How can I decrease the padding on my store's layout?

Topic summary

A user seeks to reduce padding/borders in their Shopify store layout, specifically around a certain area shown in an attached screenshot.

Solution Provided:

  • Access the theme’s “Edit Code” option
  • Locate the “theme.liquid” file using the search bar
  • Paste custom CSS code below the <head> tag

Status:
The issue appears resolved, as the original poster thanked the responder after receiving step-by-step instructions with a reference screenshot. The solution involves adding custom CSS markup to modify the store’s padding, though the specific CSS code details are referenced via screenshot rather than displayed in text.

Summarized with AI on November 11. AI used: claude-sonnet-4-5-20250929.

Hello!

Please I want to reduce the padding(border) of

my store

thank you

Hey @Sofiane2 ,

Go to your theme’s “Edit Code” Option, then in the search bar type “theme.liquid”
Below the tag “” tag paste the following. Screenshot attached for reference.


Screenshot is for reference only, the correct code to paste is the one shown above.

thank you