Title: Appearance Widget link gone Last modified: August 20, 2016 --- # Appearance Widget link gone * [T Can](https://wordpress.org/support/users/t-can/) * (@t-can) * [13 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/appearance-widget-link-gone/) * My appearance widget link is gone. * How do I get to my sidebar to edit one of the widgets Viewing 15 replies - 1 through 15 (of 22 total) 1 [2](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/appearance-widget-link-gone/page/2/?output_format=md) [→](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/appearance-widget-link-gone/page/2/?output_format=md) * [Rajesh Soni](https://wordpress.org/support/users/rajeshsoni/) * (@rajeshsoni) * [13 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/appearance-widget-link-gone/#post-3585038) * Are you logged in as an administrator? * [Kyle](https://wordpress.org/support/users/kylesattler86/) * (@kylesattler86) * [13 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/appearance-widget-link-gone/#post-3585039) * Try going to yourdomain.com/wp-admin/widgets.php * Thread Starter [T Can](https://wordpress.org/support/users/t-can/) * (@t-can) * [13 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/appearance-widget-link-gone/#post-3585040) * I have tried logging in as the admin and as myself we both have the same problem * [Rajesh Soni](https://wordpress.org/support/users/rajeshsoni/) * (@rajeshsoni) * [13 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/appearance-widget-link-gone/#post-3585043) * What theme are you using? * Thread Starter [T Can](https://wordpress.org/support/users/t-can/) * (@t-can) * [13 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/appearance-widget-link-gone/#post-3585045) * That webpage is not working * Thread Starter [T Can](https://wordpress.org/support/users/t-can/) * (@t-can) * [13 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/appearance-widget-link-gone/#post-3585046) * Builder child theme – default * [Kyle](https://wordpress.org/support/users/kylesattler86/) * (@kylesattler86) * [13 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/appearance-widget-link-gone/#post-3585047) * Anyway to see a screenshot to get a look at the error? * [Rajesh Soni](https://wordpress.org/support/users/rajeshsoni/) * (@rajeshsoni) * [13 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/appearance-widget-link-gone/#post-3585048) * > Anyway to see a screenshot to get a look at the error? * I dont think there is any error. He just doesn’t see the Widgets under Appearance. * Thread Starter [T Can](https://wordpress.org/support/users/t-can/) * (@t-can) * [13 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/appearance-widget-link-gone/#post-3585049) * Kyle – you want a screenshot of what? * Thread Starter [T Can](https://wordpress.org/support/users/t-can/) * (@t-can) * [13 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/appearance-widget-link-gone/#post-3585052) * Correct there is no error I just do not get the link in my wordpress dashboard to go to the widget to edit it. * I have done it before from my profile but now it is gone * [Kyle](https://wordpress.org/support/users/kylesattler86/) * (@kylesattler86) * [13 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/appearance-widget-link-gone/#post-3585053) * I thought you were saying your were getting an error. When did the area go missing? * If you can’t get there by typing in the URL directly then it sounds like the theme or the install is actually broken. You might need to do a restore from a backup. * Thread Starter [T Can](https://wordpress.org/support/users/t-can/) * (@t-can) * [13 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/appearance-widget-link-gone/#post-3585055) * I dont know when it went missing I just went to edit something today and noticed it was missing. Not usually editing the side bar it is usually left untouched. * [Kyle](https://wordpress.org/support/users/kylesattler86/) * (@kylesattler86) * [13 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/appearance-widget-link-gone/#post-3585060) * The Appearance area is a core function of a WP install, and while a theme may make some changes to some options, it shouldn’t remove any area. I think you really have three steps to figure this one out: * 1. Change the theme and see if it pops up (then you know it is a theme issue) 2. If it doesn’t, then you know something has happened to your install. 3. If it’s your install or your theme, the easiest way to fix it is going to be a restore of a backup when it was working. * [Rajesh Soni](https://wordpress.org/support/users/rajeshsoni/) * (@rajeshsoni) * [13 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/appearance-widget-link-gone/#post-3585063) * … also try disabling all plugins. * [Kyle](https://wordpress.org/support/users/kylesattler86/) * (@kylesattler86) * [13 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/appearance-widget-link-gone/#post-3585067) * > … also try disabling all plugins. * Yeah, it could be a plugin or a couple plugins that are conflicting. Thanks for wrapping that up for me, Rajesh 🙂 Viewing 15 replies - 1 through 15 (of 22 total) 1 [2](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/appearance-widget-link-gone/page/2/?output_format=md) [→](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/appearance-widget-link-gone/page/2/?output_format=md) The topic ‘Appearance Widget link gone’ is closed to new replies. ## Tags * [missing link](https://wordpress.org/support/topic-tag/missing-link/) * [sidebar](https://wordpress.org/support/topic-tag/sidebar/) * In: [Fixing WordPress](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/how-to-and-troubleshooting/) * 22 replies * 4 participants * Last reply from: [Kyle](https://wordpress.org/support/users/kylesattler86/) * Last activity: [13 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/appearance-widget-link-gone/page/2/#post-3585156) * Status: not resolved ## Topics ### Topics with no replies ### Non-support topics ### Resolved topics ### Unresolved topics ### All topics