changed theme then returned to former theme but lost widgets

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  dhogeboom · Member · Aug 28, 2012 at 7:56 pm

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  I cannot get the widgets or sidebar on my blog
  Blog url: http://dhogeboom.wordpress.com/

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  timethief · Member · Aug 28, 2012 at 7:58 pm

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  Widgets are never lost when chnaging themes. They migrate into the Inactive Widgets box on this page > Appearance > Widgets There you can locate them and re-install them in the sidebars(s) and/or footers of your new theme.

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  dhogeboom · Member · Aug 28, 2012 at 8:09 pm

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  I tried — lost count of the times!

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  timethief · Member · Aug 28, 2012 at 8:21 pm

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  The widgets will be in the the Inactive Widgets box and if you cannot locate them here > Appearance > Widgets > Inactive Widgets then please post again and I’ll flag this thread for Staff attention.

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  justpi · Member · Aug 28, 2012 at 8:26 pm

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  Answered here:
  https://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/widgets-61?replies=8#post-990511

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  dhogeboom · Member · Aug 28, 2012 at 8:27 pm

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  I located them and tried to drag them to the right side of the page to save but when I would go to the blog they weren’t showing up.

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  timethief · Member · Aug 28, 2012 at 8:30 pm

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  You have to click each widget to open it, configure it where required, click “save” cick “close” .
  Refer to > http://en.support.wordpress.com/topic/widgets-sidebars/