Title: Import Posting Double Last modified: August 22, 2016 --- # Import Posting Double * Resolved [dashof_975](https://wordpress.org/support/users/dashof_975/) * (@dashof_975) * [11 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/import-posting-double/) * This plugin is great. Able to export/import widgets very efficiently. I’m having one small problem, though. Upon importing the widgets to production, the production site is rendering their text/html/image contents twice, one atop the other, in each of my theme’s three Footer Column widgets. F5 didn’t help. * The Sidebar widget is rendering perfectly, no duplication there. * Any idea what’s happening here? * [https://wordpress.org/plugins/widget-importer-exporter/](https://wordpress.org/plugins/widget-importer-exporter/) Viewing 7 replies - 1 through 7 (of 7 total) * Plugin Author [Steven Gliebe](https://wordpress.org/support/users/stevengliebe/) * (@stevengliebe) * [11 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/import-posting-double/#post-5906461) * Hello, * When you view the widgets in Appearance > Widgets, are there multiple instances of each. * Which widgets are you using in your footer? * Are all widgets doubled or is it just the widgets in the footer? * Thread Starter [dashof_975](https://wordpress.org/support/users/dashof_975/) * (@dashof_975) * [11 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/import-posting-double/#post-5906467) * Answering your questions in reverse order: * -Only the Footer Column widgets are doubled. The Sidebar widget is single. * -Using only ‘Text’ widgets in the Sidebar area + Footer Columns 1, 2, and 3. * -In `Appearance > Widgets`, there are only single instances of each ‘Text’ widget. * Here is a summary of the HTML in View Page Source: * ``` ``` * Plugin Author [Steven Gliebe](https://wordpress.org/support/users/stevengliebe/) * (@stevengliebe) * [11 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/import-posting-double/#post-5906468) * Thanks for the details. * If there are only single instances of the widgets showing in Appearance > Widgets then I am not sure what could be causing them to show double on your site. It’s possible there is a theme or plugin issue. * You could try deactivating all plugins and/or ask the theme author for their thoughts. * Also try deleting and manually re-adding the widgets to see if that clears it up in the footer. * Thread Starter [dashof_975](https://wordpress.org/support/users/dashof_975/) * (@dashof_975) * [11 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/import-posting-double/#post-5906470) * This is a fresh install. “Widget Importer & Exporter” is the only active theme. Akismet is present, but not active. * As I mentioned, it’s a fresh install, with the “Widget Im/Ex” Import function run only once, so I don’t see how there could be additional widgets present that aren’t showing in admin. * I’ll ask the theme author if they wouldn’t mind reviewing this discussion thread. * Thanks for your attention on this. I’ll continue to plug away at it. * Plugin Author [Steven Gliebe](https://wordpress.org/support/users/stevengliebe/) * (@stevengliebe) * [11 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/import-posting-double/#post-5906476) * If you delete then manually re-add the widgets (not importing), does that clear up the duplication issue in the footer widget area? * Something else you could try is deleting them then reimporting to see if they double again or not. The widgets already imported will be detected and not imported a second time. Only those which are deleted will be imported. * Thread Starter [dashof_975](https://wordpress.org/support/users/dashof_975/) * (@dashof_975) * [11 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/import-posting-double/#post-5906478) * After deleting, exporting, importing, double widgets again, re-deleting, re-exporting, and re-importing, it finally is rendering correctly. I’m not sure among all that activity what the actual fix turned out to be, but anyway, it’s working. Thanks for your help. * Plugin Author [Steven Gliebe](https://wordpress.org/support/users/stevengliebe/) * (@stevengliebe) * [11 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/import-posting-double/#post-5906482) * The inconsistency is strange but I am glad the result is good now. * I have not had other reports of this but will keep my eyes peeled in case there is a flaw with the plugin rather than this being one of those unexplained oddball glitches. * Let me know if it crops up again and we can troubleshoot some more. 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