Title: Cannot edit Widgets
Last modified: August 19, 2016

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# Cannot edit Widgets

 *  [kzdhcster](https://wordpress.org/support/users/kzdhcster/)
 * (@kzdhcster)
 * [17 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/cannot-edit-widgets-2/)
 * I just install the version 2.7, and install a new theme too, when I edit the 
   Widgets. it cannot be edited. in the edit panel. all the Widgets not be installed
   yet. however, some Widgets is on the new theme. i want to remove them and install
   some myself. But they cannot be removed. how to solve the problem please. I search
   some topics and it does not works. thank you.
    please see the picture: [http://www.ya-ya.ca/images/111.jpg](http://www.ya-ya.ca/images/111.jpg)
   this pic shows all the widgets not be install
 * [http://www.ya-ya.ca/images/222.jpg](http://www.ya-ya.ca/images/222.jpg)
    this
   pic shows there are some widgets after install the new theme these i want to 
   remove.

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 *  735091
 * [17 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/cannot-edit-widgets-2/#post-936111)
 * Try adding one of the widgets you want and see what happens. I’ve noticed that
   with no widgets selected a default set is displayed. (I don’t know if that’s 
   supposed to happen or not, just that it does.)
 * Once you add a widget, that ‘should’ overide the defaults and make the rest dissapear.
 *  [simplyoni](https://wordpress.org/support/users/simplyoni/)
 * (@simplyoni)
 * [17 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/cannot-edit-widgets-2/#post-936209)
 * In your theme folder (eg. wp-content/themes/themename), open the page.php file.
   Check whether your theme is using the default sidebar. You should see something
   like this:
 * <?php get_sidebar(); ?>
 * Otherwise, some themes have their own defined sidebar. And you might see a line
   of code similar to this:
 * <?php include (TEMPLATEPATH . ‘/sidebar1.php’); ?>
 * If its the 2nd case, just change the path and link to the sidebar.php which should
   be inside your theme (wp-content/themes/themename/sidebar.php)
 *  Thread Starter [kzdhcster](https://wordpress.org/support/users/kzdhcster/)
 * (@kzdhcster)
 * [17 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/cannot-edit-widgets-2/#post-936214)
 * to RageBanken
    it doesnt disapear. sometimes it is mass. when i add “Recent Posts”
   to sidebar2, the widgets on sidebar1 go to sidebar2. it is crazy. 🙁
 *  Thread Starter [kzdhcster](https://wordpress.org/support/users/kzdhcster/)
 * (@kzdhcster)
 * [17 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/cannot-edit-widgets-2/#post-936218)
 * to: simplyoni
 * it is in the 2nd case. but it seems fine. see the pic pls.
 * [http://www.ya-ya.ca/images/111a.jpg](http://www.ya-ya.ca/images/111a.jpg)
    [http://www.ya-ya.ca/images/111b.jpg](http://www.ya-ya.ca/images/111b.jpg)

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 * In: [Fixing WordPress](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/how-to-and-troubleshooting/)
 * 4 replies
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 * Last reply from: [kzdhcster](https://wordpress.org/support/users/kzdhcster/)
 * Last activity: [17 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/cannot-edit-widgets-2/#post-936218)
 * Status: not resolved

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