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I accidentally deleted the widgets without dragging it to the inactive widgets section.

I have a backup of all the files and the database but i have changed many things on the site other than the widgets.

Can I only restore the widgets?

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You have to search the wp_options database table for option_name's that contains widget.

searching for widgets in wp_options table

That search results in:

search result of the query

Using the values of your backups, you'll then proceed to restore the option_value of the missing widgets. And also the value of the option of sidebars_widgets.

Goes without saying that backing up before doing this modifications is essential.

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Thanks will try – asf Nov 22 '12 at 14:07
I Inserted the option_value with a new name.the widget is not showing up in the dashboard.please help – asf Dec 20 '12 at 2:22
What do you mean, new name? – brasofilo Dec 20 '12 at 17:00

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