{"id":140,"date":"2020-03-17T10:06:53","date_gmt":"2020-03-17T08:06:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/elementor.com\/help\/?p=140"},"modified":"2024-02-20T15:15:42","modified_gmt":"2024-02-20T13:15:42","slug":"why-is-a-sections-left-right-margin-not-editable","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/elementor.com\/help\/why-is-a-sections-left-right-margin-not-editable\/","title":{"rendered":"Margin not editable for a section"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Issue<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>When editing a section, the right and left margins under the <strong>Advanced Tab<\/strong> are not editable and are set to <strong>auto<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"318\" height=\"254\" src=\"https:\/\/elementor.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Margin-not-editable-1.png\" alt=\"Margin not editable 1\" class=\"wp-image-45974\" style=\"width:349px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/elementor.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Margin-not-editable-1.png 318w, https:\/\/elementor.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Margin-not-editable-1-300x240.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 318px) 100vw, 318px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Possible cause &amp; solution<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The option to edit margin is not available on <strong>Sections<\/strong>. But it is available on <strong>Containers<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n<p>[callout type=&#8221;note&#8221;]Containers are the default layout element of all new Elementor sites. However, you may have an existing site that uses sections. These sections can be converted to containers by using the Convert to Container option. For details, see <a href=\"https:\/\/elementor.com\/help\/elementor-editor\/creating-a-page-layout\/switching-from-sections-to-containers\/\">Switching From Sections To Containers \u00bb Help<\/a>.[\/callout]<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In Elementor, a section is always a complete row. If you want to restrict the content inside the section, do the following:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Go to <strong>Section &gt; Layout.<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Adjust the <strong>Content Width<\/strong>.<br><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"393\" height=\"515\" class=\"wp-image-45975\" style=\"width: 340px\" src=\"https:\/\/elementor.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Margin-not-editable-2.png\" alt=\"Margin not editable 2\" srcset=\"https:\/\/elementor.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Margin-not-editable-2.png 393w, https:\/\/elementor.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Margin-not-editable-2-229x300.png 229w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 393px) 100vw, 393px\" \/><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Learn how to restrict the content width inside a section<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_elementor_kustomer_id":["65bcec7b4c60f00edad2d67c"],"footnotes":""},"categories":[1463],"tags":[1325],"class_list":["post-140","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-troubleshooting-editor","tag-troubleshooting"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v25.3 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Margin not editable for a section | Elementor<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Learn everything about Margin not editable for a section in this article from Elementor&#039;s Knowledge Base. 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