Widget Will Not Go Away

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  hipsteralgore · Member · May 5, 2017 at 6:32 pm

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  When I visit my site, there is a Front Page Text Widget that is nowhere to be found in my customizer, so cannot be edited or deleted. It is not visible on the preview version of the site when I’m accessing the customizer, only when I go directly to the site url.

  The blog I need help with is: (visible only to logged in users)

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  timethief · Member · May 5, 2017 at 7:05 pm

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  I believe you are referring to this https://en.support.wordpress.com/cookie-widget/

  Go to http://hipsteralgore.wordpress.com/wp-admin/widgets.php to remove it.

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  hipsteralgore · Member · May 5, 2017 at 7:18 pm

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  Mm nope that one I can edit and manipulate. The one I’m talking about has the default text on it.

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  timethief · Member · May 6, 2017 at 4:19 pm

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  I am but I do not know what you mean. I do know that your theme description page is at https://wordpress.com/theme/colinear I also know that any widget can be removed here http://hipsteralgore.wordpress.com/wp-admin/widgets.php and that all widget have visibility settings that determine which pages they display on. Widget Visibility
  https://en.support.wordpress.com/widgets/#widget-visibility

  If you do not succeed type modlook into the sidebar tags on this thread for a Staff follow-up. How do I get a Moderator/Staff reply for my question? https://en.support.wordpress.com/getting-help-in-the-forums/#how-do-i-get-a-moderatorstaff-reply-for-my-question Also subscribe to this thread so you are notified when they respond and be patient while waiting. To subscribe look in the sidebar of this thread, find the subscribe to topics link and click it.

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  merisoo · Member · May 17, 2017 at 2:53 am

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  Hello! I recently had this problem and stumbled upon this forum while trying desperately to get rid of the text widget you’re talking about.

  The reason it is so difficult to get rid of is because the theme creator doesn’t have it listed under ‘Sidebar Right’ the way it appears on your page.

  To fix the problem go to your widget URL: http://hipsteralgore.wordpress.com/wp-admin/widgets.php

  On the right-hand side of the page under where it says ‘Sidebar Right’ you will see a button for ‘Sidebar Left’. Open the ‘Sidebar Left’ button and there you will find the widget for the text box. I tried several times to delete it but that did not work. Instead, you should drag the text widget to the bottom left-hand side of your page where it says: ‘Inactive Widgets’. Once you do this open your blog page in a separate browsing page. It should have disappeared.

  This worked for me and I hope it works for you as well!

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  hipsteralgore · Member · May 18, 2017 at 1:31 am

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  THANK YOU!!