How to make my logo appear smaller in the header

Justanothersahm.com is the website

I hope this info helps you in some way. I’ve never done any css stuff before today, but I had the exact same problem you did so I have been searching high and low on the internet and finally found something that worked for me.

Step 1. Go to your dashboard and click on the “appearances” tab, then go to “edit css”

Step 2. Copy>paste in this code

.site-branding {
max-width: 990px;
display: block;
margin-left: auto;
margin-right: auto;
position: relative;
}

Now all you have to do is play with that 990px number until the header is about the right size. I changed mine to 500px and now my header is the right size. Make sure you save the changes.

I found this information on this very handy website

https://luciepalka.com/center-header-wordpress-using-css/

Omg, THANK YOU!! It worked! I have spent most of yesterday and today looking through the WP forums and the Q&A for my theme and hadn’t had any luck.

I just started my blog and it seems like all the techno stuff is light-years ahead of me, and i’m not even that old! (31)

I’ll check out that site and see if there is anything else I can learn.
Thanks again!

This did not work for me. I found appearances but don’t see any edit css. I am using WordPress 4.2.2. Just assume I know absolutely nothing about setting up a web site and you would be about right. I have copied the code you suggested to use to change the logo so it is not so large (it takes up the whole page). I would appreciate any help.

First, please start your own thread instead of extending an existing one. If you need to refer to another thread, you can always add a link that points to it.

Second, one thing you should not do is go to Appearance → Editor and edit any theme files. If the theme gets updated because of feature enhancements, bug fixes, or security patches, or if the theme has to be updated because of a change to the WordPress core, then your changes will be lost. Instead, either create a child theme or use a CSS plugin like Jetpack or Custom CSS Manager. Since all you need is to add some CSS, then it would probably be easier for you to use a plugin.

If you provide a link to your site, then I can give you more specific suggestions on how to make your logo smaller.