Help integrating website with blog

  • So I have a website and I like it. I have a css stylesheet that I like as well, but I can’t for the life of me figure out how to just place my new word press blog onto one of my pages and make it look just like everything else. I have quite a bit of html and css experience and very little php experience. I’ve visited the sites which try and explain how to seamlessly integrate both things, but it all seems like gibberish to me. Would anyone be willing to help me with my specific situation?

    What I do understand is that index.php references each of the other parts of the page which are stored in different documents (much like frames). My page is structured in divs, is there any possible way I can just paste the reference code inside the divs, so that my structure is kept? or am I going to have to figure out how to somehow recreate my current layout exactly into php form?

    Thanks!

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  • Please don’t post huge chunks of code here. For larger blocks of code, use the WordPress pastebin. It makes life easier for everyone.

    The tag you’re looking for is wp_list_bookmarks

    Fabulous advice in this thread, esmi. Thank you.

    I understand the concept of breaking down my existing XHTML site into several pieces (header, content, sidebar, footer), but I’m stumped about how to break up the code when there are several divs within divs. I’m using a drop shadow, then a wrapper, header, and a div for navigation within my header than contains rollover buttons. Can I keep all of that intact as a WordPress theme, or do I need to think about restructuring it a bit?

    To see an example of the structure in action: About

    <body onload="MM_preloadImages('images/blog_3.png','images/works_2.png','images/works_3.png','images/about_3.png','images/contact_2.png','images/contact_3.png','images/about_2.png')">
<div id="shadow">
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      <div id="navigtion"><a href="about.html" target="_self" onmousedown="MM_swapImage('About','','images/about_3.png',1)" onmouseover="MM_swapImage('About','','images/about_2.png',1)" onmouseout="MM_swapImgRestore()"><img src="images/about_1.png" alt="A gripping tale of mystery and intrigue!" name="About" width="100" height="40" border="0" id="About" /></a><a href="index.php" onmousedown="MM_swapImage('Blog','','images/blog_3.png',1)" onmouseout="MM_swapImgRestore()"><img src="images/blog_2.png" alt="Some random thoughts." name="Blog" width="140" height="40" border="0" id="Blog" /></a><a href="works.html" target="_self" onmousedown="MM_swapImage('Works','','images/works_3.png',1)" onmouseover="MM_swapImage('Works','','images/works_2.png',1)" onmouseout="MM_swapImgRestore()"><img src="images/works_1.png" alt="Some stuff I made." name="Works" width="160" height="40" border="0" id="Works" /></a><a href="#" target="_self" onmousedown="MM_swapImage('Contact','','images/contact_3.png',1)" onmouseup="MM_swapImage('Contact','','images/contact_2.png',1)" onmouseover="MM_swapImage('Contact','','images/contact_2.png',1)" onmouseout="MM_swapImgRestore()"><img src="images/contact_1.png" alt="Contact me!" name="Contact" width="100" height="40" border="0" id="Contact" onclick="MM_openBrWindow('contact.html','Contact','width=660,height=240')" /></a></div>
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    <div></div>
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<div id="footer">? 2009 Michael Young | <a href="about.html">About</a> | <a href="index.php">Blog</a> | <a href="works.html">Works</a> | <a href="#" onclick="MM_openBrWindow('contact.html','Contact','width=660,height=240')">Contact</a> | <a href="images/MYoung_Resume.pdf" target="_blank">Résumé</a></div>
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