Today I learned that WordPress has a nice built-in Enable accessibility mode
feature that allows users to manage widgets with more granular control. Most often when I am supporting users, they find it tough to move widgets around. Same applies to working with menu items.
I would often redirect them to /wp-admin/widgets.php
instead of using the live preview that the Customizer offers.
Getting back to the topic, when you open that page, you should be able to notice a Enable accessibility mode
option under the Screen options
section.
Once this is activated, refresh the widgets page and you should be able to notice a different interface.

Enable accessibility mode
enabledThe existing widgets on the right should have Edit
button, and new widgets on the left should have an Add
button. When you click either of the two, the widget loads on a special page of its own. 🤯

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