So, you've installed NucleusCMS… The next thing on your to-do list is to customise the layout of your skin. You've got several options now concerning the look of your site:

1. Go with the default skin/templates that comes with Nucleus
2. Start from the default skin/templates, and modify it to your needs (colors, etc…)
3. Start your own skin/templates, and define your own CSS stylesheets

To modify the design of your Nucleus blog, you will need to first understand Nucleus' layout system. The sections below aims to help you with your Nucleus customisation. Armed with this knowledge, you can either create your own skin from scratch or build on an existing skin to create a new skin for your website.

• Introduction to NucleusCMS Skining System
• How skins are chosen
• About NucleusCMS Skin Variables

• HTML & CSS Resources
• Creating NucleusCMS Skin

• Writing skins with Export/Import in mind
• NucleusCMS Skin Package
• Skin Submission Guidelines