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Tagged: Sidebar, style.css

  • This topic has 6 replies, 4 voices, and was last updated 11 years, 3 months ago by Brad Dalton.
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  • October 8, 2014 at 10:15 am #127118
    ErikHare
    Member

    Hello!

    I am trying to adjust the sidebar widths on my theme executive. I've added a right sidebar, which makes it more complicated.

    The style.css contains this code:

    /* Primary Sidebar */

    .sidebar-primary {
    background-color: #f8f8f8;
    float: right;
    width: 340px;
    }

    .sidebar-content .sidebar-primary {
    float: left;
    }

    But it has nothing on .sidebar-secondary, the one on the right that was added. Plus, if I change the width from 340px the content area does not move over next to it. I know I'm missing something very fundamental. But these are my questions:
    1) Why is the sidebar a fixed width? Shouldn't it be a percent? I want both to be 25% and the main content area to be 50%
    2) How do I make all of these line up, fixed with or not?

    Thanks so much

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    October 8, 2014 at 11:26 am #127123
    Brad Dalton
    Participant

    You can adjust the width of the content area based on the increase or decrease in the sidebar

    .content {
    	float: right;
    	width: 800px;
    	padding: 40px 60px 10px;
    	padding: 4rem 6rem 1rem;
    }
    

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    October 8, 2014 at 11:33 am #127124
    ErikHare
    Member

    Thanks, but that doesn't do anything at all. Something other than style.css must be controlling the width.

    January 11, 2015 at 10:37 pm #137132
    andyux
    Member

    Having the same issue, you figured it out?
    thanks

    March 12, 2015 at 11:07 am #144208
    QuiQueAlien
    Member

    Same issue,
    any tips?
    Thanks,

    March 12, 2015 at 12:05 pm #144211
    andyux
    Member
    This reply has been marked as private.
    March 12, 2015 at 4:24 pm #144242
    Brad Dalton
    Participant

    This is tested and works but for members only


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