If you chose 4 columns, the widgets should display side by side in 4 columns. By any chance, do you have the “Coming Soon – Maintenance Mode Ready” plugin loaded? We have had some users report this when they have this plugin loaded. See this post for details –
Wow- that did it. I had “Coming Soon – Maintenance Mode Ready” plugin loaded (not even enabled), but as soon as I deleted the plugin, the four column footer appeared. Never would have suspected this as the cause, but thank you for the easy fix!