Wordpress: Restore active widgets and locations

wp_widget_restore

#!/usr/bin/env bash
#
# Restore your widgets after tried new theme
#
# https://guides.wp-bullet.com/using-wp-cli-backup-restore-wordpress-widgets/
#
# loop through widget backups
for WIDGETBACKUP in /tmp/widgets/*.txt
do
    # extract filename
    WIDGETFILE=$(basename ${WIDGETBACKUP})
    # get filename only without extension
    WIDGET="${WIDGETFILE%%.*}"
    # output which widget is being updated
    #echo "$WIDGET"
    # show widget backup contents
    #cat ${WIDGETBACKUP}
    WIDGETTEST=$(wp option get ${WIDGET} --allow-root)
    if [[ ! -z "$WIDGETTEST" ]]; then
         wp option update ${WIDGET} --format=json --allow-root < ${WIDGETBACKUP}
    else
         wp option add ${WIDGET} --format=json --allow-root < ${WIDGETBACKUP}
    fi
done

Remember backup first:

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