id summary reporter owner description type status priority milestone component version severity resolution keywords cc focuses 27236 Custom Widgets lost when theme is re-activated while the widget plugin is inactive asadkn "It could be a rare issue for others, but it's a regular process for my use-case. Custom Widgets are no longer shown in the widget area when theme is de-activated and re-activated while the plugin that provided one of the widgets is inactive. Steps: (Assumes, twenty fourteen is active) 1. Install Slim Jetpack plugin (or any other plugin that provides a widget). I enabled the Extra Sidebar Widgets from Settings > Slim Jetpack. 2. Add one of the Slim Jetpack widgets to the ""Primary Sidebar"" for example ""Gravatar Profile (Jetpack)"". 3. De-active Slim Jetpack. 4. Activate ""Twenty Thirteen"" theme. 5. Activate ""Twenty Fourteen"" theme. 6. Activate ""Slim Jetpack"". Unfortunately, the custom widget is lost. If you had normally de-activated and re-activated Slim Jetpacks, the Primary Sidebar would be fine. If you had done 4 and 5 without 3, everything would be good. But doing the steps as above, the widget is no longer in the sidebar - not even under Inactive Widgets. " defect (bug) new normal Widgets 3.8.1 normal needs-patch