Title: Sidebar/widget problem – default sidebar appearing instead?
Last modified: August 22, 2016

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# Sidebar/widget problem – default sidebar appearing instead?

 *  [wplearner](https://wordpress.org/support/users/wplearner/)
 * (@wplearner)
 * [11 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/sidebarwidget-problem-default-sidebar-appearing-instead/)
 * I registered some new sidebars and put my call in the .php file that needs it.
   However, I don’t get my widget, but what appears to be a default sidebar instead.
 * the size and position are right; the stuff is wrong. my code below. Is there 
   a hint here if I’m getting this generic sidebar, like maybe I missed some bit
   somewhere?
 * thank you for any clues!
 * wplearner
 * **from my functions.php**
 *     ```
       /* Register the design thumb sidebar. */
       	register_sidebar(
       		array(
       			'id' => 'design-thumb',
       			'name' => __( 'Design thumbnail' ),
       			'description' => __( 'shows design thumbnail on portfolio gateway' ),
       			'before_widget' => '<div id="%1$s" class="widget %2$s">',
       			'after_widget' => '</div>',
       			'before_title' => '<h3 class="widget-title">',
       			'after_title' => '</h3>'
       		)
       	);
       ```
   
 * **from my page:**
 *     ```
       <?php get_sidebar('design-thumb'); ?>
       ```
   

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 *  [Kidcompassion](https://wordpress.org/support/users/kidcompassion/)
 * (@kidcompassion)
 * [11 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/sidebarwidget-problem-default-sidebar-appearing-instead/#post-5239253)
 * That looks right… Is the sidebar associated to a specific page template? If so,
   maybe double check to make sure you’ve chosen the right template?
 *  Thread Starter [wplearner](https://wordpress.org/support/users/wplearner/)
 * (@wplearner)
 * [11 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/sidebarwidget-problem-default-sidebar-appearing-instead/#post-5239254)
 * OK..a bit red-faced here, I am pretty sure the missing bit is the include..
 * fingers crossed and sorry!
 *  [Kidcompassion](https://wordpress.org/support/users/kidcompassion/)
 * (@kidcompassion)
 * [11 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/sidebarwidget-problem-default-sidebar-appearing-instead/#post-5239324)
 * Don’t be sorry! I didn’t notice either! 🙂 good catch!

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## Tags

 * [missing php](https://wordpress.org/support/topic-tag/missing-php/)
 * [not appearing](https://wordpress.org/support/topic-tag/not-appearing/)
 * [sidebar](https://wordpress.org/support/topic-tag/sidebar/)
 * [widget not appearing](https://wordpress.org/support/topic-tag/widget-not-appearing/)

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 * Last reply from: [Kidcompassion](https://wordpress.org/support/users/kidcompassion/)
 * Last activity: [11 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/sidebarwidget-problem-default-sidebar-appearing-instead/#post-5239324)
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