Title: Table Width
Last modified: August 20, 2016

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# Table Width

 *  Resolved [Wendy](https://wordpress.org/support/users/gwade/)
 * (@gwade)
 * [13 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/table-width/)
 * Hi, I have set up a table yet the width is too wide, how do I ensure that there
   is no padding in the cells and that it fits into the width allowable on my wordpress
   site. In Firefox the table clashes with the widgets on the side.
 * Thanks
    Grant
 * [http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/tablepress/](http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/tablepress/)

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 *  [dae1126](https://wordpress.org/support/users/dae1126/)
 * (@dae1126)
 * [12 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/table-width/page/7/#post-3349209)
 * I entered it there and it says that it saved it but the box is still blank even
   after it says that it was saved.
 *  Plugin Author [Tobias Bäthge](https://wordpress.org/support/users/tobiasbg/)
 * (@tobiasbg)
 * [12 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/table-width/page/7/#post-3349210)
 * Hi,
 * ok, that’s strange.
 * Does it work if you type in this?:
 *     ```
       .tablepress tbody td {
         padding: 4px;
       }
       ```
   
 * Regards,
    Tobias
 *  [dae1126](https://wordpress.org/support/users/dae1126/)
 * (@dae1126)
 * [12 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/table-width/page/7/#post-3349211)
 * Not saving 🙁
 *  Plugin Author [Tobias Bäthge](https://wordpress.org/support/users/tobiasbg/)
 * (@tobiasbg)
 * [12 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/table-width/page/7/#post-3349212)
 * Hi,
 * ok, that’s really strange then.
    If possible, I’d therefore like to take a direct
   look at this on your site. Could you maybe create a temporary admin account for
   me and send me the details via email (the address is in the main plugin file “
   tablepress.php”). Thanks!
 * Regards,
    Tobias
 *  [avio](https://wordpress.org/support/users/avio/)
 * (@avio)
 * [12 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/table-width/page/7/#post-3349213)
 * Hi,
 * I am using Imbalance 2. It sets the left border of every post about 290 pixels
   from the left browser edge. Now I would like to have my TablePress-table full-
   witdh on the whole screen. Does anyone know how to achieve this?
    My page is:
   [http://test.iw-up.com/?page_id=782](http://test.iw-up.com/?page_id=782)
 * What do I have to change in the css-settings of TablePress and what do I have
   to change within my theme?
    Can I just change this for this one page and leave
   the other posts with the standard margin?
 * Thanks in Advance
    Avio
 *  Plugin Author [Tobias Bäthge](https://wordpress.org/support/users/tobiasbg/)
 * (@tobiasbg)
 * [12 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/table-width/page/7/#post-3349214)
 * Hi Avio,
 * thanks for your question!
 * You are right, your theme is restricting the available content area, which also
   affects the table.
 * To change this, you could add this to the “Custom CSS” textarea on the “Plugin
   Options” screen of TablePress:
 *     ```
       #tablepress-1_wrapper {
         width: 1200px;
         margin-left: -250px;
       }
       ```
   
