{"id":2040,"date":"2020-06-05T13:00:00","date_gmt":"2020-06-05T17:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/2012\/12\/05\/add-remove-sidbar-widgets\/"},"modified":"2026-03-11T11:33:44","modified_gmt":"2026-03-11T15:33:44","slug":"add-remove-sidbar-widgets","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/edu\/wordpress\/plugins\/add-remove-sidbar-widgets\/","title":{"rendered":"Deactivating and Disabling Widgets in WordPress"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/HideWPWidgets.png\" class=\"optimized-lcp-image\" alt=\"\" loading=\"eager\" fetchpriority=\"high\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/HideWPWidgets.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/HideWPWidgets-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/HideWPWidgets-768x432.png 768w\"><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>You understand the importance of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/edu\/wordpress\/plugins\/what-are-plugins-and-widgets\/\">WordPress widgets <\/a>and have <a href=\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/edu\/wordpress\/wordpress-text-widget\/\">added a few widgets<\/a> to your website. But as your website grows, you\u2019ll find that you no longer want certain widgets on your site.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Because of the easy-to-use nature of the platform, deactivating and disabling widgets in WordPress is as easy as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/edu\/wordpress\/plugins\/finding-and-installing-widgets-in-wordpress\/\">adding them<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Continue reading to learn more about:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"#Deactivating-Widgets-in-Wordpress\">Deactivating Widgets in WordPress<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"#Disabling-Widgets-in-Wordpress\">Disabling Widgets in WordPress<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"alert alert-info\">Enjoy fast, secure hosting optimized for your WordPress website with our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/wordpress-hosting\">WordPress Hosting plans<\/a>!\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"Deactivating-Widgets-in-Wordpress\">Deactivating Widgets in WordPress<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>You can easily deactivate widgets you no longer want to display via your WordPress dashboard. To remove widgets from your website:<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list article_list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/edu\/wordpress\/logging-into-wordpress-dashboard\/\">Log into the WordPress Dashboard<\/a>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Navigate to <strong>Appearance &gt; Widgets<\/strong>.\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>To remove the widget from your website <strong>and delete the widget settings<\/strong>, drag and drop it from the widget area to the <em>Available Widgets <\/em>area.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>To remove the widget from your website <strong>while saving the widget setting<\/strong>, drag and drop it from the widget area to the <em>Inactive Widgets <\/em>area.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p>The widget has now been removed from your website!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure data-wp-context=\"{&quot;imageId&quot;:&quot;69eb4892b89f7&quot;}\" data-wp-interactive=\"core\/image\" data-wp-key=\"69eb4892b89f7\" class=\"wp-block-image size-large wp-lightbox-container\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"572\" data-wp-class--hide=\"state.isContentHidden\" data-wp-class--show=\"state.isContentVisible\" data-wp-init=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on--click=\"actions.showLightbox\" data-wp-on--load=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on-window--resize=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-id=\"56331\" src=\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/WP_Widgets_Settings_Not_Saved-1024x572.png\" alt=\"Remove widget  and remove settings\" class=\"wp-image-56331\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/WP_Widgets_Settings_Not_Saved-1024x572.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/WP_Widgets_Settings_Not_Saved-300x168.png 300w, https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/WP_Widgets_Settings_Not_Saved-768x429.png 768w, https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/WP_Widgets_Settings_Not_Saved-1536x859.png 1536w, https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/WP_Widgets_Settings_Not_Saved.png 1680w\" sizes=\"auto, (min-width: 1360px) 876px, (min-width: 960px) calc(61.58vw + 51px), calc(100vw - 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With just the widgets from installed plugins and the WordPress default widgets, your widget list may become long and crowded.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Luckily, with the free <a href=\"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/plugins\/wp-widget-disable\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Widget Disable plugin<\/a>, you can disable and hide unwanted widgets from your widget list. To disable widgets in your WordPress dashboard:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list article_list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/edu\/wordpress\/logging-into-wordpress-dashboard\/\">Log into the WordPress Dashboard<\/a>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/edu\/wordpress\/plugins\/install-wordpress-plugins\/\">Search for, install, and activate<\/a> <em>Widget Disable<\/em>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Navigate to <strong>Appearance&gt;Disable Widgets<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Under <em>Sidebar Widgets<\/em>, check off the box next to all of the widgets you want to disable and hide. 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