18th March 2011

There is something wrong the widget behavior when I log into a few sites, but ONLY with my own login credentials, and the drag and drop features don’t seem to work.

Not only is drag and drop disabled, but there is a completely different interface for each and every widget, forcing me to manually choose the location of the widget I want to edit, and itĀ happens no matter what browser or computer I log in from.

Ever seen this before?

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Once I hit edit, these are the sort of options I see…

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My programmer thought I was insane, because she could not see anything wrong at all, and it wasn’t until I logged in as her that I realized the problem was just with my own username.

This is happening on three or four different sites, and in the video below, you can plainly see what’s going on. Does anyone know why? If I find an answer I’ll post it here, but hopefully, someone else can steer me in the right direction…

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    2 comments on “WordPress Widgets Broken for Single User

    1. Heather on said:

      Try this to see if it solves the problem:

      Login to the wp-admin > Appearance > Widgets. Click the Screen Options in the very top right of the wp-admin and see if you see “Disable accessibility mode”. If you do, click it and see if the widgets return to normal.

    2. Scott on said:

      Yep, That was it! Thank you Heather…

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