How to make theme fit total width

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  beinganonymousblogger · Member · Nov 21, 2016 at 4:38 pm

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  How can I make theme fit full width, currently it has broad white margins to its left and right.

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  siobhyb · Member · Nov 21, 2016 at 4:57 pm

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  Hi there,

  The margins are part of the Sela theme’s design and, it’s worth noting, it’s considered good practice in web design to include such spacing around a site’s main content.

  You can find some articles that support this statement here:

  • https://designshack.net/articles/layouts/web-design-best-practices-minimalism-typography/
  • https://www.smashingmagazine.com/2014/09/balancing-line-length-font-size-responsive-web-design/
  • https://www.paulolyslager.com/optimal-text-layout-line-length/

  If you’d still like to reduce the margins, then custom CSS will be required. The option of adding CSS is included in the WordPress.com Premium and Business plans. If you choose to upgrade, we can help with the specific CSS you need via our dedicated CSS forum.

  If the above doesn’t work for you, you could consider a different theme from our repository that is wider than Sela by default.

  Hope that information’s helpful to you!

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  beinganonymousblogger · Member · Nov 21, 2016 at 5:15 pm

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  ok, thank you for writing back :)

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  siobhyb · Member · Nov 22, 2016 at 7:24 am

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  You’re most welcome. :)