# Fix missing padding/background-color of the forum content column
**URL:** https://discourse.nodered.org/t/fix-missing-padding-background-color-of-the-forum-content-column/93263
**Category:** Meta
**Created:** [19 November 2024 13:59 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/fix-missing-padding-background-color-of-the-forum-content-column/93263 "2024-11-19T13:59:16Z")
**Posts on this page:** 10
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### Author:  [@pReya](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/pReya)
#### Post date: [19 November 2024 13:59 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/fix-missing-padding-background-color-of-the-forum-content-column/93263/1 "2024-11-19T13:59:16Z")
This forum has some styles that look a little weird. All the elements on the very side of the content area are directly touching the grey background color, without any padding.
Actually, there is already padding around the content column (defined in the `.wrap` class, but it's not visible, because the `#main-outlet-wrapper` element doesn't have white background-color).
So by just changing/adding one single line of CSS, this could easily be fixed/improved.
```css
#main-outlet-wrapper {
background-color: #fff;
}
```
Can someone from the Admins apply this style change?
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### Author:  [@TotallyInformation](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/TotallyInformation)
#### Post date: [19 November 2024 20:49 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/fix-missing-padding-background-color-of-the-forum-content-column/93263/2 "2024-11-19T20:49:59Z")
> [@pReya](#):
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> All the elements on the very side of the content area are directly touching the grey background color, without any padding
Ah, I use dark mode always so I don't see that. It does look a little odd.
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### Author:  [@pReya](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/pReya)
#### Post date: [20 November 2024 09:33 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/fix-missing-padding-background-color-of-the-forum-content-column/93263/3 "2024-11-20T09:33:04Z")
Can you explain how this relates to Dark mode? Is there a separate Dark mode for discourse that can be enabled manually? Because I use dark mode on the OS as well, but the forum doesn't change it's style depending on the OS level dark mode.
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### Author:  [@Steve-Mcl](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Steve-Mcl)
#### Post date: [20 November 2024 09:40 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/fix-missing-padding-background-color-of-the-forum-content-column/93263/4 "2024-11-20T09:40:08Z")
Its a per user option in preferences:
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### Author:  [@pReya](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/pReya)
#### Post date: [20 November 2024 09:51 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/fix-missing-padding-background-color-of-the-forum-content-column/93263/5 "2024-11-20T09:51:54Z")
Ah yes, that makes it so that the problem isn't visible. Still, since light mode is the default for new users, it'd still be nice, if someone could apply the suggested fix.
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### Author:  [@knolleary](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/knolleary)
#### Post date: [20 November 2024 10:16 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/fix-missing-padding-background-color-of-the-forum-content-column/93263/6 "2024-11-20T10:16:35Z")
Done. Thanks for the suggestion.
Whilst in there, I also tried to figure out where the white line is coming from in the header... but couldn't in the time available. Will save that for another day.
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### Author:  [@pReya](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/pReya)
#### Post date: [20 November 2024 10:52 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/fix-missing-padding-background-color-of-the-forum-content-column/93263/7 "2024-11-20T10:52:44Z")
Thanks for applying the change! You can get rid of this white line (which is actually a shadow) by removing the line
```css
.d-header {
box-shadow: var(--shadow-header);
}
```
Or alternatively, overriding it, by adding this:
```css
.d-header {
box-shadow: none !important;
}
```
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### Author:  [@hotNipi](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/hotNipi)
#### Post date: [20 November 2024 10:57 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/fix-missing-padding-background-color-of-the-forum-content-column/93263/8 "2024-11-20T10:57:41Z")
To affect only the light theme
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### Author:  [@knolleary](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/knolleary)
#### Post date: [20 November 2024 11:13 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/fix-missing-padding-background-color-of-the-forum-content-column/93263/9 "2024-11-20T11:13:21Z")
@pReya thank you! box-shadow was the one thing I didn't look for...
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### Author:  [@system](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/system)
#### Post date: [20 December 2024 11:13 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/fix-missing-padding-background-color-of-the-forum-content-column/93263/10 "2024-12-20T11:13:24Z")
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