Title: Remove Column
Last modified: November 11, 2017

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# Remove Column

 *  [ageingdj](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ageingdj/)
 * (@ageingdj)
 * [8 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/remove-column/)
 * Hi there,
 * Two questions:
    1>Is there a way to remove/hide the “Edit” column on the left
   of the posts? – this will centre the images.
 * 2>How do I increase the size of the images/galleries on the posts?
 * Many thanks
 * I’m sure someone will have already asked these Is there a way of
 * The page I need help with: _[[log in](https://login.wordpress.org/?redirect_to=https%3A%2F%2Fwordpress.org%2Fsupport%2Ftopic%2Fremove-column%2F%3Foutput_format%3Dmd&locale=en_US)
   to see the link]_

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 *  Moderator [Kathryn Presner](https://wordpress.org/support/users/zoonini/)
 * (@zoonini)
 * [8 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/remove-column/#post-9695508)
 * Hey there [@ageingdj](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ageingdj/) – I’ll answer
   your questions separately:
 * > 1>Is there a way to remove/hide the “Edit” column on the left of the posts?–
   > this will centre the images.
 * Only logged-in users see the word “Edit.” I think you mean the column where the
   category is displayed. This CSS should remove that column and also widen the 
   main column on single posts:
 *     ```
       .single .entry-meta {
         display: none;
       }
   
       .single  #primary {
         width: 100%; 
       }
       ```
   
 * Don’t edit the theme files directly, otherwise your changes will be overwritten
   every time the theme is updated.
 * An easy way to add custom CSS is to use the CSS editor included in the Customizer
   as of WordPress 4.7. Head to Appearance > Customize > Additional CSS to add your
   custom CSS.
 *  Thread Starter [ageingdj](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ageingdj/)
 * (@ageingdj)
 * [8 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/remove-column/#post-9697013)
 * Hi Kathryn,
 * Thanks or your reply.
    Applying this css only moves the image placeholders to
   the left (still not centre though) but leaves the text(formattted central) unmoved.
   It also seems to be applying to every post.
 * The page is [https://ageingdj.com/2017/11/10/a-few-autumn-images/](https://ageingdj.com/2017/11/10/a-few-autumn-images/)
   and I’m using Firefox.
 *  Moderator [Kathryn Presner](https://wordpress.org/support/users/zoonini/)
 * (@zoonini)
 * [8 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/remove-column/#post-9702927)
 * Sorry for the delay in answering the second part of your question – I wanted 
   to get a second opinion on something before replying.
 * > 2>How do I increase the size of the images/galleries on the posts?
 * Widening the content width (i.e. for images and galleries) should make them fill
   your new content width – that’s why it doesn’t look centered now; the column 
   width has changed, but you haven’t yet widened the width of the galleries and
   other media
 * In order to change the media content width, you’ll need to first create a child
   theme, as this can’t be done with CSS alone. You’d then add this to your child
   theme’s functions file:
 *     ```
       if ( ! isset( $content_width ) ) {
           $content_width = 882; /* pixels */
       }
       ```
   
 * I took the new content width from the new width of your single posts page.
 * You may need to run a [Regenerate Thumbnails](https://wordpress.org/plugins/regenerate-thumbnails/)
   plugin if your site doesn’t pick up the new width right away. I just tested in
   a Harmonic child theme and the gallery’s width updated right away.
 * An alternative to a child theme is to put the same function in a [functionality plugin](https://css-tricks.com/wordpress-functionality-plugins/)
   instead.
 *  Moderator [Kathryn Presner](https://wordpress.org/support/users/zoonini/)
 * (@zoonini)
 * [8 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/remove-column/#post-9703411)
 * > It also seems to be applying to every post.
 * Correct – all the code I’ve given you applies to all single posts, not just one
   specific one.
 * Are you trying to target only one post? You’d mentioned posts (plural) so I assumed
   you wanted the same effect on all. While we could modify the CSS to apply to 
   that post only, it’s not easily done for the content width function.
 * Let me know what you’d like to do.
 *  Thread Starter [ageingdj](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ageingdj/)
 * (@ageingdj)
 * [8 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/remove-column/#post-9707732)
 * Hi Kathryn,
 * Thanks for all your time.
    I’ve never heard of functionality plugins and I’ll
   give that a go next week. As for targeting a single post/page, I think you’re
   right and it would make more sense to have all the posts aligning the same.
 * Thanks
 * Bob
 *  Moderator [Kathryn Presner](https://wordpress.org/support/users/zoonini/)
 * (@zoonini)
 * [8 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/remove-column/#post-9707829)
 * You’re very welcome and good luck!

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