customize slide show, plus create a link for it

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  rachelarvio · Member · Jun 11, 2012 at 10:08 pm

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  Customize slide show plus add it as a link that can be selected by site visitor if they are inclined.

  Ultimately, I want to recreate an iWeb template. Here’s the site that will soon disappear rachelarvio.com and here’s what I’ve been able to recreate on rachelarvio.wordpress.com

  I’ve searched the web, WP site and there are way too many templates for my answers.
  Thank you,
  RA
  Blog url: http://rachelarvio.wordpress.com/

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  timethief · Member · Jun 11, 2012 at 10:10 pm

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  You cannot build or use your own custom theme built from scratch at WordPress.com.
  http://en.support.wordpress.com/ftp-access/
  http://en.support.wordpress.com/themes/adding-new-themes/

  The only themes we can use are those found here > Appearance > Themes
  This is a multiuser blogging platform. All blogs wearing the same theme are using the same underlying template and we cannot access the underlying files and edit templates or themes. http://en.support.wordpress.com/themes/editing-themes/

  There are two free themes, Sandbox and Toolbox designed to allow maximum flexibility for CSS editing and creating new “skins”. Toolbox is more modern and includes a lot of support for CSS3 and HTML5, so it is really only limited by your skills and knowledge.

  If you have CSS editing experience the upgrade will allow you to stylize the appearance of themes you find here > Appearance > Themes, but will not allow you to change the functionality, by editing the underlying template. It does not allow you to remove footer links to the theme designer or to WordPress.com. Also note that CSS is theme specific, so you cannot use the CSS stylesheets from other themes with the themes at WordPress.COM. http://en.support.wordpress.com/custom-design/custom-css/

  See also > WordPress.com vs. WordPress.org: The Differences > http://support.wordpress.com/com-vs-org/

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  rachelarvio · Member · Jun 11, 2012 at 10:57 pm

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  Thank you, timethief.

  I’m coming from a world of plug & play and don’t have the experience and just barely understand your reply. Looks like I’ll be on the road to learning.

  I so appreciate the time you took to reply…

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  timethief · Member · Jun 11, 2012 at 10:58 pm

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  You’re welcome and best wishes with your blog.