How To Create A Template/Background?

  • Hello,

    I was wondering how to create a custom background or template for my WordPress blog. I wasn’t sure if there was certain software that most bloggers are using or a plugin?

    Thanks,

    Andrew

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  • By custom template do you mean the overall theme or for one type of post?

    Thread Starter afiovino

    (@afiovino)

    I mean the overall theme for the website.

    I have seen many templates out there, but I do not want to change the theme.

    I was wondering how to possibly create my own custom template for WordPress?

    If you create a new theme, you will need to change it. Perhaps I am just not understanding.

    You could edit all the files in your theme folder to fine tune it to your specifications. Depending on how well you know HTML and CSS, you could come up with something completely unrecognizable from the original – in a good way!

    Your theme folder is located in wp-content/wp-themes and has the same name as your current theme. These files are editable via a program like Notepad or Textpad and if you change the permissions (chmod) you can edit them directly from the WP dashboard.

    Thread Starter afiovino

    (@afiovino)

    Is there anyway to create a background of my own, and then upload it to the theme editor.

    I don’t want to change the theme, I want to change the background. I’m just wondering if there is software or a program I can use to do so.

    You can create your own background, upload it to the theme directory and change a relatively small amount of code without having to redo the entire theme but there will still be some editing. You can’t just upload it to the editor.

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