Modifying default width of WordPress pages using new themes like Blockbase

I switched to the Blockbase WordPress theme a few weeks ago as it supports full-site editing, which brings blocks to all parts of your site rather than just posts and pages.

I found the content to be quite narrow out of the box at 620px.

Screenshot showing narrow text out of the box with the Blocbase theme
Screenshot of the default content width (620px) from my 4K display

I really wanted the default view for folks with wider screens such as myself to be a little wider, so I went on an adventure to change this.

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