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1. dvarp
   Member
   Posted 4 months ago #

   Similar problem to others posted here. Widgets won't drag in the appearance/widgets page. Cursor changes correctly when over the widgets, but when you try and drag, it selects text instead.

   Have tried the screen options workaround: screen options doesn't even activate.

   Tried both Safari and IE browsers on Mac and Windows OS. Problem persists.

   All plugins have been removed (not just deactivated). Problem persists.

   Reinstalled WordPress. Problem persists.

   This is a box stock installation on a separate domain from our main website, doing nothing but running wordpress. Any other ideas about what could be causing the problem?

2. esmi
   Member
   Posted 4 months ago #

   Try renaming the plugins folder via FTP and switching to the default theme.

3. dvarp
   Member
   Posted 4 months ago #

   That did not solve either problem.

4. Ben Beekman
   Member
   Posted 4 months ago #

   I'm having the same problem here, even after re-installation. I've never gotten the standard drag & drop widget interface to work on any of the several WP 2.8 installs I've done, but this is the first time I haven't been able to get the screen options workaround to work.

   Does anyone else have any ideas how to get my widget management working? I'm severely frustrated here.

5. jigme
   Member
   Posted 3 months ago #

   I'm in the same boat. The screen options drop down, doesn't drop down. Drag and drop is also not working, obviously.
   Default everything, no plugins installed. No default plugins activated. It's not a plugin issue.

6. jigme
   Member
   Posted 3 months ago #

   Installing the google libraries plugin worked a charm for me.

7. bishopj
   Member
   Posted 3 months ago #

   Also look at this thread (the fix repairs a number of admin-panel problems including the widget drag drop problem):

   http://wordpress.org/support/topic/298603?replies=6

8. driftingfocus
   Member
   Posted 2 months ago #

   I've been having the same problem.

9. wiselywoven
   Member
   Posted 2 months ago #

   I've been experiencing the same problem on one of my installs but not any others. I can't drag the widgets around in the dashboard and also I can't add tags to any posts. This all started happening after I upgraded to 2.8.4 from the previous version.

10. kgrogan
    Member
    Posted 2 months ago #

    Installing the Use Google Libraries plugin also worked for me.

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