Title: Page Width Forum
Last modified: August 22, 2016

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# Page Width Forum

 *  [kc88](https://wordpress.org/support/users/kc88/)
 * (@kc88)
 * [11 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/page-width-forum/)
 * 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](http://www.beastmodegamer.com/?page_id=2254)
 * Thanks

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 *  [Amin – WPMU DEV Support](https://wordpress.org/support/users/wpmudev-support2/)
 * (@wpmudev-support2)
 * [11 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/page-width-forum/#post-5774477)
 * Hey there kc88,
 * Hope you’re well! 🙂
 * I suggest you use a child theme [http://codex.wordpress.org/Child_Themes](http://codex.wordpress.org/Child_Themes)
   or use css custom plugin like this: [https://wordpress.org/plugins/simple-custom-css/](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
 *  Thread Starter [kc88](https://wordpress.org/support/users/kc88/)
 * (@kc88)
 * [11 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/page-width-forum/#post-5774551)
 * Calvin, I found this guide in the documentation. [https://codex.bbpress.org/step-by-step-guide-to-setting-up-a-bbpress-forum-part-2/](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](https://wordpress.org/support/users/wpmudev-support2/)
 * (@wpmudev-support2)
 * [11 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/page-width-forum/#post-5774648)
 * 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

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 * In: [Fixing WordPress](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/how-to-and-troubleshooting/)
 * 3 replies
 * 2 participants
 * Last reply from: [Amin – WPMU DEV Support](https://wordpress.org/support/users/wpmudev-support2/)
 * Last activity: [11 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/page-width-forum/#post-5774648)
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