Plugins disappearing after being placed in widget

Hello,

So the problem is after I place the plugin inside a widget container save it and then leave the page (the widgets page), the plugin works fine; although, if I go back to the widgets page and open the widget container for some reason the plugin is no longer there… I also have to reset whatever parameters I have set when first initializing the plugin.

Currently I use this code in my functions.php file:

register_sidebar( array(
    'name' => __( 'Social Media'),
    'id' => 'socialMedia',
    'before_widget' => '',
    'after_widget' => '',
    'before_title' => '',
    'after_title' => '',
) );

Then I place this code where I want the widget to go in my WordPress theme files…

<div id="socialMedia">
<?php
if ( !dynamic_sidebar( 'Social Media' )) {
dynamic_sidebar( 'Social Media' );
}
?>
</div>

Any ideas???

Thanks,
Sam

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