Weblog and Journal Style

A Brief Intro to a Blog Layout

Let's Take a Look at a Site!


So you're probably wondering what this
stuff looks like well to help
illustrate what a Weblog or journal looks
like, here is my blog which is open source
and plugged into my personal site Skylit World.
My blog is proudly hosted by Wordpress...


**For a larger and more comprehensive view
please visit the entire site**

  • Skylit World Blog


    As you can see from the screencapture I
    did there is a lot of stuff you can do
    on a blog or journal. Just the freedom
    of writing makes the whole thing worth it.
    For the most part all blogs follow a general format.


    I'm going to cite the image starting at
    the top and going down just touching on
    the important things...

    1. The Header (Which advertises the site's name)

    2. Optional Menu Bar (for better entry organization and reader friendly features)

    3. Main Image (What ever pic is impotant to you)

    4. The Calender (shows when entries were made)

    5. The Side Bar (Gives links to friends' blogs and fun sites)

    6. The Journal Itself (All your entries)


      Though many blog software programs are user
      friendly the presentation or theme varies
      heavily. There are so many styles out there
      You literally have to spend days hunting down
      the layout you want to customize.


      When you're ready to make the blog match your personal
      style and you get bold enough you can attempt playing around
      with the CSS (cascading style sheets) which is the coding
      sheets to the theme. These allow you to change anything
      on the site. Though they appear similar to HTML most style
      sheets are written in a very user friendly computer code called PHP.


      Cascading Style Sheets are used in theming or skinning
      as it is better known almost all aspects of site plugins
      such as image galleries, libraries, forums and blogs.


      If you have any questions please feel free
      to email me at Skylit World...

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