sidebar missing after changing content width

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  mossandfog · Member · Nov 19, 2014 at 8:52 pm

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  Hello, after I added a bit of CSS expanding my site’s content width, the sidebar disappeared. How can I retain the sidebar with this wider content area still intact? Thanks!

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  thatrobyn · Member · Nov 20, 2014 at 12:05 am

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  Hey there!

  The CSS code you added to increase the content width is encroaching on the space for the sidebar. The only way to keep the content width as-is, and maintain your sidebar, is to widen the entire center container size.

  If you’d like to give this a try, click Appearance → Customize in your site’s Dashboard. Then, click CSS in your right-hand menu. In the CSS Revisions box, please paste the following underneath all existing text:

  #container {
  width: 1150px;
  }

  Then Save your changes.

  I hope this helps! If you have any other concerns, drop me a note. Thanks much!

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  mossandfog · Member · Nov 20, 2014 at 12:27 am

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  Thanks so much for the note, it didn’t seem to work.

  This was the code I entered to widen the content to begin with:

  #header, #footer, #wrapper {
  width: 750px;

  is that correct? Following it, I entered the code you gave me. No luck. Any other thoughts? Thank you!

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  gracejiyoung · Member · Nov 20, 2014 at 1:40 am

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  Hi there,

  Let’s try a different method. How about just changing the max-width of the container. Remove all the existing code in your CSS editor and try pasting this in:

  #container {
  	max-width: 1150px;
  }

  Let me know what you think of that. If it’s not exactly what you want let me know!

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  mossandfog · Member · Nov 20, 2014 at 1:59 am

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  perfect, thank you very much! And I hope you check the site out, I try to post cool things. Much obliged!

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  gracejiyoung · Member · Nov 20, 2014 at 2:10 am

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  You’re very welcome!

  I had been actually looking through your site! This is amazing:

  http://mossandfog.com/2014/09/24/day-to-night-photos-pt-2/

  Keep up with the good work!