diff --git a/usr/local/www/themes/_corporate/all.css b/usr/local/www/themes/_corporate/all.css
index 8a6c63948f..dbec369358 100644
--- a/usr/local/www/themes/_corporate/all.css
+++ b/usr/local/www/themes/_corporate/all.css
@@ -1197,3 +1197,12 @@ div#log span.log-protocol-mini-header {
 .thermal_sensors_widget_scale100 { position: absolute; height: 9px; width: 1px; left: 100%; margin-top: -6px; background-color: lightgray; z-index: 0; font-size: 0; }
 
 .thermal_sensors_widget_mark100 { position: absolute; width: 15px; left: 96%; margin-top: -12px; font: 6pt Arial, sans-serif; text-align: left; color: #575757; }
+
+/* widget textarea styles - full width */
+.textarea_widget { 
+	width: 100%; 
+	resize:vertical;
+	-webkit-box-sizing: border-box; /* Safari/Chrome, other WebKit */
+	-moz-box-sizing: border-box;    /* Firefox, other Gecko */
+	box-sizing: border-box;         /* IE 8+ */
+}
diff --git a/usr/local/www/themes/code-red/all.css b/usr/local/www/themes/code-red/all.css
index 534516b286..b2cd42ea32 100755
--- a/usr/local/www/themes/code-red/all.css
+++ b/usr/local/www/themes/code-red/all.css
@@ -1291,3 +1291,12 @@ table.sortable thead {
 .thermal_sensors_widget_scale100 { position: absolute; height: 9px; width: 1px; left: 100%; margin-top: -6px; background-color: lightgray; z-index: 0; font-size: 0; }
 
 .thermal_sensors_widget_mark100 { position: absolute; width: 15px; left: 96%; margin-top: -12px; font: 6pt Arial, sans-serif; text-align: left; color: #575757; }
+
+/* widget textarea styles - full width */
+.textarea_widget { 
+	width: 100%; 
+	resize:vertical;
+	-webkit-box-sizing: border-box; /* Safari/Chrome, other WebKit */
+	-moz-box-sizing: border-box;    /* Firefox, other Gecko */
+	box-sizing: border-box;         /* IE 8+ */
+}
diff --git a/usr/local/www/themes/metallic/all.css b/usr/local/www/themes/metallic/all.css
index 30afe16fdb..1beef1e79a 100644
--- a/usr/local/www/themes/metallic/all.css
+++ b/usr/local/www/themes/metallic/all.css
@@ -1261,3 +1261,12 @@ table.sortable thead {
 .thermal_sensors_widget_scale100 { position: absolute; height: 9px; width: 1px; left: 100%; margin-top: -6px; background-color: lightgray; z-index: 0; font-size: 0; }
 
 .thermal_sensors_widget_mark100 { position: absolute; width: 15px; left: 96%; margin-top: -12px; font: 6pt Arial, sans-serif; text-align: left; color: #575757; }
+
+/* widget textarea styles - full width */
+.textarea_widget { 
+	width: 100%; 
+	resize:vertical;
+	-webkit-box-sizing: border-box; /* Safari/Chrome, other WebKit */
+	-moz-box-sizing: border-box;    /* Firefox, other Gecko */
+	box-sizing: border-box;         /* IE 8+ */
+}
diff --git a/usr/local/www/themes/nervecenter/all.css b/usr/local/www/themes/nervecenter/all.css
index 552a7dbe78..38fec3c376 100644
--- a/usr/local/www/themes/nervecenter/all.css
+++ b/usr/local/www/themes/nervecenter/all.css
@@ -1292,3 +1292,12 @@ table.sortable thead {
 .thermal_sensors_widget_scale100 { position: absolute; height: 9px; width: 1px; left: 100%; margin-top: -6px; background-color: lightgray; z-index: 0; font-size: 0; }
 
 .thermal_sensors_widget_mark100 { position: absolute; width: 15px; left: 96%; margin-top: -12px; font: 6pt Arial, sans-serif; text-align: left; color: #575757; }
+
+/* widget textarea styles - full width */
+.textarea_widget { 
+	width: 100%; 
+	resize:vertical;
+	-webkit-box-sizing: border-box; /* Safari/Chrome, other WebKit */
+	-moz-box-sizing: border-box;    /* Firefox, other Gecko */
+	box-sizing: border-box;         /* IE 8+ */
+}
diff --git a/usr/local/www/themes/pfsense-dropdown/all.css b/usr/local/www/themes/pfsense-dropdown/all.css
index e603cb79fa..6fd62fdf7b 100644
--- a/usr/local/www/themes/pfsense-dropdown/all.css
+++ b/usr/local/www/themes/pfsense-dropdown/all.css
@@ -1015,3 +1015,12 @@ table.sortable thead {
 .thermal_sensors_widget_scale100 { position: absolute; height: 9px; width: 1px; left: 100%; margin-top: -6px; background-color: lightgray; z-index: 0; font-size: 0; }
 
