Title: Error in admin panel: "This widget requires JavaScript."
Last modified: August 19, 2016

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# Error in admin panel: "This widget requires JavaScript."

 *  Resolved [ldsfriendnetwork](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ldsfriendnetwork/)
 * (@ldsfriendnetwork)
 * [15 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/error-in-admin-panel-this-widget-requires-javascript/)
 * New installation on fresh hosting, site shows up fine, but all text menus in 
   admin, and the above error in some widgets.
 * What am I not doing that I should?

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 *  Moderator [t-p](https://wordpress.org/support/users/t-p/)
 * (@t-p)
 * [15 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/error-in-admin-panel-this-widget-requires-javascript/#post-2005857)
 * Have you tried different browsers? Does the issue occur in other browsers as 
   well? Have you tried clearing your browser cache?
 *  Thread Starter [ldsfriendnetwork](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ldsfriendnetwork/)
 * (@ldsfriendnetwork)
 * [15 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/error-in-admin-panel-this-widget-requires-javascript/#post-2005901)
 * Originally used Firefox, same thing happens first time I load admin into Chrome
   too. Funny thing is, the site showed fine in both browsers before I deleted then
   reinstalled WP. Now, I get a white screen on the site page, but the admin screen
   is still all text with the widget errors. Clearing cache makes no difference.
 * The other funny thing is that I have another site built with WP hosted with same
   company, and it works fine! The only difference is that I pay for the hosting
   on the other site, but this one is the free one that has ads at the top. Guess
   I should check to see if it also comes with Java blocked….
 *  Thread Starter [ldsfriendnetwork](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ldsfriendnetwork/)
 * (@ldsfriendnetwork)
 * [15 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/error-in-admin-panel-this-widget-requires-javascript/#post-2005974)
 * Ok, update! I set up the economy hosting, next step up from the free hosting,
   and now it works just fine!
 * I guess they disable javascript on the free hosting, most likely to keep us from
   disabling the ads at the top….
 *  Moderator [t-p](https://wordpress.org/support/users/t-p/)
 * (@t-p)
 * [15 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/error-in-admin-panel-this-widget-requires-javascript/#post-2005985)
 * Glad it works. 🙂

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 * Last activity: [15 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/error-in-admin-panel-this-widget-requires-javascript/#post-2005985)
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