 * That will make the table wider and shift it to the left.
 * Regards,
    Tobias
 *  [valgee](https://wordpress.org/support/users/valgee/)
 * (@valgee)
 * [12 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/table-width/page/7/#post-3349215)
 * Hi Tobias,
 * I’ve scoured all the posts about table width and still can’t get it right. My
   table is expanding into the widget area. I’m using 2011 theme. The table previews
   perfectly in the Tablepress preview, but not when inserted into my page and yes,
   I inserted in while in text view. I’ve reduced the padding, reduced the font 
   size, set width and there are no images. No words are “too big” to fit. Also,
   the table header font size won’t change (except in tablepress preview) even though
   I made it smaller. I’ve tried so many css fixes I may be confusing myself. Here
   is what I have:
 * .tablepress-id-share tbody td {
    font-family: arial; font-size: 10px; line-height:
   110%; }
 * .tablepress-id-share thead th {
    font-size: 10px; }
 * .tablepress-id-share {
    width: 600px; }
 * .tablepress-id-share th,
    .tablepress-id-share td { padding: 5px; }
 * .tablepress-id-share .column-1,
    .tablepress-id-share .column-2, .tablepress-
   id-share .column-3, .tablepress-id-share .column-4, .tablepress-id-share .column-
   5, .tablepress-id-share .column-6, .tablepress-id-share .column-7 { width: 70px!
   important; }
 * #content .tablepress-id-share tr td {
    padding: 5px; }
 * I want to post a link but hesitate to publish a post looking like this for the
   world to see.
 * Thanks
    Val
 *  Plugin Author [Tobias Bäthge](https://wordpress.org/support/users/tobiasbg/)
 * (@tobiasbg)
 * [12 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/table-width/page/7/#post-3349216)
 * Hi Val,
 * sorry to hear that you are having so persistant trouble with the width.
 * A link to the page with the table is the only way for me to further investigate
   though. Can you maybe create a test page that is not linked anywhere on your 
   site, so that nobody else will see it?
 * Regards,
    Tobias
 *  [valgee](https://wordpress.org/support/users/valgee/)
 * (@valgee)
 * [12 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/table-width/page/7/#post-3349217)
 * Hi Tobias,
 * Ok, I figured out how to post a page without it being linked on the site. Here
   is the URL: [http://www.digitalphotos101.com/blog/all-about-backing-up-your-photos-comparison-review-of-photo-sharing-sites/](http://www.digitalphotos101.com/blog/all-about-backing-up-your-photos-comparison-review-of-photo-sharing-sites/)
 * Thanks.
 * Valerie
 *  [valgee](https://wordpress.org/support/users/valgee/)
 * (@valgee)
 * [12 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/table-width/page/7/#post-3349218)
 * Tobias,
 * I finally figured it out. It was a my theme’s table css. I added this:
 * #content .tablepress-id-share tr td {
    padding: 5px; }
 * #content .tablepress-id-share thead th {
    font-size: 11px; }
 * And it worked. I love Tablepress (now that I figured out my issue) and will use
   it for all my tables.
 * Val
 *  Plugin Author [Tobias Bäthge](https://wordpress.org/support/users/tobiasbg/)
 * (@tobiasbg)
 * [12 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/table-width/page/7/#post-3349219)
 * Hi Val,
 * very nice! Yes, that looks like a nice solution. Unfortunately, some themes bring
   their own CSS that influences tables, so that this is necessary.
    Good to see
   that you found this! 🙂
 * Best wishes,
    Tobias
 * P.S.: In case you haven’t, please [rate TablePress](http://wordpress.org/support/view/plugin-reviews/tablepress)
   here in the plugin directory. Thanks!
 *  [John J. Ziemba](https://wordpress.org/support/users/john-j-ziemba/)
 * (@john-j-ziemba)
 * [12 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/table-width/page/7/#post-3349220)
 * Hey Tobias
 * I picked up WP TablePress so I could add style to my review pages.
 * However when I attempt to develop a table for my Worldhottesthot sauce.com site,
   the table appears in both the preview of TablePress and in my site post. But 
   the column widths do not. I’ve tries several of your fixes from this forum but
   nothing seems to work. The columns just can’t be adjusted for width.
 * I want to include a format like this:
 * IMAGE PRODJUCT NAME TEXT & pRODUCT LINK
 * I am using Firefox with a Niche Website Theme.
 * I’m very frustrated cause nothing I’ve tried in your fixes works. Can you help?
 *  [JGravesNBS](https://wordpress.org/support/users/jgravesnbs/)
 * (@jgravesnbs)
 * [12 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/table-width/page/7/#post-3349221)
 * The following is from valgee post above:
 * What is share? Is it a table id variable set before the following code?
 * tablepress-id-share tbody td {
    font-family: arial; font-size: 10px; line-height:
   110%; }
 *  Plugin Author [Tobias Bäthge](https://wordpress.org/support/users/tobiasbg/)
 * (@tobiasbg)
 * [12 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/table-width/page/7/#post-3349222)
 * Hi John,
 * thanks for your question, and sorry for the trouble.
 * Could you please post a link to the page with the table that is not working? 
   I check [http://www.worldhottesthotsauce.com/](http://www.worldhottesthotsauce.com/)
   but could not find a table 🙁 Thanks!
 * [@jgravesnbs](https://wordpress.org/support/users/jgravesnbs/): Yes, the “share”
   in valgee’s post is the table ID. She has changed it from a number to that string.
   Thus, here code
 *     ```
       .tablepress-id-share tbody td {
         font-family: arial;
         font-size: 10px;
         line-height: 110%;
       }
       ```
   
 * only influences the table cells in the table with the ID “share”.
 * Regards,
    Tobias
 *  [JGravesNBS](https://wordpress.org/support/users/jgravesnbs/)
 * (@jgravesnbs)
 * [12 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/table-width/page/7/#post-3349223)
 * What is the command syntax that sets share to a table ID?

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