Bootstrap Control Layout Offset Issue - html

Question

I have the following fiddle which is a cut down sample of a page I am working on utilising bootstrap for the styling.
NOTE: When viewing the fiddle, make sure the Result pane is wide enough to have the first 3 controls on a single row!
The issue that I have is that the 'Free Text Search' row of controls seem to be offset to the right more than I would like. I want the 'Free Text Search' label to be directly under the 'Store Number' label and the same width. Along with that I wand the corresponding input to start at the beginning of the 'Store Number' input and finish at the end of the 'Parent Category' select.
I can't quite see where I have gone wrong with the bootstrap classes.
Here is my html:
<form class="form-horizontal">
<h3 style="padding-left: 20px; padding-bottom: 20px">A pointless title</h3>
<div class="row form-group">
<div class="col-md-4">
<label for="storeNumber" class="col-sm-4 control-label">Store Number</label>
<div class="col-sm-6">
<input id="storeNumber" class="form-control" type="text"
name="storeNumber" placeholder="Store Number" />
</div>
</div>
<div class="col-md-4">
<label for="actionedTo" class="col-sm-4 control-label">Actioned To</label>
<div class="col-sm-6">
<select id="actionedTo" class="form-control"></select>
</div>
</div>
<div class="col-md-4">
<label for="parentCategory"
class="col-sm-4 control-label">Parent Category</label>
<div class="col-sm-6">
<select id="parentCategory" class="form-control"></select>
</div>
</div>
</div>
<div class="row form-group">
<div class="col-md-12">
<label for="freeTextSearch"
class="col-sm-2 control-label">Free Text Search</label>
<div class="col-sm-10">
<input id="freeTextSearch" class="form-control" type="text"
name="requestNumber" placeholder="Free Text Search" />
</div>
</div>
</div>
</form>

Answer 1

Your general structure is counter to your classes. You're structuring for your inputs to position inline but you're using form-horizontal and you're nesting columns.
You don't need any of that markup for this. Just use the form-group class and columns.
See working Snippet.
*The CSS I've added isn't needed to make everything work but I believe it looks better on larger viewports with it.
#media (min-width: 768px) {
.lg-group {
margin-top: 25px;
}
h3.form-title {
margin-bottom: 40px;
}
}
<link href="https://maxcdn.bootstrapcdn.com/bootstrap/3.0.0/css/bootstrap.min.css" rel="stylesheet" />
<div class="container">
<nav class="navbar navbar-default">
<div class="navbar-header"> <a class="navbar-brand" href="#">Bootstrap 3 Header</a>
</div>
</nav>
</div>
<div class="container">
<div class="form-group">
<div class="col-sm-12">
<h3 class="form-title">A Pointless Title</h3>
</div>
</div>
<form class="myForm">
<div class="form-group">
<label for="storeNumber" class="col-sm-2 control-label">Store Number</label>
<div class="col-sm-2">
<input id="storeNumber" class="form-control" type="text" name="storeNumber" placeholder="Store Number" />
</div>
</div>
<div class="form-group">
<label for="actionedTo" class="col-sm-2 control-label">Actioned To</label>
<div class="col-sm-2">
<select id="actionedTo" class="form-control" name="actionedTo"></select>
</div>
</div>
<div class="form-group">
<label for="parentCategory" class="col-sm-2 control-label">Parent Category</label>
<div class="col-sm-2">
<select id="parentCategory" class="form-control" name="parentCategory"></select>
</div>
</div>
<div class="clearfix"></div>
<div class="form-group lg-group">
<label for="requestNumber" class="col-sm-2 control-label">Free Text Search</label>
<div class="col-sm-10">
<input id="freeTextSearch" class="form-control" type="text" name="requestNumber" placeholder="Free Text Search" />
</div>
</div>
</form>
</div>
Alternative Layout for Multiple Controls
#media (min-width: 768px) {
.lg-group {
margin-top: 25px;
}
h3.form-title {
margin-bottom: 40px;
}
}
<link href="https://maxcdn.bootstrapcdn.com/bootstrap/3.0.0/css/bootstrap.min.css" rel="stylesheet"/>
<div class="container">
<nav class="navbar navbar-default">
<div class="navbar-header"> <a class="navbar-brand" href="#">Bootstrap 3 Header</a>
</div>
</nav>
</div>
<div class="container">
<div class="form-group">
<div class="col-sm-12">
<h3 class="form-title">A Pointless Title</h3>
</div>
</div>
<form class="myForm">
<div class="row">
<div class="col-sm-12">
<div class="lg-group">
<div class="form-group">
<label for="storeNumber" class="col-sm-2 control-label">Store Number</label>
<div class="col-sm-2">
<input id="storeNumber" class="form-control" type="text" name="storeNumber" placeholder="Store Number" />
</div>
</div>
<div class="form-group">
<label for="actionedTo" class="col-sm-2 control-label">Actioned To</label>
<div class="col-sm-2">
<select id="actionedTo" class="form-control" name="actionedTo"></select>
</div>
</div>
<div class="form-group">
<label for="parentCategory" class="col-sm-2 control-label">Parent Category</label>
<div class="col-sm-2">
<select id="parentCategory" class="form-control" name="parentCategory"></select>
</div>
</div>
</div>
</div>
</div>
<div class="row">
<div class="col-sm-12">
<div class="lg-group">
<div class="form-group">
<label for="storeNumber" class="col-sm-2 control-label">Store Number</label>
<div class="col-sm-2">
<input id="storeNumber" class="form-control" type="text" name="storeNumber" placeholder="Store Number" />
</div>
</div>
<div class="form-group">
<label for="actionedTo" class="col-sm-2 control-label">Actioned To</label>
<div class="col-sm-2">
<select id="actionedTo" class="form-control" name="actionedTo"></select>
</div>
</div>
<div class="form-group">
<label for="parentCategory" class="col-sm-2 control-label">Parent Category</label>
<div class="col-sm-2">
<select id="parentCategory" class="form-control" name="parentCategory"></select>
</div>
</div>
</div>
</div>
</div>
<div class="col-sm-12">
<div class="row">
<div class="form-group lg-group">
<label for="requestNumber" class="col-sm-2 control-label">Free Text Search</label>
<div class="col-sm-10">
<input id="freeTextSearch" class="form-control" type="text" name="requestNumber" placeholder="Free Text Search" />
</div>
</div>
</div>
</div>
</form>
</div>