Title: How to Programmatically activate a widget?
Last modified: August 19, 2016

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# How to Programmatically activate a widget?

 *  [abe1999](https://wordpress.org/support/users/abe1999/)
 * (@abe1999)
 * [16 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/how-to-programmatically-activate-a-widget/)
 * How can I programmatically make my plugin-widget be added (made visible) upon
   Activation rather than waiting fro the user to drag/drop the Widget under Appearance-
   Widgets?
 * Thanks much!!
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 * Last reply from: [abe1999](https://wordpress.org/support/users/abe1999/)
 * Last activity: [16 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/how-to-programmatically-activate-a-widget/)
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