Sela Theme – Centralising Posts

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  adeleinglasses · Member · May 17, 2016 at 8:24 pm

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  Hello,

  I’ve recently changed my blog theme to Sela, but having removed the sidebar, it has left a blank space. Ideally I’d like to centralise my posts/text, rather than have the blank space on the right hand side.

  Blog: https://adeleinglasses.wordpress.com

  Any help will be greatly appreciated!

  Many thanks :)

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  timethief · Member · May 17, 2016 at 8:24 pm

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  Hello there,
  See here for details on purchasing the annually renewable Premium bundle http://store.wordpress.com/plans/premium/ that contains a custom design upgrade required for CSS editing: Custom design – Frequently Asked Questions
  http://en.support.wordpress.com/custom-design/#frequently-asked-questions
  http://en.support.wordpress.com/custom-design/
  http://en.support.wordpress.com/custom-design/editing-css/
  http://en.support.wordpress.com/custom-design/custom-fonts/

  Note 1: Once you have the required upgrade you can use this link https://en.forums.wordpress.com/forum/css-customization#postform so you can create a thread that will appear in the CSS Forum where you will get the help you need with CSS editing.

  Note 2: You can also post there prior to purchasing an upgrade to get an answer to whether or not what you want to do can be accomplished via CSS editing.

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  adeleinglasses · Member · May 17, 2016 at 8:50 pm

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  Hello!

  Thanks so much for your speedy response. I’ll take a look into the links provided, as I assume that CSS might be the only way to achieve the desired look.

  Ty again :)

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  siobhyb · Member · May 18, 2016 at 9:43 am

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  Hi @adeleinglasses:

  Is it only the category pages that you’re trying to remove the sidebar from? There isn’t a built in way to remove the sidebar from those pages but, as a workaround, you could publish a new page with the “Full Width” page template and add the Display Posts shortcode to it.

  The Display Posts shortcode is used to “pull in” posts to a page and you can read a little more about it here:

  Display Posts Shortcode

  The following version of the shortcode will pull in all posts that have been assigned to the “beauty” category:

  [display-posts include_excerpt="true" category="beauty"]

  Let me know if you decide to give that workaround a shot and if questions come up! If the shortcode doesn’t work out for you, then CSS may be the better option.

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  adeleinglasses · Member · May 18, 2016 at 4:09 pm

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  Thanks so much for your v. clear response! I was thinking that there may have been a work around with the page template, but I wasn’t sure how to make it work with the front page. I’m still playing around with a few different designs and features today, so I’ll take a closer look and let you know if I have any further questions.

  Thanks again, really appreciate it.

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  siobhyb · Member · May 18, 2016 at 4:30 pm

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  You’re most welcome! We’re right here for you if questions do come up.