Title: Changing the theme width
Last modified: August 21, 2016

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# Changing the theme width

 *  Resolved [Chito](https://wordpress.org/support/users/chitaranjanthoudam/)
 * (@chitaranjanthoudam)
 * [12 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/changing-the-theme-width/)
 * I want to reduce the theme width…something about
    1. left sidebar-260px, middle
   content-600px and right sidebar-240px or 80% from current on if this is adjusting
   screen to screen. 2. change the padding in the borders for sidebars and middle
   content to 15px for all (left, right, top & bottom)
 * Since the theme is built as dynamic, it is not that easy I guess…may be I am 
   new to this theme, help in this would be appreciated.

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 *  [Kerry Tiwana](https://wordpress.org/support/users/kerry-tiwana/)
 * (@kerry-tiwana)
 * [12 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/changing-the-theme-width/#post-4396889)
 * You can change this in theme setting options.
 *  Thread Starter [Chito](https://wordpress.org/support/users/chitaranjanthoudam/)
 * (@chitaranjanthoudam)
 * [12 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/changing-the-theme-width/#post-4396899)
 * I tried changing the width to 1100 in theme option but it does not change anything…
   may be because I am using 3 column. There is no option to reduce sidebar in theme
   option, min is showing 280px primary, 200px secondary (30px padding). I think
   we need to work in CSS.
 *  [Alexander Agnarson](https://wordpress.org/support/users/alxmedia/)
 * (@alxmedia)
 * [12 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/changing-the-theme-width/#post-4396900)
 * Make sure the “Enable to use” checkbox is checked at the top of theme options
   > styling for the width setting to work.
 * Modifying the sidebar involves quite a bit of code and can be complicated – lots
   of “logic” is going on there for it to work. It has been asked a few times here
   so I may write some quick guide how-to here on the forums later on. It does indeed
   require CSS modifications, as you say.
 *  Thread Starter [Chito](https://wordpress.org/support/users/chitaranjanthoudam/)
 * (@chitaranjanthoudam)
 * [12 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/changing-the-theme-width/#post-4396909)
 * Thanks I did not notice the enable thing, and I added below css code to theme
   custom css to adjust sidebar..
 * * 3 column, content middle */
    .col-3cm .main { background: url(img/sidebar/s-
   right-s2.png) repeat-y right 0; }
 * .col-3cm .main-inner {
    background: url(img/sidebar/s-left.png) repeat-y left
   0; padding-left: 260px; padding-right: 240px; }
 * .col-3cm .s1 {
    float: left; margin-left: -260px; }
 * .col-3cm .s2 {
    float: right; margin-right: -240px; /* ingenuity! */ position:
   relative; right: -100%; }
 * .col-3cm .content {
    float: right; }
 *  [Alexander Agnarson](https://wordpress.org/support/users/alxmedia/)
 * (@alxmedia)
 * [12 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/changing-the-theme-width/#post-4396910)
 * Nice work!
 *  Thread Starter [Chito](https://wordpress.org/support/users/chitaranjanthoudam/)
 * (@chitaranjanthoudam)
 * [12 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/changing-the-theme-width/#post-4397064)
 * Hi [@alexander](https://wordpress.org/support/users/alexander/) Agnarson,
    I 
   have updated the above codes in css file itself and finding some issue in middle
   content background. please see my website [http://nezone.info/gallery/](http://nezone.info/gallery/),
   white background in middle content is not in proper size after reducing the left
   and right sidebar. It will be great if you advice me where I can tweak this in
   css.
 *  Thread Starter [Chito](https://wordpress.org/support/users/chitaranjanthoudam/)
 * (@chitaranjanthoudam)
 * [12 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/changing-the-theme-width/#post-4397065)
 * I have figured it out, I have added background-color: white; in the below (css
   216 line)
 * .content { width: 100%; position: relative;}
 * Thanks

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