wordpress problem

My site was running fine and I decided to add a text widget to try some java coding. I didn't like the result and deleted the widget.The problem is that now my footer is merged with the left sidebar. I didn't make a backup as I never thought a widget would be enough to screw it up. I've gone through the style.css file but I haven't found anything that may look suspicious. Is there any way to find what went wrong?. I have no clue what could have gone wrong.

Normally deleting a widget can't screw it up so hard, it must be something else. Try adding that widget again, see if it fixes.

Drop me a PM with the link, I can take a look for you.

This may or may not work, but try clearing your browser cache (CTRL F5), it works wonders sometimes.

Sounds like divider zone between footer and sidebar section has been removed in the process of widget removal.Commonly coded as <div class="clear"></div> this section is used to separate floating objects, once deleted there is nothing separating those 2 sections (sidebar-footer,in your case)..so they merge or interfere etc

Fix:
While browsing your site go to Code Inspector (F12 shortcut) >> hover SIDEBAR SECTION code in bottom code browser >> right-click >> Edit as HTML >> Add this code: <div style="clear:both;"></div> after SIDEBAR SECTION closing div/section..see if that helps

Post your website source code somewhere so we can debug..You can delete your content,keywords from your source if u dont wanna reveal that..

Were you actually editing the theme files, or did you do it through a plugin? I would suggest downloading the original theme again and comparing the files that you changes to the originals

I made a localhost copy of my site and I reverted back to the previous theme version but it remains the same....

Problem solved. Some bad javascript code inside a text widget was causing the mess.