Title: Sidebar stops
Last modified: August 18, 2016

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# Sidebar stops

 *  [Dew](https://wordpress.org/support/users/dew/)
 * (@dew)
 * [19 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/sidebar-stops/)
 * Hi!
 * I have my sidebar inside the ‘container’ but it will just stop wherever the information
   on the sidebar stops which leaves a blank space because my entries are longer
   then my sidebar content. Its a bit hard to explain but you’ll see what i mean:
 * [http://www.schoolskipper.com](http://www.schoolskipper.com)
 * I’m really confused. I’ve been messing around with it for awhile. Any ideas? :]
 * Thanks!

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 *  [jetshack](https://wordpress.org/support/users/jetshack/)
 * (@jetshack)
 * [19 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/sidebar-stops/#post-530334)
 * this is a css issue…
 * the easiest way to solve this is to set a background image into the container…
 * create an image that’s 1px tall and as wide as your sidebar should be and then
   place it as the background…
 * then any other divs which you place on top of it (like the footer) will hide 
   the excess.
    `background:#FFFFCC url(images/1x180px.jpg) repeat-y;`
 *  Thread Starter [Dew](https://wordpress.org/support/users/dew/)
 * (@dew)
 * [19 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/sidebar-stops/#post-530335)
 * oh, wow! i never thought of that!
 * i understand. thanks :]
 *  [David Borrink](https://wordpress.org/support/users/davidborrink/)
 * (@davidborrink)
 * [19 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/sidebar-stops/#post-530431)
 * Hi,
 * I have the same issue. Blog is: upnorthinmichigan.com
 * My right sidebar background will run to the end of it’s content but not extend
   to the bottom of the container (left and central columns) content.
 * On a page, the right column is longer than the left and central due the short
   amount of central content.
 * I did the code example given above but there’s no change. I know the image is
   showing up in the page because that’s the only way the white background is appearing
   in the right column. I did the background:url… and so on without the #FFF in 
   the code.
 * Any suggestions?
 *  [jetshack](https://wordpress.org/support/users/jetshack/)
 * (@jetshack)
 * [19 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/sidebar-stops/#post-530572)
 * you’ve put the background image into your body callout (also I looked at your
   1×875 img and didn’t see anything…) and then set the “main” container indide 
   the body div…
 * try putting the background iamge into the main div.

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 * Last activity: [19 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/sidebar-stops/#post-530572)
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