Title: Modernize Theme page width
Last modified: August 21, 2016

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# Modernize Theme page width

 *  [TBotNik](https://wordpress.org/support/users/oldmanriver/)
 * (@oldmanriver)
 * [11 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/modernize-theme-page-width/)
 * All,
 * Modernize advertises itself as a “responsive” design, but the first responsive
   rule, written clear back in 1995, said that for the page to be responsive in 
   the browser it must never use fixed width for page width and page width must 
   be declared in %.
 * I have a set of pages/sites with Modernize theme, and need them to meet the “
   responsive” mandate. Dumping the source out of the page I found:
 *     ```
       <style type="text/css" media="screen">
       	html { margin-top: 32px !important; }
       	* html body { margin-top: 32px !important; }
       	@media screen and ( max-width: 782px ) {
       		html { margin-top: 46px !important; }
       		* html body { margin-top: 46px !important; }
       	}
       </style>
       ```
   
 * And the 782px is the fixed page width, which I can tell with zoom out (‘ctl’+’-‘)
   on the page.
 * Searched the code and can not find it. Must be in the DB, but where!
 * All help appreaciated!
 * OMR

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 *  [Andrew Nevins](https://wordpress.org/support/users/anevins/)
 * (@anevins)
 * WCLDN 2018 Contributor | Volunteer support
 * [11 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/modernize-theme-page-width/#post-5158914)
 * Sorry you need to talk to your theme vendors, or theme authors about this.
    Or,
   switch to a theme distributed here: [http://wordpress.org/themes/](http://wordpress.org/themes/)–
   We support those.
 *  [stephencottontail](https://wordpress.org/support/users/stephencottontail/)
 * (@stephencottontail)
 * [11 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/modernize-theme-page-width/#post-5158918)
 * This is the code that WP adds when a user is logged, in order to clear space 
   for the admin bar at the top of the screen. It doesn’t affect the responsiveness
   of any theme, though, and I can’t replicate whatever issue you’re seeing. Can
   you elaborate on that?
 *  Thread Starter [TBotNik](https://wordpress.org/support/users/oldmanriver/)
 * (@oldmanriver)
 * [11 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/modernize-theme-page-width/#post-5159061)
 * All,
 * look at:
 * [http://www.dallasoverheaddoor.com/](http://www.dallasoverheaddoor.com/)
 * Then zoom out and you will see what I mean. A true responsive design would maintain
   the screen width by % and still fill the screen correctly.
    This does not!
 * Cheers!
 * OMR
 *  [stephencottontail](https://wordpress.org/support/users/stephencottontail/)
 * (@stephencottontail)
 * [11 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/modernize-theme-page-width/#post-5159064)
 * Whomever gave you this theme was lying when they said it was responsive, as you’ve
   discovered, because it has pixel widths all over the place. As far as I can see,
   it doesn’t have anything to do with the code you posted, because I don’t see 
   that code (because I’m not logged in to your website). So, yeah, I’d do as Andrew
   suggested and complain to your theme vendor or author.
 *  Thread Starter [TBotNik](https://wordpress.org/support/users/oldmanriver/)
 * (@oldmanriver)
 * [11 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/modernize-theme-page-width/#post-5159139)
 * stephencottontail,
 * You are right, the boss and the IT team selected this previously and not a good
   choice, now they hired me to do SEO on something that is not truly SEO friendly,
   as all the fixed width stuff gives it problems on desktops, laptops and pads.
   They have code that does decent responsive rendering to phones, but smaller screen
   devices have issues.
 * I would contact “GoodLayers” but to get support there, I must have the “Purchase
   Code” which no one on the IT Team documented so really lost there.
 * Cheers!
 * OMR
 *  [Mark Ratledge](https://wordpress.org/support/users/songdogtech/)
 * (@songdogtech)
 * [11 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/modernize-theme-page-width/#post-5159140)
 * [@oldmanriver](https://wordpress.org/support/users/oldmanriver/):
 * You’re using a premium/paid theme. It’s best to go to the support site where 
   the theme was bought for help with customizations and issues. These forums are
   for themes available in the WordPress theme directory at wordpress.org/themes/.
   See [http://codex.wordpress.org/Forum_Welcome#Commercial_Products](http://codex.wordpress.org/Forum_Welcome#Commercial_Products)

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