Title: Error when editing Sidebar
Last modified: August 18, 2016

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# Error when editing Sidebar

 *  Resolved [ryunix](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ryunix/)
 * (@ryunix)
 * [19 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/error-when-editing-sidebar/)
 * I’m new to WordPress and I am trying to get rid of several Meta links in the “
   sidebar” (not all the links)
 * When I change the “sidebar” in the “Theme Editor” and hit “Update File”, I get
   the following error.
 * I even get this error when I change nothing and hit “Update File”
 * ———————–
 * Warning: fopen(C:\Sites\Single35\southviewchurch\webroot\wordpress/wp-content/
   themes/peaceful-rush-10/sidebar.php) [function.fopen]: failed to open stream:
   Permission denied in C:\Sites\Single35\southviewchurch\webroot\wordpress\wp-admin\
   theme-editor.php on line 44
 * Warning: fwrite(): supplied argument is not a valid stream resource in C:\Sites\
   Single35\southviewchurch\webroot\wordpress\wp-admin\theme-editor.php on line 
   45
 * Warning: fclose(): supplied argument is not a valid stream resource in C:\Sites\
   Single35\southviewchurch\webroot\wordpress\wp-admin\theme-editor.php on line 
   46
 * Warning: Cannot modify header information – headers already sent by (output started
   at C:\Sites\Single35\southviewchurch\webroot\wordpress\wp-admin\theme-editor.
   php:44) in C:\Sites\Single35\southviewchurch\webroot\wordpress\wp-admin\theme-
   editor.php on line 55
 * ————————-
 * Here is a link to my site [http://www.southviewfellowship.org](http://www.southviewfellowship.org)
 * Thank you
    Elliott

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 * Last reply from: [ryunix](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ryunix/)
 * Last activity: [19 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/error-when-editing-sidebar/)
 * Status: resolved

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