How much can I customize my BLOG??

[PCOSGurl]

Yes...yes...I've looked at the MANUAL

But I'm wondering if I can use a CUSTOM FONT - or even a graphic for the column/component headers? Can I put a tiny custom graphic in front of (or behind) them?

Can I add a textured background?

Can I change the ICON that appears to the left of NEW POST titles (in the center column?

I wanna make my BH blog reeeeeel purdy!

[john]

Yes...yes...I've looked at the MANUAL

But have you searched this forum or browsed our How To pages?

But I'm wondering if I can use a CUSTOM FONT

Yes, you can. Please see this thread, where you will learn how to modify the style template of your blog which controls the CSS or presentation elements of your blog, and this thread, where you will learn the CSS code to use to modify the default font for your articles.

...or even a graphic for the column/component headers? Can I put a tiny custom graphic in front of (or behind) them?

Sure thing. Once you've got the style template modification thing down by changing your font as described above, then come back and post a new thread on this topic and we'll provide the CSS codes you'll need for changing the component styles.

Can I add a textured background?

Same as above.

Can I change the ICON that appears to the left of NEW POST titles (in the center column?

Yes, slightly different technique, you would need to alter the category template, as described in this thread.

Again, we can help you with this in more detail when you are ready; get your feet wet with the font change and once that makes sense we'll provide the rest as you need it.

Our most recent podcast also has some interesting tips for personalizing your blog design.

[PCOSGurl]

[john]

OK, if you've got a designer working for you then I'm sure I don't need to explain what CSS is or how to use it, all they would need to know is how to edit the CSS file, which we already explained (see this thread to learn how to access the CSS style template) and which classes control what elements. Which I will explain now.

...or even a graphic for the column/component headers? Can I put a tiny custom graphic in front of (or behind) them?

Again, modifiable via the style template. Left and right components are controlled by the #leftcol .component and #rightcol .component classes, the headers of the components are customizable via the #leftcol .componentHead and #rightcol .componentHead classes.

Your designer should know how to use CSS to add graphics as backgrounds of classes.

Can I add a textured background?

Again, via the style template. Your designer will know that the BODY class modifies the background of a web page and will be able to add a background accordingly.

Can I change the ICON that appears to the left of NEW POST titles (in the center column?

You would need to modify the category template in order to change this icon, the process for which is explained here.

Look for this code in your category template: