[CSS Customizations] How to remove padding in the header

[Jason Bobich]

Here is how you could remove all padding in the content of the header and the area that surrounds the logo image.

#branding #header_content .header_content-inner { padding: 0; }

[Snippet edited March 19, 2014 to work with current Alyeska]

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For CSS changes, it’s a good idea to use a tool like firebug or Google Chrome’s built-in developer tools to locate them and then put the edits either in your child theme or in the “Custom CSS” option on your theme options page.

Also, here’s a helpful tutorial on how to use Firebug – http://vimeo.com/20917974. The only thing I’d suggest not doing is actually making edits to the theme’s CSS files, as it shows at the end of that video. However, the video serves as a good introduction to Firebug and how it can be used to find what CSS is effecting certain areas of your site without ever digging around in any files.

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[tinachapman]

I have used your snipet to reduce the padding in my header through the custom css area in theme options but it doesn’t see to be working?

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[Jason Bobich]

I’ve updated the snippet above to work with the current version of the theme.

[tinachapman]

Thank you, yes, I figured that out. Can I set the padding different for top, bottom, left and right? It seems if I change the 0 to any other number it doesn’t work.

[tinachapman]

I figured it out, I was not putting the padding numbers in correctly. Thanks for your quick responses, you’re the best!

[bonniepaul]

Thank you, this works great in browsers, (also iPad), but the padding still shows up on my iPhone. Is there special code for that?

[Jason Bobich]

Do you just mean the bottom margin on the logo, separating it from the social icons? I’m not quite sure what else you’d be referring to.

#branding .header_logo { margin-bottom: none; }

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