_letter_spacing=”1px” text_line_height=”2em” max_width_tablet=”” max_width_phone=”” max_width_last_edited=”on|phone” min_height=”118px” custom_margin=”|-150px|39px||false|false” custom_margin_tablet=”|0px|||false|false” custom_margin_phone=”|-52px||0px|false|false” custom_margin_last_edited=”on|phone” custom_padding=”|0px|0px||false|false” custom_padding_tablet=”” custom_padding_phone=”” custom_padding_last_edited=”on|phone” hover_enabled=”0″ inline_fonts=”Poppins,Alata,Aclonica” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content” sticky_enabled=”0″]
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The integration of AI-driven analytics within task management and workflow automation systems has unlocked a plethora of opportunities for businesses to gain valuable insights into their operational processes and performance metrics. By leveraging advanced data analytics tools, businesses can analyze historical task data, identify patterns, and predict future trends, enabling them to make informed decisions and implement proactive strategies to improve overall efficiency.<\/p>\n

These analytics-driven insights can help businesses identify underperforming areas, optimize task allocation, and refine workflow processes to enhance productivity and minimize operational costs. Additionally, AI-powered analytics can facilitate the identification of emerging market trends, customer preferences, and competitive landscapes, empowering businesses to stay ahead of the curve and adapt their strategies to meet evolving market demands effectively.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.18.0″ _module_preset=”default” header_2_font=”||||||||” header_2_text_color=”#4c4c4c” header_2_font_size=”22px” min_height=”37px” custom_margin=”26px|-122px|21px||false|false” custom_margin_tablet=”|0px|||false|false” custom_margin_phone=”|0px|||false|false” custom_margin_last_edited=”on|desktop” custom_padding=”5px|0px|9px|||” custom_padding_tablet=”” custom_padding_phone=”” custom_padding_last_edited=”on|desktop” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content” sticky_enabled=”0″]

Addressing Potential Challenges and Concerns<\/h3>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider divider_weight=”2px” _builder_version=”4.18.0″ max_width=”60px” module_alignment=”left” height=”2px” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.18.0″ text_font=”Poppins|300|||||||” text_text_color=”#0a0a0a” text_letter_spacing=”1px” text_line_height=”2em” max_width_tablet=”” max_width_phone=”” max_width_last_edited=”on|phone” min_height=”114px” custom_margin=”|-150px|11px||false|false” custom_margin_tablet=”|0px|||false|false” custom_margin_phone=”|-52px||0px|false|false” custom_margin_last_edited=”on|phone” custom_padding=”|0px|0px||false|false” custom_padding_tablet=”” custom_padding_phone=”” custom_padding_last_edited=”on|phone” hover_enabled=”0″ inline_fonts=”Poppins,Alata,Aclonica” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content” sticky_enabled=”0″]

Despite the numerous benefits offered by AI and automation in the realm of task management and workflow optimization, there are certain challenges and concerns that businesses need to address to ensure successful implementation and utilization of these technologies. One of the primary concerns is the potential resistance to change among employees, as the introduction of AI and automation may lead to apprehensions about job security and the need for upskilling or reskilling.<\/p>\n

To overcome this challenge, businesses must prioritize transparent communication and actively involve employees in the implementation process, emphasizing the positive impact of AI and automation on their roles and responsibilities. Providing comprehensive training programs and continuous support can help employees adapt to the new technologies more seamlessly and foster a culture of continuous learning and professional development.<\/p>\n

Furthermore, ensuring data security and privacy is crucial when integrating AI and automation tools into task management and workflow systems. Businesses must implement robust security protocols, data encryption measures, and access controls to safeguard sensitive information and prevent unauthorized access or data breaches. Proactive monitoring and regular security audits can help identify potential vulnerabilities and ensure compliance with data protection regulations and industry standards.<\/p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.18.0″ _module_preset=”default” header_2_font=”||||||||” header_2_text_color=”#4c4c4c” header_2_font_size=”22px” min_height=”37px” custom_margin=”26px|-122px|21px||false|false” custom_margin_tablet=”|0px|||false|false” custom_margin_phone=”|0px|||false|false” custom_margin_last_edited=”on|desktop” custom_padding=”5px|0px|9px|||” custom_padding_tablet=”” custom_padding_phone=”” custom_padding_last_edited=”on|desktop” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content” sticky_enabled=”0″]

