Title: Widget functionality – a bug or "feature"? Last modified: August 20, 2016 --- # Widget functionality – a bug or "feature"? * Resolved [intricateartist](https://wordpress.org/support/users/intricateartist/) * (@intricateartist) * [14 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/widget-functionality-a-bug-or-feature/) * Upgraded to the latest & greatest, 3.2. Widget screen no longer has the drag/ drop functionality – widgets open in a new window to modify, saving takes you back to the widget panel instead of keeping you within that widget – is this a new “feature” or am I buggy? Viewing 15 replies - 1 through 15 (of 21 total) 1 [2](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/widget-functionality-a-bug-or-feature/page/2/?output_format=md) [→](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/widget-functionality-a-bug-or-feature/page/2/?output_format=md) * [Rev. Voodoo](https://wordpress.org/support/users/rvoodoo/) * (@rvoodoo) * [14 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/widget-functionality-a-bug-or-feature/#post-2170472) * I believe you are buggy. Everything still works the way it did prior to the upgrade for me, drag/drop, dropdown, etc * Thread Starter [intricateartist](https://wordpress.org/support/users/intricateartist/) * (@intricateartist) * [14 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/widget-functionality-a-bug-or-feature/#post-2170486) * Okay, well I deactivated/reactivated all plugins and it did not correct the problem. PHP & MYSQL meet requirements. * (Moderators, if you want to move this to another category now that would be great) * [Rev. Voodoo](https://wordpress.org/support/users/rvoodoo/) * (@rvoodoo) * [14 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/widget-functionality-a-bug-or-feature/#post-2170515) * Did you also try switching to twentyeleven theme? A few themes are surfacing which aren’t 3.2 compatible * Moderator [Ipstenu (Mika Epstein)](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ipstenu/) * (@ipstenu) * 🏳️‍🌈 Advisor and Activist * [14 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/widget-functionality-a-bug-or-feature/#post-2170536) * Did you try changing to the default theme? * A couple themes (Koi for one) is screwing up those options. * Thread Starter [intricateartist](https://wordpress.org/support/users/intricateartist/) * (@intricateartist) * [14 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/widget-functionality-a-bug-or-feature/#post-2170550) * I don’t want to change the theme, or I’ll lose all of the widget content. I designed the theme myself, the only thing I have in there that references anything other than the content is the functions: * ``` if (function_exists('register_sidebars')) { register_sidebars(3, array('name'=>'Sidebar %d')); } ``` * has that been depreciated? * Moderator [Ipstenu (Mika Epstein)](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ipstenu/) * (@ipstenu) * 🏳️‍🌈 Advisor and Activist * [14 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/widget-functionality-a-bug-or-feature/#post-2170585) * No, that should be fine. * But if you’re unwilling to TRY another theme, then try just renaming functions. php to functions.OLD * Remember, the functions file acts like a mini plugin, so you can TOTALLY hose yourself in unexpected ways. * [Chip Bennett](https://wordpress.org/support/users/chipbennett/) * (@chipbennett) * [14 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/widget-functionality-a-bug-or-feature/#post-2170588) * > I don’t want to change the theme, or I’ll lose all of the widget content. * No, you won’t. Your Theme-specific Widget settings are stored in the database. If you switch Themes, and then switch back, all of your previous Widget content will still be there. * [Chip Bennett](https://wordpress.org/support/users/chipbennett/) * (@chipbennett) * [14 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/widget-functionality-a-bug-or-feature/#post-2170592) * > I designed the theme myself, the only thing I have in there that references > anything other than the content is the functions: * The Widgets functionality isn’t your problem; rather, jQuery is the likely culprit. From what you describe, the WP-Admin area is having some issues that are normally script-related, causing the script-powered Widget drag-and-drop not to work. * Where – and most importantly, _how_ – are you enqueueing jQuery (or similar scripts)? * Thread Starter [intricateartist](https://wordpress.org/support/users/intricateartist/) * (@intricateartist) * [14 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/widget-functionality-a-bug-or-feature/#post-2170746) * Here is what is loading on the widgets page: * ``` ``` * There are a couple other references to jQuery on the widgets page, they are in wp-admin/load-scripts.php * Odd thing is, I upgraded another site without a problem at all. :/ * Moderator [Samuel Wood (Otto)](https://wordpress.org/support/users/otto42/) * (@otto42) * WordPress.org Admin * [14 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/widget-functionality-a-bug-or-feature/#post-2170748) * Clear your browser cache. Seriously. Sometimes browsers love to hang on to old javascript libraries… * Thread Starter [intricateartist](https://wordpress.org/support/users/intricateartist/) * (@intricateartist) * [14 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/widget-functionality-a-bug-or-feature/#post-2170750) * Nope, that didn’t do it. * Thread Starter [intricateartist](https://wordpress.org/support/users/intricateartist/) * (@intricateartist) * [14 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/widget-functionality-a-bug-or-feature/#post-2170751) * Also, I did switch over to twenty-eleven and went to the widgets panel – same same. * [Chip Bennett](https://wordpress.org/support/users/chipbennett/) * (@chipbennett) * [14 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/widget-functionality-a-bug-or-feature/#post-2170752) * > Also, I did switch over to twenty-eleven and went to the widgets panel – same > same. * You switched to Twenty Eleven _and_ deactivated _all_ Plugins? * Thread Starter [intricateartist](https://wordpress.org/support/users/intricateartist/) * (@intricateartist) * [14 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/widget-functionality-a-bug-or-feature/#post-2170754) * 1. deactivated plugins 2. switched to twenty-eleven. 3. Cleared cache. 4. went to widgets panel * same result. No drag & drop, widgets open in a new page. * Thread Starter [intricateartist](https://wordpress.org/support/users/intricateartist/) * (@intricateartist) * [14 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/widget-functionality-a-bug-or-feature/#post-2170755) * I just did the auto-reinstall as well. No luck. Viewing 15 replies - 1 through 15 (of 21 total) 1 [2](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/widget-functionality-a-bug-or-feature/page/2/?output_format=md) [→](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/widget-functionality-a-bug-or-feature/page/2/?output_format=md) The topic ‘Widget functionality – a bug or "feature"?’ is closed to new replies. ## Tags * [widgets](https://wordpress.org/support/topic-tag/widgets/) * In: [Fixing WordPress](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/how-to-and-troubleshooting/) * 21 replies * 8 participants * Last reply from: [Harry](https://wordpress.org/support/users/harmck/) * Last activity: [14 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/widget-functionality-a-bug-or-feature/page/2/#post-2170932) * Status: resolved ## Topics ### Topics with no replies ### Non-support topics ### Resolved topics ### Unresolved topics ### All topics