Yes – you could re-use your CSS and markup but it’s likely that both would need some modification to fit into the WordPress theme framework. You wouldn’t necessarily need to create all of the necessary template .php files from scratch. You might be able to find a pre-existing theme that is close to your desired end result and start by modifying that.
In the meantime, if you are going to be creating your own theme, have a look at:
http://codex.wordpress.org/Theme_Development
Thanks for the info. So I could just download a theme and modify the css and html as well right?
yep…thats how I did my first couple of themes…. butchering someone else’s
Ok, I’ve download a few themes. So how do I preview it? Or start editing it? I’m using dreamweaver. Sorry I’m a little noob.
Probably you want to set up a local development server and install WordPress on your local machine to test as PHP is required.
Alternatively, you can edit the files and upload to your site every time though I wouldn’t recommend it.
Themes are stored in the wp-content/themes/ folder. You’ll need to unzip the theme file you downloaded there.
