Okay, I think part of your problem is with confusing the terms “template” and “theme”.
A WordPress “Template” refers to the file that WordPress uses to render pages on your site, depending on what that page contains. If the page contains your home page, the template used will probably be “index.php”. If the page contains a single post, the template will be “single.php” If the page contains a static WordPress Page, the template used will be “page.php” (or whatever custom template you choose for that page).
A WordPress “Theme” is a collection of those templates, all organized and released together. They are all styled in similar manner, and they give your site its overall look and feel. I believe the “skins” you are referring to are Themes.
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1. I have written three blogs and I chosen three different templates. I am completely frustrated. Each time I create a post and select a new template skin I lose the previous template.
What do you mean by three blogs? I see only one URI. To have three separate blogs, you would have to have three separate installs of WordPress running (unless you run WPMU…). When you say you select a new template skin, where did you make that change? If you went to your “Dashboard”, selected the “Appearance” section, and then selected the “Themes” sub-listing, then changed the theme there: yes, you will start using the theme you selected, and yes, your site will not display the old one anymore.
2. Does anyone know how I can seperate my post so that I only show a single post. I don’t want compiled post all showing up one page.
If you mean that you want only one post showing up on a page at one time, follow @esmi’s advice. The abbreviation he used (Admin/Settings/Reading) means “go to your Dashboard” (Admin/), “look in the Settings section” (Settings/), “and find the Reading sub-listing”. For Example, the instructions I gave you earlier could be written as “Admin/Appearance/Themes”.
3. Does any one know how to edit the Category field it looks greyed out like it’s sealed and can’t be edited. I have information still showing up on my page from a previous post.
The category field tells WordPress what Category that post belongs to. For example, you might have a “recipes” category, and a post about “cake mixes” would go in the “recipes” category. The Category field will be greyed out until you have created one or more categories besides the default one. The only reason changing the category of a post would matter is if you have a custom template which displays the archive of that Category differently.
My goal is to have ongoing post with changing themes that stay.
You have to be a little more specific. What exactly needs to change between templates? Are the templates linked to the post itself? How many of these posts are you going to have? Why is it really necessary to have the template constantly changing?
I hope I have made things a little more clear, and my information is helpful and relevant. It sounds like this is a question which will not go away by itself, so feel free to post back with any more information.
Thanks,
MindBlender 3D
