Title: Column width cannot be changed Last modified: August 21, 2016 --- # Column width cannot be changed * Resolved [Diana](https://wordpress.org/support/users/dianasunvillaeu/) * (@dianasunvillaeu) * [12 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/column-width-cannot-be-changed/) * Hello Tobias! First of all thanks for this neat plugin! I have read all FAQ and support requests and have tried to solve this puzzle myself, but alas.. I have added the code for padding, I have tried fixed width, but the table keeps showing up the same, filling out the whole post width. Could you please have a look at it to see what is going on? Could it be my theme that is preventing the changes? I use Suffusion. I have absolutely NO knowledge of css or html… Thanks a lot! Diana * · Website: [http://test.sophieblom.com/2-bedrooms/jardines-de-denia-iv](http://test.sophieblom.com/2-bedrooms/jardines-de-denia-iv) · TablePress: 1.1.1 · TablePress (DB): 21 · TablePress table scheme: 3 · Plugin installed: 2013/09/15 21:45:16 · WordPress: 3.6.1 · Multisite: yes · PHP: 5.2.17· mySQL (Server): 5.1.70-cll · mySQL (Client): 5.1.70 · ZIP support: yes · UTF- 8 conversion: yes · WP Memory Limit: 64M · Server Memory Limit: 256M · Magic Quotes: off · WP_DEBUG: false * [http://wordpress.org/plugins/tablepress/](http://wordpress.org/plugins/tablepress/) Viewing 9 replies - 1 through 9 (of 9 total) * Plugin Author [Tobias Bäthge](https://wordpress.org/support/users/tobiasbg/) * (@tobiasbg) * [12 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/column-width-cannot-be-changed/#post-4131672) * Hi, * thanks for your question, and sorry for the trouble. * Indeed, your theme is slightly influencing the width of the tables. To change that, you’ll need to be more strict with setting the auto width: * ``` .tablepress-id-1 { width: auto !important; } ``` * After that, you can set the column widths as explained in the TablePress FAQ. * Additionally, please shorten this CSS * ``` .tablepress .column-1 { padding: 4px; } .tablepress .column-2 { padding: 4px; } .tablepress .column-3 { padding: 4px; } ``` * to * ``` .tablepress th, .tablepress td { padding: 4px; } ``` * which is more flexible and robust. * Regards, Tobias * Thread Starter [Diana](https://wordpress.org/support/users/dianasunvillaeu/) * (@dianasunvillaeu) * [12 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/column-width-cannot-be-changed/#post-4131681) * You are my HERO! Thank you so much! I have never received an answer so quickly even when I paid for it. I will vote for the plugin and buy you a coffee! One more (probably obvious) question: if I were to change .tablepress th, .tablepress td { padding: 4px; } to .tablepress th, .tablepress td { width: 100px; } it would make **all** my columns 100px wide, right? And I could do the same for the rows? Thanks again, Diana * Plugin Author [Tobias Bäthge](https://wordpress.org/support/users/tobiasbg/) * (@tobiasbg) * [12 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/column-width-cannot-be-changed/#post-4131683) * Hi Diana, * no problem, you are very welcome! 🙂 And thanks for wanting to donate rate the plugin. I really appreciate it! * Yes, that mentioned code would make all columns in all TablePress tables 100px wide (unless the content requires a bigger width). I wouldn’t really recommend this though, unless you know that ALL tables that you create are of the same structure and should get the same width. It’s usually better to set the column widths of the tables individually, with something like * ``` .tablepress-id-123 .column-1 { width: 200px; } .tablepress-id-123 .column-2 { width: 300px; } .tablepress-id-456 .column-1 { width: 100px; } .tablepress-id-456 .column-2 { width: 150px; } ``` * About the last question with the rows: I’m not sure I understand. The width of the the rows is the same as the table’s width, so you would set that with * ``` .tablepress-id-123 { width: 600px !important; } ``` * (due to the theme, we need that `!important` here). * Regards, Tobias * Thread Starter [Diana](https://wordpress.org/support/users/dianasunvillaeu/) * (@dianasunvillaeu) * [12 