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What page does what part 3
By Mike | January 20, 2007
This is the 3rd of 5 posts that will go over editing your theme and what the various pieces do to your blog. This should allow you to find the area you need to change to make your blog uniquely yours. This is based off the Word Press default theme and if you use a different theme it may have more or less options.
functions.php - This is a file that checks your side bar and should not be touched.
Header - This will control the header portion of the blog. If you are using a plugin like SEO title tag or other such plugin this is where you will change the variable to allow it to work. You can sometimes change the header image here but it also may be controlled by the stylesheet. This is especially true if the theme is built with differrnt style options. In most of those cases the stylesheet controls the image displayed.
Main Index Template - This file will control the overall look of the blog. This file in most themes won’t be touched because all it does is pull the various pieces together in the proper order to display. You shouldn’t need to adjust this file. Adjust the changes in look that you want in the indivdual pieces NOT here.
Next time we’ll discuss Links, Page Template and Search Results.
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