Future Outlook and Potential Developments<\/h3>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider divider_weight=”2px” _builder_version=”4.18.0″ max_width=”60px” module_alignment=”left” height=”2px” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.18.0″ text_font=”Poppins|300|||||||” text_text_color=”#0a0a0a” text_letter_spacing=”1px” text_line_height=”2em” max_width_tablet=”” max_width_phone=”” max_width_last_edited=”on|phone” min_height=”152px” custom_margin=”|-150px|39px||false|false” custom_margin_tablet=”|0px|||false|false” custom_margin_phone=”|-52px||0px|false|false” custom_margin_last_edited=”on|phone” custom_padding=”|0px|0px||false|false” custom_padding_tablet=”” custom_padding_phone=”” custom_padding_last_edited=”on|phone” hover_enabled=”0″ inline_fonts=”Poppins,Alata,Aclonica” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content” sticky_enabled=”0″]

Looking ahead, the future of task management and workflow automation appears promising, with ongoing advancements in AI and automation technologies poised to revolutionize the way businesses operate and manage their tasks and projects. The integration of advanced AI algorithms, natural language processing, and predictive analytics is expected to further enhance the capabilities of task management systems, enabling businesses to achieve higher levels of efficiency, accuracy, and adaptability.<\/p>\n

Additionally, the integration of AI with emerging technologies such as the Internet of Things (IoT) and blockchain is likely to redefine the landscape of task management and workflow automation, creating more interconnected and secure ecosystems for businesses to operate in. The convergence of these technologies will enable real-time data synchronization, secure data sharing, and decentralized task management, fostering a more transparent and collaborative approach to business operations.<\/p>\n

Moreover, the proliferation of AI-driven virtual assistants and intelligent chatbots is expected to transform the dynamics of task management by providing personalized task recommendations, scheduling assistance, and proactive task reminders. These virtual assistants will not only streamline task execution but also serve as reliable knowledge repositories, providing instant access to relevant information and resources, thereby enhancing overall productivity and efficiency.<\/p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.18.0″ _module_preset=”default” header_2_font=”||||||||” header_2_text_color=”#4c4c4c” header_2_font_size=”22px” min_height=”37px” custom_margin=”26px|-122px|21px||false|false” custom_margin_tablet=”|0px|||false|false” custom_margin_phone=”|0px|||false|false” custom_margin_last_edited=”on|desktop” custom_padding=”5px|0px|9px|||” custom_padding_tablet=”” custom_padding_phone=”” custom_padding_last_edited=”on|desktop” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content” sticky_enabled=”0″]

Final Thoughts<\/h3>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider divider_weight=”2px” _builder_version=”4.18.0″ max_width=”60px” module_alignment=”left” height=”2px” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.18.0″ text_font=”Poppins|300|||||||” text_text_color=”#0a0a0a” text_letter_spacing=”1px” text_line_height=”2em” max_width_tablet=”” max_width_phone=”” max_width_last_edited=”on|phone” min_height=”152px” custom_margin=”|-150px|39px||false|false” custom_margin_tablet=”|0px|||false|false” custom_margin_phone=”|-52px||0px|false|false” custom_margin_last_edited=”on|phone” custom_padding=”|0px|0px||false|false” custom_padding_tablet=”” custom_padding_phone=”” custom_padding_last_edited=”on|phone” hover_enabled=”0″ inline_fonts=”Poppins,Alata,Aclonica” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content” sticky_enabled=”0″]

In conclusion, the integration of AI and automation tools in the domain of task management and workflow optimization has redefined the way businesses approach operational efficiency and project execution. By leveraging the capabilities of AI-driven algorithms, businesses can streamline complex workflow processes, allocate tasks effectively, and closely monitor project progress in real time. This not only fosters better team collaboration and communication but also facilitates data-driven decision-making and strategic planning, leading to improved overall productivity and organizational performance.<\/p>\n

However, the successful implementation of AI and automation in task management and workflow optimization requires a comprehensive understanding of the specific business requirements, careful planning, and a proactive approach to addressing potential challenges. By prioritizing employee engagement, data security, and ongoing technological advancements, businesses can harness the full potential of AI and automation to drive innovation, achieve operational excellence, and stay ahead in today’s competitive business landscape.<\/p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_4″ _builder_version=”4.18.0″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section]\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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