Title: Widget Problem Last modified: August 30, 2016 --- # Widget Problem * [HelenTorrance](https://wordpress.org/support/users/helentorrance/) * (@helentorrance) * [10 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/widget-problem-48/) * Our site is [http://www.hipsterminions.com](http://www.hipsterminions.com). Today we followed the upgrade command and we upgraded our theme, which is Redwaves Lite. But after that, a bunch of problems appeared. We had a widget problem ( the widgets would show up in customization, but not on our site), but we managed to solve that. After the upgrade, as you can see, the bar on the heading widget and also on the sidebar widgets appears weird and shows gaps in color sequence that look really bad. We would really like that black/invisible line to completely disappear from the header widget and fix the color inconsistancy in the sidebar widgets. Also, before the upgrade, you would put your cursor on the image in the post archives and it would magnify, but now, it grows dark and a text/document icon appears. We would like to bring it back to its initial function. I would like to avoid coding as the last time I did it, a white screen of death appeared– that was a traumatic experience! Anyone has any ideas how to fix this??? Viewing 15 replies - 1 through 15 (of 15 total) * [Asmi Khalil](https://wordpress.org/support/users/asmi1/) * (@asmi1) * [10 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/widget-problem-48/#post-6414290) * Hi Helen! thanks for downloading my theme RedWaves lite. Sorry about the widget bug. to fix it permanently: open sidebar.php with a text editor and change line 15 from: `$sidebar_settings = get_theme_mod( 'sidebar_settings' );` to: `$sidebar_settings = get_theme_mod( 'sidebar_settings', 'right_sidebar' );` * but really, you don’t like the new design?? * If you don’t like the boxed layout you can disable **Shadows **from **Customize** and set the background color to #FFF * I have removed the Zoom-in effect and replaced it with dark/icon effect because the zoom-in effect because it requires to keep a fixed width & height of the thumbnail container which is limiting the theme responsiveness and its even slowing your website on mobile phones. * The old version will be available to download from our website very Soon, but remember using outdated WordPress widgets or themes is very risky. * By the way, every theme or plugin on WP.org has its own support forum. So please if you have more questions about RedWaves lite theme, start a new topic at this forum [https://wordpress.org/support/theme/redwaves-lite](https://wordpress.org/support/theme/redwaves-lite) * Kind Regards! * Thread Starter [HelenTorrance](https://wordpress.org/support/users/helentorrance/) * (@helentorrance) * [10 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/widget-problem-48/#post-6414314) * I have tried it, but it doesn’t seem to fix the problem. I have inserted the new code on the child theme template file sidebar.php (which I copied from your parent theme file). Would it be wise to do the change directly on the original file of the theme? I do like the new boxed design and the shadowing, but I’m a bit sceptical about the dark/icon effect. But I guess it serves a purpose. Please, help me out with any new suggestions you might have and thank you for your quick reply. * [Asmi Khalil](https://wordpress.org/support/users/asmi1/) * (@asmi1) * [10 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/widget-problem-48/#post-6414325) * Hi again Helen! * Yes change the code in your original theme files (sidebar.php line 15, relpace that line with the new one) * Then, if you have any cache plugin installed, please clear its cache. * Believe me, the zoom-in effect on thumbnail moseover is a bit glitchy and its slow on mobile phones which not good for user experience. the new effect is smoother and looks more professional (It’s even used by many Premium themes like Sahifa). Besides, some people forget to Regenerate theme thumbnails and this screw the whole animation. * Tell me what exactly you want to change in the theme and i will try to help you! * Thread Starter [HelenTorrance](https://wordpress.org/support/users/helentorrance/) * (@helentorrance) * [10 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/widget-problem-48/#post-6414334) * I’ve changed the coding in the original file, but nothing has happened yet as you can see: [http://www.hipsterminions.com](http://www.hipsterminions.com). Could it maybe be something else that’s blocking it? I don’t have a cache plugin installed. * [Asmi Khalil](https://wordpress.org/support/users/asmi1/) * (@asmi1) * [10 