Title: Javascript/Dragging Plugins not working (not the usual problem)
Last modified: August 18, 2016

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# Javascript/Dragging Plugins not working (not the usual problem)

 *  [lonewolfonline](https://wordpress.org/support/users/lonewolfonline/)
 * (@lonewolfonline)
 * [18 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/javascriptdragging-plugins-not-working-not-the-usual-problem/)
 * Hi,
    I have been having problems with the javascript functions since 2.1 I was
   hoping that 2.3 would have fixed the problem, but I guess not. I have searched
   and found a lot of people running conflicting plugins, or plugins with broken
   javascript, but not like my problem.
 * I downloaded a fresh 2.3.1 install, unziped to my local web server (Apache 2.2.4,
   Php 5.2, MySql 5.0.41) and everything functions apart from I cannot drag widgets
   around to sidebars. This is in Firefox and IE 6 + 7 on Win XP Pro.
 * I test using WOS Portable (Webserver On Stick) which is installed in a directory
   on my hard drive. Everything is contained within one directory and an executable
   to launch all the servers.
 * Now, if I extract the wordpress archive to my web server (unix) and install it
   all works fine. This to me eliminates my web browsers and os, so it must be the
   server software, yes?
 * If I copy WOS to my Vista laptop and run the SAME wordpress install as on my 
   XP machine (All db’s are also copied across as well) it will work fine. Not the
   server software?
 * I I run the server on my Vista laptop and access it from my XP machine it works
   fine.
 * If I run the server on my XP machine and access it from my Vista laptop it does
   not work.
 * So it does not like running as a server on my XP machine, but its not the client
   side, as that works when accessing a remote machine.
 * Got me a little stumped this has.
 * Anybody able to help me get this running when hosted and accessed by my XP machine?
 * I have no plugins loaded, no other javascript, just a plain extract of the distribution
   from this site.
 * When I load the widget panel I get the following errors:
 * Error: unterminated string literal
    Source File: [http://127.0.0.1/wp-includes/js/jquery/interface.js?ver=1.2](http://127.0.0.1/wp-includes/js/jquery/interface.js?ver=1.2)
   Line: 12
 * Error: jQuery(“#pagescontrol”).Draggable is not a function
    Source File: [http://127.0.0.1/wp-admin/widgets.php](http://127.0.0.1/wp-admin/widgets.php)
   Line: 60
 * Thanks for any tips and suggestions
 * Regards
 * Tim

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 *  Thread Starter [lonewolfonline](https://wordpress.org/support/users/lonewolfonline/)
 * (@lonewolfonline)
 * [18 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/javascriptdragging-plugins-not-working-not-the-usual-problem/#post-647490)
 * bump?
 *  [Iron](https://wordpress.org/support/users/iron/)
 * (@iron)
 * [18 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/javascriptdragging-plugins-not-working-not-the-usual-problem/#post-647546)
 * I believe that there is nobody who can help us to fix this problem. At wordpress.
   com forums, you can read “fixed when talking to support” team.
 * Code is poetry, but money is money…
 *  Thread Starter [lonewolfonline](https://wordpress.org/support/users/lonewolfonline/)
 * (@lonewolfonline)
 * [18 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/javascriptdragging-plugins-not-working-not-the-usual-problem/#post-647573)
 * bump?
 * This is becoming a problem as I cannot test apart from my live install – not 
   good.
 * Is there a way to turn off the fancy drag drop interface? How do I edit the wp_options
   to manually change widgets?
 * Thanks

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## Tags

 * [draggable](https://wordpress.org/support/topic-tag/draggable/)
 * [errors](https://wordpress.org/support/topic-tag/errors/)
 * [javascript](https://wordpress.org/support/topic-tag/javascript/)
 * [widgets](https://wordpress.org/support/topic-tag/widgets/)

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 * Last reply from: [lonewolfonline](https://wordpress.org/support/users/lonewolfonline/)
 * Last activity: [18 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/javascriptdragging-plugins-not-working-not-the-usual-problem/#post-647573)
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