Title: Page width
Last modified: August 19, 2016

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# Page width

 *  Resolved [HTID](https://wordpress.org/support/users/htid/)
 * (@htid)
 * [15 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/page-width-4/)
 * Hi,
 * Im usint the WordPress standard Twenty Ten theme with one column, no side bar.
 * The text and images are central on the page but dont fill to the width of the
   header.
 * How do I make the text fill the page to the same width as the header?
 * Thanks

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 *  [esmi](https://wordpress.org/support/users/esmi/)
 * (@esmi)
 * [15 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/page-width-4/#post-1814672)
 * **Don’t edit the Twenty Ten theme!** Your changes **will** be over-written the
   next time you upgrade WordPress or the theme. For this reason, it is recommended
   that you consider creating a [child theme](http://codex.wordpress.org/Child_Themes)
   for your customisations.
 *  Thread Starter [HTID](https://wordpress.org/support/users/htid/)
 * (@htid)
 * [15 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/page-width-4/#post-1814963)
 * I am new to this so sorry for my ignorance in what i am about to say. By updating
   the Theme do you mean if i go into
 * Appearance
    Editor Templates, then i says things like 404 Template.php
 * I havnt altered any of this as i dont understand it. Do you mean if i edit this
   then when i update the Twenty Ten theme my changes will be written over?
 * Thanks
 *  [govpatel](https://wordpress.org/support/users/govpatel/)
 * (@govpatel)
 * [15 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/page-width-4/#post-1814966)
 * Esmi means is that do not make any changes in twentyten theme as what ever changes
   you make will be fine until you update wordpress as when you update twentyten
   theme will over written and you will loose what ever changes you made
 * So follow the link child theme instructions and create child theme for twentyten
   and make changes it child theme you copy files from twentyten theme into child
   theme and make changes there.
 * mostly you will be making changes in style.css,functions.php and create templates
   in child theme.
 * You can see my website by clicking on my name for a example as its a child theme
   of twenty ten theme.
 *  Thread Starter [HTID](https://wordpress.org/support/users/htid/)
 * (@htid)
 * [15 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/page-width-4/#post-1815015)
 * ok thanks. if i create a child theme will i have to put all of my pages and plugins
   into the child theme or will they work automatically?
 *  [govpatel](https://wordpress.org/support/users/govpatel/)
 * (@govpatel)
 * [15 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/page-width-4/#post-1815019)
 * Your plugins posts pages they will work automatically with any theme you do not
   have install them again.
 * Theme is a template with layout of wordpress
 *  Thread Starter [HTID](https://wordpress.org/support/users/htid/)
 * (@htid)
 * [15 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/page-width-4/#post-1815048)
 * thanks. i think ive sorted it.

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