how to create a new blog with ourselves' custome design

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  foxitblog · Member · Dec 12, 2011 at 11:09 pm

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  we cannot find a way to design the html part.
  we can only change with current template on it.

  The blog I need help with is: (visible only to logged in users)

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  auxclass · Member · Dec 12, 2011 at 11:19 pm

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  Themes are written in PHP not html and you can’t modify the php code – security and reliability issues.

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  foxitblog · Member · Dec 13, 2011 at 12:16 am

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  thanks Auxclass!!~~
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  so there is no way to edit the html? or they only use php for the theme?

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  thesacredpath · Member · Dec 13, 2011 at 1:38 am

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  There is HTML in the theme files, but the bulk of the theme files are PHP scripting since wordpress is database based and all pages are dynamically created by the wordpress software.

  You could self-host a site using the software from wordpress.ORG on a third party hosting service such as dreamhost, bluehost, etc., which will run about $10 to $25 per month all things considered.

  BUT (and this is a big BUT) you really, really need a good knowledge of PHP since you can inadvertently open up security holes that can get your site destroyed by hackers.