Title: Sidebar alignment problem Last modified: August 20, 2016 --- # Sidebar alignment problem * [bh_01](https://wordpress.org/support/users/bh_01/) * (@bh_01) * [14 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/sidebar-alignment-problem-2-2/) * I am attempting to get my sidebar (the ‘Recent News’ and ‘Links’ sections) to sit about 20px to the right of the vertical dotted line but they’re about 20px to the left. I’m using the ‘Charliestic’ theme. Since the CSS contains ‘float: right;’ and ‘position: relative;’ tags, I’m not sure how to change the position without it displaying incorrectly. The URL is [http://coffswebdesign.com.au/rotary/](http://coffswebdesign.com.au/rotary/) * Any chance of some help please? I’d really appreciate it. Viewing 15 replies - 1 through 15 (of 18 total) 1 [2](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/sidebar-alignment-problem-2-2/page/2/?output_format=md) [→](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/sidebar-alignment-problem-2-2/page/2/?output_format=md) * [ragzor](https://wordpress.org/support/users/raghav9999/) * (@raghav9999) * [14 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/sidebar-alignment-problem-2-2/#post-2555413) * the css ur looking at is for your sidebar not the contents of the sidebar i believe it has something to do with your sidebar .box it was taking more time than i expected so i stopped finding the fix :/ * Thread Starter [bh_01](https://wordpress.org/support/users/bh_01/) * (@bh_01) * [14 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/sidebar-alignment-problem-2-2/#post-2555414) * Nope, I’ve changed the margins and padding for the .box several times already but it hasn’t made any difference. * [ragzor](https://wordpress.org/support/users/raghav9999/) * (@raghav9999) * [14 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/sidebar-alignment-problem-2-2/#post-2555415) * prolly a css conflict i guess try to validate ur code * Thread Starter [bh_01](https://wordpress.org/support/users/bh_01/) * (@bh_01) * [14 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/sidebar-alignment-problem-2-2/#post-2555504) * I will keep working on it but I’d love to see if anyone knew an easy solution. * [esmi](https://wordpress.org/support/users/esmi/) * (@esmi) * [14 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/sidebar-alignment-problem-2-2/#post-2555505) * Try using Firefox with the Firebug add-on for this kind of CSS work. [http://getfirebug.com/](http://getfirebug.com/) * Thread Starter [bh_01](https://wordpress.org/support/users/bh_01/) * (@bh_01) * [14 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/sidebar-alignment-problem-2-2/#post-2555628) * Still haven’t been able to resolve this issue… * [esmi](https://wordpress.org/support/users/esmi/) * (@esmi) * [14 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/sidebar-alignment-problem-2-2/#post-2555629) * I’m sorry but it is beyond the scope of these forums to teach CSS. Try asking on a general CSS forum. * Thread Starter [bh_01](https://wordpress.org/support/users/bh_01/) * (@bh_01) * [14 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/sidebar-alignment-problem-2-2/#post-2555631) * I have an issue with my portfolio slideshow not playing as well, is there any way you can assist me with that please? * Thread Starter [bh_01](https://wordpress.org/support/users/bh_01/) * (@bh_01) * [14 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/sidebar-alignment-problem-2-2/#post-2555717) * Any help with either of these issues please? * [Michael](https://wordpress.org/support/users/alchymyth/) * (@alchymyth) * [14 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/sidebar-alignment-problem-2-2/#post-2555721) * the sidebar issue is possibly caused by the validation errors: [http://validator.w3.org/check?uri=http%3A%2F%2Fcoffswebdesign.com.au%2Frotary%2F&charset=%28detect+automatically%29&doctype=Inline&group=0](http://validator.w3.org/check?uri=http%3A%2F%2Fcoffswebdesign.com.au%2Frotary%2F&charset=%28detect+automatically%29&doctype=Inline&group=0) * there is definitively one `` too many in or after the ‘search’ widget in the sidebar, which ‘ends’ the sidebar div and leaves the other widgets hanging around. * I can’t see any ‘portfolio’ slideshow (?) * [Gigant](https://wordpress.org/support/users/gigant/) * (@gigant) * [14 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/sidebar-alignment-problem-2-2/#post-2555722) * i have a similar problem… will keep an eye on this thread, thanks. * [asdfg asdf](https://wordpress.org/support/users/wetwetwafu/) * (@wetwetwafu) * [14 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/sidebar-alignment-problem-2-2/#post-2555723) * by inspecting the element, the problem is your `div.widget_text` is not inside the your `div#sidebar` * and by checking their demo, they have a different sidebar HTML structure than yours. * are you using an updated version of the theme? * Thread Starter [bh_01](https://wordpress.org/support/users/bh_01/) * (@bh_01) * [14 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/sidebar-alignment-problem-2-2/#post-2555726) * Thanks for the help with the sidebar lads, all fixed now. * ‘Portfolio Slideshow’ is the name of the plugin I am using. For some reason it will only show up the first photo in the gallery (though I only have 2 at this stage) but it will not slide through to the second. I’ve used the plugin before and never had this issue. * Thread Starter [bh_01](https://wordpress.org/support/users/bh_01/) * (@bh_01) * [14 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/sidebar-alignment-problem-2-2/#post-2555744) * Any ideas on how to fix this issue? * Thread Starter [bh_01](https://wordpress.org/support/users/bh_01/) * (@bh_01) * [14 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/sidebar-alignment-problem-2-2/#post-2555749) * I’ve uninstalled and reinstalled the plugin multiple times (even removed the entire thing via FTP and re-uploaded a newly downloaded version) and still it’s not working. I’m suspecting it must be a clash with the theme but I’m not sure where. Any ideas? Viewing 15 replies - 1 through 15 (of 18 total) 1 [2](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/sidebar-alignment-problem-2-2/page/2/?output_format=md) [→](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/sidebar-alignment-problem-2-2/page/2/?output_format=md) The topic ‘Sidebar alignment problem’ is closed to new replies. ## Tags * [alignment](https://wordpress.org/support/topic-tag/alignment/) * [sidebar](https://wordpress.org/support/topic-tag/sidebar/) * 18 replies * 7 participants * Last reply from: [scenemovie](https://wordpress.org/support/users/scenemovie/) * Last activity: [14 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/sidebar-alignment-problem-2-2/page/2/#post-2555783) * Status: not resolved ## Topics ### Topics with no replies ### Non-support topics ### Resolved topics ### Unresolved topics ### All topics