Got my first blog up now what help would like to customize wordpress help

[alc]

Hello, I finally got up my blog I used the simple to go way of using my cpanel fantastico wordpress already there. I would like some help customizing it now if anyone can help. I like the setup of the admin area but would like to change the main index page template. I use frontpage do I just create a page that I want then add the folder to with the full web page up to the wordpress template folder? About plugins I am not very familiar with them is this were RSS and other feeds are I would like to add some automatic feeders like RSS and others that will post everyday on auto pilot if possible. If anyone has a good tutorial that I can go to on customizing wordpress other than the wordpress site I would appriciate thanks.

[gonzo]

Originally Posted by alc

Hello, I finally got up my blog I used the simple to go way of using my cpanel fantastico wordpress already there. I would like some help customizing it now if anyone can help. I like the setup of the admin area but would like to change the main index page template. I use frontpage do I just create a page that I want then add the folder to with the full web page up to the wordpress template folder? About plugins I am not very familiar with them is this were RSS and other feeds are I would like to add some automatic feeders like RSS and others that will post everyday on auto pilot if possible. If anyone has a good tutorial that I can go to on customizing wordpress other than the wordpress site I would appriciate thanks.

I know Jace has contracted with several of us to do customization and optimization as well. You might want to consider his services to gt you jumpstarted.

[alc]

Originally Posted by gonzo

I know Jace has contracted with several of us to do customization and optimization as well. You might want to consider his services to gt you jumpstarted.

I am not familiar with all of you and am new here can you direct me or post a link to the person you mention thanks.

[Jace]

Originally Posted by alc

I am not familiar with all of you and am new here can you direct me or post a link to the person you mention thanks.

hey there

sorry I missed this thread before

I am available for wordpress install, modifications and customizations

drop me an email jace (at) justjace (dot) com and let's see what we can do

[alc]

Originally Posted by Jace

hey there

sorry I missed this thread before

I am available for wordpress install, modifications and customizations

drop me an email jace (at) justjace (dot) com and let's see what we can do

Hay Jace did you get my email I sent it about 2 or 3 days ago I was taking you up on your offer to help let me know if you got it thanks.

[Jace]

Originally Posted by alc

Hay Jace did you get my email I sent it about 2 or 3 days ago I was taking you up on your offer to help let me know if you got it thanks.

Hey there

I did get your email, I have not had a chance to respond quite yet, between christmas and other shit I have just been slammed this week

I did get the impression when I read it though, that you just wanted me to show you how to do a few things, which I would be glad to do, but we don't need to take it to email to do it, you can just ask questions here in the forum and people will be glad to help

If I misread and you actually did want to compensate me for some sort of services, then I apologize, but I just didn't take it that way so I put a low priority on it because I am swamped with paying gigs right now

[p1eman]

Originally Posted by alc

Hello, I finally got up my blog I used the simple to go way of using my cpanel fantastico wordpress already there. I would like some help customizing it now if anyone can help. I like the setup of the admin area but would like to change the main index page template. I use frontpage do I just create a page that I want then add the folder to with the full web page up to the wordpress template folder? About plugins I am not very familiar with them is this were RSS and other feeds are I would like to add some automatic feeders like RSS and others that will post everyday on auto pilot if possible. If anyone has a good tutorial that I can go to on customizing wordpress other than the wordpress site I would appriciate thanks.

I'm sure I'm not treading on anyone's toes here with a list of very general links. (You can never have too much info can you?)

RSS Stuff
Some good links here if you pick carefully
Slightly more technical but good to know at the start
Mainstream ideas but some good ones
Similar but different author

I've kept this to a very general list - kind of "Things I wish I'd known before". If I can help with anything specific, just shout.
It's great to play with site design at first but I 'd do the minimum you can live with and start getting in some content. You can always tweak at leisure later. The most essential by my reckoning for SE purposes is to get your title tags and permalinks set up properly. Then start looking for hard link exchanges. You wont have a Google PR for a few months so it's difficult to get incoming links with high PR sites at first but don't be tempted to just link to anywhere, it's worth being patient and persistent.