Hi, friends! Today I am going to go over a few basics with you including the different parts of a blog. I have also rounded up all the blog “how to” posts for you!

Parts of A Blog

There are 4 general areas to a blog. The Header, Content Area, Sidebar, and Footer. You can see them below >>>

Inside of those 4 main parts there are some other elements that make up a blog design…

The background, the favicon, signature, post divider, post titles, post info, blog button, individual sidebar elements, and menu bar. Here are some examples >>>

Tutorial Round-Up

Now that you know that parts of a blog you can use these tutorials, separated by “blog area,” to customize your own blog design!

Header

• Customize Your Favicon in Blogger
• How to Create A Navigation Bar in WordPress

Content Area

• How to Change Fonts in WordPress
• How to Make an Image Slider in Blogger
• Truncate Posts in WordPress
• Truncate Posts in Blogger
• How to Add a Signature
• Customize Block Quotes in Blogger
• Add a “Related Post Thumbnail” Widget after Content

Sidebar

• Centering Blogger Sidebar Widgets
• Add Instagram Photos To Your Sidebar
• Add a Facebook “Like” Box to Your Sidebar
• Add Social Icons to Your Sidebar
• How to Make A Blog Button & Grab Box
• How to Install a WordPress Pinterest Plugin

Other

• Beginners Guide to the Blogger Template Designer
• Make Your Blog a .COM
• Customize Your Blogger Background
• 5 Tips for A Successful Blog
• Best WordPress Plugins For Bloggers
• 5 Design Tips and Resources
• WordPress Categories VS. Tags