[Resolved] Right Sidebar Widgets – Not Showing Widgets in GP

[Chris]

When editing the Widgets using the GP Customize interface, the Right Sidebar does not display the actual Widgets that are active. I believe it used to.

I can only edit the Right Sidebar Widgets using the WP generic interface.

How can I get GP to allow me to edit the Right Sidebar Widgets from the same GP interface? (FYI, I have the GP Premium Add-ons installed.)

[Tom]

What does the right sidebar display instead if it’s not showing the widgets?

Can you try deactivating your non-GP plugins and see if the problem persists?

If not, activate them one by one until it occurs again.

Let me know 🙂

[Chris]

In the GP “Customizer” interface it shows no widgets and just the “+ Add a Widget” option.

But when I edit via WP -> Appearance -> Widgets interface the Right Sidebar widgets show up fine.

[Tom]

And you’re positive you’re inside the “Right Sidebar” area?

WordPress handles all of the widgets in the Customizer – no code in GP dealing with them.

If it’s empty and shouldn’t be, I’m guessing there’s a conflicting plugin somewhere.

[Chris]

Yes. The widgets display just fine, but I cannot edit them via the GP Customizer interface, only via the WP interface.

See the screenshot below:

[Tom]

Have you tried the deactivating plugins thing?

[Chris]

Yes, but it did not fix it.

I assume that GP Customizer is supposed to “see” the widgets already there in WP, correct? Or will it show only the additional widgets added via GP interface?

If WP interface sees and shows them, there must be either a setting or a minor glitch in GP that’s preventing it from displaying them. If a plugin caused the problem it would affect WP also.

[Tom]

If it was a glitch in GP, others including myself would be experiencing it – I just tried to replicate the issue on a couple servers with no luck.

The Customizer is actually 100% WordPress, GP just adds options to it. The Widgets feature of the Customizer is 100% controlled by WordPress as well.

Are you using the latest version of WordPress? All of your plugins? GP?

[Chris]

It’s working now!

Guess what, I went to Add a Widget, actually added it, and now all the Widgets started showing up.

Thanks for the additional information!

[Tom]

Weird – glad it’s working! 🙂

[Chris]

Tom,

I know this is slightly off-topic, but where in the CSS can I change the styling to reduce the white space below the Titles of the sidebar widgets. I fiddled with several h1-h4 styling and it did not change the white space. I’m sure I’m missing something. 🙂

PS – The Right Sidebar Widgets keep disappearing and only show up if I add a widget each time, very weird!

[Tom]

This should do it:

.widget-title {
      margin-bottom: 40px;
}

Adjust as needed 🙂

Be sure to add it using one of these methods: http://generatepress.com/knowledgebase/adding-css/

[Chris]

Perfect! Thanks!

[Tom]

You’re welcome 🙂

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