Sidebar widgets

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  sharmonetec5213 · Member · Sep 7, 2016 at 3:46 am

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  I am using the Edin theme. I made my first post, and it had a ‘Sidebar widget’ with default text. It included the standard instructions about using the Customizer to change it but when I go to the Customizer and Widgets, there is no option for the sidebars on posts. How do I get rid of that mess. I am brand new to WordPress so please keep it simple for me.

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  musicdoc1 · Member · Sep 7, 2016 at 7:47 am

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  Hi,

  I found the same to be the case on a test site with the Edin theme activated. The sidebar widget area does not appear at Customize > Widgets. However, I was still able to access and edit sidebar area widgets at the wp-admin widgets page. Your wp-admin widgets page would be https://sharmonetec5213.wordpress.com/wp-admin/widgets.php.

  I’ll tag the topic for staff attention, because the omission may indicate a bug.

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  sharmonetec5213 · Member · Sep 7, 2016 at 1:16 pm

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  That seems to have fixed it. Thank you so much!

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  musicdoc1 · Member · Sep 7, 2016 at 4:05 pm

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  You’re welcome!

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  supernovia · Staff · Sep 7, 2016 at 4:51 pm

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  The trick is that there is no sidebar on the front page of your site. But if you go to the customizer, then in the preview pane and click on a page that does have a sidebar, you’ll be able to edit the widgets with the live preview.

  Or you can use wp-admin too. :)

  Thanks for your help here, doc!

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  musicdoc1 · Member · Sep 7, 2016 at 4:57 pm

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  @supernovia,

  You’re welcome. : )
  But don’t you think that’s poor design? Shouldn’t all widgets on the site appear at Customize > Widgets?

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  supernovia · Staff · Sep 7, 2016 at 11:54 pm

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  @musicdoc1 I can understand why they did it the way they did, and I can also understand your complaint. I’ll forward your feedback though.