Title: Trouble Adding Widgets
Last modified: August 19, 2016

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# Trouble Adding Widgets

 *  Resolved [writeanovel](https://wordpress.org/support/users/writeanovel/)
 * (@writeanovel)
 * [16 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/trouble-adding-widgets/)
 * I know how to add the widgets, by dragging them to the sidebar, but when I open
   that section to actually do it, it won’t let me grab up the widget to move it.
 * Is there a manual way (a non dragging way) to get the sidebar set up?

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 *  [MichaelH](https://wordpress.org/support/users/michaelh/)
 * (@michaelh)
 * [16 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/trouble-adding-widgets/#post-1235548)
 * In Appearance->Widgets, try the Screen Option of **Enable accessibility mode**.
 *  Thread Starter [writeanovel](https://wordpress.org/support/users/writeanovel/)
 * (@writeanovel)
 * [16 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/trouble-adding-widgets/#post-1235605)
 * I can’t click on the Screen Options Link…for some reason I click on it and nothing
   happens.
 * I know the link works on my other site, but for some reason it won’t work on 
   this new site.
 *  Thread Starter [writeanovel](https://wordpress.org/support/users/writeanovel/)
 * (@writeanovel)
 * [16 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/trouble-adding-widgets/#post-1235609)
 * I figured it out. I went to my old website and copied over the loose files in
   the wp-admin folder and now it works. I think there was a bug on the widgets.
   php page.

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 * Last reply from: [writeanovel](https://wordpress.org/support/users/writeanovel/)
 * Last activity: [16 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/trouble-adding-widgets/#post-1235609)
 * Status: resolved

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