Title: Widgets cannot be placed
Last modified: August 20, 2016

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# Widgets cannot be placed

 *  [barbj](https://wordpress.org/support/users/barbj/)
 * (@barbj)
 * [13 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/widgets-cannot-be-placed/)
 * Hi. Suddenly, I cannot click-drag any of my widgets to any area. Although the
   four-headed arrow appears, the item cannot be moved and the display is apparently
   frozen. Should I try to drag, large areas of the screen become blue. I’ve tried
   this on my laptop, PC and iPad. The result is the same on all units. This is 
   a new occurance, since this morning.

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 *  [ciro.santilli](https://wordpress.org/support/users/cirosantilli/)
 * (@cirosantilli)
 * [13 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/widgets-cannot-be-placed/#post-2958866)
 * hi, did the problem start when you upgraded to 3.4.1 as for me, or suddenly without
   apparent cause?
 * if it was after upgrade, there are quite a few very likely duplicates:
 * [http://wordpress.org/support/topic/help-my-widgets-add-tags-to-posts-button-arent-working?replies=3#post-3132017](http://wordpress.org/support/topic/help-my-widgets-add-tags-to-posts-button-arent-working?replies=3#post-3132017)
 * [http://wordpress.org/support/topic/no-menu-drag-and-drop-in-341?replies=12#post-3132013](http://wordpress.org/support/topic/no-menu-drag-and-drop-in-341?replies=12#post-3132013)
 * [http://wordpress.org/support/topic/upgraded-to-341-broke-my-widgets?replies=3#post-3132009](http://wordpress.org/support/topic/upgraded-to-341-broke-my-widgets?replies=3#post-3132009)

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 * In: [Fixing WordPress](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/how-to-and-troubleshooting/)
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 * Last reply from: [ciro.santilli](https://wordpress.org/support/users/cirosantilli/)
 * Last activity: [13 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/widgets-cannot-be-placed/#post-2958866)
 * Status: not resolved

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