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So what exactly is the issue with the content width in the Divi Post Content module? Like I said, it is not a bug. It happens when yo use the Divi Builder to build the page or post content. All rows in Divi are set to a default width, so within the sections of the post or page you are adding rows that are not fullwidth. Again, this does not happen if you use Gutenberg to build the content of the post or page, but only when you use the Divi Builder.
Notice how the row in the Post Content module is so much more narrower than the other items in the image below.
How To Make The Rows Wider In the Divi Post Content Module
Technically you could adjust the width and max width of all of your rows on any page or post that you know is going to be within a Divi Theme Builder template. But wow, that would get annoying. Why not just solve it once and for all?Â
I have a very simple CSS snippet that solves the issue and makes your rows fullwidth automatically. If you are using our free Divi child theme, place this snippet into the style.css file. Otherwise, place this in your Divi>Theme Options>Custom CSS code box. If you need help, check out our complete guide on Where To Add Custom Code In Divi.
/*set the width of the rows inside the Post Content module*/
.et-l .et-l--post .et_builder_inner_content .et_pb_row {
width: 100%;
}
In the image below you can see the instant result. The width issue is solved!
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Nelson is the owner of Pee-Aye Creative in the beautiful state of Pennsylvania. He loves helping small businesses, exploring outdoors, building websites with Divi, and teaching others.
Nice one
DO you know if there is also a solution for all the annoying top and bottom padding.
when you look at it closely its div within div, within div, within div, within div etc. and most have of these divs have a padding 2 of 4%
The same method/snippet should work for that, have you tried it?
Dan
on January 25, 2021 at 10:42 am
Hey Nelson, have you experienced any problem with making a section fullwidth? If I set the width of a section to 100vw the section gets the right width but it appears with an offset to the right with respect to the viewport.
Thanks for any suggestion!
Hi Richard,
Keep in mind the padding is not from the Post Content module, but rather the sections and rows shown within it. If the content is all within one section on the page, then you could do something like this:
.et-l .et-l–post .et_builder_inner_content .et_pb_section {
padding: 0;
}
I was fighting this issue, did a google search and either google knows I like you a lot or you have great SEO. 🙂
Then I was still stuck with a right margin, shown in “inspect”, but I couldn’t find where it was set. It turns out it wasn’t really a margin setting but rather the 80% max-width setting for the row that I had added to the post content. So I learned a bit about what inspect is telling me.
I’m not sure why, but this CSS addition didn’t work for me. Did anything change on Divi’s end since this was published? Does it matter in what Divi container (Column, section, etc) the Blog Content generates? Thanks for your tutorials!
EDIT: I take it back, it’s working now! Not sure what changed 🙂 Thanks for your help!
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Nice one
DO you know if there is also a solution for all the annoying top and bottom padding.
when you look at it closely its div within div, within div, within div, within div etc. and most have of these divs have a padding 2 of 4%
Hey Erik,
Sure it should be the exact same method, just changing the top/bottom padding. If you have a link let me know and I’ll check it for you.
I do not have a link yet but you can see it in the image i linked
https://imgur.com/a/ewE2KuI
I am curious how to change the top and bottom padding as well. Do you know the solution?
The same method/snippet should work for that, have you tried it?
Hey Nelson, have you experienced any problem with making a section fullwidth? If I set the width of a section to 100vw the section gets the right width but it appears with an offset to the right with respect to the viewport.
Thanks for any suggestion!
Hi Dan,
I dont’ think I have ever encountered that. Try 100% instead, not sure.
1 hour of pain to find an out of the box solution … where is none lol … thx for this snippet! made my day and saved a complex template
Hi Andi, I’m glad I could help! 🙂
Awesome, this has been annoying me for a long time.
Yes me too, glad you could benefit from this!
Nelson,
Thank you. Do you have a css snippet to reduce the top and bottom padding of the post content template?
Hi Richard,
Keep in mind the padding is not from the Post Content module, but rather the sections and rows shown within it. If the content is all within one section on the page, then you could do something like this:
.et-l .et-l–post .et_builder_inner_content .et_pb_section {
padding: 0;
}
I tried this, but it didn’t work. There is still a huge space between the post image and the post body. Any other tips?
Can you clarify what you mean, what you tried, and what you want to do?
Thank you!
This saved my day.
That is great to hear, so happy I could help!
Thank you so much for saving the day, Nelson! I’ve been playing with this for a couple of hours, and I’m so relieved to have this problem fixed.
That’s great Betsy, I’m really happy I could help!
OMG thank you so much! Grateful for you.
You’re welcome Kathryn! 🙂
That’s awesome Nelson. Couldn’t figure out why where the width was coming from.
Thanks for the post!
You’re welcome, glad to help!
I was fighting this issue, did a google search and either google knows I like you a lot or you have great SEO. 🙂
Then I was still stuck with a right margin, shown in “inspect”, but I couldn’t find where it was set. It turns out it wasn’t really a margin setting but rather the 80% max-width setting for the row that I had added to the post content. So I learned a bit about what inspect is telling me.
That’s great George, I’m so glad Google likes me and you could find that confirmation!
Nice one
Thanks!
I’m not sure why, but this CSS addition didn’t work for me. Did anything change on Divi’s end since this was published? Does it matter in what Divi container (Column, section, etc) the Blog Content generates? Thanks for your tutorials!
EDIT: I take it back, it’s working now! Not sure what changed 🙂 Thanks for your help!