A Blogs theme is made up of a collection of templates that you can modify. This topics describes some of the basic template files.
Theme templates
Although the
templates that make up a theme can vary, each theme contains some required
templates (you cannot change the template name or delete the template from
the theme) and some standard templates. Your theme may contain some or all
of the following:
| Template | Description |
|---|---|
| Weblog | A required template that defines the main page of your blog. The Weblog template specifies blog components such as a links to entries, feed links, a calendar, and paging controls, |
| _day | A required template that defines how each day's worth of blog entries is displayed on the main page of your blog. |
| _css | The cascading style sheet (CSS) used by the blog. The CSS controls the fonts and spacing that structure the blog pages. |
| _header | Controls variables such as text and background color, and image placement. |
| _footer | Controls items that display along the bottom of a blog, such as links to other Web pages. |
| _options | Used to enable features such as the inclusion of Bookmarks. This template should not be edited. |
| _recentactivity | Available only for the Blogs site-wide home page. Controls how "My Recent Items" looks on the home page. |