Title: Adding Padding to Posts
Last modified: August 20, 2016

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# Adding Padding to Posts

 *  [thomasjmoore](https://wordpress.org/support/users/thomasjmoore/)
 * (@thomasjmoore)
 * [13 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/adding-padding-to-posts/)
 * Hey all, I’m trying to simply add some padding to my posts on the right hand 
   side. Whenever I change #content .posts to add padding, it expands my post white
   space to the right (so it shoots out of the templated space), instead of forcing
   the words in (and to the left).
 * Can someone please help me? I also tried using the margin command but that didn’t
   work either.
 * Website found here:
 * [http://www.thebattlenow.com/](http://www.thebattlenow.com/)
 * Thanks!

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 *  [esmi](https://wordpress.org/support/users/esmi/)
 * (@esmi)
 * [13 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/adding-padding-to-posts/#post-3127254)
 * Try using Firefox with the Firebug add-on for this kind of CSS work.
    [http://getfirebug.com/](http://getfirebug.com/)
 *  [kjodle](https://wordpress.org/support/users/kjodle/)
 * (@kjodle)
 * [13 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/adding-padding-to-posts/#post-3127458)
 * > Whenever I change #content .posts to add padding, it expands my post white 
   > space to the right (so it shoots out of the templated space), instead of forcing
   > the words in (and to the left).
 * This is because you do not understand how the CSS box-model works. Google that,
   and use the Firebug addon Esmi suggested, and it’s a piece of cake.

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 * Last reply from: [kjodle](https://wordpress.org/support/users/kjodle/)
 * Last activity: [13 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/adding-padding-to-posts/#post-3127458)
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