setting the page width of default theme

How many columns does your theme have? If you got 2 for eg, you would need to change them proportionally. In css, check for body{ width:960px;} which is the whole page width, then, check for something like #sideleft {width:630px; etc} and #sideright {width:320px;}.

Change the right and left sizes so they add up to the total body width.

Hope this helps!

I tried that with no luck.

I have 2 columns:

#page {
background-color: white;
border: 1px solid #959596;
text-align: left;
width: 805px;
}

.narrowcolumn {
float: left;
padding: 0 0 20px 45px;
margin: 0px 0 0;
width: 405px;
}

.widecolumn {
padding: 10px 0 20px 0;
margin: 5px 0 0 150px;
width: 400px;
}

I noticed in the html(view source) that the widcolumn isn’t used. I tried making the one bigger but it’s not working.

I doubt it’s the columns. Because its a border that’s staying one width.

here’s my page : https://www.standaloud.co.za/wordpress/wordpress/

thanks

Your url is showing 404… I’d like to see it… Work beter that way! And I see you a South African boytjie! haha, so am I!! lol!

I only noticed now that in your first post you mentioned you using the default theme! If I’m not wrong (please correct if I am) the default theme doesn’t use exact width’s or height’s but instead it uses margins! So even inserting a different width would be pointless as the margins would just overide it!!

I don’t like designing from the default theme, as I feel there is faaaar to much css that can confuse you! lol!

I find it much easier browsing for a free theme that has the kind of layout that I’m looking for, and then altering it from there! Just before you decide on a theme, go through the css and html and make sure every thing is labeled properly so that you don’t waste time. Usually it is, but just check 4 incase! This is a huge time saver for me!

Hope all goes well!!

Hi

Sorry there… I changed the directory.
It will be found @ https://www.standaloud.co.za/stories/

I think you’re right with the margin thing. I tried changing all the widths i could find and nothing happened really. I’ll see if I can change some margins…

I didn’t think of searching for another theme but i’ll try and find one to suite me better. I think The simple default one isn’t too bad though.lol

Im proudly South African hey!! I’m in Cape Town ??

Thanks for the help. much appreciated!

sweet! Like what you did with the default theme!! Well all the best!! And like you, am proudly South African!! Just in Jo’burg! lol!

Much pleasures! lol!