Changing width of main content and reducing background

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  militarycourtedit · Member · Feb 3, 2015 at 9:02 am

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  I would like to reduce the background width and increase width of the content – we have added a sidebar to include twitter feed and now the main content is very squashed but we are not using the background at all so we could significantly reduce it. Any help very appreciated!

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  militarycourtedit · Member · Feb 3, 2015 at 9:21 am

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  Sorry -forgot to say I am using the PIlcrow theme

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  kevmarsden · Member · Feb 5, 2015 at 5:21 am

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  I see that you were able to increase the width of your content area. Please be sure to test it on various screen sizes because changes to the layout can lead to unforeseen issues at other screen sizes.

  Also, there is a lot of debate about the ideal width for content, but many experts recommend a smaller width. Here are two opinions:

  http://baymard.com/blog/line-length-readability

  What’s the Best Column Width for Websites?