Why are my widgets not displaying in 2011?

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  paul2279 · Member · Sep 22, 2011 at 9:04 pm

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  Just updated my blog from 2010 to 2011 theme.

  All my posts and other content are there, and I have moved the widgets from the inactive widgets to the ‘main sidebar’ to re-activate them. I’ve also been into the theme options and turned on and save the sidebar to the right option.

  However no posts/widgets activated on my blog??

  Any ideas?!

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  timethief · Member · Sep 22, 2011 at 9:12 pm

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  Hello there,
  Here are links for information about the Twenty Eleven theme:
  http://theme.wordpress.com/themes/twentyeleven/
  http://wpbtips.wordpress.com/2011/05/04/workings-of-duster/

  Multiple Layouts
  The Twenty Eleven theme features three default layouts for your blog. Two of those layouts feature a typical sidebar, either on the left or right of your content. The third layout does away with the sidebar altogether turning Twenty Eleven into a tumblelog theme. It’s perfect for turning your blog into a photolog.

  Appearance > Theme Options

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  paul2279 · Member · Sep 22, 2011 at 9:16 pm

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  Ok so I have gone into ‘theme options’ and chosen the ‘content on the left’

  From this I would assume it means the page content on the left and the side bar with widgets on the right, or am I missing something?

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  timethief · Member · Sep 22, 2011 at 9:17 pm

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  When we change themes we have to select a layout and then install the widgets in the Inactive Widgets box into the sidebar and/or footer areas that we want them to appear in on the new theme. Sidebars and other widget areas: number and position

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  timethief · Member · Sep 22, 2011 at 9:20 pm

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  In addition to the default layouts Twenty Eleven also features 2 custom page templates. Either one will take a normal WordPress page and transform the layout. The Sidebar page template is the simpler of the two. It simply adds a sidebar to your page. The Showcase page has more features. http://theme.wordpress.com/themes/twentyeleven/

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  paul2279 · Member · Sep 22, 2011 at 9:29 pm

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  Sorry but I’m confused by the custom page templates

  I’ve deactivated the widgets, saved the theme again as content on the left, and then re-activated the widgets and there’s no change?

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  paul2279 · Member · Sep 22, 2011 at 9:35 pm

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  Ah ha …. think the penny has dropped …

  I need to update all pages to the sidebar thingy!

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  timethief · Member · Sep 22, 2011 at 10:25 pm

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  Woo hoo! I can see sidebars now. You resolved this. Happy blogging. :)