Dragging-and-dropping an app from Kicker or Kickoff pins it to the Task Manager if there's a Task Manager, or creates a Panel launcher if there's no Task Manager.
Context menu items:
Task Manager, widgets unlocked:
{F5856628}
Task Manager, Widgets locked:
{F5856629}
No Task Manager, Widgets unlocked:
{F5856630}
Task Manager, Widgets unlocked:
{F5856631}