# Chat Sidebar

**URL:** <https://meta.discourse.org/t/chat-sidebar/298829>\
**Category:** Theme component\
**Tags:** chat\
**Created:** [March 11, 2024, 6:23am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/chat-sidebar/298829 "2024-03-11T06:23:18Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
**Page:** 2

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**Author:** ![Arkshine](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/arkshine/32/298682_2.png) [@Arkshine](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Arkshine)\
**Post date:** [November 12, 2026, 11:43am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/chat-sidebar/298829/21 "2026-11-12T11:43:09Z")

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Thanks for letting me know, chapoi and patrick! I will see what I can do asap. 😃

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**Author:** ![Arkshine](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/arkshine/32/298682_2.png) [@Arkshine](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Arkshine)\
**Post date:** [November 12, 2026, 1:23pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/chat-sidebar/298829/22 "2026-11-12T13:23:48Z")

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Pushed a quick fix. I tried it myself and was able to reproduce the issue earlier. 👍

Please update and let me know.

In the meantime, I will do another dive into chat code and core to see if TC can be simplified!

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**Author:** ![patrickemin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/patrickemin/32/520162_2.png) [@patrickemin](https://meta.discourse.org/u/patrickemin)\
**Post date:** [November 12, 2026, 3:42pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/chat-sidebar/298829/23 "2026-11-12T15:42:50Z")

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Problem solved ! Thanks again for your quick intervention ! 🚀

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**Author:** ![eve](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/eve/32/344604_2.png) [@eve](https://meta.discourse.org/u/eve)\
**Post date:** [November 13, 2026, 9:09am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/chat-sidebar/298829/24 "2026-11-13T09:09:12Z")

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Is there any way to make the content area larger? I’d like the video to be displayed larger while keeping the chat visible in the sidebar.

 ![Firefox_Screenshot_2026-11-13T09-02-59.120Z](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/meta/original/4X/d/9/c/d9ceb9f63ebadd6e119bd11d9e1906abc47149f4.jpeg)

One can toggle the left navigation, unfortunately that does not increase the width of the content area.

 ![Firefox_Screenshot_2026-11-13T09-03-30.208Z](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/meta/original/4X/0/5/d/05dfb19e889493d6e4dbb9b4b3c8534333e05e08.jpeg)

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**Author:** ![Arkshine](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/arkshine/32/298682_2.png) [@Arkshine](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Arkshine)\
**Post date:** [November 13, 2026, 7:00pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/chat-sidebar/298829/25 "2026-11-13T19:00:12Z")

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Hey, this TC doesn’t change doesn’t change the content area or the post width.

What you’re seeing is core’s default post layout.

The post body width is defined mainly by the CSS variable `--topic-body-width` (usually 690px), next to it, the timeline (min width of 6em) and the main content capped to `--d-max-width` (usually 1110px).

You can try adjusting those CSS variables. [How to increase width of topic - #7 by awesomerobot](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-increase-width-of-topic/81885/7)

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