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Mine did end up being theme related. I am using a commercial theme and there is other functionality the sidebar does that the custom sidebars plugin was conflicting with. Thanks for your replies!

I had to change my account this is the same person as rb1368.

Thank you for your reply, and I apologize for the delay of mine.

Here are two screen shots:

One with my default sidebar containing two widgets:
https://donssmokinsalmon.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/default-sidebar.jpg

and then a custom one I created using the same widgets:
https://donssmokinsalmon.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/with-custom-sidebar.jpg

Here is a link to the page I took the screen shots from. Currently on the page I have the custom sidebar enabled for you to see.
https://donssmokinsalmon.com/custom-sidebar-test/

thank you

In the WP Dashboard, click the “Gallery” then in the links it drops down, click “Manage Gallery”. You will be brought to a page that lists your galleries. Click one to edit it. In the top section of the screen titled “Gallery Settings” and you will see a description box you can type in. Make sure you are using the template=extended in your shortcode so the description will display.

hope that helps :/