**SOLVED**
The plugin ‘Google Analyticator’ that I was using is apparently now out of date and appeared to be somehow conflicting the Widgets in Appearances (how that is possible I have no idea). Conflicts like this are my most disliked thing about using WordPress, it can then create confusion in discussion groups such as is.
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My original problem:
I am unable to edit the footer area in my wordpress enfold theme. I am running WordPress 5.1, Enfold 4.5.4, all plugins up to date. Within the Enfold Theme Options, Footer, there are three columns set which I had originally created a while back. When I go to ‘Appearance’, ‘Widgets’, I see a list of available widgets but there are no ‘already-in-use’ widgets (normally they are shown to the right of the available widgets). So, I don’t understand where I am supposed to edit my already-in-use footer widgets?

• This reply was modified 5 years, 8 months ago by mestrong.

** Update for below ** – the web hosting company for my website provided a fix for my problem and it was suggested I update Enfold in the future using FTP and not within the WordPress environment.
Hello,
I was recently prompted to update the Enfold Theme within WordPress ‘Updates’ (even though I had recently updated it within the last month or so). After clicking update under the Enfold theme settings/tabs/etc.it appeared to be complete but the very next link I clicked the screen went blank/white.
I tried re-signing into WordPress but when entering the wp-admin url into the browser, only a blank/white screen appears.
The second issue that has been created after I attempted the theme update explained above is that the full-width easy slider is not working.
I attempted to deactivate some plugins via FTP by renaming the plugin folder names but didn’t seem to have an affect on the website.
I will provide private content information to you.
Thanks for your input,
Monte

• This reply was modified 7 years, 8 months ago by mestrong. Reason: Wanted to provide update of issue's status