Title: Theme width Last modified: August 18, 2016 --- # Theme width * [mepperson](https://wordpress.org/support/users/mepperson/) * (@mepperson) * [19 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/theme-width/) * I am fairly new to workdpress and css as a whole. I have gotten to customize some of my site to make it like I want, but currently can’t figure out something. I’m wanting to play with the width of the entire page and have a border on the back. * I’m just trying to shrink it up a bit and make it a little nicer. * I would appreciate any assistance. I have done searches through the forums but can’t locate any of the items to change int he stylesheet on my site. * Thanks mike * P.s. site it [http://www.epperson.cc](http://www.epperson.cc) Viewing 3 replies - 1 through 3 (of 3 total) * [cmm225](https://wordpress.org/support/users/cmm225/) * (@cmm225) * [19 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/theme-width/#post-513700) * Well, right now it is fluid width. * In order to set a certain width, you should wrap the whole thing in something like *

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* Then, in your CSS have * #container { border: 1px solid #000000; width: 770px; } * Or whatever width, however you want the border, blah. * But, I believe this should be in “Themes and Templates”. * Thread Starter [mepperson](https://wordpress.org/support/users/mepperson/) * (@mepperson) * [19 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/theme-width/#post-513704) * Thanks for the quick reply I appreciate the help. * I understand the CSS entry for the width, but where exactly would I place the wrap?

, etc. * Thanks again for any assistance. * [cmm225](https://wordpress.org/support/users/cmm225/) * (@cmm225) * [19 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/theme-width/#post-513721) * Right where I showed you, below above

, and the closing div before Viewing 3 replies - 1 through 3 (of 3 total) The topic ‘Theme width’ is closed to new replies. ## Tags * [Stylesheet](https://wordpress.org/support/topic-tag/stylesheet/) * [width](https://wordpress.org/support/topic-tag/width/) * In: [Fixing WordPress](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/how-to-and-troubleshooting/) * 3 replies * 2 participants * Last reply from: [cmm225](https://wordpress.org/support/users/cmm225/) * Last activity: [19 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/theme-width/#post-513721) * Status: not resolved ## Topics ### Topics with no replies ### Non-support topics ### Resolved topics ### Unresolved topics ### All topics