Title: Widget doesn't save custom template
Last modified: August 24, 2016

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# Widget doesn't save custom template

 *  Resolved [dkyy](https://wordpress.org/support/users/dkyy/)
 * (@dkyy)
 * [11 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/widget-doesnt-save-custom-template/)
 * Hi
    I’ve created a custom template — named it my_widget.php in the theme/flexible-
   post-widget folder.
 * When I edit the widget I see my theme in the Template Filename drop-down. But
   if I update the post – the new widget doesn’t get used. And if I then go back
   to edit the widget, I see the ‘default’ template filename selected.
 * It seems like the widget isn’t remembering my custom template.
 * Any ideas what I might be doing wrong?
 * Thanks,
 * [https://wordpress.org/plugins/flexible-posts-widget/](https://wordpress.org/plugins/flexible-posts-widget/)

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 *  Plugin Author [DaveE](https://wordpress.org/support/users/dpe415/)
 * (@dpe415)
 * [11 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/widget-doesnt-save-custom-template/#post-5985023)
 * Howdy,
 * That’s odd. What’d the file name for your template?
 * Also, I’m not sure what you mean by “update the post”. Are you working in a page-
   builder plugin or using the Appearance > Widgets section in WordPress? FPW isn’t
   compatible with most (maybe all) page builders as they don’t include the necessary
   JavaScript that is available on the main Widgets page.
 *  Plugin Author [DaveE](https://wordpress.org/support/users/dpe415/)
 * (@dpe415)
 * [11 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/widget-doesnt-save-custom-template/#post-5985162)
 * Closing this as resolved. Please feel free to leave a comment if you’re still
   having trouble. Thanks!

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 * Last reply from: [DaveE](https://wordpress.org/support/users/dpe415/)
 * Last activity: [11 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/widget-doesnt-save-custom-template/#post-5985162)
 * Status: resolved