Title: Change page width Last modified: August 21, 2016 --- # Change page width * Resolved [Brian Holloway](https://wordpress.org/support/users/jrbro/) * (@jrbro) * [12 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/change-page-width-2/) * I want to expand the width of a page. Any suggestions? Viewing 15 replies - 1 through 15 (of 21 total) 1 [2](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/change-page-width-2/page/2/?output_format=md) [→](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/change-page-width-2/page/2/?output_format=md) * [Andrew Nevins](https://wordpress.org/support/users/anevins/) * (@anevins) * WCLDN 2018 Contributor | Volunteer support * [12 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/change-page-width-2/#post-4681152) * Let’s see the page that you want to change the width * Thread Starter [Brian Holloway](https://wordpress.org/support/users/jrbro/) * (@jrbro) * [12 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/change-page-width-2/#post-4681154) * [http://jrbweddings.com/?page_id=25](http://jrbweddings.com/?page_id=25) * [Andrew Nevins](https://wordpress.org/support/users/anevins/) * (@anevins) * WCLDN 2018 Contributor | Volunteer support * [12 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/change-page-width-2/#post-4681159) * Is it just this page? * Thread Starter [Brian Holloway](https://wordpress.org/support/users/jrbro/) * (@jrbro) * [12 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/change-page-width-2/#post-4681161) * yes. Is there a way to make the left and right margins not so big? * [Wolfs bRain](https://wordpress.org/support/users/wolfs-brain/) * (@wolfs-brain) * [12 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/change-page-width-2/#post-4681167) * Hi there Jr, I’m not sure if this is what you wanted but i took a look at your site and believe that this is what you wanted. * #page { width: 90%; } * Simply type that into your child theme or use your css plugin. If you need information on how to create a child theme simply click here * [https://codex.wordpress.org/Child_Themes](https://codex.wordpress.org/Child_Themes) * If there’s anything else you need please feel free to ask. * [Andrew Nevins](https://wordpress.org/support/users/anevins/) * (@anevins) * WCLDN 2018 Contributor | Volunteer support * [12 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/change-page-width-2/#post-4681172) * You can reduce the margins, yes: * ``` .page-id-25 .content-area { margin: 0; } ``` * Thread Starter [Brian Holloway](https://wordpress.org/support/users/jrbro/) * (@jrbro) * [12 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/change-page-width-2/#post-4681186) * Wolf, the code you gave me changed the width of the page but not the width of the content in the page. * Andrew, the margins didn’t change * [Andrew Nevins](https://wordpress.org/support/users/anevins/) * (@anevins) * WCLDN 2018 Contributor | Volunteer support * [12 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/change-page-width-2/#post-4681188) * Where did you put the CSS? * Thread Starter [Brian Holloway](https://wordpress.org/support/users/jrbro/) * (@jrbro) * [12 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/change-page-width-2/#post-4681197) * in the style.css * as well as a few css plug ins * Thread Starter [Brian Holloway](https://wordpress.org/support/users/jrbro/) * (@jrbro) * [12 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/change-page-width-2/#post-4681198) * So the thing I want to do is to expand the width of the content in the page. * [Andrew Nevins](https://wordpress.org/support/users/anevins/) * (@anevins) * WCLDN 2018 Contributor | Volunteer support * [12 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/change-page-width-2/#post-4681199) * I don’t see the CSS plugins on your site, install this Custom CSS Manager plugin [http://wordpress.org/plugins/custom-css-manager-plugin](http://wordpress.org/plugins/custom-css-manager-plugin) * Then use its “CSS Code” [section of the dashboard](http://wordpress.org/plugins/custom-css-manager-plugin/screenshot-1.jpg?r=704634) to hold your CSS modifications. * Thread Starter [Brian Holloway](https://wordpress.org/support/users/jrbro/) * (@jrbro) * [12 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/change-page-width-2/#post-4681201) * I installed it and added the plugin in. Your code moved it to the left a little more. but the width of the content doesn’t go to far to the right. * I added text to the page to show where the right margin starts. * [Andrew Nevins](https://wordpress.org/support/users/anevins/) * (@anevins) * WCLDN 2018 Contributor | Volunteer support * [12 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/change-page-width-2/#post-4681202) * Try using Chrome’s developer tools to find this stuff out; [https://developers.google.com/chrome-developer-tools/](https://developers.google.com/chrome-developer-tools/) * E.g.: [https://developers.google.com/chrome-developer-tools/docs/dom-and-styles](https://developers.google.com/chrome-developer-tools/docs/dom-and-styles) You can find out the CSS that’s causing the spacing. Padding is indicated in green. Margin, red. Elements, blue. * [Andrew Nevins](https://wordpress.org/support/users/anevins/) * (@anevins) * WCLDN 2018 Contributor | Volunteer support * [12 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/change-page-width-2/#post-4681203) * E.g.: [http://snag.gy/xWZSZ.jpg](http://snag.gy/xWZSZ.jpg) * [Wolfs bRain](https://wordpress.org/support/users/wolfs-brain/) * (@wolfs-brain) * [12 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/change-page-width-2/#post-4681204) * Hey Jr Try this code in your css plugin and let me know if this is what you were shooting for. * .content-area { width: 90% !important; margin: 10px !important; * } * #post-25 { width: 100%; } * #page { width: 90%; } Viewing 15 replies - 1 through 15 (of 21 total) 1 [2](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/change-page-width-2/page/2/?output_format=md) [→](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/change-page-width-2/page/2/?output_format=md) The topic ‘Change page width’ is closed to new replies. * ![](https://i0.wp.com/themes.svn.wordpress.org/spun/2.0.2/screenshot.png) * Spun * [Support Threads](https://wordpress.org/support/theme/spun/) * [Active Topics](https://wordpress.org/support/theme/spun/active/) * [Unresolved Topics](https://wordpress.org/support/theme/spun/unresolved/) * [Reviews](https://wordpress.org/support/theme/spun/reviews/) ## Tags * [page](https://wordpress.org/support/topic-tag/page/) * [width](https://wordpress.org/support/topic-tag/width/) * 21 replies * 3 participants * Last reply from: [Wolfs bRain](https://wordpress.org/support/users/wolfs-brain/) * Last activity: [12 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/change-page-width-2/page/2/#post-4681222) * Status: resolved