Title: [Plugin: Column-Matic] One Column
Last modified: August 20, 2016

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# [Plugin: Column-Matic] One Column

 *  Resolved [kwtan](https://wordpress.org/support/users/kwtan/)
 * (@kwtan)
 * [14 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-column-matic-one-column/)
 * Hi,
 * I just downloaded the plug and was hoping to use it to create a single, narrower
   centered column (as my current posts span the page, making each line too long
   to read). Would there be a way to do this?
 * Thanks much,
    Kat
 * [http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/column-matic/](http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/column-matic/)

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 *  Plugin Author [Baden](https://wordpress.org/support/users/baden03/)
 * (@baden03)
 * [14 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-column-matic-one-column/#post-2625909)
 * Hello Kat,
 * There are two ways to do this. The smartest way would be to create add a class
   to your style css, something like:
 *     ```
       .beanpole{
          width: 100%
          padding-left: 30%
          padding-right: 30%
       }
       ```
   
 * and then create your column like so:
 *     ```
       [column class="beanpole"]bla bla bla blibber blabber blibblabber[/column][end_columns]
       ```
   
 * The second way to achieve this is to define the width and padding attributes 
   directly in the shortcode like so:
 *     ```
       [column width="100%" padding_left="30%" padding_right="30%"]bla bla bla blibber blabber blibblabber[/column][end_columns]
       ```
   
 * Let us know which method you went with and if it did the trick!
 *  Plugin Author [Baden](https://wordpress.org/support/users/baden03/)
 * (@baden03)
 * [14 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-column-matic-one-column/#post-2625963)
 * Another way to create a floating centered column would be to use the first method
   above, but use margins rather than padding like so:
 *     ```
       .beanpole{
          width: 250px;
          margin: 0 auto;
       }
       ```
   
 * This should create a 250px wide column and place it centered on the page.
 *  Thread Starter [kwtan](https://wordpress.org/support/users/kwtan/)
 * (@kwtan)
 * [14 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-column-matic-one-column/#post-2625966)
 * Hi Baden,
 * Thanks much for all the suggestions. I think my theme has been overly-edited 
   and nothing seems to work, though. The posts are either too wide, or stick to
   being left-aligned.
 * Will try to work with another theme.
 * Thanks again, though!
 * Kat
 *  [jaydokie](https://wordpress.org/support/users/jaydokie/)
 * (@jaydokie)
 * [13 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-column-matic-one-column/#post-2626040)
 * I am having a different problem. I can’t get it to create 2 columns and the sidebar.
   It stays 1 column and a sidebar from the twenty eleven theme. I want to create
   a newspaper column look at [http://roundhousetalk.com](http://roundhousetalk.com)
   and maybe I am putting the css code and the page code in the wrong place. Any
   suggestions? I posted before but no answer so thought I would try here.
 *  Plugin Author [Baden](https://wordpress.org/support/users/baden03/)
 * (@baden03)
 * [13 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-column-matic-one-column/#post-2626041)
 * what shortcode you are using to create the columns?
 *  [jaydokie](https://wordpress.org/support/users/jaydokie/)
 * (@jaydokie)
 * [13 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-column-matic-one-column/#post-2626042)
 * Example 1: 2 column layout using class only
    [column class=”column1″]Column 1
   content goes here.[/column] [column class=”column2″]Column 2 content goes here.[/
   column] [end_columns] Note: .column1 and .column2 must be defined in your theme’s
   style.css
 * I placed this in the css and the column class for 1 and then 2 into the page 
   HTML.
 *  Plugin Author [Baden](https://wordpress.org/support/users/baden03/)
 * (@baden03)
 * [13 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-column-matic-one-column/#post-2626043)
 * ok, that looks right. Your .column1 and .column2 classes are in your theme’s 
   css as well… so which page are you trying to place this in? Can not seem to see
   it at [http://roundhousetalk.com](http://roundhousetalk.com)
 *  Plugin Author [Baden](https://wordpress.org/support/users/baden03/)
 * (@baden03)
 * [13 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-column-matic-one-column/#post-2626044)
 * moving this issue over to your original thread:
    [http://wordpress.org/support/topic/column-matic-setup](http://wordpress.org/support/topic/column-matic-setup)

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 * Last activity: [13 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-column-matic-one-column/#post-2626044)
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