Title: fixed width pages
Last modified: November 12, 2016

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# fixed width pages

 *  [midihipi](https://wordpress.org/support/users/midihipi/)
 * (@midihipi)
 * [9 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/fixed-width-pages/)
 * I would like to make my entire site 1200 px wide including menu header and footer.
   Is there a quick and dirty way to do this? I have simple css and simple php installed
   with elementor and generatepress.
 * Thanks,
 * Brad

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 *  [Tahoerock](https://wordpress.org/support/users/tahoerock/)
 * (@tahoerock)
 * [9 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/fixed-width-pages/#post-8426406)
 * Hi midihipi,
    Can you post url of your website, it would be easier to see and
   try to resolve issue Thanks Cheers [@tahoerock](https://wordpress.org/support/users/tahoerock/)
 *  Thread Starter [midihipi](https://wordpress.org/support/users/midihipi/)
 * (@midihipi)
 * [9 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/fixed-width-pages/#post-8426423)
 * [http://www.linuxnuts.com/](http://www.linuxnuts.com/)
 *  [Tahoerock](https://wordpress.org/support/users/tahoerock/)
 * (@tahoerock)
 * [9 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/fixed-width-pages/#post-8426424)
 * ….continue:
    I do not have your theme installed. I took a look to the preview
   of the theme and came to this:
 * put this code to your Child Theme style.css file
    OR Install [Simple Custom CSS](https://wordpress.org/plugins/simple-custom-css/)
   plugin and put the code there. I’m doing this on my browser to find solution.
   It can get to some different behaviour on your site. It can happen that it is
   not working. Then we have to look further.
 *     ```
       body .grid-container {
           max-width: 1200px;
       }
   
       or
   
       body .grid-container {
           max-width: 1200px!important;
       }
       ```
   
 * Hope I’m helpful
    Cheers [@tahoerock](https://wordpress.org/support/users/tahoerock/)
 *  [Tahoerock](https://wordpress.org/support/users/tahoerock/)
 * (@tahoerock)
 * [9 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/fixed-width-pages/#post-8426434)
 * ….midihipi
    Thanks for the site URL. I took a look to your site. So code up here
   should work fine. Cheers [@tahoerock](https://wordpress.org/support/users/tahoerock/)
 *  Thread Starter [midihipi](https://wordpress.org/support/users/midihipi/)
 * (@midihipi)
 * [9 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/fixed-width-pages/#post-8426468)
 * Thanks much for the reply. That code is not changing anything with the header
   or nav bar. I should edit my post. I took any code I added for color etc. I will
   make a child theme but I am testing with simple css. They are probably changing
   the body width and I got that far I am after the nav bar and header now. Also
   I would like the site to remain responsive. It’s just a simple landing page kind
   of thing. I am testing in production lol. I use themify now and want to change
   over. Web design is not my focus in business just a value add for my clients 
   if they need it.
 * B
 *  Theme Author [Tom](https://wordpress.org/support/users/edge22/)
 * (@edge22)
 * [9 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/fixed-width-pages/#post-8426506)
 * Shouldn’t be any need for code, there’s options for that.
 * Customize > Layout > Header – set “Header Width” to “Contained”.
    Customize >
   Layout > Primary Navigation – set “Navigation Width” to “Contained”. Customize
   > Layout > Footer – set “Footer Width” to “Contained”.
 * Hope this helps 🙂
 *  [Tahoerock](https://wordpress.org/support/users/tahoerock/)
 * (@tahoerock)
 * [9 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/fixed-width-pages/#post-8426537)
 * I took a [SCREENSHOT](https://nimbus.everhelper.me/client/notes/share/643417/9liipu04c9hn34q7cepk)
   so you can see it is working here.
    The code should be right. Cheers [@tahoerock](https://wordpress.org/support/users/tahoerock/)
 *  Theme Author [Tom](https://wordpress.org/support/users/edge22/)
 * (@edge22)
 * [9 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/fixed-width-pages/#post-8426650)
 * [@tahoerock](https://wordpress.org/support/users/tahoerock/) – I think [@midihipi](https://wordpress.org/support/users/midihipi/)
   wants the red and black bars (in your video) to also be contained.
 * The options I highlighted above will achieve that without the need for CSS.
 * The option you’re changing in the video can also be adjusted without custom CSS
   in “Customize > Layout > Container”.
 * Thanks!
 *  Thread Starter [midihipi](https://wordpress.org/support/users/midihipi/)
 * (@midihipi)
 * [9 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/fixed-width-pages/#post-8426677)
 * Brilliant Tom thanks for that. I new it had to be somewhere. I am going to bang
   on this for a while and I think you have a new customer. If I could ask one more
   question of you. There is a site that I really like and they put a logo that 
   is on top of both the nave and the top of the content area. This is a look I 
   have been trying to achieve for a client to no avail. Can you have a look at 
   [http://omgubuntu.com](http://omgubuntu.com) and maybe point me in the right 
   direction of how to achieve this in a child theme? It’the omg ballon at the top…..
 * Brad
 *  Thread Starter [midihipi](https://wordpress.org/support/users/midihipi/)
 * (@midihipi)
 * [9 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/fixed-width-pages/#post-8426683)
 * You resolved that post quickly thanks very much! Impressed with support.
 * Brad
 *  [Tahoerock](https://wordpress.org/support/users/tahoerock/)
 * (@tahoerock)
 * [9 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/fixed-width-pages/#post-8426684)
 * Hi Tom,
    Yes, I think your solution is way better. You are the author and you
   know this theme the best. I do not use it. I did dirty quick way. Thanks for 
   helping Cheers [@tahoerock](https://wordpress.org/support/users/tahoerock/)
 *  Theme Author [Tom](https://wordpress.org/support/users/edge22/)
 * (@edge22)
 * [9 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/fixed-width-pages/#post-8426710)
 * You’re welcome!
 * I think I helped someone achieve that over here: [https://generatepress.com/forums/topic/tweaking-please-help-me/](https://generatepress.com/forums/topic/tweaking-please-help-me/)
 * Off to bed (12:30AM), but will check back in the morning to answer any more questions
   🙂
 *  Thread Starter [midihipi](https://wordpress.org/support/users/midihipi/)
 * (@midihipi)
 * [9 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/fixed-width-pages/#post-8426719)
 * I’ll give it a go thanks. I will let you know. You ever sleep? Kids and a new
   theme engine……
 *  Thread Starter [midihipi](https://wordpress.org/support/users/midihipi/)
 * (@midihipi)
 * [9 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/fixed-width-pages/#post-8427099)
 * that one didn’t do it. I don’t see where it calls out to the logo file….
 *  Thread Starter [midihipi](https://wordpress.org/support/users/midihipi/)
 * (@midihipi)
 * [9 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/fixed-width-pages/#post-8427117)
 * The site I want to do it with was built with themify ultra but I am moving away
   from it to elementor based sites. I want to see it work as I like the idea of
   floating an oversize logo over a thin nav bar…….I have one client in particular
   who is wanting something like it as well. I am an engineer not a web developer
   just help clients with their sites when they need it and have done alright but
   this one has be stumped…..

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