My WordPress Bloig is missing my "Facebook" Widget on the sidebar

dedeporsche · Member · Feb 19, 2015 at 7:35 pm
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Everything has been fine up to now, I haven’t made any changes either.
Noticed the “Facebook” Widget is missing from my blog sidebar, it’s listed on the settings, but not visible on the actual page. I have tried to figure it out. Can someone help?
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jeremeylduvall · Member · Feb 19, 2015 at 11:05 pm
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It looks like you have the Facebook widget limited to only display on pages. To fix this, start on this page:

https://dedeporsche.wordpress.com/wp-admin/widgets.php

Click the small arrow to the right of the Facebook widget to expand it. Then, click “Visibility” as shown here:

http://d.pr/i/1b7EG

From there, click the “Delete” icon to remove the visibility restriction as shown here:

http://d.pr/i/1iRvZ

Let me know if that works!
dedeporsche · Member · Feb 19, 2015 at 11:14 pm
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Hi
ok, I did that, deleted visibility restriction, but still not showing the Facebook widget on sidebar that I can see
jeremeylduvall · Member · Feb 20, 2015 at 12:12 am
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It seems to be showing up on my side now as shown here:

http://d.pr/i/19aPP

Is it still not showing up for you?
dedeporsche · Member · Feb 20, 2015 at 12:24 am
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I see it shows for you, but I don’t see it
jeremeylduvall · Member · Feb 20, 2015 at 4:03 pm
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Can you try clearing your browser’s cache as explained here?

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Also, can you test another browser just for comparison?
dedeporsche · Member · Feb 20, 2015 at 6:45 pm
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I tried clearing the cookies & a different browser and it didn’t work
jeremeylduvall · Member · Feb 21, 2015 at 3:13 pm
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Hmm…it’s still showing for me. Can you do me a favor and take a screenshot of what you’re seeing when you visit dedeporsche.com? Screenshot instructions can be found here:

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If you upload the screenshot to your Media Library, I’ll be happy to take a look!
dedeporsche · Member · Feb 21, 2015 at 4:02 pm
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Thanks Jeremey
I was going to do a screenshot, but couldn’t figure out how to attach it to this thread.
I did upload a screenshot of what I see to my “Media Library” for you under “BLOG Porsche Everyday Dedeporsches Blog”
amightywp · Member · Feb 22, 2015 at 4:38 pm
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Hi there,

Jeremey is out over the weekend, so I thought I’d step in and respond to you (and also make sure that I could see the same thing!).

I just went to your site and your Facebook sharing icons are all appearing for me on your home page too. This is what I see:

It’s very strange that you aren’t able to see it though. Have you tried checking on a different browser? I ask because my wife has installed on her computer a social media-blocking add-on to stop her from seeing social media items on sites she visits. She claims that it’s to stop them from tracking her, but I personally thinks it’s because she’d spend her whole day on Facebook if she wasn’t careful. In any case though, if you have one of those addons in place, it could conceivably be blocking these widgets from loading.
dedeporsche · Member · Feb 23, 2015 at 2:47 am
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Hi amightywp,
Thank you for your message & follow up
and your tip about media blocking add-on.
Yes, it was the adblock that I have with chrome.
I disabled it and all is fine now!
I see what was missing, it is showing for me now!
Have a great week!
And thank to you both jeremeylduvall and amightywp!
amightywp · Member · Feb 23, 2015 at 3:24 pm
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Excellent! I’m so glad to hear that was all that it was.

Let me know if you need anything else!
dedeporsche · Member · Feb 23, 2015 at 5:14 pm
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Thank you again!
I think I’m good for now. Have a great day.

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