deitercat2
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Moving Wordpress Sidebar from Right to Left
I'm using the twentytwelve theme and I want to move the sidebar to the left side of the page, I realize that I need to change the floats for the content and the sidebar. My problem is I cant find the file location of where these styles are called.
I'm also using the simple sidebar plugin, not sure if this is related to my issue.
I'm also using the simple sidebar plugin, not sure if this is related to my issue.
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Not really, I was able to locate get_template_directory() in the functions.php file.
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Thank you andy_adams, that is exactly what I was looking for. Now I just need to reduce the large space between the nav and content area.
Great! Not sure if this is what you're looking for, but if you modify the above to read:
...it might reduce it to your liking.
.site-content {
float: right;
margin-top: 0;
}
.widget-area {
float: left;
margin-top: 0;
}...it might reduce it to your liking.
ASKER
I'm sorry, I meant reducing the space between the left navigation and the content that spans the remainder of the page.
I gotcha. It might require some tweaking on your part, but you can increase the width of the content area (thus pushing it to the left) using this CSS (add to the bottom of style.css):
Play with that value, maybe also with the margins, and let me know how it works!
@media screen and (min-width: 600px) {
.site-content {
width: 73.1%;
}
}Play with that value, maybe also with the margins, and let me know how it works!
ASKER
Andy, thanks for your help, that is much better. My biggest struggle with WP is getting a handle on where everything is. I use the inspect element a lot in the browser, but pinpointing the styles and their locations can be maddening at times. I'm sure I'll have more questions very soon. -Deitercat2 (Jeff)
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Appreciated experts comments, recommendations and sincere effort to help resolve my question.
TwentyTwelve makes heavy use of get_template_part() so finding stuff can be a little tricky. Are you familiar with how to read that function and locate the theme files it refers to?