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Is it possible to change the widths of columns? I noticed the column widths are not balanced on the main page but when used on another page, the widths change. What causes this? - Random-storykeeper ^{(YELL AT IT)} 00:33, February 4, 2012 (UTC)

I suggest you look at the page source for w:c:nitrome:Portal:Games. If you're counting the right side-bar as a column then it really isn't that the columns are balanced, it is just that one page has columns that match the width of the side-bar more closely than the other. -- Fandyllic (talk · contr) 8 Feb 2012 5:00 PM Pacific

Oh, what I meant was that on the Wiki's main page, the right column is narrower than the left. I want that to be the case for the games portal, as having the columns balanced isn't looking that great. Is that possible? - Random-storykeeper ^{(YELL AT IT)} 06:38, February 11, 2012 (UTC)

Try changing the whole source to:

Sam Wang's block of code
Template:Featuredarticleslots • Refresh • Suggest a featured article! Template:Featuredmediaslots • Purge for new featured media Template:Battle • Vote! • Suggest a Battle! • Previous Results Previous Month Poll Results Game of the Year Previous results • Create your own top list! Footer retired - see http://gaming.wikia.com/wiki/Introducing_New_Gaming_Footers __NOTOC__ __NOEDITSECTION__

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The main pages use special wiki tags to columnize the page to allow for Wikia's ad placement in the top right. The columns are set to roughly 70%/30%. The other page you listed uses Wikia's pre-set column templates; Template:Col-begin, Template:Col-2 and Template:Col-end. You can change a column's size by changing the width attribute in the style parameter. For instance, to set up a table with two columns of equal size, you'd want to use !style="width: 50%"|Column info here for both of them. Rappy 07:18, February 11, 2012 (UTC)