Title: Sidebar Content Missing!!
Last modified: April 12, 2018

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# Sidebar Content Missing!!

 *  Resolved [shakycorp](https://wordpress.org/support/users/shakycorp/)
 * (@shakycorp)
 * [8 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/sidebar-content-missing/)
 * Hi, I’ve been using Custom Sidebars on two separate websites for 4 years. I know
   the plugin well.
 * On BrentStafford.com I have 66 sidebars each with custom content in text fields.
   ALL OF THE TEXT FIELDS ACROSS ALL SIDEBARS disappeared!!
 * Not sure when I have not been on this site for a few weeks.
 * The sidebars still show up in the widget area i.e. the title of the sidebar and
   they seem to still be attached to the right pages/post. But the custom content
   is gone!
 * What should I do??
 * The page I need help with: _[[log in](https://login.wordpress.org/?redirect_to=https%3A%2F%2Fwordpress.org%2Fsupport%2Ftopic%2Fsidebar-content-missing%2F%3Foutput_format%3Dmd&locale=en_US)
   to see the link]_

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 *  [Laura – WPMU DEV Support](https://wordpress.org/support/users/wpmudev-support8/)
 * (@wpmudev-support8)
 * [8 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/sidebar-content-missing/#post-10177931)
 * Hey [@shakycorp](https://wordpress.org/support/users/shakycorp/),
 * Hope you’re well.
 * When I visit your URL I can see the sidebar on your site pages. So I am not sure
   am I missing something here? Or can you try from another device if its possible?
 * If the problem continues, can you check error logs of your server and WordPress?
   You need to add these codes to your wp-config.php file;
 *     ```
       /* Debug Settings */
       define('WP_DEBUG', true);
       define('WP_DEBUG_LOG', true);
       define('WP_DEBUG_DISPLAY', false);
       /* End of Debug Settings */
       ```
   
 * Then visit your pages again and check wp-content folder, is there debug.log file?
 * If there is no error, can you try conflict tests? You need to deactivate all 
   plugins and only try with Custom Sidebars if it works try to activate other plugins
   one by one until replicate the problem. If it doesn’t help also try to activate
   default WordPress theme.
 * Before all of these, please be sure you have a full backup or try on the staging
   site.
 * Cheers,
    Oguz
 *  Thread Starter [shakycorp](https://wordpress.org/support/users/shakycorp/)
 * (@shakycorp)
 * [8 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/sidebar-content-missing/#post-10184423)
 * Hi Oguz, just got to this reply. Yes, by the time you got to the site I had already
   done a complete restore from a backup on my server and the problem was fixed.
   I believe the problem was from the W3 cache plugin that I had installed a month
   before. The problem didn’t happen immediately but at some point a week or so 
   after, I had just not noticed.
 * So looks like I’m sorted. If I have another issue I will add the debug code.
 * Thanks alot
 * b…
 *  Thread Starter [shakycorp](https://wordpress.org/support/users/shakycorp/)
 * (@shakycorp)
 * [8 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/sidebar-content-missing/#post-10184425)
 * Oh, please close the ticket.
 * Cheers
 * b…

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 * Last reply from: [shakycorp](https://wordpress.org/support/users/shakycorp/)
 * Last activity: [8 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/sidebar-content-missing/#post-10184425)
 * Status: resolved