Title: widgets.php missing
Last modified: August 19, 2016

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# widgets.php missing

 *  [madeleinep77](https://wordpress.org/support/users/madeleinep77/)
 * (@madeleinep77)
 * [15 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/widgetsphp-missing/)
 * I just moved hosting for my site to bluehost, and in the move somehow the widgets
   option disappeared from my Appearance menu in wp-admin. When I go to /wp-admin/
   widgets.php I get a message, “you do not have sufficient permissions.” In the
   DB, tho, I am user #1, admin. So I am guessing that in the move somewhere I lost
   a table in the DB. anyone have any ideas? i can’t figure out where the widgets
   table/data would have been and I don’t see any diff. between the backup db and
   the one that is up now

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 *  Thread Starter [madeleinep77](https://wordpress.org/support/users/madeleinep77/)
 * (@madeleinep77)
 * [15 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/widgetsphp-missing/#post-1660491)
 * also worth noting all of the old widgets that were in the sidebar before the 
   move are still there. so the data is there, it’s just a matter of accessing it.
   is there something i can change in my user table to make me MORE of an admin 
   or something?
 *  [bh_WP_fan](https://wordpress.org/support/users/bh_wp_fan/)
 * (@bh_wp_fan)
 * [15 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/widgetsphp-missing/#post-1660676)
 * It is likely the files which are to blame. When moving your site, or installing
   the new installation, depending on how the move was done, files may not have 
   completed uploading properly.
 * Try the following:
 * Re-upload all the core WordPress files
    Deactivate all plugins Switch your theme
   to the twentyten theme: [http://wordpress.shadowlantern.com/2009/11/change-wordpress-theme-in-phpmyadmin/](http://wordpress.shadowlantern.com/2009/11/change-wordpress-theme-in-phpmyadmin/)
 *  [bananajota](https://wordpress.org/support/users/bananajota/)
 * (@bananajota)
 * [15 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/widgetsphp-missing/#post-1660793)
 * I have the same problem, and i did nothing (no migrating db or moving site to
   new server).
    Madeleine, can you look at your control panel and tell me if the
   USERS tab is there? The fact in my problem is that i lost USERS and WIDGETS from
   my control panel. And when i try to reach from /wp-admin/widgets.php or /users.
   php i get not permissions page or cheating uh? respectly. Regards More about 
   this on [http://wordpress.org/support/topic/users-dissapeared-from-my-control-panel?replies=5](http://wordpress.org/support/topic/users-dissapeared-from-my-control-panel?replies=5)
 *  [bananajota](https://wordpress.org/support/users/bananajota/)
 * (@bananajota)
 * [15 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/widgetsphp-missing/#post-1660795)
 * I just realize that i lost admin privileges when update WP from 2.9 to 3.01. 
   There is a bug somewhere. I just rollback and all works fine.
    Grrrrrrrrrrrrr

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 * In: [Fixing WordPress](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/how-to-and-troubleshooting/)
 * 4 replies
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 * Last activity: [15 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/widgetsphp-missing/#post-1660795)
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