Title: Reduce footer padding
Last modified: December 21, 2021

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# Reduce footer padding

 *  [user912](https://wordpress.org/support/users/user912/)
 * (@user912)
 * [4 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/reduce-footer-padding-5/)
 * I am looking to reduce the size the footer takes up on my webpage. I have googled
   this and found a number of suggestions to change the custom CSS, but none of 
   these have worked.
    -  This topic was modified 4 years, 7 months ago by [Jan Dembowski](https://wordpress.org/support/users/jdembowski/).
      Reason: Moved to Fixing WordPress, this is not an Everything else WordPress
      topic
 * The page I need help with: _[[log in](https://login.wordpress.org/?redirect_to=https%3A%2F%2Fwordpress.org%2Fsupport%2Ftopic%2Freduce-footer-padding-5%2F%3Foutput_format%3Dmd&locale=en_US)
   to see the link]_

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 *  Moderator [Steven Stern (sterndata)](https://wordpress.org/support/users/sterndata/)
 * (@sterndata)
 * Volunteer Forum Moderator
 * [4 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/reduce-footer-padding-5/#post-15184814)
 *     ```
       #footer-area .footer-widget-area {
           padding: 1em 0 1em 0;
       }
       .footer-widget-area .widget {
           margin-bottom: 0;
       }
       ```
   
 * **To add or override CSS:** use the “Additional CSS” option in the customizer._
   [https://codex.wordpress.org/CSS#Custom\_CSS\_in\_WordPress](https://codex.wordpress.org/CSS#Custom_CSS_in_WordPress)_
 * Learn to use the [Chrome Developer Tools](https://developers.google.com/web/tools/chrome-devtools/)
   or [Firefox Developer Tools](https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Tools) 
   to help you see and test changes to your CSS.
 *  Thread Starter [user912](https://wordpress.org/support/users/user912/)
 * (@user912)
 * [4 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/reduce-footer-padding-5/#post-15184862)
 * Many thanks!
 * One additional question – how can I centre the text of the footer in the middle
   of the page? It defaults to the left hand side.
    -  This reply was modified 4 years, 7 months ago by [user912](https://wordpress.org/support/users/user912/).
 *  Moderator [Steven Stern (sterndata)](https://wordpress.org/support/users/sterndata/)
 * (@sterndata)
 * Volunteer Forum Moderator
 * [4 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/reduce-footer-padding-5/#post-15184909)
 * You have it in a div that’s set to 25% of the page. I recommend asking at [https://wordpress.org/support/theme/sparkling#new-post](https://wordpress.org/support/theme/sparkling#new-post)
   so the theme’s developers and support community can help you with this.
 *  Thread Starter [user912](https://wordpress.org/support/users/user912/)
 * (@user912)
 * [4 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/reduce-footer-padding-5/#post-15185020)
 * Thanks Steve

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 * In: [Fixing WordPress](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/how-to-and-troubleshooting/)
 * 4 replies
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 * Last reply from: [user912](https://wordpress.org/support/users/user912/)
 * Last activity: [4 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/reduce-footer-padding-5/#post-15185020)
 * Status: not resolved

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