Most users should stick to changing their sites HTML and CSS, as that approach allows you to control the sites appearance yet gives you the ability to change the code back easily if you make a mistake. The most dangerous parts of a WordPress site to alter are the PHP scripts, which control the positioning of your blogs content, along with where in your database that information comes from. Mistakenly altering or deleting these scripts can prevent your blog from displaying your sites content properly, and that can turn your audience away in droves. Even so, steering clear of these sectionsdenoted by tagsis fairly easy if you're careful with your edits.

Although WordPress can seem intimidating at first, the key is to change only what you feel comfortable altering. Website designers at all experience levels can run into trouble with some of the subtleties of WordPress, but even users who have no familiarity with HTML or CSS can install and customize their own WordPress blog.