Title: Post width and position
Last modified: August 21, 2016

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# Post width and position

 *  [nemirvlada](https://wordpress.org/support/users/nemirvlada/)
 * (@nemirvlada)
 * [12 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/post-width-and-position/)
 * I am using the Oxygen WordPress theme for a portfolio website, but I can’t figure
   out how to make the posts appear on the left. They are always centered. Also,
   how can I change the width of a post? They are always centered and about 470px
   wide. I opened the editor and tried changing a few values in the CSS file, but
   no changes occur. Am I looking at a wrong place? What should I change, say, if
   I just want the posts to appear aligned on the left and with a width of 600px?
   The same goes when I click on a post category – it lists all posts in that category
   in center with 470px width.
 * By the way, I should add that I am perhaps only an advanced beginner here. Any
   help is greatly appreciated. Thank you!

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 *  [lorbach](https://wordpress.org/support/users/lorbach/)
 * (@lorbach)
 * [12 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/post-width-and-position/#post-4614290)
 * Hello nemirvlada. Let’s figure this out. I’m going to activate the Oxygen theme
   on my test site and dig in.
 * Stay tuned…
 *  Thread Starter [nemirvlada](https://wordpress.org/support/users/nemirvlada/)
 * (@nemirvlada)
 * [12 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/post-width-and-position/#post-4614292)
 * Fantastic! I am all ears.
 *  [lorbach](https://wordpress.org/support/users/lorbach/)
 * (@lorbach)
 * [12 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/post-width-and-position/#post-4614295)
 * First off… great choice on the theme. Really elegant and clean design.
 * Can you clarify what you mean by posts on the left? Are you talking about having
   your posts display in the Categories section? Or do you want to remove the left
   column altogether?
 * If you want to stretch the width of the middle content you need to really dig
   into the css and customize the theme. Do you have your child theme created?
 *  Thread Starter [nemirvlada](https://wordpress.org/support/users/nemirvlada/)
 * (@nemirvlada)
 * [12 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/post-width-and-position/#post-4614325)
 * I just want to remove the left column when I am viewing a post, and when viewing
   a blog/list of posts that belong to a certain category. I want the post content
   to align with the header and navigation menu, which are on the left. I haven’t
   created a child theme – would that be the most efficient way to do it?
 *  [lorbach](https://wordpress.org/support/users/lorbach/)
 * (@lorbach)
 * [12 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/post-width-and-position/#post-4614327)
 * Is yours a self-hosted (.org) site? If you’re not familiar with child themes 
   you’ll definitely want to familiarize yourself…
    [http://codex.wordpress.org/Child_Themes](http://codex.wordpress.org/Child_Themes)
 * • If you modify an existing theme and it is updated, your changes will be lost.
   With a child theme, you can update the parent theme (which might be important
   for security or functionality) and still keep your changes.
    • It can speed up
   development time. • It’s a great way to get started if you are just learning 
   WordPress theme development.
 *  Thread Starter [nemirvlada](https://wordpress.org/support/users/nemirvlada/)
 * (@nemirvlada)
 * [12 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/post-width-and-position/#post-4614370)
 * I guess I’ll have to roll the sleeves and figure this one out.
    Thanks for your
   help.
 *  [lorbach](https://wordpress.org/support/users/lorbach/)
 * (@lorbach)
 * [12 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/post-width-and-position/#post-4614399)
 * Good luck in there! Let us know if you have any other questions.
 *  [S23](https://wordpress.org/support/users/s23/)
 * (@s23)
 * [12 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/post-width-and-position/#post-4614515)
 * Definitely use a Child Theme to prevent loss of settings after future theme updates.
 * Assuming you are self-hosting a .ORG website – the CSS to make the page full 
   width is as follows:
 * > .featured-wrapper {
   >  float: left; width: 100%; } .content-wrap { float: left;
   > width: 100%; } #content { width: 100%; }
 * Add the above to the editor. The first three lines are for the slider, if you’re
   using it.

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