Hi,
I have a couple of my own sites and want to create my first blog. I've never designed my sites from scratch but always used a css template and designed the rest from there.

In my initial exploration of trying to do the same thing with a blog template, I've learned that it's an entirely different beast.

It looks as though all the templates that I find are designed for blogger or wordpress if I'm seeing this correctly.

I would like to find a template that I can open in HTML Editor and go from there. But I'm guessing that it's not going to be that easy. Am I right or wrong. The templates I'm finding are just an .xml file.

With what I'm attempting to do, is there anyone that can give me some advice to how I should proceed?

Thanks,
John

Have you had a look at Coffee Cup's Stream (in S-Drive)?
It's a simple blog with easy to customize themes.

Or you could start from scratch: https://daveismyname.com/creating-a-blo … OoWsy6KKAo
If you're familiar with Foundation by Zurb, you could get going with their blank template (you need to add your own PHP, etc.). http://foundation.zurb.com/templates.html

Thanks for the great options. Either way it looks as though I'm not getting through the gate without learning and knowing PHP. Looks like quite a learning curve.

I looked at S-Drive and it seems like a possibility but I didn't see much info on it. Can you set it up on your won url? Does it look and function like a real blog? Does it allow for commenting?

I wish I could see more of it before I went and signed up for it.

As a registered user John you already have access to S-Drive and a FREE account. It is limited but you could set up a simple site with a Stream blog and see how it looks and works. Won't cost you anything. Just click on 'Sevices' at the top of the page to get started with S-Drive.

Come on back if you need more information.

Another option (says it includes the PHP and JS files):
http://themeforest.net/item/logger-flat … te/9013062
But if you really want to do it yourself instead of using an existing blogging platform, better get to learning PHP.

If you give SDrive Stream a try, you'll see how to embed it in your own webpage. Have you had a look at the Stream forum? http://www.coffeecup.com/forums/s-drive-stream/
Many of us have used it on our and client sites (I have it on mine).

Thanks guys. You've armed me with some great info to help me figure out the best path to take. I've learned a lot in just a day.

Great! Let us know what you end up with.