 .thermal_sensors_widget_mark100 { position: absolute; width: 15px; left: 96%; margin-top: -12px; font: 6pt Arial, sans-serif; text-align: left; color: #575757; }
+
+/* widget textarea styles - full width */
+.textarea_widget { 
+	width: 100%; 
+	resize:vertical;
+	-webkit-box-sizing: border-box; /* Safari/Chrome, other WebKit */
+	-moz-box-sizing: border-box;    /* Firefox, other Gecko */
+	box-sizing: border-box;         /* IE 8+ */
+}
diff --git a/usr/local/www/themes/pfsense/all.css b/usr/local/www/themes/pfsense/all.css
index 15e97872d3..6c6431ff6d 100644
--- a/usr/local/www/themes/pfsense/all.css
+++ b/usr/local/www/themes/pfsense/all.css
@@ -1024,3 +1024,12 @@ table.sortable thead {
 .thermal_sensors_widget_scale100 { position: absolute; height: 9px; width: 1px; left: 100%; margin-top: -6px; background-color: lightgray; z-index: 0; font-size: 0; }
 
 .thermal_sensors_widget_mark100 { position: absolute; width: 15px; left: 96%; margin-top: -12px; font: 6pt Arial, sans-serif; text-align: left; color: #575757; }
+
+/* widget textarea styles - full width */
+.textarea_widget { 
+	width: 100%; 
+	resize:vertical;
+	-webkit-box-sizing: border-box; /* Safari/Chrome, other WebKit */
+	-moz-box-sizing: border-box;    /* Firefox, other Gecko */
+	box-sizing: border-box;         /* IE 8+ */
+}
diff --git a/usr/local/www/themes/pfsense_ng/all.css b/usr/local/www/themes/pfsense_ng/all.css
index bcfb5b4c75..7cb6d3fbb0 100644
--- a/usr/local/www/themes/pfsense_ng/all.css
+++ b/usr/local/www/themes/pfsense_ng/all.css
@@ -1403,3 +1403,12 @@ table.sortable thead {
 .thermal_sensors_widget_scale100 { position: absolute; height: 9px; width: 1px; left: 100%; margin-top: -6px; background-color: lightgray; z-index: 0; font-size: 0; }
 
 .thermal_sensors_widget_mark100 { position: absolute; width: 15px; left: 96%; margin-top: -12px; font: 6pt Arial, sans-serif; text-align: left; color: #575757; }
+
+/* widget textarea styles - full width */
+.textarea_widget { 
+	width: 100%; 
+	resize:vertical;
+	-webkit-box-sizing: border-box; /* Safari/Chrome, other WebKit */
+	-moz-box-sizing: border-box;    /* Firefox, other Gecko */
+	box-sizing: border-box;         /* IE 8+ */
+}
diff --git a/usr/local/www/themes/pfsense_ng_fs/all.css b/usr/local/www/themes/pfsense_ng_fs/all.css
index 7f0b4f1aef..f837986e35 100644
--- a/usr/local/www/themes/pfsense_ng_fs/all.css
+++ b/usr/local/www/themes/pfsense_ng_fs/all.css
@@ -1364,3 +1364,12 @@ table.sortable thead {
 .thermal_sensors_widget_scale100 { position: absolute; height: 9px; width: 1px; left: 100%; margin-top: -6px; background-color: lightgray; z-index: 0; font-size: 0; }
 
 .thermal_sensors_widget_mark100 { position: absolute; width: 15px; left: 96%; margin-top: -12px; font: 6pt Arial, sans-serif; text-align: left; color: #575757; }
+
+/* widget textarea styles - full width */
+.textarea_widget { 
+	width: 100%; 
+	resize:vertical;
+	-webkit-box-sizing: border-box; /* Safari/Chrome, other WebKit */
+	-moz-box-sizing: border-box;    /* Firefox, other Gecko */
+	box-sizing: border-box;         /* IE 8+ */
+}
diff --git a/usr/local/www/themes/the_wall/all.css b/usr/local/www/themes/the_wall/all.css
index 5b58f08c00..25b32815d5 100644
--- a/usr/local/www/themes/the_wall/all.css
+++ b/usr/local/www/themes/the_wall/all.css
@@ -1300,3 +1300,12 @@ table.sortable thead {
 .thermal_sensors_widget_scale100 { position: absolute; height: 9px; width: 1px; left: 100%; margin-top: -6px; background-color: lightgray; z-index: 0; font-size: 0; }
 
