Title: Theme developement – incative sidebars
Last modified: March 27, 2017

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# Theme developement – incative sidebars

 *  Resolved [eskimopest](https://wordpress.org/support/users/eskimopest/)
 * (@eskimopest)
 * [9 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/theme-developement-incative-sidebars/)
 * Im staring to develop a theme but i have a litle issue. I’m trying to add a sidebar
   to my theme with this code
 *     ```
       function theme_2_widgets_init() {
       	register_sidebar( array(
       		'name'          => __('Sidebar', 'theme_2'),
       		'id'            => 'sidebar-1',
       		'description'   => __('Add widgets here to appear in your sidebar.', 'theme_2' ),
       		'before_widget' => '<aside id="%1$s" class="widget %2$s">',
       		'after_widget'  => '</aside>',
       		'before_title'  => '<h4 class="widget-title">',
       		'after_title'   => '</h4>',
       	) );
       }
       add_action('widgets_init', 'theme_2_widgets_init');
       ```
   
 * The thing is, when i go to Appearence -> widgets, my sidebar is there but there
   is an incative sidebar thats says “this sidebar is no longer available and does
   not show anywhere on your site…”
 * is this normal to happen?

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 *  [HudsonValleyWebDesign](https://wordpress.org/support/users/jaycbrf/)
 * (@jaycbrf)
 * [9 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/theme-developement-incative-sidebars/#post-8961486)
 * This is from my functions.php:
 * // Sidebars & Widgetizes Areas
    function JD_bootstrap_register_sidebars() { register_sidebar(
   array( ‘id’ => ‘sidebar1’, ‘name’ => ‘Main Sidebar’, ‘description’ => ‘Main Sidebar’,‘
   before_widget’ => ‘<div id=”%1$s” class=”widget %2$s”>’, ‘after_widget’ => ‘</
   div>’, ‘before_title’ => ‘<h3 class=”widgettitle”>’, ‘after_title’ => ‘</h3>’,));
   register_sidebar(array( ‘id’ => ‘social’, ‘name’ => ‘Social Bar’, ‘description’
   => ‘Top Social and Contact info’, ‘before_widget’ => ‘<div id=”%1$s” class=”widget%
   2$s”>’, ‘after_widget’ => ‘</div>’, )); register_sidebar(array( ‘id’ => ‘footer’,‘
   name’ => ‘Footer Widget’, ‘description’ => ‘Address’, ‘before_widget’ => ‘<div
   id=”%1$s” class=”widget %2$s col-sm-12″>’, ‘after_widget’ => ‘</div>’, ‘before_title’
   => ‘<h3 class=”widgettitle”>’, ‘after_title’ => ‘</h3>’, ));
 * } // don’t remove this bracket!
    add_action( ‘widgets_init’, ‘JD_bootstrap_register_sidebars’);//
   This function initializes widgets
 *  [stanordan](https://wordpress.org/support/users/stanordan/)
 * (@stanordan)
 * [9 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/theme-developement-incative-sidebars/#post-8961775)
 * If you remove all widgets from the inactive sidebar, that warning should disappear.
 *  Thread Starter [eskimopest](https://wordpress.org/support/users/eskimopest/)
 * (@eskimopest)
 * [9 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/theme-developement-incative-sidebars/#post-8961910)
 * Stanordan, I have this issue but i manage to make a workaround. Dont know why
   it happens but i copy another theme i was making and just changed the theme slugs.
   Now all is fine. Dont know why, the from functions.php is exactly the same. Now
   when i install the new theme the sidebar gets registred and appears with the 
   default widgets inside. Im new to wordpress developement but i guess this is 
   the default behaviour of wordpress when a new sidebar is registred right? nedd
   to figure out why the sidebar wasent working.
 * anyway tks =)
 *  Thread Starter [eskimopest](https://wordpress.org/support/users/eskimopest/)
 * (@eskimopest)
 * [9 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/theme-developement-incative-sidebars/#post-8961917)
 * HudsonValleyWebDesign tks but i manage to do a workaround. Still have to see 
   what was causing the issue.

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 * Last reply from: [eskimopest](https://wordpress.org/support/users/eskimopest/)
 * Last activity: [9 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/theme-developement-incative-sidebars/#post-8961917)
 * Status: resolved

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