Title: Cannot delete sidebar from WordPress
Last modified: August 21, 2016

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# Cannot delete sidebar from WordPress

 *  Resolved [Caleb Evans](https://wordpress.org/support/users/caleb531/)
 * (@caleb531)
 * [12 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/cannot-delete-sidebar-from-wordpress/)
 * Hi, I’m a novice WordPress developer who’s creating a new WordPress site using
   a template theme.
 * Today, I was experimenting with sidebars and widgets (via the respective pages
   of the **Appearance** section of the dashboard). I created a test sidebar for
   one of my pages (the name of which contains an apostrophe). Therefore, I named
   the sidebar based on the name of page, apostrophe included (_e.g._ **Caleb’s 
   Sidebar**).
 * Now, here’s the issue:
 * I’m done testing and I wish to remove the sidebar. However, when I select the
   sidebar on the **Sidebars** page and click **Delete Selected**, the sidebar is
   still there. There is no message or error of any kind, and I don’t know what 
   to do. Strangely enough, I can create a new sidebar (w/ no apostrophe in the 
   name) and I am able to delete it without trouble.
 * What can I do to delete the sidebar when it can’t be deleted normally?

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 *  Thread Starter [Caleb Evans](https://wordpress.org/support/users/caleb531/)
 * (@caleb531)
 * [12 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/cannot-delete-sidebar-from-wordpress/#post-4269593)
 * Never mind, I’ve been able to resolve the issue with some careful editing of 
   the WordPress database. All is well now.

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 * Last reply from: [Caleb Evans](https://wordpress.org/support/users/caleb531/)
 * Last activity: [12 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/cannot-delete-sidebar-from-wordpress/#post-4269593)
 * Status: resolved

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