Aligning template to the left of the screen

[kingofsicily]

Hi there!

All the templates are placed in the centre of the computerscreen. Is it possible to have the blogtemplate align to the left side of the screen?

Cheers!

Rogier.

[Timbalu]

Yes!

If you want to learn how, install Firefox with Firebug plugin and try out different settings of your templates css files in live view.

Ian

[garvinhicking]

Hi!

Center-aligned styles are the de facto standard of current webdesign...are you really sure you want it leftaligned? I don't know a single template where this wouldn't look like crap

regards,
Garvin

[yellowled]

Center-aligned styles are the de facto standard of current webdesign...are you really sure you want it leftaligned? I don't know a single template where this wouldn't look like crap

Actually, there are some site who do this (although not many blogs) to have ads at the right of the container. (But I agree it looks crappy.)

However, a centered blog usually means a centered container, usually a div. This might be called #wrapper, .container or something similar. It usually has CSS like this:

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#wrapper {
    margin-left: auto;
    margin-right: auto;
    width: XY;
}

or

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#page {
    margin: 0 auto;
    width: XY;
}

To "uncenter" it, change the left/right margins from auto to, well, whatever you like, but not auto.

YL

[kingofsicily]

Many thanks for the info. It is just something I was thinking about whether it was possible in the first place and whether it would look good or not. I may use it. Or not. Who knows .

Thanks again, and until next time!

Rogier.