Title: Change extended gallery container width?
Last modified: July 4, 2018

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# Change extended gallery container width?

 *  Resolved [pudpud](https://wordpress.org/support/users/pudpud/)
 * (@pudpud)
 * [7 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/change-extended-gallery-container-width/)
 * Hi,
 * Is there a way to change the width of the containers for the galleries?
    This
   one seems far too wide for the page and so much blank space. I have tried other
   formats but this one shows the number of images in each category an apart from
   the width it is perfect for what I need. Would prefer to change it by about 25%
   so it looks neater and not so much white inside the container.
 * Am new to wordpress and still learning so please excuse any errors or problems
   on the website.
 * Thanks
    Nickki
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   to see the link]_

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 *  Plugin Contributor [Imagely](https://wordpress.org/support/users/imagely/)
 * (@imagely)
 * [7 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/change-extended-gallery-container-width/#post-10478023)
 * Hi [@pudpud](https://wordpress.org/support/users/pudpud/)!
 * I would suggest selecting the Basic Compact Album display and set the custom 
   size for the thumbnails under ‘customize display settings’ in the Add Gallery
   Window. That will reduce the white space while filling the width of the container
   🙂
 * I hope this helps!
    Becky
 *  Thread Starter [pudpud](https://wordpress.org/support/users/pudpud/)
 * (@pudpud)
 * [7 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/change-extended-gallery-container-width/#post-10478864)
 * Hi,
    I like the basic extended album as it shows how many photos are in that 
   category. Some of our brands have 0 photos so this is a very useful feature to
   show. it also allows me a little space to type something about that gallery, 
   however it will only be a few words so I don’t need the massive blank space it
   currently shows.
 * Is there no in-between option? It’s either square/not text or number grid or 
   massive rectangle with number?
 * Thanks
    Nickki
 *  Plugin Contributor [Imagely](https://wordpress.org/support/users/imagely/)
 * (@imagely)
 * [7 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/change-extended-gallery-container-width/#post-10489085)
 * [@pudpud](https://wordpress.org/support/users/pudpud/) –
 * Let’s give this custom CSS a try and see if it works OK for you. Navigate to 
   Gallery > Other Options > Styles… copy and paste this CSS code to the stylesheet
   and save changes:
 *     ```
       .ngg-albumoverview {
       width: 50%;
       }
       ```
   
 * Keep me posted on your results 🙂
 * – Becky
 *  Thread Starter [pudpud](https://wordpress.org/support/users/pudpud/)
 * (@pudpud)
 * [7 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/change-extended-gallery-container-width/#post-10492902)
 * Thanks but it made no difference at all.
    Cleared cache, tried hard refresh etc
   but still the exact same width as before
 *  Plugin Contributor [Imagely](https://wordpress.org/support/users/imagely/)
 * (@imagely)
 * [7 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/change-extended-gallery-container-width/#post-10506592)
 * Hmm… I applied that CSS to my site and it worked for me. Try replacing that CSS
   with the following:
 *     ```
       .ngg-albumoverview {
       width: 50% !important;
       }
       ```
   
 * Let me know if that works out better. 🙂
 * Becky

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