How Do I Change the Column Layout in WordPress?

In WordPress, you can change the column layout using the Customizer. To open the Customizer, click on the Customize link in the header of your WordPress site.

The Customizer will open in a new tab/window.

To change the column layout, first click on the Layout button in the Customizer. The Layout screen will open.

On the Layout screen, you can change the column layout by selecting one of the available layouts. The available layouts are:

1. Single Column

2. Two Columns

3. Three Columns

4. Full Width

5. Right Sidebar

6. Left Sidebar

7. Grid

8. List

9. Simple

10. Custom

You can also change the column width by selecting a value from the Width field. The available width values are:

1. 1/3 of the Screen Width

2. 1/2 of the Screen Width

3. The Actual Width of the Columns

4. Auto

5. 1/4 of the Screen Width

6. 3/4 of the Screen Width

7. The Actual Width of the Columns

8. Half

9. Full

10. None

Once you have selected a layout and a width, click on the Save Changes button to save the changes to the Customizer.

The layout changes will be applied to the current theme and any future themes you install on your WordPress site.

You can also change the column layout using the shortcode. To do this, first create a new shortcode by clicking on the New Shortcode button in the Customizer.

The New Shortcode screen will open.

On the New Shortcode screen, enter the following code into the textarea:

[columns layout=”1|2|3|4|5|6|7|8|9|10″ width=”1/3″]

To use the shortcode, simply insert it into your post or page content. The column layout will be set to the selected layout and the width will be set to the selected width.

Conclusion

Changing the column layout in WordPress is easy using the Customizer or the shortcode.