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Change content area width

By katerina, 9 years ago. Last reply by Daniel, 9 years ago.

I want to change my left sidebar width and content area width. Increase content area width and decrease sidebar width. I used

#primary {
width: 80%;
float: left;
}

#secondary {
width: 20%;
float: right;
}

on Custom CSS but content area has the same width, nothing changed, only sidebar.

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  1. 9 years, 7 months ago Daniel
    Hi, I Work Here

    Hi Katerina,

    I can see you have not included a direct link to your site. Would you mind posting a link to it? It will enable me get you a tested custom CSS .

    Looking forward to hear from you.

  2. 9 years, 7 months ago Private Message - katerina

    This is a private message.

  3. 9 years, 7 months ago katerina

    Hi Addo,

    Thank you for your reply. The site is on localhost so i cant send you in order to look at it.

  4. 9 years, 7 months ago Daniel
    Hi, I Work Here

    Hi Katerina,

    It’s no problem. You may want to try using the “!important” CSS declarations. Use it to modify your code above like this:

    #primary {
width: 80%!important;
float: left!important;
}

#secondary {
width: 20%!important;
float: right!important;
}

    Please try and let me know!

  5. 9 years, 7 months ago katerina

    Using this css the content area didnt take the area tha lose the sidebar. There is a space between them that i want to make it smaller.

  6. 9 years, 7 months ago katerina

    Hi Addo,

    i used this code

    .page-template-default #primary {
    float: right;
    width: 80%;
    }
    #secondary {
    float: left;
    width: 18%;

    in order to have space between sidebar and content area. Am i ok? It looks ok!

  7. 9 years, 7 months ago Daniel
    Hi, I Work Here

    Hi Katerina,

    If it looks ok it means it has worked out for you :-)

    Always feel free to open a new thread whenever you require support.

    Cheers

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