Four columns instead of 3 on the front page?

Hi ShannonElizabeth,

Eventually I am going to self-host it, once it’s complete. I don’t want to pay for it until it’s complete b/c it takes me a while to get things up and running. Is it okay if I build it all first, and then self-host it?

Sure, it’s fine to do it that way! Just a heads-up that you’ll need to re-set up a few things on your self-hosted site once you switch over – for example, your widgets and any portfolio or testimonials. You’ll also need to activate the Jetpack plugin’s Custom Content Types module in order to have access to certain features such as the portfolios and testimonials I just mentioned, as well as the site logo if you add one.

I want to have 4 smaller images going across (or more if possible) and I’d like to make them smaller. Is there any way to do this? I’d have to make the text on top of the images smaller as well.

This is the most basic CSS to make each grid page smaller:

.front-page-widget aside {
  width: 200px;
}

Other CSS bits would need to be tweaked as well, and it may take more than just CSS to make the changes, as it really is all designed to have 3 grid pages per line and go down for smaller screens from there.

On WordPress.com, you would need Custom Design in order to make CSS changes – you may have access to the standalone upgrade if your account is older, in the WP Admin menu, under Store > My Upgrades.

On a self-hosted site, you can make custom CSS tweaks using a custom CSS plugin, and you can also theme file tweaks by using a child theme.

So the short answer is: you may be able to do it, but it may take more than CSS alone, and it would take some experimentation.

Okay, thanks so much! I was able to edit my other website quite a lot but that’s probably because it’s self hosted and was from the beginning. Thanks for the info! I’ll try a few things out.