Column width in lite CSS

niallmcgann · Member · Nov 18, 2007 at 11:21 pm
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Has anyone here successfully changed the column width in the “lite” theme?

I’d like to widen mine to allow images greater than the suggested 420px width. Any ideas?
timethief · Member · Nov 18, 2007 at 11:29 pm
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There are two wordpress.com themes with “lite” in them:
K2 Lite and Redoable Lite. Which one do you mean please?
It would be a good idea if you posted your wordpress.com blog’s url as well.
And, can you confirm whether or not you have purchased the css editing upgrade?
niallmcgann · Member · Nov 20, 2007 at 1:59 am
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My mistake – it’s actually the “Light” theme that I like. I currently have Redoable Lite and would like to switch to “Light”. The problem is that the sidebar goes to the bottom as my pics are too wide for that theme. Yes I purchased the CSS upgrade but can’t figure out where to change the column width. My blog is http://www.niallmcgann.wordpress.com

Thanks,
niallmcgann · Member · Dec 5, 2007 at 5:34 pm
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Anyone please?
timethief · Member · Dec 5, 2007 at 5:38 pm
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I’m sorry I can’t help. The css experts only show up occasionally and usually that’s after they have put in a full working day so you will have to be patient.
thesacredpath · Member · Dec 5, 2007 at 5:39 pm
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You’re going to have to wait for one of the CSS guru’s to breeze through. I know others have made the post area wider in some themes with the CSS upgrade, but each theme is different.
devblog · Member · Dec 5, 2007 at 6:00 pm
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I’ll take a look at this once I get home and see what I can do for you.
devblog · Member · Dec 6, 2007 at 2:19 am
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You want to switch to Light by Stephen Reinhardt, right? just double checking to make sure I’m giving you the right info.

The posts column is 500 pixels wide. I don’t know how wide the pictures you wanna post are, but I wouldn’t recommend something wider than 500px (pushing it, maybe not wider than 525px).

Okay, for you to be able to post images of about 500 pixels wide, you need to make the posts column wider and the sidebar narrower. Currently, the sidebar is 200 pixels wide.

Let’s try to change their width by 50 pixels (I don’t recommend a number bigger than that).

By reducing the sidebar width, we will need to adjust the search field width as well.

So, add the following code in your CSS Stylesheet Editor:
```
#content {
     width: 550px;
}

#sidebar {
width:150px;
}

#s {width: 100px;}
```
Make sure the “Add to existing CSS” radio button is checked. Save.

This should give you more space for your images.

Make sure that’s the only code you have in you CSS Stylesheet Editor (unless, of course, you want to tweak other elements). If for some reason you want to reset those properties to their original values, just delete the code from your CSS Stylesheet Editor, and save.

Hope this helps.

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