Widget area does not work with Gutenberg and Storefront

[davidvb67]

Describe the bug
When Gutenberg is activated the widget area in Storefront/Wordpress doesn't work anymore.
I get to see a Gutenberg like lay-out for the widget area in admin, but when I add something to a widget area (footer, under header, sidebar ...) I can't update the page.
So the widgets don't show.

The widget section works well when Gutenberg is deactivated but then I can't add the Gutenberg blocks I made.

Expected behavior
I expected the Gutenberg blocks to be inserted in the widget area.

Screenshots
If applicable, add screenshots to help explain your problem.

Editor version (please complete the following information):

• WordPress version: 5.5.3.
• Does the website has Gutenberg plugin installed, or is it using the block editor that comes by default?
  "gutenberg plugin"
• If the Gutenberg plugin is installed, which version is it?
  9.5.0

Desktop (please complete the following information):

• OS: 10.15.7
• Browser chrome
• Version 86.0.4240.198

[Aljullu]

Hi @davidvb67, I'm trying to diagnose this issue but I would need some more information:

• How are you accessing the widget areas? Via Appearance > Widgets or Appearance > Customize > Widgets?
• Are you getting any error in screen? Could you post a screenshot of what you see?
• Can you test with another theme (for example, Twenty Twenty) and try to reproduce the same issue? This will help us figure out whether the issue is in Storefront or Gutenberg.

Thank you in advance!

[davidvb67]

Hi, This is some extra information: I am indeed accessing the widget areas via Appearance > Widgets When I acces the widgets through Appearance > Customize > Widgets then I can’t insert the pre-made Gutenberg blocks. Same thing happens when I activate Twenty Twenty. One of the screenshots shows the error message I get when I try to save the changes. Something with ‘object’. Best regards and enjoy the weekend! David

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Op 11 dec. 2020, om 16:36 heeft Albert Juhé Lluveras ***@***.***> het volgende geschreven: Hi @davidvb67 <https://github.com/davidvb67>, I'm trying to diagnose this issue but I would need some more information: How are you accessing the widget areas? Via Appearance > Widgets or Appearance > Customize > Widgets? Are you getting any error in screen? Could you post a screenshot of what you see? Can you test with another theme (for example, Twenty Twenty <https://wordpress.org/themes/twentytwenty/>) and try to reproduce the same issue? This will help us figure out whether the issue is in Storefront or Gutenberg. Thank you in advance! — You are receiving this because you were mentioned. Reply to this email directly, view it on GitHub <#27458 (comment)>, or unsubscribe <https://github.com/notifications/unsubscribe-auth/AHZL2RWOE2NZCTSOXBJ7B2LSUI36LANCNFSM4ULVFMUQ>.

[Aljullu]

Thanks for details @davidvb67! I'm not able to see the screenshots, but according to your description I wonder if this is a duplicate of #27173.

[Aljullu]

I'm going to close this issue in favor of #27173, which is already being addressed. If you think this is a mistake, feel free to re-open or create a new issue.