Title: Widgets
Last modified: August 19, 2016

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# Widgets

 *  [pbrunson](https://wordpress.org/support/users/pbrunson/)
 * (@pbrunson)
 * [16 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/widgets-29/)
 * I am new to WP, but when I add any widget to the sidebar everything is replaced
   by what I added. No menus, links, nothing is there any more. Is there a setting
   I missed?
 * Thank You
    Phil

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 *  Thread Starter [pbrunson](https://wordpress.org/support/users/pbrunson/)
 * (@pbrunson)
 * [16 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/widgets-29/#post-1051655)
 * Never mind, I see I have to add everything back from the default.
 *  [jody2399](https://wordpress.org/support/users/jody2399/)
 * (@jody2399)
 * [16 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/widgets-29/#post-1051672)
 * Hey pbrunson, I’m having the same issue since I switched themes, it says I’m 
   using 0 widgets, but 6 are showing. I’m unable to add more without seeming to
   delete what’s there now. Unable to move what’s there as well. If this is what
   you experienced, can you be more specific about how you fixed that? Thanks!
 * jodyg
 *  Thread Starter [pbrunson](https://wordpress.org/support/users/pbrunson/)
 * (@pbrunson)
 * [16 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/widgets-29/#post-1051686)
 * By default there are some widgets that will show up. If you manually add any 
   it will reset the whole sidebar. You will need to manually add all the widgets
   you want, i.e.: Search, pages, Categories, Links, meta, ect… That is what I did
   and everything in the world was right again, well on my page at least.

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 * In: [Fixing WordPress](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/how-to-and-troubleshooting/)
 * 3 replies
 * 2 participants
 * Last reply from: [pbrunson](https://wordpress.org/support/users/pbrunson/)
 * Last activity: [16 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/widgets-29/#post-1051686)
 * Status: not resolved

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