diff --git a/wp-content/themes/classic/sidebar.php b/wp-content/themes/classic/sidebar.php
index a54e09e6ed..e4a680abb6 100644
--- a/wp-content/themes/classic/sidebar.php
+++ b/wp-content/themes/classic/sidebar.php
@@ -3,6 +3,8 @@
 <div id="menu">
 
 <ul>
+<?php 	/* Widgetized sidebar, if you have the plugin installed. */
+		if ( !function_exists('dynamic_sidebar') || !dynamic_sidebar() ) : ?>
 	<?php wp_list_pages('title_li=' . __('Pages:')); ?>
 	<?php wp_list_bookmarks('title_after=&title_before='); ?>
 	<?php wp_list_categories('title_li=' . __('Categories:')); ?>
@@ -32,6 +34,7 @@
 		<?php wp_meta(); ?>
 	</ul>
  </li>
+<?php endif; ?>
 
 </ul>
 
diff --git a/wp-content/themes/default/functions.php b/wp-content/themes/default/functions.php
index b3ff7713b3..9ba1538467 100644
--- a/wp-content/themes/default/functions.php
+++ b/wp-content/themes/default/functions.php
@@ -1,4 +1,11 @@
 <?php
+if ( function_exists('register_sidebar') )
+    register_sidebar(array(
+        'before_widget' => '<li id="%1$s" class="widget %2$s">',
+        'after_widget' => '</li>',
+        'before_title' => '<h2 class="widgettitle">',
+        'after_title' => '</h2>',
+    ));
 
 function kubrick_head() {
 	$head = "<style type='text/css'>\n<!--";
diff --git a/wp-content/themes/default/sidebar.php b/wp-content/themes/default/sidebar.php
index 062e8592d8..a6c5b7ed2d 100644
--- a/wp-content/themes/default/sidebar.php
+++ b/wp-content/themes/default/sidebar.php
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 	<div id="sidebar">
 		<ul>
-
+			<?php 	/* Widgetized sidebar, if you have the plugin installed. */
+					if ( !function_exists('dynamic_sidebar') || !dynamic_sidebar() ) : ?>
 			<li>
 				<?php include (TEMPLATEPATH . '/searchform.php'); ?>
 			</li>
@@ -66,7 +67,8 @@
 				</ul>
 				</li>
 			<?php } ?>
-
+			
+			<?php endif; ?>
 		</ul>
 	</div>