Title: make smaller sidebar
Last modified: August 20, 2016

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# make smaller sidebar

 *  Resolved [LIANA.S](https://wordpress.org/support/users/lianas/)
 * (@lianas)
 * [14 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/make-smaller-sidebar/)
 * hi, i am using the karappo style theme and i would like to make the side bar 
   smaller.Any ideas?
    My url is [http://www.absolutetransparent.com/](http://www.absolutetransparent.com/).
 * Thanks in advance

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 *  [Michael](https://wordpress.org/support/users/alchymyth/)
 * (@alchymyth)
 * [14 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/make-smaller-sidebar/#post-2106781)
 * edit style.css of your theme;
    find:
 *     ```
       #main {
       	float: left;
       	width: 470px;
       }
   
       #main .entry {
       	position: relative;
       	width: 470px;
       }
   
       #side {
       	float: right;
       	margin: 20px 0 0 0;
       	width: 230px;
       }
       ```
   
 * increase 470px to 520px; decrease 230px to 180px
 *  Thread Starter [LIANA.S](https://wordpress.org/support/users/lianas/)
 * (@lianas)
 * [14 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/make-smaller-sidebar/#post-2106817)
 * thank u Alchymyth.It worked perfectly.By the way do you know how could i change
   the width of the search bar?
 *  Thread Starter [LIANA.S](https://wordpress.org/support/users/lianas/)
 * (@lianas)
 * [14 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/make-smaller-sidebar/#post-2106819)
 * if you see any changes that i could make to my page please do not hesitate to
   tell me because i am new to this and i do not have any idea of what i am doing…
 *  [Michael](https://wordpress.org/support/users/alchymyth/)
 * (@alchymyth)
 * [14 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/make-smaller-sidebar/#post-2106820)
 * in style.css, a bit more than half way down:
 *     ```
       /* ------------------------------
        Search Form
       ------------------------------ */
       #searchform {
       	background: transparent url(images/searchform.jpg) left top no-repeat;
       	display: block;
       	width: 230px;
       	height: 22px;
       	top: 0;
       	left: 560px;
       	position: absolute;
       }
       ```
   
 * the design and width might be determined by the background image.
 *  Thread Starter [LIANA.S](https://wordpress.org/support/users/lianas/)
 * (@lianas)
 * [14 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/make-smaller-sidebar/#post-2106829)
 * yes, it worked but if you look at the page the box now is open from the right
   side.
 *  Thread Starter [LIANA.S](https://wordpress.org/support/users/lianas/)
 * (@lianas)
 * [14 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/make-smaller-sidebar/#post-2106847)
 * should i also change the width of the posts?
 *  [Michael](https://wordpress.org/support/users/alchymyth/)
 * (@alchymyth)
 * [14 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/make-smaller-sidebar/#post-2106852)
 * > yes, it worked but if you look at the page the box now is open from the right
   > side.
 * that is the reason i mentioned the background image of the search bar; you will
   need to download it to your computer, edit it with a graphic program, and re-
   upload the edited background image into the same loacation as before.
 * > should i also change the width of the posts?
 * your choice – impossible to tell with just one post with an oversized image, 
   if changing the post width would improve anything.
 *  Thread Starter [LIANA.S](https://wordpress.org/support/users/lianas/)
 * (@lianas)
 * [14 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/make-smaller-sidebar/#post-2106864)
 * thank you alchymyth but i think this is mission impossible for me:-)
    anyway 
   thank u for your help..

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 * Last activity: [14 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/make-smaller-sidebar/#post-2106864)
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