Can't resize block width and embed subscription code

northernicu · Member · Jun 3, 2020 at 1:47 am
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Hi all

I am posting with regards to this page: https://northernicu.com/

On the “about us” homepage, the column block is stuck on a relatively narrow width, and hence the pictures/videos are rescaled to a tiny size. Is there a way to change the overall column width and have the pictures a bit bigger?

I am also trying to use mailchimp to embed a subcription button on https://northernicu.com/primary-updates/, and use the custom HTML code to include this:
```
<form action="https://northernicu.us10.list-manage.com/subscribe/post?u=87d11c0f1758a98403bb562d6&id=d4055c6e6a" method="post" id="mc-embedded-subscribe-form" name="mc-embedded-subscribe-form" class="validate" target="_blank" novalidate>
 <label for="mce-EMAIL">Subscribe</label>
<input type="email" value="" name="EMAIL" class="email" id="mce-EMAIL" placeholder="email address" required>
 <input type="text" name="b_87d11c0f1758a98403bb562d6_d4055c6e6a" tabindex="-1" value="">
<input type="submit" value="Subscribe" name="subscribe" id="mc-embedded-subscribe" class="button">
</form>
```
It works on the preview, but when I publish the “input values” are deleted , and i am just left with the word “Subscribe” (no buttons or input field).

Thanks!
Sing

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staff-blorbo · Staff · Jun 3, 2020 at 10:25 pm
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You can change the width of a column following this guide: https://wordpress.com/support/wordpress-editor/blocks/columns-block/#editing-the-block

There are some forms of HTML we don’t allow in embeds, but you can use a MailChimp block instead: https://wordpress.com/support/wordpress-editor/blocks/mailchimp-block/
northernicu · Member · Jun 4, 2020 at 9:40 pm
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Hi Mac

thanks – is there a way to change the width of the overall column block?

Right now it only takes up half my screen, leaving me with little wriggle room to adjust the column widths

cheers
Sing
staff-blorbo · Staff · Jun 4, 2020 at 10:34 pm
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Yes, you can change the width of a column following this guide: https://wordpress.com/support/wordpress-editor/blocks/columns-block/#editing-the-block

Are do you mean you’ve already tried that?
northernicu · Member · Jun 5, 2020 at 12:14 am
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Hi Mac

Sorry I meant changing the width of the entire block (specifically the “column” block), not the individual columns. Right now the entire block only takes up about half of my screen width, with lots of wasted space on both sides.

Cheers
Sing
kokkieh · Staff · Jun 5, 2020 at 6:07 am
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The space on the right is where your theme’s sidebar goes. It’s empty because you don’t have any widgets added to the sidebar. You can see how it would look with widgets on this page from the theme’s demo site:

https://gatewaydemo.wordpress.com/image-alignment-and-styles/

To make the columns on your site wider, you’d need to make the theme’s content area wider, while at the same time making the widget area narrower. That type of change can only be made using custom CSS code on our Premium Plan or higher.

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