Title: Major sidebar problems
Last modified: August 20, 2016

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# Major sidebar problems

 *  [friesiancrazy](https://wordpress.org/support/users/friesiancrazy/)
 * (@friesiancrazy)
 * [13 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/major-sidebar-problems/)
 * I’ve been having some problems with the Pinboard sidebar. I downloaded the theme
   recently and tested it out using the Theme Test Drive plugin – but after my sidebar
   issues went unresolved I installed it flat out and still am experiencing the 
   same problems.
 * **Foremost – The sidebar, in any chosen layout type, does not display any of 
   my widgets. ** I’ve tested by putting widgets in each of the available slots –
   nothing is visible in any test I’ve run (I do use a custom sidebar widget plugin…
   I’m not sure if that could affect it)
 * Secondary – When choosing the layout, the default choice (content/sidebar) does
   not display correctly – instead just showing a fixed width content with no sidebar.
 * Great looking layout, just wondering why the sidebar won’t work for me at all.
   I’m viewing in the latest version of Chrome on a MacBook.
 * Any help would be much appreciated. Thanks.
 * Website is: [http://www.friesiancrazy.com](http://www.friesiancrazy.com). But
   I’m keeping to my old theme until I can troubleshoot this.

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 *  [hamz](https://wordpress.org/support/users/hamz/)
 * (@hamz)
 * [13 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/major-sidebar-problems/#post-3207798)
 * Anyway, I just had this problem ([link](http://wordpress.org/support/topic/i-am-having-trouble-with-the-sidebar-with-blog-and-contentsidebar-template?replies=5)
   to the thread i posted) a few days ago and someone helped me and IT RESOLVED!
   
   The guy who helped me gave me this link: [Pinboard theme right sidebar issue](http://wordpress.org/support/topic/pinboard-theme-right-sidebar-issue?replies=9)(
   this thread problem is much complicated than mine as her widget need some **custom
   CSS** to be able to match the width of the sidebar top) Well, the gist of the
   solution is that: – **no widgets** in the **sidebar left and right** – put your
   widgets in the **sidebar top** – so far (the one i tested), sidebar top appear
   in the **default and blog template** pretty well, just like how the content/sidebar
   should be. I hope this helps.
 *  Thread Starter [friesiancrazy](https://wordpress.org/support/users/friesiancrazy/)
 * (@friesiancrazy)
 * [13 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/major-sidebar-problems/#post-3207807)
 * Thanks for the reply hamz – unfortunately putting widgets only in sidebar top
   and removing them from sidebar right/left hasn’t changed the result.
 * I did read these threads earlier, but I think my issue is slightly different.
   In the content/sidebar setting there is _no_ sidebar at all – it appears the 
   same as when you choose the ‘no sidebars’ layout option.
 * Choosing sidebar/content (left sidebar) or either of the content half options,
   the sidebar _space_ is visible in the correct place, but none of my widgets will
   show up – whether I place them only in ‘sidebar top’ or any other slot.
 * Since I haven’t seen anyone else on the forums run into this problem, I’m wondering
   if it is an incompatibility with one of my plugins? I may have to test that next.
 * Anyway – thanks very much for your help hamz!

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 * Last reply from: [friesiancrazy](https://wordpress.org/support/users/friesiancrazy/)
 * Last activity: [13 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/major-sidebar-problems/#post-3207807)
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