how to make my blog wider??

Generally this can be found in your theme’s CSS. Sometimes its only one element, sometimes it can require editing several elements.

i looked in the style css and i tried doing it there but it did not work?

i want to make the sidebars a little wider?

Can you provide a link to your blog? It might be a bit easier to sort out what changes you need to make.

jvazjrsblog.com

Your main content widths are being controlled in these two elements:

#contentwrapper {
float: left;
padding-left: 5px;
padding-right: 20px;
width: 505px;
}

#sidebar {
float: right;
margin-left: 15px;
margin-top: 0px;
padding-top: 5px;
width: 350px;
}

The simplest way to make your sidebar wider is to increase its width and decrease the width in “#contentcontainer” by the same amount. This will minimize the amount of additional width changes you may need to make. For example, change the sidebar width to 360px and reduce the contentcontainer width to 495px … this may adversely affect other elements so test thoroughly after making the changes.

Hope that get you pointed in the right direction …

that did not work at all

if you dont know how to do something, dont waste my time!!!!!!!!

wow… hope he’s not hoping for future help…

yep

not from you

You will find, that if you are nice and appreciate the FREE help that people are giving here, you can really get some frustrating problems solved… im a wordpress novice and have had some really valuable help here…

it really helps if you work WITH the person trying to help you… not all problems are a quick one shot answer…

not me

every answer i have received has done nothing to help me!

this may answer your question… but only based on what i did on my own blog… so before ya lash out, know that im not an expert.

In the editor section ~ i edited the #primary width in style.css. just remember what is was before in case it makes things all wacky.

My site has no sidebar so i increased it quite a bit… but give that a try. It worked for me.

– JM

where is the primary width??

In wp admin, under Appearance – then click Editor – then edit the style.css.

find something like this:

#primary {
	position: relative;
	float: left;
	width: 900px;
	padding: 10px;
	}

and increase the number next to width until its as wide as you want it… again, no promise… but might work.

i dont see anything like that

do you see the Appearance section in your admin?

If yes, when you click on it, do you see editor?