Title: wpfred's Replies | WordPress.org --- # wpfred [ ](https://wordpress.org/support/users/wpfred/) * [Profile](https://wordpress.org/support/users/wpfred/) * [Topics Started](https://wordpress.org/support/users/wpfred/topics/) * [Replies Created](https://wordpress.org/support/users/wpfred/replies/) * [Reviews Written](https://wordpress.org/support/users/wpfred/reviews/) * [Topics Replied To](https://wordpress.org/support/users/wpfred/replied-to/) * [Engagements](https://wordpress.org/support/users/wpfred/engagements/) * [Favorites](https://wordpress.org/support/users/wpfred/favorites/) Search replies: ## Forum Replies Created Viewing 1 replies (of 1 total) * Forum: [Installing WordPress](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/installation/) In reply to: [New Installation of 2.7.1 Widgets not working](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/new-installation-of-271-widgets-not-working/) * Thread Starter [wpfred](https://wordpress.org/support/users/wpfred/) * (@wpfred) * [17 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/new-installation-of-271-widgets-not-working/#post-1053124) * Sorry folks, this problem was definetly operator error! This was my first install of version 2.7.1 When I tried add the first item using the widget menu I was alarmed when I saw all of my existing sidebar items disappear from my blog page. I backed off and removed that widget not trusting the widget add operation. Finally after much frustration I decided to add all of the widget items I wanted at once, and clicked the update button. All items then appeared in the right sidebar on my blog, and I was able to go back re-order the items with the widget. Sometimes it’s the simple stuff that throws me