Unleash Full-Screen Power: How to Increase Main Width in Filament 3.2 (Laravel 12)

Introduction

Are you building with Filament, the go-to admin panel builder for Laravel, but feeling boxed in by its default content width? You’re not alone. When working with wide tables, detailed charts, or expansive forms, that default layout can feel more like a limitation than a feature.

But here’s the good news: Filament 3.2 makes it incredibly easy to customize your admin panel's width—giving you the space you need to build smarter, faster, and more efficiently.

What’s the Fix?
With just a quick tweak using the ->maxContentWidth() function inside your AdminPanelProviderfile, you can unlock a wider, more comfortable workspace in no time.

What You’ll Learn in This Guide:

• How to locate and update the AdminPanelProvider

• The exact syntax for modifying content width

• Why this change improves UX and dev workflow

• Bonus: A video walkthrough to guide you step-by-step!

Prefer to Watch Instead?

No problem! Watch the tutorial below and follow along as we walk through the setup visually—from opening the file to applying the fix.

Ready to Level Up Your Filament Experience?

Whether you’re building dashboards, managing data, or designing admin views, this quick change will transform your layout and boost your productivity.

Try it out today, and let your Laravel admin panel breathe!

Read our step-by-step blog post on TechWrath for further details, and then have questions? Drop them in the comments below.
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