Title: Adding transparent space below menu
Last modified: August 19, 2016

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# Adding transparent space below menu

 *  Resolved [Trailmix](https://wordpress.org/support/users/trailmix/)
 * (@trailmix)
 * [17 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/adding-transparent-space-below-menu/)
 * How do I add horizontal transparent blank space below a menu bar to separate 
   it from the main body and sidebar sections? I want the background image to show
   through this space. This site shows what I want to do: [http://www.lolministry.com](http://www.lolministry.com)
   but this is what I have on mine: [gilbrazilwp.vftm.net](http://gilbrazilwp.vftm.net).
   I am a real beginner at this — thanks for any help!

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 *  [asechrest](https://wordpress.org/support/users/asechrest/)
 * (@asechrest)
 * [17 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/adding-transparent-space-below-menu/#post-1051011)
 * Open up your `style.css` file. Look for the `#content` section. Replace `margin:
   0;` with `margin: 10px 0 0 0;`.
 * Look for the `#sidebar` section. Replace `margin:0` with `margin: 10px 0 0 0;`.
 * See if that works. Once you learn a bit about CSS, consider using the Firefox
   web browser with a plugin that lets you edit CSS in real time without worry of
   screwing up the real CSS file. It really helps you understand how the CSS code
   controls page layout.
 *  Thread Starter [Trailmix](https://wordpress.org/support/users/trailmix/)
 * (@trailmix)
 * [17 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/adding-transparent-space-below-menu/#post-1051012)
 * Thank you that was exactly what I needed!
 * I use Firefox – what is the plugin you’re recommending?
 *  [asechrest](https://wordpress.org/support/users/asechrest/)
 * (@asechrest)
 * [17 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/adding-transparent-space-below-menu/#post-1051024)
 * [Web Developer Toolbar.](https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/60) Adds
   a toolbar with, among other things, and dropdown CSS menu that allows you to 
   play with your CSS code and see immediate changes without actually editing the
   file. So you could add those margins, play around with the px size, see which
   looked best, then when you’ve settled on the correct code, go in to your style.
   css and change it.
 * It’s nice.
 *  Thread Starter [Trailmix](https://wordpress.org/support/users/trailmix/)
 * (@trailmix)
 * [17 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/adding-transparent-space-below-menu/#post-1051027)
 * Thanks again.

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 * [Blank](https://wordpress.org/support/topic-tag/blank/)
 * [menu](https://wordpress.org/support/topic-tag/menu/)
 * [transparent](https://wordpress.org/support/topic-tag/transparent/)

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 * Last reply from: [Trailmix](https://wordpress.org/support/users/trailmix/)
 * Last activity: [17 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/adding-transparent-space-below-menu/#post-1051027)
 * Status: resolved

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