Title: Menus and Widgets errors
Last modified: August 20, 2016
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# Menus and Widgets errors
* [Tyger0](https://wordpress.org/support/users/tyger0/)
* (@tyger0)
* [14 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/menus-and-widgets-errors/)
* Having a problem with wordpress that’s just leaving me stuck. Initially thought
it was the custom template I made causing the issue but now I’m not so sure.
When I try to add custom menu items or some widgets to the sidebar it just loads….
and loads….and loads forever without ever actually adding the item on. tried
reinstalling wodrepss as well with no luck. Any suggestions?
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* [PMcA2oo9](https://wordpress.org/support/users/pmca2oo9/)
* (@pmca2oo9)
* [14 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/menus-and-widgets-errors/#post-2739715)
* Are you trying to create a new custom widget area?
* Thread Starter [Tyger0](https://wordpress.org/support/users/tyger0/)
* (@tyger0)
* [14 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/menus-and-widgets-errors/#post-2739720)
* The site already has a custom widget area and custom menu. When I add pages to
the menu or when I try to add something like an RSS to the widget, the loading
icon (that little spinning circle thing, for lack of better words) just loads
and loads forever and the item is never added.
* [graphfx21](https://wordpress.org/support/users/graphfx21/)
* (@graphfx21)
* [14 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/menus-and-widgets-errors/#post-2739728)
* What kind of function are you using to get the ‘custom widget area’ or dynamic
sidebar? Are you using something like this:
* ```
if ( function_exists('register_sidebar') )
register_sidebar(array(
'before_widget' => '',
'after_widget' => '',
'before_title' => '',
'after_title' => '',
'name' => 'sidebar'
));
```
* To register it, than this to call it in your sidebar.php file?
* ```
```
* Thread Starter [Tyger0](https://wordpress.org/support/users/tyger0/)
* (@tyger0)
* [14 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/menus-and-widgets-errors/#post-2739734)
* This is what I’m using
* ```
// Register widgetized areas
function theme_widgets_init() {
// Area 1
register_sidebar( array (
'name' => 'Primary Widget Area',
'id' => 'primary_widget_area',
'before_widget' => '',
'after_widget' => "",
'before_title' => '',
) );
// Area 2
register_sidebar( array (
'name' => 'Secondary Widget Area',
'id' => 'secondary_widget_area',
'before_widget' => '',
'after_widget' => "",
'before_title' => '',
) );
register_sidebar( array(
'name' => __( 'Footer Area One' ),
'id' => 'sidebar-3',
'description' => __( 'An optional widget area for your site footer' ),
'before_widget' => '",
'before_title' => '',
) );
register_sidebar( array(
'name' => __( 'Footer Area Two' ),
'id' => 'sidebar-4',
'description' => __( 'An optional widget area for your site footer' ),
'before_widget' => '",
'before_title' => '',
) );
register_sidebar( array(
'name' => __( 'Footer Area Three' ),
'id' => 'sidebar-5',
'description' => __( 'An optional widget area for your site footer' ),
'before_widget' => '",
'before_title' => '',
) );
} // end theme_widgets_init
add_action( 'init', 'theme_widgets_init' );
// precode the search, pages, categories, archives, links and meta widgets into the sidebars
$preset_widgets = array (
'primary_widget_area' => array( 'search', 'pages', 'categories', 'archives' ),
'secondary_widget_area' => array( 'links', 'meta' )
);
if ( isset( $_GET['activated'] ) ) {
update_option( 'sidebars_widgets', $preset_widgets );
}
```
* [graphfx21](https://wordpress.org/support/users/graphfx21/)
* (@graphfx21)
* [14 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/menus-and-widgets-errors/#post-2739738)
* Your code looks pretty solid, perhaps if you just tried to register one sidebar
and see if that works. If that works, just keep adding code until you see where
you made a mistake. May be a bit time consuming, but I think you will find where
the problem is lying this way. Sorry I couldn’t be more help than this.
* Thread Starter [Tyger0](https://wordpress.org/support/users/tyger0/)
* (@tyger0)
* [14 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/menus-and-widgets-errors/#post-2739833)
* thanks. Moreso my menu is the bigger concern. Its the one thing really holding
me up. Here it is.
* * This theme uses wp_nav_menu() in one location.
*/ register_nav_menus( array(‘
primary’ => __( ‘Primary Menu’, ‘praisable’ ), ) ); `
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* 6 replies
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* Last activity: [14 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/menus-and-widgets-errors/#post-2739833)
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