Title: Text Widget
Last modified: August 19, 2016

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# Text Widget

 *  [jbrown3429](https://wordpress.org/support/users/jbrown3429/)
 * (@jbrown3429)
 * [16 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/text-widget-5/)
 * After I installed the newest update, my text widgets disappeared.
 * So far I’ve…
 * *Tried other themes to ensure it’s not theme related…IT’S NOT
    *Deactivated ALL
   plugins…DIDN’T FIX IT.
 * HELP?

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 *  [esmi](https://wordpress.org/support/users/esmi/)
 * (@esmi)
 * [16 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/text-widget-5/#post-1276722)
 * Try [resetting the plugins folder](http://codex.wordpress.org/FAQ_Troubleshooting#How_to_deactivate_all_plugins_when_not_able_to_access_the_administrative_menus.3F)
   by FTP or phpMyAdmin. Sometimes, an apparently inactive plugin can still cause
   problems.
 *  Thread Starter [jbrown3429](https://wordpress.org/support/users/jbrown3429/)
 * (@jbrown3429)
 * [16 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/text-widget-5/#post-1276803)
 * I deleted ALL the plugins that I wasn’t using and then deactivated ALL my plugins…
   still no text widget…
 * What am I missing?
 *  [s_ha_dum](https://wordpress.org/support/users/apljdi/)
 * (@apljdi)
 * [16 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/text-widget-5/#post-1276806)
 * So, delete _all_ of your plugins, full stop. One of the plugins you are using
   might be causing the problem, even if it is deactivated. You can always put the
   plugins back later. Just download them to your computer and re-upload them after
   you run a test or two.
 * Now, do you mean that the text widgets you created are gone or that you can’t
   find the text widget widget at all?
 * You might also check that all of your widgets are up to date and that all of 
   the files were uploaded correctly. Just re-upload the core files. FTP can hang
   and files end up missing or corrupt. That built in updater seems to be even more
   troublesome, and the third part update scripts even more trouble still… but maybe
   that’s just me.
 *  [sunfunbill](https://wordpress.org/support/users/sunfunbill/)
 * (@sunfunbill)
 * [16 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/text-widget-5/#post-1276807)
 * I would reinstall the new upgrade. Often a file does not upload right or gets
   mangled.
 *  [jonimueller](https://wordpress.org/support/users/jonimueller/)
 * (@jonimueller)
 * [16 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/text-widget-5/#post-1276808)
 * Exactly. I always delete these folders and files on my server prior to performing
   an upgrade:
 * /wp-admin
    /wp-includes *.php (EXCEPT for wp-config.php; don’t delete THAT!
 * Also don’t delete `.htaccess` or `robots.txt` (if you have one) in your site 
   or WP root.
 * Then once those two directories and those *.php files are deleted, you can begin
   uploading the fresh files.
 * Don’t forget to deactivate your plugins (ALL of them) prior to upgrading. Also,
   backup your database (you are using the WP-Backup plugin to do this, right?!)
   and I always download my theme and plugin folders to my hard drive just to be
   on the safe side.
 *  Thread Starter [jbrown3429](https://wordpress.org/support/users/jbrown3429/)
 * (@jbrown3429)
 * [16 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/text-widget-5/#post-1276810)
 * Thanks for all your help so far…
 * This is a REAL bummer…
 * I cannot figure it out…I’ve upgraded EVERYTHING!!! DELETED ALL unused plugins…
   deactivated ALL plugins…checked problem with another theme…STILL THERE…cleared
   the cache…
 * Still no text widgets…
 * [http://www.hisproductions.com/STTEXT.jpg](http://www.hisproductions.com/STTEXT.jpg)

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 * In: [Fixing WordPress](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/how-to-and-troubleshooting/)
 * 6 replies
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 * Last reply from: [jbrown3429](https://wordpress.org/support/users/jbrown3429/)
 * Last activity: [16 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/text-widget-5/#post-1276810)
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