Title: Change template width
Last modified: August 21, 2016

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# Change template width

 *  [lolo_salto](https://wordpress.org/support/users/lolo_salto/)
 * (@lolo_salto)
 * [13 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/change-template-width/)
 * Hi,
 * First of all I would like to thank you for this template which is really nice
   and adjustable as I need.
 * I just need to re size the main wrapper of the website and the right sidebar,
   the container (content-blog) will take the width dependent of the main wrapper
   fixed minus the sidebar.
    Could you tell me which properties do I have to change
   in order to keep the responsiveness of the website?
 * Thank you in advance.

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 *  [Francis Penny](https://wordpress.org/support/users/francis-penny/)
 * (@francis-penny)
 * [13 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/change-template-width/#post-3812423)
 * Should be as easy as modifying the maximum width of the container.
 * So, in your child theme, insert this:
 *     ```
       #container {
       maximum-width: 1176px;
       }
       ```
   
 * I hope that helps.
 *  [Andrew Nevins](https://wordpress.org/support/users/anevins/)
 * (@anevins)
 * WCLDN 2018 Contributor | Volunteer support
 * [13 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/change-template-width/#post-3812424)
 * Are you sure maximum-width is a CSS property?
 *  [Francis Penny](https://wordpress.org/support/users/francis-penny/)
 * (@francis-penny)
 * [13 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/change-template-width/#post-3812425)
 * Oops!
 * That CSS should be:
 *     ```
       #container {
       max-width: 1176px;
       }
       ```
   
 * You can, of course, change 1176px to whatever width you desire.
 *  [Francis Penny](https://wordpress.org/support/users/francis-penny/)
 * (@francis-penny)
 * [13 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/change-template-width/#post-3812426)
 * Oh, if you want the footer to match the width of the container then you should
   add `#footer` to the change noted on the container.
 * Looks like a good template. I have not toyed with Responsive until today.
 *  Thread Starter [lolo_salto](https://wordpress.org/support/users/lolo_salto/)
 * (@lolo_salto)
 * [13 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/change-template-width/#post-3812435)
 * Thank you Francis for your answer.
 * I’ve already done that on my child theme, but my problem is to size to a specific
   value the container AND the right sidebar.
 * My right sidebar needs a specific value, and for the moment, its value is proportional
   to the main wrapper (which is not good for me).
 * So how can I give a specific size to my right sidebar (considering the responsiveness
   of the template)?
 * Thanks for your help.
 *  [WPyogi](https://wordpress.org/support/users/wpyogi/)
 * (@wpyogi)
 * [13 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/change-template-width/#post-3812437)
 * You can’t give a specific size (fixed width) and have it be responsive…though
   perhaps a minimum width would work. Hard to be of much help with something like
   this without seeing your site.
 *  Thread Starter [lolo_salto](https://wordpress.org/support/users/lolo_salto/)
 * (@lolo_salto)
 * [13 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/change-template-width/#post-3812439)
 * Hi WPyogi, you’re rihgt, it’s hard to help without seeing the website in question,
   so this is the URL of the website : [http://www.investir.ch/v2](http://www.investir.ch/v2)
 * I’m working on it, so maybe I’m doing some tests. But normally, on the right 
   sidebar, you should see an image (which will be advertisement in the future).
   The ad is 300px width (and impossible to change this, the website has to be adapted
   to this constraint.
 *  Thread Starter [lolo_salto](https://wordpress.org/support/users/lolo_salto/)
 * (@lolo_salto)
 * [12 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/change-template-width/#post-3812461)
 * Nobody can help?
 * In fact my question should be : Do you know how to specify to the template to
   use the grid .col-540 for the main content and .col-380 for the right sidebar
   instead of .col-620 for the main content and .col-300 for the right sidebar?
   
   And this, without changing all the parameters in each php files.
 * Thank you in advance for your help.
 *  [WPyogi](https://wordpress.org/support/users/wpyogi/)
 * (@wpyogi)
 * [12 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/change-template-width/#post-3812462)
 * You should ask on Responsive’s forum here:
 * [http://cyberchimps.com/forum/free/responsive/](http://cyberchimps.com/forum/free/responsive/)
 * They’re the ones who know how the theme is set up (I don’t know it that well).
 *  Thread Starter [lolo_salto](https://wordpress.org/support/users/lolo_salto/)
 * (@lolo_salto)
 * [12 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/change-template-width/#post-3812463)
 * Thanks WPyogi, I’ve done that.

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