diff --git a/index.php b/index.php
index ccbbee5..30e7b8a 100644
--- a/index.php
+++ b/index.php
@@ -23,8 +23,6 @@
 
             .post {
                 width: 100%;
-                max-width: 600px;
-                margin: auto;
                 background: white;
                 padding: 10px;
                 box-sizing: border-box;
@@ -55,60 +53,83 @@
             }
 
             #refresh {
-                max-width: 120px;
+                width: 120px;
+                margin: auto;
                 font-weight: 600;
                 text-align: center;
                 padding: 5px;
                 color: var(--accent);
                 cursor: pointer;
             }
+
+            #center {
+                max-width: 1200px;
+                margin: auto;
+                display: flex;
+            }
+
+            #function-column, #content-column {
+                flex: 1;
+            }
         </style>
     </head>
     <body>
+
+        <div id="center">
+
+            <div id="#function-column">
         
-        <!-- header and options for making posts -->
-        <div class="post" style="border-top-left-radius: 0; border-top-right-radius: 0;">
-            <h1 style="margin-bottom: 4px;"><span style="color: var(--accent);">furp</span>social</h1>
+                <!-- header and options for making posts -->
+                <div class="post" style="border-top-left-radius: 0; border-top-right-radius: 0;">
+                    <h1 style="margin-bottom: 4px;"><span style="color: var(--accent);">furp</span>social</h1>
 
-            <form method="post" action="farp.php">
-                <textarea id="body-input" name="body"></textarea>
-                Signature (optional): <input id="signature-input" onchange="logSignature();" type="text" name="signature">
-                <input type="submit" value="Farp it">
-            </form>
+                    <form method="post" action="farp.php">
+                        <textarea id="body-input" name="body"></textarea>
+                        Signature (optional): <input id="signature-input" onchange="logSignature();" type="text" name="signature">
+                        <input type="submit" value="Farp it">
+                    </form>
+
+                    <span style="font-size: 12px; color: grey;">Privacy Policy: The only data collected by furpsocial server-side is the contents of your posts (signature and body text). This information is stored in our secure databases which are wiped of all post data every week. This data is only used to accomodate furpsocial as a social media platform. Client-side, furpsocial stores your most recently used signature as a cookie.</span>
+                </div>
+
+            </div>
+
+            <div id="#content-column">
+
+                <!-- save most recent signature as a cookie and autoload on page load -->
+                <script>
+                    function logSignature() {
+                        // save signature to cookie
+                        const d = new Date();
+                        d.setTime(d.getTime() + (1 * 24 * 60 * 60 * 1000));
+                        document.cookie = "signature=" + document.getElementById("signature-input").value + "; expires=" + d.toUTCString() + ";path=/";
+                    }
+
+                    // load caches signature
+                    if (document.cookie.includes('=')) {
+                        document.getElementById("signature-input").defaultValue = document.cookie.split('=')[1];
+                    }
+                </script>
+
+                <!-- feed display -->
+                <div class="post" id="refresh" onclick="window.location.href = 'index.php'">refresh feed</div>
+                
+                <?php
+                // ensure the file exists before attempting to read from it
+                if (!file_exists("posts.txt")) {
+                    $myfile = fopen("posts.txt", "a");
+                    fclose($myfile);
+                }
+
+                // show content
+                $myfile = fopen("posts.txt", "r") or die("Unable to open file!");
+                echo fread($myfile, filesize("posts.txt"));
+                fclose($myfile);
+                ?>
+
+            </div>
 
-            <span style="font-size: 12px; color: grey;">Privacy Policy: The only data collected by furpsocial server-side is the contents of your posts (signature and body text). This information is stored in our secure databases which are wiped of all post data every week. This data is only used to accomodate furpsocial as a social media platform. Client-side, furpsocial stores your most recently used signature as a cookie.</span>
         </div>
 
-        <!-- save most recent signature as a cookie and autoload on page load -->
-        <script>
-            function logSignature() {
-                // save signature to cookie
-                const d = new Date();
-                d.setTime(d.getTime() + (1 * 24 * 60 * 60 * 1000));
-                document.cookie = "signature=" + document.getElementById("signature-input").value + "; expires=" + d.toUTCString() + ";path=/";
-            }
-
-            // load caches signature
-            if (document.cookie.includes('=')) {
-                document.getElementById("signature-input").defaultValue = document.cookie.split('=')[1];
-            }
-        </script>
-
-        <!-- feed display -->
-        <div class="post" id="refresh" onclick="window.location.href = 'index.php'">refresh feed</div>
-        
-        <?php
-        // ensure the file exists before attempting to read from it
-        if (!file_exists("posts.txt")) {
-            $myfile = fopen("posts.txt", "a");
-            fclose($myfile);
-        }
-
-        // show content
-        $myfile = fopen("posts.txt", "r") or die("Unable to open file!");
-        echo fread($myfile, filesize("posts.txt"));
-        fclose($myfile);
-        ?>
-
     </body>
 </html>
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