Title: How do I edit theme dimensions???
Last modified: August 19, 2016

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# How do I edit theme dimensions???

 *  Resolved [B Man](https://wordpress.org/support/users/boyd3dart/)
 * (@boyd3dart)
 * [18 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/how-do-i-edit-theme-dimensions/)
 * I can’t for the life of me find the pixel dimensions of the default theme. I’d
   like a little more width. I can’t find the dimensions listed in the code anywhere.
   Again, I’m using the default theme.
 * I’ve searched the forums, I’ve searched the support documentation – this is really
   frustrating. Something that should be so simple to find.

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 *  [Michael Fields](https://wordpress.org/support/users/mfields/)
 * (@mfields)
 * [18 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/how-do-i-edit-theme-dimensions/#post-734111)
 * This block of code is found at line 224b of the default template’s style.css 
   file:
 *     ```
       #page {
       	background-color: white;
       	margin: 20px auto;
       	padding: 0;
       	width: 760px;
       	border: 1px solid #959596;
       	}
       ```
   
 * You _could_ change the `width: 760px;` to whatever width you desire, but this
   will not produce the results that you are after. The other elements (inside page)
   like: #header, #footer, .widecolumn, .narrowcolumn and #sidebar have their own
   styles applied. The most important styles (the ones that you will most likely
   have issues with) are background images, widths + margin & padding combinations.
 * Although I know that it _should_ be easier the teak the width, the fact that 
   the default theme uses fixed-width background images to achieve it’s design makes
   this more trouble than it might be worth.
 * Have you ever thought of choosing a different theme?
    [K2](http://getk2.com/),
   [Theme Viewer](http://themes.wordpress.net/), [Brian Gardner Themes](http://www.briangardner.com/themes)
 *  [solidlink](https://wordpress.org/support/users/solidlink/)
 * (@solidlink)
 * [18 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/how-do-i-edit-theme-dimensions/#post-734145)
 * Hi, I need help on a similar problem. I am using Vbulletin and the theme dimensions
   are different from that of wordpress (which has 2 side columns).
 * Is there anyway I can remove these 2 constraints so as to come up with a theme
   similar to that of my vbulletin interface?
 *  Thread Starter [B Man](https://wordpress.org/support/users/boyd3dart/)
 * (@boyd3dart)
 * [18 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/how-do-i-edit-theme-dimensions/#post-734251)
 * mfields – thank you for clarifying! I didn’t realize the default theme used images
   for the backgrounds. I just want colors. I’ll mess around, but you’re right –
   it may be easier to find a theme.
 * And thank you for pointing me to the spot in the code! I couldn’t find it.

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