Title: Widgets not saving Last modified: August 19, 2016 --- # Widgets not saving * [tkssupport](https://wordpress.org/support/users/tkssupport/) * (@tkssupport) * [16 years, 12 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/widgets-not-saving/) * I can add widgets to the sidebar, but if I add text or data to them and save it doesn’t permanently save, it will disappear. For instance if I take a Text widget and put it in the sidebar, and put a title and some text, the title and text will disappear as soon as I leave widgets. I have this with two blogs, one I just upgradded to 2.8 and one I installed as 2.8. The widgets worked fine in 2.7. * I am seeing other forum posts on this so suspect it is widespread. * Is there some file permission I am missing? * Anyone running 2.8 able to add new widgets (try text) and add text to it and have it save? Viewing 13 replies - 1 through 13 (of 13 total) * Thread Starter [tkssupport](https://wordpress.org/support/users/tkssupport/) * (@tkssupport) * [16 years, 12 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/widgets-not-saving/#post-1111253) * FYI I just went into firefox and was able to save a change to my text sidebar widget once, but it failed when I tried a second change. * I had been using IE8 before. At first thought it was abrowser issue, but doesn’t seem to be the case. * Thread Starter [tkssupport](https://wordpress.org/support/users/tkssupport/) * (@tkssupport) * [16 years, 12 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/widgets-not-saving/#post-1111264) * Ok so Firefox does seem to save semi consistently. It’s a little clunky though and I did get a DB error one time that wiped out what was entered. * [nogimmies](https://wordpress.org/support/users/nogimmies/) * (@nogimmies) * [16 years, 12 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/widgets-not-saving/#post-1111304) * I am having a similar problem, but I have not upgraded to WP 2.8 yet. * The text widget does not work at all – I cannot add a new text box and I cannot edit an existing one. * Other widgets seems to be working OK…I sure could use some help as I am unable to manage my affiliate ads at the moment–all are set up using text boxes for the HTML and scripts. * Thanks in advance if anyone has some thoughts. * [kcishere](https://wordpress.org/support/users/kcishere/) * (@kcishere) * [16 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/widgets-not-saving/#post-1111464) * I’m having the same issue. No text widgets work. I have tried through FF and Safari just to check. I have not upgraded to 2.8 yet. Help? I need to update an affiliate ad quickly… * [lagoyu](https://wordpress.org/support/users/lagoyu/) * (@lagoyu) * [16 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/widgets-not-saving/#post-1111506) * I have this problem too. If I try to add a new text widget it seems to work until I hit save. At that point the count of widgets is incremented but the new widget disappears. Editing of existing widgets appears to be working, until I hit ‘Save’ at which time all text widgets have only the content they had prior to the edits. I have not yet upgraded to 2.8 All seemed to be working until yesterday. Yesterday I upgraded to Firefox 3.5. However the problem seems to be independent of the browser used – I have tried Chrome & IE7 * [dlocks](https://wordpress.org/support/users/dlocks/) * (@dlocks) * [16 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/widgets-not-saving/#post-1111552) * I’m also having problems edditing text widgets. Creating and saving a text widget is not a problem. But when I edit a text widget (only changing the text) the changes are not saved after I click on “save”. * I’m using latest WordPress version and IE8. * [rodgersscott](https://wordpress.org/support/users/rodgersscott/) * (@rodgersscott) * [16 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/widgets-not-saving/#post-1111553) * I was having this frustrating problem also, using the latest WordPress and IE8. I also have a copy of Firefox though and when I changed my widgets there it saved okay. So Firefox seems a little more stable in the area. * [missionviejo](https://wordpress.org/support/users/missionviejo/) * (@missionviejo) * [16 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/widgets-not-saving/#post-1111559) * It appears WordPress-hosted blogs are also encountering this text widget problem, and support is fixing it on an individual basis. * My text widgets will also not execute. After saving and closing the text widget, it doesn’t execute. When I go back to that text widget, the code is gone. * Pre-existing text widgets still function. If they disappear, however, I can’t replace them, because a new or replacement text widget won’t execute the code. * I’m using WP 2.8.6 with 5 plug-ins: Akismet 2.2.6, OIO Publisher 2.22, Polldaddy 1.7.4, Twitter 1.0.3, and WP Stats 1.5. I deactivated PHP Code Widget (Otto) but it made no difference. I am not using Openhook or Logic. * This is killing me! Please advise. Thanks. * [deenamb](https://wordpress.org/support/users/deenamb/) * (@deenamb) * [16 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/widgets-not-saving/#post-1111560) * Are there any answers to this problem? I’m having the same problem – I add text widgets, save, appear on the site, then when I go back to the same place to add another code, the first one is gone and is not on the site. I just upgraded to the latest WP version, and I’m using Firefox. Any help out there? * [simonnicol](https://wordpress.org/support/users/simonnicol/) * (@simonnicol) * [16 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/widgets-not-saving/#post-1111563) * Same problem here. WordPress 2.9.1 however neither FF or IE will work. No widgets save – none at all…. * [esmi](https://wordpress.org/support/users/esmi/) * (@esmi) * [16 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/widgets-not-saving/#post-1111564) * **[@simonnicol](https://wordpress.org/support/users/simonnicol/):** Post a new topic. * [simonnicol](https://wordpress.org/support/users/simonnicol/) * (@simonnicol) * [16 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/widgets-not-saving/#post-1111565) * There is a solution to this problem. * It’s the wierdest bug you can imagine – LOL. It’s got to do with the JavaScript engine. FF is faster than IE at running JS which is why it seems to affect FF less than IE… * This definately needs to be reported as a bug – no kidding. * Here’s how to fix it. * [http://www.caspianit.co.uk/wordpress-widgets-not-saving-or-dragging/](http://www.caspianit.co.uk/wordpress-widgets-not-saving-or-dragging/) * [esmi](https://wordpress.org/support/users/esmi/) * (@esmi) * [16 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/widgets-not-saving/#post-1111566) * Sorry but I take that link with a big pinch of salt. I repeat – please post a new topic. * [EDIT] Sorry – just spotted your new topic. I’ll close this one now to keep the discussions all in one place. Viewing 13 replies - 1 through 13 (of 13 total) The topic ‘Widgets not saving’ is closed to new replies. ## Tags * [disappearing](https://wordpress.org/support/topic-tag/disappearing/) * [not saving](https://wordpress.org/support/topic-tag/not-saving/) * [widgets](https://wordpress.org/support/topic-tag/widgets/) * In: [Fixing WordPress](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/how-to-and-troubleshooting/) * 13 replies * 10 participants * Last reply from: [esmi](https://wordpress.org/support/users/esmi/) * Last activity: [16 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/widgets-not-saving/#post-1111566) * Status: not resolved ## Topics ### Topics with no replies ### Non-support topics ### Resolved topics ### Unresolved topics ### All topics