hi,
apologies in advance if this is a redundant topic. i've searched this forum and read many things about theme and template development here and at codex.wordpress.org (not sure how relevant that info is to wpmu) but i'm still trying to grasp the concept of creating a new design for my wpmu site. from reading discussions, it appears that the way wpmu now handles themes has recently changed (from smarty to not smarty), making me even a bit more confused when reading discussions on the topic because i'm not always sure which information still applies.
from what i understand, to give my site a different look (site theme) other than the default kubrick design, i have a few options (please correct me if i'm wrong):
• install a new site theme,
• tailor the current default kubrick site theme, or
• create a new site theme, from scratch.
having that said, i am most concerned about redesigning the homepage of the site (which from reading the forums, i believe is "home.php"), and i would like to have a few "static" pages, such as about us, help, faq, etc. a good example would be, edublogs.org. now, with regards to this my question is, which approach would be best for me if this is what i want to accomplish? and, is there any recommended documentation on how to do it?
thanks in advance for the help! jason