Title: Column Widths
Last modified: August 20, 2016

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# Column Widths

 *  [jordanwills](https://wordpress.org/support/users/jordanwills/)
 * (@jordanwills)
 * [14 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/column-widths/)
 * I’ve noticed that changing the column widths is a common problem, so I spent 
   several hours browsing threads in search for an answer. No luck.
 * I need to change the width of column 4 in Table ID 2. I added the following code
   to the Custom CSS section of the Plugin Options:
 * .wp-table-reloaded-id-2 .column-4 {
    width: 200px; }
 * Then, I added the following to the Custom Commands field of the DataTables JavaScript
   Features section:
 * “bAutoWidth”: false
 * It doesn’t work. I also tried the other method of adding [table id=2 column_widths
   =”25px|25px|25px|200px”/], which also changed nothing.
 * Does this mean something in my theme is blocking customization, or am I missing
   something obvious?
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 * thanks!
 * Jordan

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 *  Plugin Author [Tobias Bäthge](https://wordpress.org/support/users/tobiasbg/)
 * (@tobiasbg)
 * [14 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/column-widths/#post-2157570)
 * Hi Jordan,
 * your code is correct, however you seem to have a really large table, so that 
   the browser tries to keep it as narrow as possible.
    That is, because the width
   of the table is set to 100% (of the surrounding container) (a default value).
   Please try adding the following as well, which should expand the table to a fixed
   value (that you might need to play around with), so that the column width that
   you set with the CSS should work.
 *     ```
       .wp-table-reloaded-id-2 {
         width: 2000px!important;
       }
       ```
   
 * Regards,
    Tobias
 *  Thread Starter [jordanwills](https://wordpress.org/support/users/jordanwills/)
 * (@jordanwills)
 * [14 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/column-widths/#post-2157602)
 * It worked. You’re the man, Tobias. Thanks.
 * -Jordan
 *  Plugin Author [Tobias Bäthge](https://wordpress.org/support/users/tobiasbg/)
 * (@tobiasbg)
 * [14 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/column-widths/#post-2157604)
 * Hi,
 * no problem, you are welcome!
 * Regards,
    Tobias

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 * Last activity: [14 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/column-widths/#post-2157604)
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