Title: Creating  A Widget
Last modified: August 20, 2016

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# Creating A Widget

 *  Resolved [corbins](https://wordpress.org/support/users/corbins/)
 * (@corbins)
 * [14 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/creating-a-widget/)
 * Hey all,
 * I am an intermidant PHP programer and this is the first widget/plugin I have 
   created for WordPress. I realize the plugin doesn’t do anything yet, I am just
   trying to get the wrapper working so I can write the core code.
 * The problem I am having is pretty generic. I am able to install and activate 
   the plugin, however, when I drag the widget into a side bar, the form appears
   for me to enter the settings. I enter the settings and hit save, and they remain
   in the fields.
 * When I refresh the page though, the plugin disapears from the side bar list and
   has lost its configuration. Based on the code below, does anyone see the mistake
   I am making?
 * Thanks.
 * _[[code moderated – please use the pastebin](http://codex.wordpress.org/Forum_Welcome#Posting_Code)]_

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 *  Thread Starter [corbins](https://wordpress.org/support/users/corbins/)
 * (@corbins)
 * [14 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/creating-a-widget/#post-2492088)
 * Code: [http://pastebin.com/93UfxvJN](http://pastebin.com/93UfxvJN)
 *  Thread Starter [corbins](https://wordpress.org/support/users/corbins/)
 * (@corbins)
 * [14 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/creating-a-widget/#post-2492095)
 * I’m dumb and posted this in the wrong section. Moving it to the ‘Hacks’ sub-forum.
   Sorry.

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## Tags

 * [enable](https://wordpress.org/support/topic-tag/enable/)
 * [problem](https://wordpress.org/support/topic-tag/problem/)
 * [settings](https://wordpress.org/support/topic-tag/settings/)
 * [widget](https://wordpress.org/support/topic-tag/widget/)

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 * Last reply from: [corbins](https://wordpress.org/support/users/corbins/)
 * Last activity: [14 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/creating-a-widget/#post-2492095)
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