Adjusting container padding

Hi @ate-up-with-motor,

I checked the Analytics Tracking Discontinued post and the Contact page, they looked the same as the Blog page (which is the homepage).

Anyway, just in case you are not aware, on v3.8.3 we moved the Sinlge Post and Page spacing option from the Astra Pro plugin to the Astra theme. In the other words, the Astra theme now has an option to configure the spacing for the Post and Page.

I hope it helps.

Kind regards,
Herman ??

I have Additional CSS set with:

.ast-separate-container .ast-article-post { padding: 3em;}

This reduced the padding for the default view, but if I click on any individual page or post, the container padding is substantially greater than the default view, so it looks like the .ast-article-post class is no longer valid, and I don’t know what the class is for posts.

Where are the spacing options? I don’t see them in Astra Options, and Spacing is still listed as an Astra Pro Option. (I do have Astra 3.8.4 installed on that site.)

Hi @ate-up-with-motor,

Since discussing anything related to the pro version is not allowed in this forum, as mentioned in the Forum Guidelines, please reach out to us thru our Support Portal and mark this topic as Resolved.

Just FYI, we respond faster there.

Kind regards,
Herman ??

@bsfherman – There’s been some confusion — I am not asking about (and don’t use) the Pro version. I am asking about the free version distributed through www.ads-software.com, and my question remains the same as before.

The ONLY reason I mentioned the Pro version is that I was very confused by your previous answer. All I need to know is how I can fix the padding described in the free version of the theme, whether with Additional CSS or in some other way. My previous solution with Additional CSS now only works in the main blog view, not on individual posts/pages.

• This reply was modified 2 years, 4 months ago by Ate Up With Motor.
• This reply was modified 2 years, 4 months ago by Ate Up With Motor.

Hi @ate-up-with-motor,

Sorry for the confusion. My bad. I knew I needed more coffee at that moment I wrote down my response ???♂?

OK, what if you try to remove the custom CSS you added and then adjust the spacing from the Customizer > Blog > Single Post > DESIGN tab.

Please let us know how you go.

Kind regards,
Herman ??

Hi,

I looked at Blog Layouts > Blog > Single Post > Design, but adjusting Outside Container Spacing (which is what I would assume controls the padding) has no effect. Am I looking at the wrong thing?

Thanks!

Hi @ate-up-with-motor,

I created a video to show how it works on my end.

How does it work on your end? Please let us know.

Kind regards,
Herman ??

@bsfherman I did exactly as you show in the video, but nothing visibly happens at all. It makes no difference if I choose px or em, or if the values are positive or negative — there’s simply no effect. Can you think why that might be? I’m baffled.

Thanks!

Hi @ate-up-with-motor, so sorry for the delay.

Is it possible for you to create a video to show us how it works (or doesn’t) on your end?

Looking forward to hearing from you.

Kind regards,
Herman ??

It is not, unfortunately — I’m not set up for that — but I did exactly what you did in your video, except that nothing changed except the numeric values — nothing changed in the preview window, and when I tried hitting “Publish,” I checked the front end and found nothing at all had changed there either.

• This reply was modified 2 years, 4 months ago by Ate Up With Motor.

Hi @ate-up-with-motor,

We have just released v3.9.0. Would you please update Astra to the latest version and see if it’s now working for you.

Please let us know how you go.

Kind regards,
Herman ??

@bsfherman I updated to 3.9 and tried again, doing exactly as you showed in your video. However, it continues to have no effect whatever: I can raise or lower those numbers all I want, but there’s no actual effect on the amount of padding.

Hi @ate-up-with-motor,

Please consider reaching out to us through our Support Portal so we can look closely at your site.

Kind regards,
Herman ??