Title: Default Theme Not Widget-Aware
Last modified: August 18, 2016

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# Default Theme Not Widget-Aware

 *  Resolved [boudreaux](https://wordpress.org/support/users/boudreaux/)
 * (@boudreaux)
 * [19 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/default-theme-not-widget-aware/)
 * Trying to explore the exciting world of widgets but I get the “No Sidebars Defined–
   You are seeing this message because the theme you are currently using isn’t widget-
   aware…”
 * However, I’m toggling between the Default theme and K2, which are obviously widget-
   aware. Clearly, somethings off about my install, but I’d rather not start from
   scratch. Any suggestions?
 * Thanks!

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 *  [peiqinglong](https://wordpress.org/support/users/peiqinglong/)
 * (@peiqinglong)
 * [19 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/default-theme-not-widget-aware/#post-575129)
 * The Default theme doesn’t come with widget files. You have to download the widgets
   plugin from automattic and inside the widgets zip, you’ll find a folder and some
   files to stick int o the default theme to make it widget ready. I’m not sure 
   about K2 though…
 *  Thread Starter [boudreaux](https://wordpress.org/support/users/boudreaux/)
 * (@boudreaux)
 * [19 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/default-theme-not-widget-aware/#post-575173)
 * Hmmmm,
 * The first thing on the Automattic site is this:
 * “Widgets are now part of WordPress core! If you are running WordPress 2.2 or 
   later, you do not need to install the Widgets plugin. You can proceed straight
   to the WordPress Widgets Blog to find some widgets to try out.”
 * I’m pretty new to WordPress, so perhaps I’m missing something pretty basic…
 *  [moshu](https://wordpress.org/support/users/moshu/)
 * (@moshu)
 * [19 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/default-theme-not-widget-aware/#post-575176)
 * boudreaux,
    you are right: since 2.2 (despite what the previous poster said) 
   the widgets were integrated in the core file, so no need for the plugin.
 * Now, whether a theme is widget ready or not, that’s a different issue. No, the
   default is not widget ready.
 *  Thread Starter [boudreaux](https://wordpress.org/support/users/boudreaux/)
 * (@boudreaux)
 * [19 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/default-theme-not-widget-aware/#post-575192)
 * Thanks Moshu.
 * However, I still think i have a problem, since I see this message while using
   the K2 theme.
 * hmmmmmmm….
 *  [wordpresspodcast](https://wordpress.org/support/users/wordpresspodcast/)
 * (@wordpresspodcast)
 * [19 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/default-theme-not-widget-aware/#post-575538)
 * I am also running v2.2 without Automattic’s Widgets plug-in, and in the default
   theme I also see “No Sidebars Defined”.
 * There is clearly a problem somewhere.
 *  [mellertime](https://wordpress.org/support/users/mellertime/)
 * (@mellertime)
 * [19 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/default-theme-not-widget-aware/#post-575539)
 * boudreaux: Perhaps K2 is having trouble because if it’s built-in modules system
   that replaces widgets?
 * I’d try getting another theme you know to support widgets to test with, as a 
   sort of “independent” study. 🙂
 *  Moderator [Samuel Wood (Otto)](https://wordpress.org/support/users/otto42/)
 * (@otto42)
 * WordPress.org Admin
 * [19 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/default-theme-not-widget-aware/#post-575540)
 * This thread title is incorrect. The “default” theme that comes with 2.2 *IS* 
   widget ready. So is the “classic” theme. I put in a [patch](http://trac.wordpress.org/ticket/4057)
   to do just that three months ago.
 * This is most likely some other problem from some other plugin on your system.
   Probably K2. Try removing that.
 *  [wordpresspodcast](https://wordpress.org/support/users/wordpresspodcast/)
 * (@wordpresspodcast)
 * [19 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/default-theme-not-widget-aware/#post-575543)
 * My bad. MellerTime pointed out my problem. I had no functions.php.
 *  [evtriest](https://wordpress.org/support/users/evtriest/)
 * (@evtriest)
 * [18 years, 12 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/default-theme-not-widget-aware/#post-575554)
 * I have Otto42 problem as well. Installed the latest version yesterday to see 
   if the problem was maybe fixed and tried to use the pool theme, get the message
   No Sidebar Defined and have to use the classic or default theme still ;(

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