Title: "Save Changes" button disappeared
Last modified: August 20, 2016

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# "Save Changes" button disappeared

 *  [JCrens](https://wordpress.org/support/users/jcrens/)
 * (@jcrens)
 * [13 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/save-changes-button-disappeared/)
 * Yesterday this button disappeared from my widgets page. Possible causes: (1) 
   I was modifying the footer areas at the time. (2) I had just updated the 2010
   and 2011 themes (I’m using 2011). (3) I installed the wp-insert and WP policies
   plugins. I’ve tried re-installing WP 3.4.1, I also tried disabling all plugins.
   No joy. Please help.

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 *  [esmi](https://wordpress.org/support/users/esmi/)
 * (@esmi)
 * [13 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/save-changes-button-disappeared/#post-2889040)
 * Have you tried:
 * – deactivating **all** plugins to see if this resolves the problem. If this works,
   re-activate the plugins one by one until you find the problematic plugin(s).
 * – switching to the Twenty Eleven theme to rule out any theme-specific problems.
 * – [resetting the plugins folder](http://codex.wordpress.org/FAQ_Troubleshooting#How_to_deactivate_all_plugins_when_not_able_to_access_the_administrative_menus.3F)
   by FTP or PhpMyAdmin. Sometimes, an apparently inactive plugin can still cause
   problems.
 * – re-uploading all files & folders – **except** the wp-content folder – from 
   a **fresh** download of WordPress.
 *  Thread Starter [JCrens](https://wordpress.org/support/users/jcrens/)
 * (@jcrens)
 * [13 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/save-changes-button-disappeared/#post-2889086)
 * As I stated in the OP, I’m using 2011 theme with no hacks, I’ve disabled all 
   plugins, and I’ve done a fresh download of WP. I’ll try to reset the plugin folder.
 *  Thread Starter [JCrens](https://wordpress.org/support/users/jcrens/)
 * (@jcrens)
 * [13 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/save-changes-button-disappeared/#post-2889093)
 * [@esmi](https://wordpress.org/support/users/esmi/): I _THINK_ I’ve found the 
   problem. It’s not that the button disappeared, it’s just that the appearance 
   of the widgets page has changed. The arrangement of items on the page is different,
   and a “Save widget” button only shows up if you actually change something. Many
   thanks for your help.

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 * [2011 theme](https://wordpress.org/support/topic-tag/2011-theme/)
 * [widgets](https://wordpress.org/support/topic-tag/widgets/)

 * In: [Fixing WordPress](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/how-to-and-troubleshooting/)
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 * Last reply from: [JCrens](https://wordpress.org/support/users/jcrens/)
 * Last activity: [13 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/save-changes-button-disappeared/#post-2889093)
 * Status: not resolved

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