Title: Content Box Width
Last modified: August 21, 2016

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# Content Box Width

 *  Resolved [twilaco](https://wordpress.org/support/users/twilaco/)
 * (@twilaco)
 * [12 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/content-box-width/)
 * I would like to decrease the width of the content area (white) so that more of
   the background (dots) show. Does anyone know how to change this? I’d like to 
   do it throughout.
 * Here is the site.
    [http://dearsweetheartevents.com/](http://dearsweetheartevents.com/)
 * Thanks!

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 *  [Jesin A](https://wordpress.org/support/users/jesin/)
 * (@jesin)
 * [12 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/content-box-width/#post-4141235)
 * Add the following to your custom CSS
 *     ```
       .container, .navbar-static-top .container, .navbar-fixed-top .container, .navbar-fixed-bottom .container, .span12 {
         width: 900px;
       }
       ```
   
 * Change 900px to your preferred value.
 *  Thread Starter [twilaco](https://wordpress.org/support/users/twilaco/)
 * (@twilaco)
 * [12 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/content-box-width/#post-4141241)
 * Yay! It worked! Thank you SO SO much!
 *  [Jesin A](https://wordpress.org/support/users/jesin/)
 * (@jesin)
 * [12 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/content-box-width/#post-4141258)
 * Glad to help 🙂
 *  Thread Starter [twilaco](https://wordpress.org/support/users/twilaco/)
 * (@twilaco)
 * [12 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/content-box-width/#post-4141279)
 * The width is perfect, but now the navigation header is too low. I am in the editor
   for the header. ANy chance you know how to bring it back up? Ideally, I’d like
   it centered on the logo’s height (or at least around that area).
 *  [Jesin A](https://wordpress.org/support/users/jesin/)
 * (@jesin)
 * [12 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/content-box-width/#post-4141288)
 * Plain CSS is enough to do this
 *     ```
       .span8 {
         margin-top: 50px;
         width: 600px;
       }
       ```
   
 * First add this code without the margin and see if it satisfies your need.
 *  Thread Starter [twilaco](https://wordpress.org/support/users/twilaco/)
 * (@twilaco)
 * [12 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/content-box-width/#post-4141309)
 * That worked great! Thank you so much!
 *  [Ben Ritner – Kadence WP](https://wordpress.org/support/users/britner/)
 * (@britner)
 * [12 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/content-box-width/#post-4141317)
 * Let me just say this, if you mess with the selector .span8 be prepared to have
   the theme fall apart. Thats a framework class and really should never be messed
   with.
 * As for changing your content width, it would require removing all the 1200+ css
   media queries. Not an easy tasks. As it’s deep in the css framework.
 * Kadence Themes

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