Title: Custom Sidebar Does Not Replace Default Sidebar
Last modified: August 21, 2016

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# Custom Sidebar Does Not Replace Default Sidebar

 *  Resolved [canu](https://wordpress.org/support/users/canu/)
 * (@canu)
 * [11 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/custom-sidebar-does-not-replace-default-sidebar/)
 * Hi,
    We are using Custom Sidebar 2.07 on a new website under development using
   a WordPress theme called Leonardo 1.03. We noticed that when we create and implement
   a new Custom Sidebar that the Default Sidebar is not replaced, the Custom Sidebar
   is just added to it so we end up with 2 sidebars. The theme author stated that
   they do not support 3rd party sidebars and suggested that I contact you directly.
 * Any help would be much appreciated….
 * Thanks!
 * [https://wordpress.org/plugins/custom-sidebars/](https://wordpress.org/plugins/custom-sidebars/)

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 *  [Predrag – WPMU DEV Support](https://wordpress.org/support/users/wpmudev-support1/)
 * (@wpmudev-support1)
 * [11 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/custom-sidebar-does-not-replace-default-sidebar/#post-5099174)
 * Hi [@canu](https://wordpress.org/support/users/canu/),
 * I hope you are well today.
 * I have tested it on my test site using default WordPress theme Twenty Thirteen
   and it worked fine without displaying duplicate sidebars.
 * This may be theme specific issue.
 * Could you please try using default WordPress theme like Twenty Thirteen to confirm
   this is theme specific issue?
 * Are you using the following theme?
 * [http://www.hermesthemes.com/themes/leonardo/](http://www.hermesthemes.com/themes/leonardo/)
 * If yes then could you please try using the latest version 1.0.6 of the theme.
 * Kind Regards,
    WPMU DEV
 *  Thread Starter [canu](https://wordpress.org/support/users/canu/)
 * (@canu)
 * [11 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/custom-sidebar-does-not-replace-default-sidebar/#post-5099215)
 * Hi WPMU DEV,
    I’m doing fine thanks, I hope that you are well too.
 * The theme that I was using was Leonardo version 1.03 and I switched to TwentyThirteen
   and didn’t have the same problem so I think that you’re right and that this is
   a theme specific issue.
 * I updated the Leonardo theme to the latest verson (1.07) and have the same problem
   I’m afraid.
 *  [Predrag – WPMU DEV Support](https://wordpress.org/support/users/wpmudev-support1/)
 * (@wpmudev-support1)
 * [11 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/custom-sidebar-does-not-replace-default-sidebar/#post-5099250)
 * Hi [@canu](https://wordpress.org/support/users/canu/),
 * Thank you for your reply.
 * As the theme is a premium theme so i can’t download it freely to test and troubleshoot
   it on my test site.
 * Could you please send me the theme on the email id [contact@wpmudev.org](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/custom-sidebar-does-not-replace-default-sidebar/contact@wpmudev.org?output_format=md)
   so that i can troubleshoot it on my test site?
    – Include my name in the subject“
   Vinod Dalvi” – Include the URL of this post in your message so that I may track
   this issue better
 * Regards,
    WPMU DEV
 *  Thread Starter [canu](https://wordpress.org/support/users/canu/)
 * (@canu)
 * [11 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/custom-sidebar-does-not-replace-default-sidebar/#post-5099254)
 * Hi Vinod,
    There’s been a development in the last 24 hours. We discovered that
   the Custom Sidebar didn’t work for a particular page template so that once we
   switched to a default template, it functioned correctly. As this is the case,
   please consider the matter closed.
 * Thank you for all of your help.
 * Regards,
    canu
 *  [David](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ugotsta/)
 * (@ugotsta)
 * [11 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/custom-sidebar-does-not-replace-default-sidebar/#post-5099278)
 * Hi [@canu](https://wordpress.org/support/users/canu/),
 * Thanks so much for updating us on that. Really glad you were able to get that
   sorted and thanks for posting your solution. 🙂
 * Cheers!
    David

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