Title: column width CSS not working
Last modified: August 22, 2016

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# column width CSS not working

 *  Resolved [deuce25](https://wordpress.org/support/users/deuce25/)
 * (@deuce25)
 * [11 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/column-width-css-not-working-1/)
 * When saving the custom CSS I get the message “Options saved successfully, but“
   Custom CSS” was not saved to file.”
 * I know you stated:
 * “The error “Options saved successfully, but “Custom CSS” was not saved to file”
   is not that critical. In fact, it is common on local installs, as the file permissions
   are sometimes very strict there. This is okay, as the CSS will then be loaded
   directly, you will however not benefit from some performance gains that this 
   can bring.”
 * So why isn’t the column width CSS working? No matter what I set them to the width
   doesn’t change.
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 *  Plugin Author [Tobias Bäthge](https://wordpress.org/support/users/tobiasbg/)
 * (@tobiasbg)
 * [11 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/column-width-css-not-working-1/#post-5689594)
 * Hi,
 * thanks for your post, and sorry for the trouble.
 * Changing the column width is sometimes tricky, as tables have a special behavior
   there. Basically, the content in the cell determines the required minimum width.
   
   Can you please post a link to the page with the table where this problem happens,
   so that I can take a direct look? Thanks!
 * Regards,
    Tobias
 *  Thread Starter [deuce25](https://wordpress.org/support/users/deuce25/)
 * (@deuce25)
 * [11 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/column-width-css-not-working-1/#post-5689600)
 * Hi Tobias,
 * Sorry for not posting link.
 * [http://gondolatrattoria.ca/new/catering-menu/](http://gondolatrattoria.ca/new/catering-menu/)
 * I’m trying to widen the cells for the first few columns.
 * I’m running latest TP version.
 *  Thread Starter [deuce25](https://wordpress.org/support/users/deuce25/)
 * (@deuce25)
 * [11 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/column-width-css-not-working-1/#post-5689639)
 * I made some changes to my Excel table and imported/created a new TP at [http://gondolatrattoria.ca/new/catering-menu-2/](http://gondolatrattoria.ca/new/catering-menu-2/)
   but its formatting is completely different that the first imported version I 
   made at [http://gondolatrattoria.ca/new/catering-menu/](http://gondolatrattoria.ca/new/catering-menu/).
 *  Thread Starter [deuce25](https://wordpress.org/support/users/deuce25/)
 * (@deuce25)
 * [11 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/column-width-css-not-working-1/#post-5689655)
 * I found some of the problem. In text mode I noticed
 *  codep around the [table id=4 /] tag.
 * It’s still finicky trying to set column widths.
 *  Thread Starter [deuce25](https://wordpress.org/support/users/deuce25/)
 * (@deuce25)
 * [11 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/column-width-css-not-working-1/#post-5689656)
 * it was supposed to say [pre] code
 *  Plugin Author [Tobias Bäthge](https://wordpress.org/support/users/tobiasbg/)
 * (@tobiasbg)
 * [11 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/column-width-css-not-working-1/#post-5689712)
 * Hi,
 * yes, the `<pre>` likely caused that. Good to hear that you found that already!
 * Making the first columns bigger won’t really work as the other columns don’t 
   have enough space then 🙁
 * Regards,
    Tobias

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