Title: widen 2011 theme
Last modified: August 20, 2016

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# widen 2011 theme

 *  [melanieruehmann](https://wordpress.org/support/users/melanieruehmann/)
 * (@melanieruehmann)
 * [14 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/widen-2011-theme/)
 * I am very new to WordPress, can someone help me on how to make the main page 
   wider? It seems like I have way too much background.

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 *  [esmi](https://wordpress.org/support/users/esmi/)
 * (@esmi)
 * [14 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/widen-2011-theme/#post-2404885)
 * Do not edit the Twenty Eleven theme. It is the default WordPress 3.2 theme and
   having access to an **unedited** version of the theme is vital when dealing with
   a range of site issues. [Create a child theme for your changes](http://codex.wordpress.org/Child_Themes).
   Once your child theme is active, we should be able to help with the customisation.
 *  Thread Starter [melanieruehmann](https://wordpress.org/support/users/melanieruehmann/)
 * (@melanieruehmann)
 * [14 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/widen-2011-theme/#post-2404895)
 * I just tried, I watched a youtube video on how to create child themes. Which 
   part of the 2011 html code do i use?
 *  [zeaks](https://wordpress.org/support/users/zeaks/)
 * (@zeaks)
 * [14 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/widen-2011-theme/#post-2404964)
 * The page width in Twenty Eleven, depending on which layout you are using, is 
   set by.
 *     ```
       /* regular layouts */
       #page {
       	max-width: 1000px;
       }
       /* One column */
       .one-column #page {
       	max-width: 690px;
       }
       ```
   
 * If you’ve already created your child theme, just add either of those to t, and
   set the max-width to whatever you want.

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