Title: Change margin width Last modified: August 24, 2016 --- # Change margin width * Resolved [Cromerty](https://wordpress.org/support/users/cromerty/) * (@cromerty) * [10 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/change-margin-width/) * Hi Nobita- * Could you please tell me how I can change the left and right margin widths on my main pages ([https://alteregovoices.com](https://alteregovoices.com)), and also on my main blog page ([https://alteregovoices.com/blog](https://alteregovoices.com/blog)), as well as individual blog pages ([https://alteregovoices.com/british-female-voice-over/using-weibo-to-promote-your-voice-over-business](https://alteregovoices.com/british-female-voice-over/using-weibo-to-promote-your-voice-over-business))– thanks!! * Cromerty Viewing 15 replies - 1 through 15 (of 16 total) 1 [2](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/change-margin-width/page/2/?output_format=md) [→](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/change-margin-width/page/2/?output_format=md) * [mrtom414](https://wordpress.org/support/users/mrtom414/) * (@mrtom414) * [10 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/change-margin-width/#post-6172652) * This theme is responsive. You would have to identify the screen size you want to change. Your theme adjust the size based on the viewport of the user. * Each size has it own styles. The styles are controlled in the style sheet with statements like this * ``` @media (max-width:900px) and (min-width:320px) ``` * The new rule would have to target the same range as the old rule. * Thread Starter [Cromerty](https://wordpress.org/support/users/cromerty/) * (@cromerty) * [10 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/change-margin-width/#post-6172670) * Hi Mr Tom – My screen size is sine, and responsive as you say. It’s the distance between the body text and the edge of the page I want to be able to change… * Thread Starter [Cromerty](https://wordpress.org/support/users/cromerty/) * (@cromerty) * [10 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/change-margin-width/#post-6172673) * *fine * [mrtom414](https://wordpress.org/support/users/mrtom414/) * (@mrtom414) * [10 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/change-margin-width/#post-6172703) * I think this will be a much bigger project than you might expect. The theme has some design problems that will probably be difficult to overcome. * The theme author used a lot of inline styles. These styles are difficult to override. The only way you can really override them is with the !important keyword. * In the style.css the !important tag is used 67 times. I have a hard time following the logic of this theme. It better you try to get the developer involved in the changes you want. * Theme Author [nobita](https://wordpress.org/support/users/nobita/) * (@nobita) * [10 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/change-margin-width/#post-6172755) * Hi Cromerty * apply style [https://alteregovoices.com/blog](https://alteregovoices.com/blog) * Please try below * ``` @media screen and (min-width : 641px){ .index.archives{ margin-right:100px; } } ``` * Thank you * Thread Starter [Cromerty](https://wordpress.org/support/users/cromerty/) * (@cromerty) * [10 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/change-margin-width/#post-6172771) * Hi Nobita – No that didn’t change it – there is still a left hand margin on [https://alteregovoices.com/blog](https://alteregovoices.com/blog), and very small margins which I would like to increase a bit on [https://alteregovoices.com](https://alteregovoices.com). * The margins on [https://alteregovoices.com/british-female-voice-over/using-weibo-to-promote-your-voice-over-business](https://alteregovoices.com/british-female-voice-over/using-weibo-to-promote-your-voice-over-business) are a little too wide 🙂 * Theme Author [nobita](https://wordpress.org/support/users/nobita/) * (@nobita) * [10 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/change-margin-width/#post-6172782) * you want to narrow the left margin ? * Please try below * ``` .yui-t1 #yui-main .yui-b{ margin-left:0; } ``` * Thread Starter [Cromerty](https://wordpress.org/support/users/cromerty/) * (@cromerty) * [10 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/change-margin-width/#post-6172783) * That worked on this page : * [https://alteregovoices.com/blog](https://alteregovoices.com/blog) * But I would also like to * 1) set the right margin there to the same width (I’d like the standard margin width to be about 5 px). 2) Do the same to the page [https://alteregovoices.com/british-female-voice-over/using-weibo-to-promote-your-voice-over-business](https://alteregovoices.com/british-female-voice-over/using-weibo-to-promote-your-voice-over-business) 3) Also to do something similar to this page [https://alteregovoices.com/](https://alteregovoices.com/) * It seems to be three different places. * Thank you!!! * Thread Starter [Cromerty](https://wordpress.org/support/users/cromerty/) * (@cromerty) * [10 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/change-margin-width/#post-6172799) * I’ve sorted out point (1) above – just points 2 and 3 remaining, if you’ve got chance 🙂 * Theme Author [nobita](https://wordpress.org/support/users/nobita/) * (@nobita) * [10 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/change-margin-width/#post-6172814) * 2) * open single.php * ``` if ( !defined( 'ABSPATH' ) ) { exit; } $raindrops_home_url = trailingslashit( home_url() ); $raindrops_current_column = raindrops_column_controller(); $raindrops_keep_content_width = false; // add this line ``` * 3) * ``` #post-47 article{ margin-left:20px; margin-right:20px; } ``` * Thread Starter [Cromerty](https://wordpress.org/support/users/cromerty/) * (@cromerty) * [10 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/change-margin-width/#post-6172818) * When I copied the code for (3) into single.php, it made the single blog page just white. * So how can I change the margin sizes on the single blog posts please, * and also on the single pages. (eg on [https://alteregovoices.com](https://alteregovoices.com)) * Thank you for all your help!!! * Theme Author [nobita](https://wordpress.org/support/users/nobita/) * (@nobita) * [10 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/change-margin-width/#post-6172824) * single.php * PHP error has occurred * Please retry. * Enough carefully, please add only the specified line * $raindrops_keep_content_width. It is a variable to be adjusted to automatically close width to the displayed area in the editor. * Thank you. * Thread Starter [Cromerty](https://wordpress.org/support/users/cromerty/) * (@cromerty) * [10 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/change-margin-width/#post-6172836) * Yes – I added just the one line (ignoring point 3), and the single post works fine. * So how can I change the margin SIZES on the single blog posts please, * and also on the single PAGES. (eg on [https://alteregovoices.com](https://alteregovoices.com)) * Theme Author [nobita](https://wordpress.org/support/users/nobita/) * (@nobita) * [10 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/change-margin-width/#post-6172849) * Please try belos * ``` .page #doc3 article, .home #doc3 article{ margin:0 10px!important; } ``` * Thread Starter [Cromerty](https://wordpress.org/support/users/cromerty/) * (@cromerty) * [10 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/change-margin-width/#post-6172863) * Thanks so much!!! 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