Title: Text Widget missing from 2.8 install
Last modified: August 19, 2016

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# Text Widget missing from 2.8 install

 *  [wolffw](https://wordpress.org/support/users/wolffw/)
 * (@wolffw)
 * [16 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/text-widget-missing-from-28-install/)
 * Hello,
 * For some reason I am missing the Text Widget in my 2.8 upgrade. There are multiple
   instances of RSS and Categories, and all the others seem to be there, but Text
   is missing.
 * I first noticed this, as well as some other problems, after using the Automatic
   Install. So, I deactivated all plugins and then re-installed 2.8 manually. The
   other issues have been fixed, but this still remains. *I have not activated any
   plugins.*
 * Any help you can give is greatly appreciated.
 * B

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 *  [esmi](https://wordpress.org/support/users/esmi/)
 * (@esmi)
 * [16 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/text-widget-missing-from-28-install/#post-1113130)
 * Have you changed themes?
 * Is there anything in [http://wordpress.org/support/topic/279132](http://wordpress.org/support/topic/279132)
   
   that helps?
 *  Thread Starter [wolffw](https://wordpress.org/support/users/wolffw/)
 * (@wolffw)
 * [16 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/text-widget-missing-from-28-install/#post-1113137)
 * Thanks.
 * I tried multiple themes and the Text Widget is missing from each. In each theme,
   it used to be there.
 * I looked at the link you provided, and don’t think any of it applies.
 * Is there a specific line of code or a file that controls which Widgets appear
   in the dashbar?
 * B
 *  [esmi](https://wordpress.org/support/users/esmi/)
 * (@esmi)
 * [16 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/text-widget-missing-from-28-install/#post-1113141)
 * Not that I know of. I’d certainly try re-uploading fresh copies of the wp-admin
   and wp-includes folders.
 *  Thread Starter [wolffw](https://wordpress.org/support/users/wolffw/)
 * (@wolffw)
 * [16 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/text-widget-missing-from-28-install/#post-1113146)
 * Yeah, I tried uploading fresh copies of the wp-admin and wp-includes.
 *  [esmi](https://wordpress.org/support/users/esmi/)
 * (@esmi)
 * [16 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/text-widget-missing-from-28-install/#post-1113151)
 * I’m fresh out of ideas. Sorry… 🙁
 *  [cersa](https://wordpress.org/support/users/cersa/)
 * (@cersa)
 * [16 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/text-widget-missing-from-28-install/#post-1113364)
 * Tried all of the above as well, still missing the categories ~
 * I’ll search for other possible solutions
    ????
 *  Thread Starter [wolffw](https://wordpress.org/support/users/wolffw/)
 * (@wolffw)
 * [16 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/text-widget-missing-from-28-install/#post-1113368)
 * Hi Cersa,
 * Yes, I am still missing the Text Widget. I have upgraded to 2.8.1 and there has
   been no change. Any help you can give is greatly appreciated.
 * Thanks!
    B
 *  [ninerniner](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ninerniner/)
 * (@ninerniner)
 * [16 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/text-widget-missing-from-28-install/#post-1113419)
 * I have a blog network of 40+ blogs, I have updated 5 or 6 to 2.8 and 1 of them
   has this same problem…..no text widget..
 * Anybody find a resolution??
 * [eengledow@ninerniner.com](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/text-widget-missing-from-28-install/eengledow@ninerniner.com?output_format=md)
 *  [ts_mpls](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ts_mpls/)
 * (@ts_mpls)
 * [16 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/text-widget-missing-from-28-install/#post-1113425)
 * I’m also not seeing a text widget and I just upgraded to 2.8.5. Any update??
 *  [bcamero](https://wordpress.org/support/users/bcamero/)
 * (@bcamero)
 * [16 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/text-widget-missing-from-28-install/#post-1113429)
 * No text widget anymore on any of the themes I’ve tried, too. And they are updated
   themes. Blog is 2.8.6
    I miss them! I wonder how one would go about adding them
   back in? Anyone heard anything yet? Thanks –

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