For designing weblog, we have to understand about characteristic and anatomy of the template. Below the characteristic of blogspot template :
* A user can create many blog

* A User can make team author, so a blog can have many writer.

* Having commenting system, so the visitor can give comment to writer posting.

* Have no link manager, so we have to insert a code manually if we want having lin manager

If we want our weblog more beautiful we must edit the template. For editing template we sign in first to blogger.com. Than choosing Dashboard / control panel, click Template and Edit html.


For editing the template we have to understand the anatomy of template. A weblog template arranged from HTML code (HyperText Markup Language). But inside of HTML, weblog template also have special code from each hosting weblog service. When we make any change we have to be careful so we don’t remove or change the special code. Below the sample of special code :

* <$BlogPageTitles$>, name of weblog
* <$BlogMetadata$>, meta data of weblog, it consist of information about our weblog.
* <$BlogURL$>, weblog address
* <$BlogDescription$>, weblog description.

Are you confuse? Don’t worry it doesn’t mean if you don’t understand. When I learnt it first, I was also confuse. But it will be familiar after we often edit the template. If we want to add the accessories in left or right side of weblog, we have to understand with the comment code

* : Begin of side bar
* : End of side bar
* : Begin of profile
* : End of profile
* : Begin of post

The comment code make us easier to know the position in lay out of our weblog. For example we will put a shoutbox below profile. Just inserting html code of shoutbox bellow code

The anatomy of weblog consist of Header, Main Column, Side bar and Footer. In header there is title of our weblog. Than main column, consist of articles which we posting. Side bar consist of our profile, archive, and other weblog accessories. And footer, we can add any explaining here.