 .thermal_sensors_widget_mark100 { position: absolute; width: 15px; left: 96%; margin-top: -12px; font: 6pt Arial, sans-serif; text-align: left; color: #575757; }
+
+/* widget textarea styles - full width */
+.textarea_widget { 
+	width: 100%; 
+	resize:vertical;
+	-webkit-box-sizing: border-box; /* Safari/Chrome, other WebKit */
+	-moz-box-sizing: border-box;    /* Firefox, other Gecko */
+	box-sizing: border-box;         /* IE 8+ */
+}
diff --git a/usr/local/www/widgets/widgets/rss.widget.php b/usr/local/www/widgets/widgets/rss.widget.php
index f955fcd300..5f06422067 100644
--- a/usr/local/www/widgets/widgets/rss.widget.php
+++ b/usr/local/www/widgets/widgets/rss.widget.php
@@ -42,8 +42,8 @@ if($_POST['rssfeed']) {
 }
 
 // Use saved feed and max items
-if($config['widgets']['rssfeed']) 
-	$rss_feed_s = explode(",", $config['widgets']['rssfeed']);	
+if($config['widgets']['rssfeed'])
+	$rss_feed_s = explode(",", $config['widgets']['rssfeed']);
 
 if($config['widgets']['rssmaxitems'])
 	$max_items =  $config['widgets']['rssmaxitems'];
@@ -59,19 +59,19 @@ if(!$rss_feed_s) {
 	$rss_feed_s = "http://blog.pfsense.org";
 	$config['widgets']['rssfeed'] = "http://blog.pfsense.org";
 }
-	
+
 if(!$max_items)
 	$max_items = 10;
 
 if(!$rsswidgetheight)
 	$rsswidgetheight = 300;
-	
+
 if(!$rsswidgettextlength)
 	$rsswidgettextlength = 140;	// oh twitter, how do we love thee?
 
-if($config['widgets']['rssfeed']) 
+if($config['widgets']['rssfeed'])
 	$textarea_txt =  str_replace(",", "\n", $config['widgets']['rssfeed']);
-else 
+else
 	$textarea_txt = "";
 
 ?>
@@ -80,51 +80,51 @@ else
 
 <div id="rss-settings" class="widgetconfigdiv" style="display:none;">
 	<form action="/widgets/widgets/rss.widget.php" method="post" name="iformc">
-		<textarea name="rssfeed" class="formfld unknown" id="rssfeed" cols="40" rows="3"><?=$textarea_txt;?></textarea>
+		<textarea name="rssfeed" class="formfld unknown textarea_widget" id="rssfeed" cols="40" rows="3"><?=$textarea_txt;?></textarea>
 		<br/>
 		<table summary="rss widget">
 			<tr>
 				<td align="right">
-					Display number of items: 
+					Display number of items:
 				</td>
 				<td>
 					<select name='rssmaxitems' id='rssmaxitems'>
 						<option value='<?= $max_items ?>'><?= $max_items ?></option>
 						<?php
-							for($x=100; $x<5100; $x=$x+100) 
+							for($x=100; $x<5100; $x=$x+100)
 								echo "<option value='{$x}'>{$x}</option>\n";
 						?>
 					</select>
 				</td>
 			</tr>
 			<tr>
-				<td align="right">		
-					Widget height: 
+				<td align="right">
+					Widget height:
 				</td>
 				<td>
 					<select name='rsswidgetheight' id='rsswidgetheight'>
 						<option value='<?= $rsswidgetheight ?>'><?= $rsswidgetheight ?>px</option>
 						<?php
-							for($x=100; $x<5100; $x=$x+100) 
+							for($x=100; $x<5100; $x=$x+100)
 								echo "<option value='{$x}'>{$x}px</option>\n";
 						?>
 					</select>
 				</td>
 			</tr>
 			<tr>
-				<td align="right">		
+				<td align="right">
 					Show how many characters from story:
 				</td>
 				<td>
 					<select name='rsswidgettextlength' id='rsswidgettextlength'>
 						<option value='<?= $rsswidgettextlength ?>'><?= $rsswidgettextlength ?></option>
 						<?php
-							for($x=10; $x<5100; $x=$x+10) 
+							for($x=10; $x<5100; $x=$x+10)
 								echo "<option value='{$x}'>{$x}</option>\n";
 						?>
 					</select>
 				</td>
-			</tr>			
+			</tr>
 			<tr>
 				<td>
 					&nbsp;
@@ -150,7 +150,7 @@ else
 	  if(strlen($string) > $length)
 	  return (preg_match('/^(.*)\W.*$/', substr($string, 0, $length+1), $matches) ? $matches[1] : substr($string, 0, $length)) . $replacer;
 	  return $string;
-	}	
+	}
 	$feed = new SimplePie();
 	$feed->set_cache_location("/tmp/simplepie/");
 	$feed->set_feed_url($rss_feed_s);
@@ -169,10 +169,10 @@ else
 		$counter++;
 		if($counter > $max_items)
 			break;
-		echo "<hr/>";			
+		echo "<hr/>";
 	}
 ?>
-</div>				 
+</div>
 
 <!-- needed to display the widget settings menu -->
 <script type="text/javascript">