Page Width Forum

[kc88]

How would I change the page width of my forum with a shortcode. It currently takes up the whole page but I would like to reduce the width a little.

Here is a link to the page. http://www.beastmodegamer.com/?page_id=2254

Thanks

[Amin – WPMU DEV Support]

Hey there kc88,

Hope you’re well! 🙂

I suggest you use a child theme http://codex.wordpress.org/Child_Themes or use css custom plugin like this: https://wordpress.org/plugins/simple-custom-css/ if you will customize your theme.

Add the code in your child theme’s style.css or using the plugin mentioned above.

/* make the content centered  */
div.main {
	float: none;
	margin: 0 auto;
}

/* Only triggered when screen is bigger than 1200 */
@media screen and (min-width:1200px) {

	div.main {
		width: 1200px;
	}
}

/* Only triggered when screen is bigger than 800px and  smaller than 1200 */
@media screen and (min-width: 800px) and (max-width:1199px) {

	div.main {
		width: 800px;
	}

}

It will go full-width if the visitor’s screen is smaller than 800px.

Let me know if it helps! 🙂

Take care,
Calvin

[kc88]

Calvin, I found this guide in the documentation. https://codex.bbpress.org/step-by-step-guide-to-setting-up-a-bbpress-forum-part-2/

It tells me to change an element in the original bbpress.css file to something else. My question is where do I find this file in the backend. I’m new to using wordpress so this is a little more difficult. Please let me know. Thanks!

[Amin – WPMU DEV Support]

Hey there kc88,

Hope you’re well! 🙂

You need to access the files thru cPanel or FTP not on the WordPress admin dashboard.
If you don’t know how to do that I suggest try contacting your hosting provider 🙂

Let me know if it helps! 🙂

Best Regards,
Calvin