Widgets Not Sticking When Move/Place Manually

You should be able to drag Widgets to where you want them while in the Edit Widgets mode.

How to position Widgets

• Secondary click (right click) on the desktop
• Select Edit Widgets
• Add the Widgets you want
• Drag them where you want them
• Click on the Desktop to exit Widget-editing mode

More info from Apple: Add and customize widgets on Mac - Apple Support

When I follow the above steps, I can place Widgets where I want them and they stay there.

Have you rebooted your Mac? If not, that's the first step. If that does not help, then see if the problem is present when you boot in safe mode. That process performs some system cleanup and clears caches, and also disables 3rd party extensions that may cause problems.

Start up your Mac in safe mode - Apple Support

If that does not correct the issue, test in a new user account. A newly-created user account will have all settings at default, and if the issue does not occur in that new account then it provides guidance on what may need to be changed to correct the issue.

Add a user or group on Mac - Apple Support

Once the testing is complete, the new account can easily be deleted.

Delete a user or group on Mac – Apple Support

Those steps will help to isolate the problem.

phredphrank wrote:

Widgets not sticking in Tahoe 26.6; cannot move widgets manually; after dragging to a new location, the widget snaps back to its default position. How do I place a widget manually; and how do I get it to stick at its location?

See what here—

ref: Add and customize widgets on Mac

By default the macOS position snap widgets to align with nearby elements. Hold the Command (⌘) key while dragging to bypass the automatic grid/alignment snapping

The current stable release of Tahoe including bug fixes, security updates is macOS 26.7.1

Keep your Mac up to date - Apple Support

Keep your Mac up to date - Apple Support

Thanks - I tried that initially, as well as Option/Control/Shift-click and drag, and none of those worked. In the interim, I updated the macOS to Golden Gate 27.0.1, in the hope an updated OS would resolve the issue. It did not.