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/column-width-cannot-be-changed/#post-4131684) * Sorry, I meant the height of the row…. * Plugin Author [Tobias Bäthge](https://wordpress.org/support/users/tobiasbg/) * (@tobiasbg) * [12 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/column-width-cannot-be-changed/#post-4131688) * Hi, * yes, for the height, this should work in the same way, just with `height` instead of `width` as the property. It might however be better to change the vertical padding, i.e. to use something like. * ``` .tablepress-id-123 th, .tablepress-id-123 td { padding: 4px 20px 4px 20px; } ``` * This would set a top and bottom padding of 20px, but keep the left and right padding of 4px. * Regards, Tobias * Thread Starter [Diana](https://wordpress.org/support/users/dianasunvillaeu/) * (@dianasunvillaeu) * [12 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/column-width-cannot-be-changed/#post-4131697) * Put that in and really liked the look, so I made that my standard in plugin options because my tables will be a lot of the same.. so I just copy and change some numbers and add this second table to the page, guess what: only the first table shows the way I want it, the others are all filling up the whole page width again. I must be doing something wrong, but do not have a clue what, I am hoping you do! [http://test.sophieblom.com/2-bedrooms/jardines-de-denia-iv/](http://test.sophieblom.com/2-bedrooms/jardines-de-denia-iv/) Thanks (again..) Diana * Plugin Author [Tobias Bäthge](https://wordpress.org/support/users/tobiasbg/) * (@tobiasbg) * [12 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/column-width-cannot-be-changed/#post-4131698) * Hi Diana, * the current code to change the width only influences table 1. Note the “-id-1” part in the code * ``` .tablepress-id-1 { width: auto !important; } ``` * To have this apply to the other tables on the page as well, just extend the code to this: * ``` .tablepress-id-1, .tablepress-id-3, .tablepress-id-4 { width: auto !important; } ``` * Regards, Tobias * Thread Starter [Diana](https://wordpress.org/support/users/dianasunvillaeu/) * (@dianasunvillaeu) * [12 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/column-width-cannot-be-changed/#post-4131751) * Thank you Tobias, you are a gem in this world of noob haters, I know this is all so obvious to you and you just reply kindly to all questions. I am browsing FAQ´s and forums and I do not dare to post a request for support when I read through the nasty comments of plugin makers. But I have found my table plugin and will now continue my search for a form builder made by someone who is patient with the ignorant! Best wishes, Diana * Plugin Author [Tobias Bäthge](https://wordpress.org/support/users/tobiasbg/) * (@tobiasbg) * [12 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/column-width-cannot-be-changed/#post-4131752) * Hi Diana, * no problem, you are very welcome! Thanks for the nice words! Sorry to hear that you’ve had such a bad experience with other WordPress plugin developers. 🙁 * Best wishes, Tobias Viewing 9 replies - 1 through 9 (of 9 total) The topic ‘Column width cannot be changed’ is closed to new replies. * ![](https://ps.w.org/tablepress/assets/icon.svg?rev=3192944) * [TablePress - Tables in WordPress made easy](https://wordpress.org/plugins/tablepress/) * [Frequently Asked Questions](https://wordpress.org/plugins/tablepress/#faq) * [Support Threads](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/tablepress/) * [Active Topics](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/tablepress/active/) * [Unresolved Topics](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/tablepress/unresolved/) * [Reviews](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/tablepress/reviews/) ## Tags * [column width](https://wordpress.org/support/topic-tag/column-width/) * 9 replies * 2 participants * Last reply from: [Tobias Bäthge](https://wordpress.org/support/users/tobiasbg/) * Last activity: [12 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/column-width-cannot-be-changed/#post-4131752) * Status: resolved