Title: Getting duplicate widgets
Last modified: August 22, 2016

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# Getting duplicate widgets

 *  [istarnet](https://wordpress.org/support/users/istarnet/)
 * (@istarnet)
 * [11 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/getting-duplicate-widgets/)
 * When I add a new widget in WP4 while Oomph Clone Widgets is activated, I get 
   a 2nd shadow widget as well. There seem to be scoping issues and my custom loop
   within new widgets doesn’t work correctly. I resolved problem by deactivating
   Oomph Clone Widgets.
 * This widget is a nice idea. The capability was requested by a client and they
   had no trouble using the feature (until I upgraded to 4.0!).
 * [https://wordpress.org/plugins/oomph-clone-widgets/](https://wordpress.org/plugins/oomph-clone-widgets/)

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 *  [KostasNi](https://wordpress.org/support/users/kostasni/)
 * (@kostasni)
 * [11 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/getting-duplicate-widgets/#post-5306452)
 * I am having the same problem. When I add a new widget to a sidebar, two instances
   of the widget are added. Interestingly, it only happens when I drag and drop 
   the widget into the sidebar. If I click on the widget, select the sidebar from
   the dropdown and add it this way, only one widget is added.
 * I am using WP 4.0 as well. I switched to twentyfourteen and deactivated all other
   plugins, same thing.
 *  [bytheriver](https://wordpress.org/support/users/bytheriver/)
 * (@bytheriver)
 * [11 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/getting-duplicate-widgets/#post-5306497)
 * I am having the same problem too and had to deactivate it. Too bad – I miss it.
 *  [Gregoire Noyelle](https://wordpress.org/support/users/aglekis/)
 * (@aglekis)
 * [11 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/getting-duplicate-widgets/#post-5306499)
 * Same for me. That’s really a very usefull plugin. I hope the devs can find the
   issue.

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 * 3 replies
 * 4 participants
 * Last reply from: [Gregoire Noyelle](https://wordpress.org/support/users/aglekis/)
 * Last activity: [11 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/getting-duplicate-widgets/#post-5306499)
 * Status: not resolved