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/widget-problem-48/#post-6414337) * No! i can see your widgets! * > [View post on imgur.com](https://imgur.com/cDjfbKs) * [Asmi Khalil](https://wordpress.org/support/users/asmi1/) * (@asmi1) * [10 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/widget-problem-48/#post-6414340) * add this code to Custom CSS ( Appearance => Customize => Design & Layout) * to remove that small two bars under your widget title in the top header: * ``` header .widget h3:after, header .widget h3 { border: 0 !important; } ``` * Thread Starter [HelenTorrance](https://wordpress.org/support/users/helentorrance/) * (@helentorrance) * [10 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/widget-problem-48/#post-6414343) * ok, the line left! Is there any way to fix the uneven orange line in the sidebar widgets (Recent Posts) so that it is orange from beginning till end? Thank you very much for everything! * [Asmi Khalil](https://wordpress.org/support/users/asmi1/) * (@asmi1) * [10 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/widget-problem-48/#post-6414345) * yeah sure! from your style.css file (line 858) change: * ``` .widget h3:after { position: absolute; content: ""; width: 40%; height: 1px; left: 0; bottom: -1px; border-bottom: 1px solid; } ``` * to: * ``` .widget h3:after { position: absolute; content: ""; width: 100%; height: 1px; left: 0; bottom: -1px; border-bottom: 1px solid; } ``` * [Asmi Khalil](https://wordpress.org/support/users/asmi1/) * (@asmi1) * [10 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/widget-problem-48/#post-6414347) * change the **height: 1px;** property to **height: 2px;** or **height: 3px;** to make the bar ticker * Thread Starter [HelenTorrance](https://wordpress.org/support/users/helentorrance/) * (@helentorrance) * [10 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/widget-problem-48/#post-6414381) * Thank you for everything! It all works fine! * [Asmi Khalil](https://wordpress.org/support/users/asmi1/) * (@asmi1) * [10 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/widget-problem-48/#post-6414382) * Glad to hear that! if you have more questions please feel free to ask! * Thread Starter [HelenTorrance](https://wordpress.org/support/users/helentorrance/) * (@helentorrance) * [10 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/widget-problem-48/#post-6414409) * Just one more question if you can help me! I inserted another sidebar widget and the social media icon doesn’t seem able to center with the box. The same happens if I place the widget as header. Is there an easy way to fix that? Thank you again for all your help! * [Asmi Khalil](https://wordpress.org/support/users/asmi1/) * (@asmi1) * [10 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/widget-problem-48/#post-6414419) * hi! check our demo site [http://demo.themient.com/redwaves-free/](http://demo.themient.com/redwaves-free/) * if there is 5 or less social icons in the widget, then they will be centered within the box that contains them. if you add more than 5 icons then they will be aligned from left to right. You don’t have to edit any styles but when i’ve visited your website i couldn’t find the Social icon widget (it seems that you have removed it) * Thread Starter [HelenTorrance](https://wordpress.org/support/users/helentorrance/) * (@helentorrance) * [10 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/widget-problem-48/#post-6414491) * Ok, everything seems to be working just fine! Is there a way to remove the breadcrum trail that appears on top of my posts? * [Asmi Khalil](https://wordpress.org/support/users/asmi1/) * (@asmi1) * [10 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/widget-problem-48/#post-6414571) * yeah just remove this line from content-single.php located in /template-parts( line 8): * `
` * Note: We have already our dedicated support Forum [https://forum.themient.com](https://forum.themient.com) I highly recommend you to use our forum for further support! * Best Regards! Viewing 15 replies - 1 through 15 (of 15 total) The topic ‘Widget Problem’ is closed to new replies. ## Tags * [bar](https://wordpress.org/support/topic-tag/bar/) * [upgrade](https://wordpress.org/support/topic-tag/upgrade/) * [widgets](https://wordpress.org/support/topic-tag/widgets/) * 15 replies * 2 participants * Last reply from: [Asmi Khalil](https://wordpress.org/support/users/asmi1/) * Last activity: [10 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/widget-problem-48/#post-6414571) * Status: not resolved ## Topics ### Topics with no replies ### Non-support topics ### Resolved topics ### Unresolved topics ### All topics