Do not edit the Twenty Thirteen theme. It is the current default WordPress theme and having access to an original, unedited, copy of the theme is vital in many situations. First create a child theme for your changes. Or install a custom CSS plugin.
I will not be updating wordpress as once the website is complete next week I will be downloading it and saving it as a HTML file. I just want to know how do I make the width 100%.
Are you not planning to use WP to run your site? Not updating is a major security hazard.
A browser tool like Firebug should show you any CSS affecting the width of your site.
No, I am just getting the basic structure in WP and then I will download the pages and use it as a standard HTML site
Do you have a child theme set up yet? We don’t generally help people modify the default theme – as it’s really poor practice and can cause major problems.
But Like I said earlier, I am going to download all the pages once my site is complete in WP. I am using WP as the backbone to my site. Once it is done, I am transferring it to a standard HTML website. Am I allowed to do this?
Yes I had that problem also. I better read up on child themes in more detail.
Thanks.
You can do whatever you want – but that’s not the same as what WE do :).
Are you using a browser tool like Firebug? It should show you where the width is set – in this case here, the max width here seems to be relevant:
.site {
background-image: url("http://atp.leontomlinson.com/prebeta/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/paw.png");
border-left: 1px solid #F2F2F2;
border-right: 1px solid #F2F2F2;
margin: 0 auto;
max-width: 1600px;
width: 100%;
}
@caliscotsman – yes, definitely use a child theme if you are modifying any theme files :)! You’ll avoid a lot of grief down the road.
So I should change max-width: 1600px; to max-width: 100%;
Is that correct?
Thanks. I’m a bit slow at learning this stuff but if I do I guess it will pay dividends.
